historic macon Flea Market

For more than 40 years, Historic Macon volunteers have collected, sorted and priced donations of household items to raise money for Historic Macon's preservation mission. In fact, the Flea Market — held each fall and spring — is Historic Macon’s largest fundraiser. Our warehouse is located at 357 Oglethorpe St.

Our fall Flea Market begins Friday, Sept. 29, with a ticketed Preview Party event from 5-8 p.m. Preview Party tickets are $50, which includes food, beer or wine and music — and access to the sale at 6 p.m. A limited number of VIP tickets, $100, gets you into the warehouse at 5 p.m. You can buy either ticket by clicking HERE.

The sale is open to the public, with free entry, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 30 and from noon-4 p.m. Oct. 1.

And remember: Our members get 15 percent off their Flea Market purchases, so now’s a great time to join the Historic Macon family. You can do so HERE.

If you have items you’d like to donate to Historic Macon for the Flea Market, email Stacey Pearce at gpaofmacon@gmail.com to make arrangements for a pickup. Please call at least 10 business days in advance to ensure an available time slot and have your items ready for pickup upon arrival. (For a list of items we don’t take, please see below under the heading “Donate Year-Round!”)

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If you’d like to join the ranks of our Flea Market volunteers — it’s a great group of folks! — email Oby Brown at obrown@historicmacon.org or Stafford Gudenrath, our director of engagement, at sgudenrath@historicmacon.org


calling all volunteers

The Flea Market's success is made possible by a dedicated corps of volunteers. Volunteers sort and shine items, pick up donations and serve as cashiers, among many other duties. Collectively, Flea Market volunteers donated more than 1,700 hours to the sales in the last year.

Volunteer Opportunities

Flea Market work days

Throughout the year HMF receives donations to our annual Flea Markets. Volunteers sort and shine the items as they come in. During prep season, join us at our Flea Market warehouse, located at 357 Oglethorpe St. from 9 a.m. till noon. Volunteers began their work in July in preparation for the fall 2023 sale.

Brew Crew

For those who are unavailable during the weekdays but still want to be involved with our Flea Market (or if you just can't get enough), this is the option for you. The Brew Crew meets periodically on Saturdays from 9-11 a.m.

Pickup Crew

This is our biggest volunteer need. The Flea Market pickup crew is our special team of volunteers that respond to donation calls. Pickups are always at different times. It helps to have a flexible schedule, a truck and some muscle, but all that's really required is a willingness to help!

If you think this is the crew for you, please contact Oby Brown by emailing him at: obrown@historicmacon.org.

If you’re interested in volunteering, you can also email Stafford Gudenrath, our director of engagement, at sgudenrath@historicmacon.org or call Historic Macon's offices 478-742-5084 ext. 105 to ensure that you stay up to date.

Donate year-round!

Donate your unwanted items to Historic Macon's Flea Market! Donations are tax-deductible and help us raise money to support our mission to revitalize communities by preserving architecture and sharing history.

We take almost everything (this is NOT a complete list):

  • furniture (tables of all kinds, chests of drawers, sofas, chairs, etc.);

  • china, silver, crystal;

  • rugs;

  • kitchen items (glassware/pots and pans/small appliances, china, etc.);

  • linens of all kinds;

  • children’s toys;

  • artwork and frames;

  • mirrors;

  • holiday decorations;

  • garden/outdoor items;

  • lamps and chandeliers;

  • sporting goods;

  • albums and CDs.

But we don’t take:

  • office furniture/supplies;

  • mattresses/box springs;

  • medical equipment (walkers, bathroom assistance tools, etc.);

  • large appliances (washers, dryers, etc.);

  • large workout equipment (bikes, treadmills, etc.);

  • out-of-date electronics (TVs, computer monitors, telephones, etc.);

  • clothing and accessories such as purses or belts;

  • books (please donate to Friends of the Library);

  • torn, stained or broken furniture;

Historic Macon does accept donations of larger items such as cars, boats, motorcycles and other vehicles. All donations are tax deductible.

Donation drop-off options:

  • To drop off items directly at the Flea Market warehouse during our work days, bring your donations to 357 Oglethorpe St. Please consult the calendar above for days/times of work days.

  • To schedule an alternate dropoff time, email Oby Brown at obrown@historicmacon.org.

Thank you to our Preservation Partner, Trading Post, for assisting with pickups!


LOCATION

The Flea Market is located at 357 Oglethorpe St., next to Macon Beer Co. Located in the heart of downtown Macon, the Flea Market is minutes away from shops, restaurants, and numerous attractions.