The Big Pine Key Flea Market is a family-owned open market that's been in business for over 25 years. It's located at 30250 US HWY 1 in Big Pine Key, FL and is open from 8am to 2pm every Saturday and Sunday from October through July. They are open on Saturdays until 3pm in January, February, and March, though a few of the sellers seemed to be packing up a bit early when I visited. The market is closed to the public August through September. For the most part, BPKFM appears to sells clothing, accessories, household goods, and souvenirs. There may be more tables with food during different parts of the year, but there were only three tents with fruit and vegetables, the fish fry shack, a couple of people selling homemade sauces, and a donut maker when I was there. The produce sellers seemed to pretty much carry the same stuff: onions, cloves of garlic, mushrooms, corn, cucumbers, a few varieties of tomatoes, avocados, Key bananas, Key limes, mangoes, strawberries, and a number of colorful peppers. I was curious as to where the food originated from but the people working those booths didn't interact with us much besides handing us bags to put items in and collecting our money. My friend believes a lot of it comes from mainland Florida and is what's rejected by grocery stores (simply because there is a surplus or they don't meet the standards) and then distributed throughout markets in the Keys. As far as I could tell, everything was ripe and ready to eat after a quick rinse. Prices are fair and actually quite a bit cheaper than purchasing from the chain grocers in the area. My father always had a knack for purchasing mangoes when they were on sale but far from edible. He'd forget about them and they'd go bad by the time we remembered to check on them. That wasn't the case here. The mangoes were just on the verge of turning and I bought 3 of them for $6. I ate one and left the others for my friend to make smoothies. The one I ate was the most substantial and flavorful mango I've ever had in my life. It was easy to peel and the fruit practically slid off the pit. Sadly, the Key bananas were not as impressive as the mangoes. I had the fortune of checking out an antique shop in Key West where the owner grew her own bananas in her backyard. She offered me one and it was surprisingly citrusy. I don't normally like bananas without a bit of green, but that one had caught me off guard in a good way. Unfortunately, the bananas at this market did not possess that same quality. Though, I will say that they were still better than any regular ripe banana. If you're looking for a ton of variety, this might not be the place to go; however, it's worth a stop if you're looking to do some serious shopping and pick up some food, too. You won't save much money if you come just for the produce, but it's definitely worth a stop if you make a day of it. read more

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Dead on the Saturday morning we were here but looks like it was some fun to lots of someones whenever that was. Kind of looked like a hurricane was blowing through, no one was setup. Well, two diehards. Time and place. Maybe we were too early. Maybe it wasn't the season. Covid. And not unlike malls, flea markets have seen their day. There's still a waning place for them including their gentrified evolution into pop up farmers markets. Not usually the kind of merch I'm looking for but cool stuff to a whole lot of people. read more

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2 stars. Not much to see. I think it was a big flea market at one point. Right now there are not many vendors. I am not sure if the lack of vendors is due to COVID or because it's low season for tourism. I walked around the grounds a few times. I did see one or two interesting good food vendors. There are restrooms available and plenty of parking. read more

Big Pine Key Flea Market - Flea Markets Near Me - Big Pine Key, Florida

Today Nov 28 was our first visit in 6 years. It's a shame more vendors aren't here but that makes sense between Irma and the Covid. We came specifically to get a plumeria from the plant vendor and we could see some plumerias in bad shape through the fence but it looks like no one has been there for awhile. Ugh, it was exactly what we wanted! We split a good grouper sandwich and had some authentic pork tamales which were banging. Found some No Name shirts for $5, can't beat that! Lots of great looking produce but we are leaving tomorrow. We will try again next trip for the plumeria. read more

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Lots of interesting booths! The produce is great and we found lots of great art. JellyWorks and nice yards are great stops. Sting ray steve has great deals on clothing. Did I mention the fish fry? Fresh local grouper... so good! It's open 8-3 on saturdays and 8-2 on sundays. It's worth checking out! read more

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It's not extensive, but there are a couple of staple booths we go to - inc the tool and housewares booths. In the winter, there are more vendors. Over the holiday, there were some booths with unique gifts. We really enjoy popping over here and wandering, but it really isn't that big and I wouldn't want to mislead anyone. read more

Lots of vendors during snowbird season. Closed during off season. They start breaking down before 2pm so don't be late! Ron, at the very back has gorgeous jewelry Tibet & southeast Asia. Lots of silver & gemstones. Be sure to check him out read more

A lower Key's slice of life. Lots of locals and snowbirds. I'm told folks come up from Key West for this market. A good way to spend an hour or two on Saturday and/or Sunday morning. I'll probably go back tomorrow and share some of my Chocolate and Scorpion peppers with the hot sauce guy. What else do I have to do - nothing ;-) Located next to and on the same side of the street as the NAPA Auto Parts Store and across the street from CVS and Wallgreens - which are exactly next to each other. PS - there are a couple of fruit and vegetable stands that have good produce at a great price. read more

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Before COVID, This flea market was worth the look. not all junk; browse slowly and look carefully. Hope the vendors come back this year; it's part of our Keys adventure. read more

CoNe Republic and the antique booth from New England that sells jewelry are the only good vendors that occasionally show up at this flea market. Otherwise it is a useless junk sale where it's safe to say people are living in their tents that never move and leave their garbage everywhere. Really strange place to walk around. Depressing. read more

There are several great Produce Venders here. The first one on the left when you walk in is my favorite, pictured. The flea market is typical, mostly junk, but there are several food vendors that are good and the wonderful fresh produce gets a four star for this place. The produce is 5 star! read more

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Total waste of time. A handful of vendors selling typical flea market junk. A depressing place

This is just an OK flea market. It's pretty small and you will need less than an hour to go through everything. If you happen to be in the area it's worth a stop. A few of the stands are interesting. read more