The Rock & Shop Market is one of the Triangle's oldest, largest, and most comprehensive art and…read morecraft shows, featuring everything from locally-made baked goods to hand-crafted jewelry, hand-made textiles, original art, prints, pottery, and more! Local music is also part of the draw - though 'rock' may be in the name, featured musicians range from there to blues to hip-hop to the Durham Ukulele Orchestra. Variety is the draw, and Rock & Shop provides on every front! From the artists and craftspeople to the food trucks, there's something local for everyone to enjoy at every event.

It was well organized with lots of help in parking area and easy ticketing via online app. The…read more"barn" seemed to be more serious antiques while the field was more of a mixture of flea market/vintage/antique. Food trucks provided nourishment and snacks for those who spent the day. We are older, so didn't have the energy for an all-day stay but put in several hours. The only thing I would say is it would have been nice to have some hay bales or something to rest on for we older folks. That field is BIG. I noticed one gentleman pulling a wagon with two folding chairs in it...smart guy!! While I wouldn't travel more than a couple of hours to get there, the location was on our way to another destination. I was actually looking for a venue to sell some of my collection of vintage sewing machines, but didn't feel the this market was an appropriate one for me. All in all, it was a fun day and I think we bought one or two items, but am waiting to go to the one near Denton: we were told that one focuses a lot on auto and farm-related stuff so that may not be our target market either. Still fun for a day trip!

My wife did research on antique events in the area and found this on Facebook…read more The Barn at Lloyd's Dairy hosts this event twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. The dates for 2023 are March 25-26 and October 15-16. This 800 acre century farm was well organized and and fun. Parking was well marked and signage was easy to read and helpful. We arrived about 1:30pm on Saturday afternoon after a light spring rain. We purchased our tickets online in advance and there is a discount for purchasing two-day tickets and since we weren't sure what to expect it worked well. The tickets were $7.00 each and we felt that was very reasonable. If you purchase tickets at the even it is $5.00 per day. The majority of vendors had booths outside in the field while some were inside the barn. Our guess is there were approximately 60-75 vendors in total. We found a few treasures for our home and enjoyed strolling through on a beautiful spring day with talking with others who also enjoy vintage and antique items like we do. There were several food vendors as well along with some bakery related items and well maintained portable toilets. We learned that in addition to the Tarheel Antiques Festival, which they have hosted for the past five years, Lloyd's Dairy Farm hosts other events throughout the year such as the Tarheel Balloon Festival, Battle of the Blues Polo Festival and Feargrounds Haunted Barn and Hayride, www.lloydsdairy.com. Overall this was a great event and we enjoyed ourselves.

I was on errands with my friend who live in the area. And this was a spot on her list. I loved the…read moreselection of local artists and vintage items. It was really well curated and the variety was great. The shop was organized well and the person at the counter was helpful and friendly. Prices were good! Parking was easy as this location is in a strip mall.

Lovely gift store in the Witherspoon area. We've popped in a few times and purchased locally and…read moreregionally made items like cocoa, peanut butter and a Durham magnet. It's along a strip mall facing the parking lot for Kohl's. Might be easy to overlook but worth a stop. We like to support locally owned businesses that feature local products.

Do you love pop-up shops, locally made products, once-a-month special events, WOMEN,…read moreboutique-thrift items, recyclable goods, sustainable cleaning supplies, jewelry, BEER, letter-press cards and oh so much more?! Then let me know you, the Durham Patchwork mini-market is about to be your new best friend! I "secretly" took my boyfriend to Fullsteam on the first Saturday of the month so we could "grab a beer." Little did he know that there was a full-blow POP-UP shop within! My eyes got wide and he realized he'd been tricked, but man oh man was it worth it [and he got a beer out of it!]. This little market is any girls dream! While you sip on a brew you can wonder between vendors [the majority female entrepreneurs and artisans] and have conversations while they tell you about their products, which they are all very passionate about. The vendors change from month to month, but the covered [non air conditioned] space in Fullsteam is filled to the tippy top. This is a perfect spot to pick up presents for friends, yourself or stock up on Christmas supplies! You can support many local business in one stop AND in a chill but popping environment. Check out their facebook page [www.facebook.com/TheDurhamPatchworkMiniMarket] for the latest vendor news and updates. And now you know where to find me every FIRST Saturday from 12:00-4:00pm.

I found out about this pop up market just the day before, lucky me! Unlike other pop up shops,…read morethis one was free admission. The event went from 12-5. There were a variety of craft vendors that were local artists. I would rather buy a local artist print, mug, ring, etc than go to a mall. I wish there was more 'walking' room though, it was very packed (which is a good thing).

Eastgate Crossing is a modest shopping center, anchored by stores such as Aldi, Petco, Trader…read moreJoe's, and Ulta, on the northeast side of Chapel Hill. Surrounded by Village Plaza (anchored by Whole Foods) to the south and Rams Plaza (anchored by Food Lion) to the east, this predominantly retail area is known as the Blue Hill District, formerly the Ephesus Fordham District: https://www.townofchapelhill.org/government/departments-services/chapel-hill-2020/future-focus-areas/the-blue-hill-district. According to Kite Realty, the Trader Joe's here is the "highest-performing" Trader Joe's in North Carolina. At the time of writing this, there are nine Trader Joe's locations in the state, going as far west as Asheville and as far east as Wilmington. Businesses my wife and I have visited here include Trader Joe's, Chipotle, Chopt, Kipos, and Starbucks. The business we've been to the most is Kipos. It's a great local Greek restaurant and I believe one of only two local restaurants at Eastgate Crossing, the other being Twisted Noodles. There's also Guglhupf Bake Shop which sells food from Guglhupf Bakery in Durham. Other than that, everything else here is a chain and/or big-box retailer. Aside from the aforementioned, examples include Bruegger's Bagels, Rise (biscuits, chicken sandwiches), Shake Shack (relatively new), and Snooze (breakfast) (food), and Dollar Tree, Great Outdoor Provision Co., and Talbots (retail). We don't shop at Trader Joe's much so the main reason for us to come here is for the restaurants. Not the best lineup, but not bad either.

Oct 2025: Still closed from July 2025 flooding. Repairs appear to be in progress. It was a good…read morestore and I hope they come back soon.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores! They especially have a wonderful and well organized…read morecollection of books. My husband has also enjoyed their movie selection. I've had great luck with the housewares- most recently getting an air fryer and a rice cooker and a set of sheets, still in the new packaging. Their prices are very fair, and I feel like they really want to move inventory, which is how it should be. The staff is always friendly and the music they play is excellent. I love spending an hour or so browsing here.

I really wanted to like the store more. We went shopping and went to the scrap exchange first, that…read morewas a really cool experience and while I didn't purchase anything there, I will definitely go back when I am in more of a creative mindset. This store had a similar vibe, but I feel that the pricing missed the mark. The clothes were arranged by type and then by color. Everything that I picked up seemed to be a little bit more than I would normally pay at a thrift store. And I love looking at the book section, but they wanted two dollars for paperback books. Not even trade paper backs, just regular small paper backs. I would give it another try since the vibe was good, but I was pretty unimpressed this time around.

I have always loved this antique store and have considered it one of chapel hills gems. But today I…read morewalked into the store and was met by an older woman with a short blonde bob of sorts and a white sweater at the front desk- she immediately looked me up and down with a look of disdain, asking if I needed help with anything- making it evident she did not think I belonged there. She proceeded to follow me around the store for the entire duration of my visit, swooping in and telling me to "not touch" anytime I attempted to look at something. Mind you- she did not treat any of the other patrons in this fashion. She made the environment so hostile that I ended up just leaving and not buying anything. I can't say I'll be back- the treatment by this woman genuinely made me so uncomfortable.

This place is surprising. Don't let the ugly, low quality sign out front confuse you. My wife and I…read morestumbled in here after picking up some coffee at Cafe Driade(it is right next store, kind of hidden in the bushes). This is not the type of place you carry coffee around in. The building itself is like a bizzaro museum. It is breathtaking. Seriously, this place is so freaking cool. There are three stories of eclectic architecture cobbled together from a couple of OLD buildings in Durham. It feels like you're in an old money crazy person's Victorian era fantasy world somewhere in Europe. There is a conservatory in the center of it all, with a tropical palm that towers the full three stories above a perfect little pond. I'm CERTAIN there are hidden passageways and secret doors in this place that undoubtedly lead to mysterious chambers where all manner of twisted and delightful treasures were once stored and insane rituals took place. This is the closest I've come to my dream house in real life. The antiques themselves are very high-end 200 year old Victorian stuff. There are $20,000 sideboards mixed in with $2,000 lamps. A lot of the stuff has obviously had damage restored, which seems reasonable considering the age, and the fact it is a hidden antique shop in Chapel Hill. Check this place out. You will not be dissappointed.

This goodwill location is between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill and easy to get to if you need to drop…read moreoff donations like I did or you want to browse the store. The donation drop has a specific parking spot and the hours convenient.