First Day of 2024: Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 6am (postponed due to 4-4-24 storm)
If you’re a Seller:
QUICK INFO – Vendors: $40 per space. (Parking lot opens at 5am, pay in lot with CORRECT CHANGE, enter field as daylight allows. Buyers: May enter field at 6:30am to allow for vendor set-up. Notes to all: Monitored Bathrooms and Sanipotties available. Hand sanitizer available. Reserve Dealer rental is $1200.
If you’re a buyer:
Basic difference for buyers this year besides Masks and Social Distancing is that buyers may enter after vendors have entered first, generally at about 6:30am Parking is FREE. Admission is FREE. Monitored Bathrooms in place. (Sanipotties available) Food prices are reasonable at our Food Concession. Full liquor bar. Get directions to us. Get the current weather at Rietta. View aerial photo of Rietta Please note: Rietta is pet free! Customers may not bring pets into Rietta for any reason.
For as long as most of us can remember, Rietta Flea Market has been one of the largest and most popular flea markets in the Northeastern U.S. The location is easy to find (see directions) on Route 68 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Rietta is usually open on Sundays only from April through November (Weather permitting). Rietta Flea Market occupies acres and acres with a capacity of 650 vendors and parking for thousands of cars. Sometimes Rietta Flea Market is affectionately referred to as Rietta Ranch.
Rietta History
Many people ask about the history of Rietta Flea Market. Here’s the scoop: The late Rita Levesque launched a small entertainment venue called Rietta in 1966 and at some point in the couple of years after that established a small flea market with about 10 dealers. Today, Rietta Flea Market can accomodate up to 650 vendors and generally has up to 400 every single Sunday. In 2016, Rietta celebrated its 50th anniversary. Watch the 52 minute video in full HD 1920×1080 or 720×480
We are looking forward to seeing and serving you in 2030, 2040, 2060, 2080 and beyond. Our goal is to be around for at least another 100 years. Thanks for our vendors and flea market customers for making Rietta Flea Market possible.
Rietta Location
Success at Rietta: Sometimes we are asked, can I be successful long-term at Rietta? The short answer is yes. Sales will vary by the type of merchandise you sell (how popular it is) and some weeks great weather will give you an added boost. Area historian Jay Greene has been a successful vendor at Row 1, spot 1 for since President Reagan, about 40 years! Maybe you can reserve your spot today and tell us about you’re history in 2060. Jay is just one of our many long-term vendors and we appreciate all of you! Join the club and reserve your spot today. Contact Us
Rietta Flea Market of Hubbardston is easily accessible by major routes being located 25 miles from Worcester MA, 50 miles from Springfield MA, 70 miles from Boston MA, 70 miles from Manchester NH, 60 miles from Brattleboro VT. Rietta Flea Market has been around for decades with a reputation of being one of the largest and most popular outdoor and indoor flea markets in the Northeastern U.S. Click for easy directions. Rietta occupies several acres. It has some very sunny spots and it has some very beautiful and shady spots. Rietta in the Fall is just breathtaking. Best of all, admission is always FREE! Customer parking is FREE! Food is reasonably priced and delicious.
The Rietta Walk
Grounds are spacious at Rietta with acres and acres of walking freedom. Park the car and get some exercise while you browse the wide aisles of new and used merchandise. You can say you went to Rietta and did the Rietta Walk. (yes it’s a thing!) And it’s fun… Parking is free. Admission is free.
What you can find at Rietta
Rietta is a true flea market with an ever-changing selection of new and used merchandise. You’ll find small and large antiques, household goods and so much more from A to Z. Accessories like all types of clothing and handbags, bedding, blueberries and other fruit in season, books and ephemera like postcards and vintage magazines, chainsaws and power tools, the occasional automobile, clocks and collectibles, computers and electronics, decorative items like wreaths and pinwheels, demo products, DVDs, CDs, VHS, laser discs, sometimes even 8 tracks and cassette tapes, housewares, furniture, jewelry, maps, rocks and minerals, pictures and art, plants and produce, records and entertainment memorabilia, shoes, soap, sports stuff, sunglasses, tools, toys, and vacuums. Rietta, for pleasure or treasure. Photos of what you’ll find.
