Silverlake Flea

As a vendor, this has been a complete waste of time and money. They advertise live bands, food trucks, Angelyne photo opps, fencing, and handmade. NONE of this was there the two times I was a vendor here. I grabbed the two for one «deal» they offered, and wow, I should demand a refund. I had one sale for an entire day. The promotor/​organizer blamed it on the heat, but I don’t think she ever promoted this event. This is in a prime location in silverlake and floods of people should be there for a Saturday. Makes no sense why this market is a total fail.
If you are a shopper and into vintage clothing finds, the clothing vendors are really great. Not so much for anything else, I think I was the one of two handmade items there.

Stopped by here not knowing really what it was. It’s a really small area that has those tents so we weren’t sure if it was a flea market or farmers market or just some little fair. We didn’t really end up buying anything but we did walk through and did see some interesting vendors like for empanadas are tamales. You also see about two food trucks on the street as well. Looked at some old records and some jewelry and whatnot but nothing of interest to note. Might be more fun to come here and eat but we had already eaten breakfast. There’s no parking here so you really have to do street parking.

I think this is a good place for shopping, specially for vintage clothing. As a vendor, which I was, this was not worth my time and money. I counted less than 100 people the entire day! I only made one sale, didn’t even break even. talking to the other vendors was nice but for most this was their first day also and business was not good for them either. The organizers are very nice and they run it well, but I wish they would do something to get a bigger crowd. If you go there to shop buy it when you see it because the don’t get a lot of repeat vendors.

Vendors beware! The coordinator, Fiora, lied and said this was a ritzy area and people with money go there looking to spend it. This was nothing but a big yard sale! The other vendors who were there the first time were also disappointed. I tried contacting her to get a refund and she avoided me. She was very unprofessional. This was held on school grounds and she was smoking and swearing the whole time. I definitely do not recommend this event. She needs to change the name and description of this «event».

As a customer you can probably find some good deals from the less than 20 vendors there, at least based on today’s experience.
These few vendors where spread out over the school lot so you have to walk a little ways to get to each stall rather than everyone just being lined up in neat rows (or one row based on the amount of people today.)
As a customer don’t expect to find the same vendors there each month. If you see something you like buy it. All the vendors I spoke to where first timers. A good market has regular vendors.
The one star is to alert vendors to this market’s downfall. There where so few customers walking through that it was a total waste of money, time and effort to vend there. Fir $ 45 for a 10×10 space I would expect to have a market that actually gets customers walking through not just a couple of dozen people looking for bargains or browsing and not shopping.

This is a pretty small market, filled mostly with vintage items and a few crafters and other sellers. It’s a bit of a hike from me, but it was fun to check out the stuff (which was mostly clothes and accessories for the ladies (my boyfriend wasn’t happy about that). But I did end up finding some great items for cheap. One vendor had an adorable boutique in her truck, I can’t remember the name, but I know it began with a Z. Her stuff was amazing and affordable! Overall, cute little vintage market, would recommend to people who live in the area.

Awful! If you are a vendor skip it, if you are a shopper skip it! The lady who runs it is obnoxious and the price for Vendors is super high and no one comes. There are no food vendors and most of the stuff is just junk for someones garage!

I was a vendor last month at the Silverlake Arts Crafts and Vintage. It was not huge, but I made my entry fee back plus a good day’s wage. I got a great vibe from the other vendors and the people who visited. The lady running the event was very chill and helpful. With more vendors and more advertisement, this could be a great ongoing event. We are going back in December. I recommend checking it out as a vendor and shopper! Spread the word… next market is Saturday, Dec. 8^th!

The market is rather small, but that was part of its casual, cutesy community appeal. I appreciated being able to reach each vendor and not get sucked into the place for 5 hours! There’s a small parking lot set aside for shoppers on the school’s premises — enter on Golden Gate. Many of the vendors have the square swipey card thing.
Stop by the farmers market after, or volunteer at the school’s garden if you’re feeling earthy because they leave it open to guests this day. Apparently, a portion of the proceeds from the market go to program development at this awesome elementary school, so let’s hope the GhettoGloss girls are not the crooks they were painted as by a previous reviewer.
There was some one of a kind stuff — gorgeous blankets from India, WWII mail bags, metal bottle openers made from disarmed nuclear weapons, records, fragrances, handmade jewelery. Excellent ideas for xmas gifts.
Go with a positive attitude, chat the vendors up, and enjoy your Saturday.

My review is for the Silverlake craft fair at 1511 Micheltorena. If you are a vendor: don’t waste your time and money going to this fair. The place is clean and organized but the organizers do little or no advertisement to promote the fair. They said that around 300 people visit the fair. Not true. More around fifty people in 6 hours divided by 30 stands!!! If despite all these you decide to go, do not accept to be placed in the middle. NO customers walk in the middle they only go around.
If you are a customer and wish to buy junk that will end up in your garage that’s the place to go.
Good luck!

Let’s get a little perspective here; this is a fairly small area, (it’s set up on a school playground) and it’s a free-​for-​all. Look at the website and one can see that pretty much anyone can be a vendor here. BUT – and here’s where the perspective must be used – if you walk the entire space, look at all the booths and tables, you will find some GOOD STUFF. Me and my bestie went there today, and granted, it was the weekend before Valentines day, so perhaps it was fuller than usual. Since it was my first time there, I can’t be sure. But what we found was a pretty good mix of artists, crafters, and the usual just-​this-​side-​of-​a-​yard-​sale variety vendors. I would however, say that the hand-​crafted booths outnumbered the junk stuff, and the quality and unique-​ness of what we found was pretty cool. There’s a teddy bear artist and lots of very cool jewelry makers, handmade hair accessories and vintage lace handmade purses, a stall with beautiful pottery and these are just a few. Another thing that struck me is how friendly most all the artists and vendors were. They were very eager to talk about their wares and how they work and where they get their materials and what their story is You’ll find stuff on the cheap, and you’ll find items that are pieces of art and might cost a bit. I saw a few gorgeous terra cotta pots that had hand-​pressed glasswork (I forget what that process is called) and it was 80 bucks but I mean, a lot of work went into it. I also bought a sweet little hand-​painted tabletop shelf made in Italy for 3 bucks so it depends on where you look as to what you find. It’s not the Rose Bowl, so don’t come expecting that. But it’s free and it’s easy and very accessible, so it’s definitely worth a look, and a careful stroll-​through. Plus, there are always a few food trucks parked on the lot so if you haven’t already stuffed yourself at one of the local restaurants, you can always grab a bite and wax nostalgic while sitting on those low playground benches that we used to sit upon as tots. I don’t know why there are such negative reviews, unless it’s just that this weekend was particularly full due to the gifting opportunity of Valentines Day just on the horizon. But I feel like it’s one of those things that will grow if people attend so I give it a thumbs-​up and say give it a chance!

I was hopeful that Silverlake wouldn’t let me down, even after reading all the Unilocal reviews, but my hope was in vain. This flea market was tiny and just FELT sad. It might be worth a look around if you live in that neighborhood and have nothing else to do, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for this place.

This COULD be awesome, but I sense it’s mis-​run. I went back in September, and got a lot of great clothing. I live on the east coast now, so this trip I actually planned around being here on a Saturday so I could go. I checked the website first, which didn’t actually say WHEN THEY HAVE IT, or WHAT TIME! But on the vendor info, it said EVERY WEEK, rain or shine. So here I am, beautiful Saturday, and the place is empty.
Come on, how hard is it to post basic info on your website???

CON ARTISTS! Don’t go there, and definitely don’t be a vendor there.
Nobody will come, there is nothing to buy. the ghetto gloss girls leave after taking the vendor’s money. There are much better events going on down the street which attracts all the traffic. If you do happen to go, ask the vendor’s if they have been treated well, or if they have made enough in sales to break even on showing there.
Silverlake should be ashamed to have an event like this in the area…

This is a cute little craft fair/​swap meet type of event that is once a month. They had 3 or 4 food trucks, which is always a PLUS in my book. I know one of the trucks was the Machete Tacos and I can’t remember the others. The best part was a live band playing music — they were GREAT! I didn’t get their name, but good music, small event and good food is always a positive experience for me.

This venue has lost its appeal
This was our 1^st time as a vendor and I was expecting more vendors and people but do to other events and the farmers market down the street I have a feeling everyone was there.
First impressions its ok they have a food court with different food trucks like Canters and the Kogi truck which was cool. More people need to check this place out.
Sunday had more vendors and a little more traffic, a band came and played a couple of songs before the sun got to them.
With a little more planning, vendors, foot traffic and performances I’m sure this place will be popping in no time.

Drove up from behind the Orange Curtain to check this out. Had a really fun time.
Yeah, it’s still pretty small, but worth a look-​see. Tons of vintage clothes. Perfect balance of kitsch and crap.
Easy to find if you’re unfamiliar with the area, easy free street parking, clean restrooms. Great way to find interesting things and spend a lovely Spring afternoon.

It’s pretty shitty. I expected tons of cool vintage clothes, sunglasses, antiques, shoes, knick knacks and what I found was one cool vendor and lots of shitty ones. Disappointing for Silver Lake.

It reminded me of a swap meet. I too noticed a lot more vintage stuff than crafted items. It’s free to get in and free parking on the street. They should advertise I think. Not a lot of people know about this.

I’ve been a patron of the Melrose Trading Post for quite some time now and was very pleased to find that the east side has now found its equivalent! However, this Silverlake flea market is still clearly in its infancy. The vendors are few and much of the asphalt remains empty.
I found that the name of this flea market is a bit misleading, as the vintage sellers far outnumber the craft people (I only saw 1 craft table selling greeting cards). As a big craft whore/​fan, I look forward to seeing what this place will become. Even without crafts, the vintage tables were all rad and the sellers super nice.
All in all, its a fun /​quick lil walk around and there are some tasty dining spots nearby. I’ll definitely make the long haul from the Westside to return soon for a little thrifting and beer drinking.
PS Don’t miss the awesome guy with the giant box of old match books. He’s rad.