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First Monday Trade Days

Thursday through Sunday before first Monday of each month

The First Monday Trade Days are a colossal trading bazaar that each month brings 100,000 to 300,000 people to the small town of Canton, Tex. (population 2,800). This legendary affair in northern Texas has its origins in the 1850s when the circuit court judge came to Canton on the first Monday of the month to conduct court proceedings. Farmers from the area would gather to sell or trade horses, hunting hounds, and other dogs, conduct other business in town, and watch the occasional hanging. The judge no longer holds court in Canton, but the trading event continues.
Now the flea market starts on a Thursday, runs through the weekend, and offers merchandise and food at more than 3,000 exhibition stalls.
Scottsboro, Ala., also has well-known First Monday Trade Days attended by thousands, and this custom is observed in most southern states. Commonly, the markets are held on the streets surrounding the county courthouse. Fiddling and storytelling are often part of the day's activities. The name for the event differs; in some places, it's Court Day . In Abingdon, Va., it's Jockey Day because of the horse races held along with the trading.

CONTACTS:
First Monday Trade Days
P.O. Box 245
Canton, TX 75103
903-567-6556; fax: 903-567-2923
www.firstmondaycanton.com

Celebration days:
2010: Dec 30; Dec 31
2011: Jan 1; Jan 2; Feb 3 - Feb 6; Mar 3 - Mar 6; Mar 31 - Apr 3; Apr 28 - May 1; Jun 2 - Jun 5; Jun 30 - Jul 3; Aug 4 - Aug 7; Sep 1 - Sep 4; Sep 29 - Oct 2; Nov 3 - Nov 6; Dec 1 - Dec 4; Dec 29 - Dec 31
2012: Jan 1; Feb 2 - Feb 5; Mar 1 - Mar 4; Mar 29 - Apr 1; May 3 - May 6; May 31 - Jun 3; Jun 28 - Jul 1; Aug 2 - Aug 5; Aug 30 - Sep 2; Oct 4 - Oct 7; Nov 1 - Nov 4; Nov 29 - Dec 2
2013: Jan 3 - Jan 6; Jan 31 - Feb 3; Feb 28 - Mar 3; Apr 4 - Apr 7; May 2 - May 5; May 30 - Jun 2; Jul 4 - Jul 7; Aug 1 - Aug 4; Aug 29 - Sep 1; Oct 3 - Oct 6; Oct 31 - Nov 3; Nov 28 - Dec 1
2014: Jan 2 - Jan 5; Jan 30 - Feb 2; Feb 27 - Mar 2; Apr 3 - Apr 6; May 1 - May 4; May 29 - Jun 1; Jul 3 - Jul 6; Jul 31 - Aug 3; Sep 4 - Sep 7; Oct 2 - Oct 5; Oct 30 - Nov 2; Dec 4 - Dec 7
2015: Jan 1 - Jan 4; Jan 29 - Feb 1; Feb 26 - Mar 1; Apr 2 - Apr 5; Apr 30 - May 3; Jun 4 - Jun 7; Jul 2 - Jul 5; Jul 30 - Aug 2; Sep 3 - Sep 6; Oct 1 - Oct 4; Oct 29 - Nov 1; Dec 3 - Dec 6

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Bargain hunters might also want to save some vacation time for Canton''s First Monday Trade Days, the largest flea market in the US

Texas Vacation Adventures by Rob Pirozzi / Travel, recreation and leisure community

Filling the shacks and stalls at its First Monday Trade Days is a delightfully disjointed collection of goats, game birds, shrubs, socks, T-shirts, auto parts, old rusty tools and more.

Where in Mississippi is ... Ripley? Famous for its long-running flea ... by Schultze, Lucy / Mississippi Magazine

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