Place du Jeu de Balle
Place du Jeu de Balle
3.5
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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VeeBee108
London, UK13 contributions
Aug 2020
If you love collecting almost any kind of household item you can imagine, from funky 70sfurniture to records to china to jewellery to books, antiques, the list could go on and on, this market has to be one the best places in Europe to visit. It opens at 6am and runs to 2pm, 365 days a year normally. Most of the stuff looks as though it comes from house clearances, and if you’re prepared to rummage, bargain and pay cash, you should bring plenty of bags and expect to stagger away with your arms full. We absolutely love it, and if we lived in Brussels we would be there every week. When you need to take a break there are lots of cafes around the square. If you’re a serious collector or just a browser, set aside several hours to see everything. It really is a true flea market filled with second hand goods, so leave your best clothes and designer handbag at home and bring cash, not cards.
Written August 30, 2020
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Travelbugextra
France105 contributions
Nov 2024 • Solo
Lots of rummaging through boxes looking for undiscovered treasure, haggling with sellers (some just insisted on ridiculous prices) and ferrying my purchases back to the hotel. Friday market was laid back and reasonable. Saturday was a different kettle of fish- way bigger, much busier and the sellers were a lot less inclined to lower their prices. But in terms of an off-season flea market with a reasonable amount of good quality vintage, I was very pleasantly surprised.
Written November 23, 2024
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Blondasse d
62 contributions
May 2023 • Family
at the top...justice. the palace...of pure Leopold with its African atrocities, below the people...the ball game square and all its neighborhood. it is the history of Brussels but also of Montmartre for Paris, with the Sacre Coeur placed there by Napoleon III. so yes Brussels is expensive, it has become gentrified, the common people have left, Ixelles, Waterloo, even further away, but the flea market has kept its authenticity like Lille. I like. even if French reading cafés are becoming increasingly rare, and waterzoi is becoming more and more expensive
Written April 25, 2024
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Krisgrmi
Grand Rapids, MI203 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
I have gone to many flea markets and antique markets in my time. Nothing prepared me for this. Most "booths" were literally piles of boxes filled with junk dumped on the ground. Filthy and items not even worth digging through. Vendors smoking pot in the middle of it all. Suffice it to say picking up tetanus from rusty junk while getting an unwanted contact high is not my idea of fun early in the morning. Some booths (few and far between) were set up nicely and i hope they get some business. Went on a Tuesday so wonder if other days are better.
Written January 24, 2023
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Carlos_R_888
Brussels, Belgium301 contributions
Mar 2011 • Couples
In the middle of the Maroles (pls see specific article) sits this medium-large square.
If you go there during the week, you will wonder why it is mentionned on Trip Advisor. Nothing around is interesting apart from some cafés where you can drink a cool beer and chat with the locals.
Nevertheless, if you choose Sunday morning, you will visit a fairly large flee market with all kinds of objects. If yoy intend to buy an object, please don't disappoint the seller : you HAVE TO bargain. Even it is old-fashioned in modern societies, here it is part of the game.
If you go there during the week, you will wonder why it is mentionned on Trip Advisor. Nothing around is interesting apart from some cafés where you can drink a cool beer and chat with the locals.
Nevertheless, if you choose Sunday morning, you will visit a fairly large flee market with all kinds of objects. If yoy intend to buy an object, please don't disappoint the seller : you HAVE TO bargain. Even it is old-fashioned in modern societies, here it is part of the game.
Written February 26, 2012
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Greg S
Wagga Wagga, Australia185 contributions
Jul 2019
The flee market was very unimpressive compared to others we visited in Europe it was really junk stuff and not much worth buying. It was the only place that we felt threatened with regards to pick pockets in Europe. Not worth the walk in my opinion buy if you really want to go there get there early as it shuts up at about 10 or 11 am.
Written September 15, 2019
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kate5900
London, UK66 contributions
Jun 2018
A lovely, characterful market. It’s not a market for arts & crafts or for fake designer clothing. It’s more for interesting trinkets like photos, old lace, candlesticks, watches and furniture. The items are mainly either broken or ‘well-loved’ depending on your romantic sensibility. I bought a lovely vintage tin with a printing set inside. So it all depends on your taste. If you can, visit on a weekend as there will be more to see and certainly more places to eat and drink. I went on a weekday. It was still well worth the visit but it’s a little harder to satisfy your belly and well as your eyes.
Written July 7, 2018
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CharlJN
Chorley, UK12 contributions
May 2018 • Friends
Absolutely the WORST market I have ever been to!! Selling tat and charging for it! Use cutlrey which looked like it hadn't even been wash, a used hair brush and half opened bottle of alcohol. D o not waste your time this is the worst market I have ever been to!
Written May 13, 2018
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CochraneBrussels
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal94 contributions
Sep 2011 • Friends
I have been going to this flea market since I was a little boy and it still is a great experience... I now go with my wife and friends and we still are charmed by the local bohemian feel about it. Most tourists know this market from week ends in Brussels but it goes on every day as from the early hours till noon. You used to be able to discover great quality finds and - if you were very lucky - some real antiques but those days are over. However, in the streets around the square you can still find some "real stuff" - there are many antique and interior shops around. Do have a beer in one of the local bars, if you're lucky you'll hear some of the real Marolliens (the name of the people living in that quarter of town) sing folksongs in the Brussels dialect. There are also some nice little restaurants and this makes for a great starting place on a lazy Sunday.
Written April 12, 2012
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takayukibru
Moncton, Canada131 contributions
Feb 2012 • Friends
Here it is, the place where Tintin found the Unicorn Ship! Ok, this is the story of the comic book, but it is a place where you will find a flea market like in the film!
The flea market is open every morning from 06am to 02pm and till 3pm during the week-end.
What I love in this place is that you will find a place full of local people and my advice is that you should go into a cafe. This is a place where there are plenty of authentic cafes!
The flea market is open every morning from 06am to 02pm and till 3pm during the week-end.
What I love in this place is that you will find a place full of local people and my advice is that you should go into a cafe. This is a place where there are plenty of authentic cafes!
Written February 4, 2012
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Krisgrmi
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hello, looking to travel here around 9-9:30 am from Midi/Zuid. Is this a safe area to do walk?
Written November 19, 2022
Neil K
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Very safe ,nothing to worry about ,good arra,very busy ,hope this helps, all the best from Neil
Written November 19, 2022
Boudin882
United Kingdom
There are two Metro stops nearby.
1) Porte de Hal
2) Hotel Des Monnaies.
Written August 29, 2017
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