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Second love - flea markets & second-hand stores

Giving things a second life - how nice and useful is that? Here you will find popular flea markets and second-hand stores.

Flea market scene

Next dates

What? When? Where? 
Schlachthof Flea Market June 6 Schlachthof
Flea Market June 7 Äpelallee Center
Biebrich Flea Market May 16 In the Parkfeld
Biebrich Courtyard Festival May 29–31 Biebrich
Schierstein Harbor Festival June 10–13 Schierstein

Regular flea and flea markets

Flea market in Biebrich

The third Saturday of every month is a special day for art and flea market enthusiasts, as that’s when the street “Am Parkfeld” in Biebrich transforms into a large flea market where useful items, works of art, and the occasional quirky rarity find new owners. If you’d like to part with ceramics, books, paintings, or clothing and sell them, this is also the place to be. 

Next date: May 16
. Additional dates: June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17
. Where: Am Parkfeld in Wiesbaden-Biebrich

Flea market in the slaughterhouse

Giving secondhand items a new lease on life, recycling with love, haggling, browsing, strolling, feasting, and buying and selling this and that over the folding table: The flea market remains an integral part of the Schlachthof universe, sending a cheerful message against the throwaway society and in favor of the social cycle of things—next time on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This pop-up secondhand paradise is surrounded by food trucks and the imaginative program of KULTUR im PARK. 

Next date: June
6 Additional dates: July 4, August 1, September 5, September 6, October
3 Where: Kulturpark am Schlachthof

Flea market Äpelallee-Center

This market is a true treasure trove for any flea market enthusiast! For over a decade, it has been renowned far beyond the borders of Hesse, attracting collectors and bargain hunters month after month from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, all over Germany, and, of course, Wiesbaden.


Next date: June
7 Additional dates: July 5, August 2, September 6 Where: Äppelallee 69

Second-love stores

Second-hand stores

Books

  • A 60-square-meter bookstore in the multicultural neighborhood of Michelsberg: At Zweitbuch, (opens in a new tab) you’ll find a wide selection of books at affordable prices. 
  • The Antiquariat Wiederspahn (opens in a new tab) on Webergasse is a little treasure trove of antiquarian books—well-organized, great prices, and friendly, helpful staff!
  • At the Bücherbasar Kastel, (opens in a new tab) a uniquely large selection of used books, records, and other media awaits you across 350 square meters. The selection includes classic and modern literature, fiction, crime novels, and children’s books, as well as non-fiction, art and illustrated books, audiobooks, cookbooks, academic literature, and encyclopedias—plus plenty of DVDs, CDs, records, comics, and games.  

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