Cape Breton flea market makes comeback [Video]

What’s old is new again at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath, NS.

“It’s nostalgia. It’s come back to life”, said Christopher Lee, organizer of the Bargain Hunters Flea Market, which takes place at the arena every Sunday in the summer from 11am to 3pm.

The market was a mainstay in the community for more than 40 years, before it died off, The COVID-19 pandemic might have been the final nail in the coffin, but in 2023 it was brought back to life.

Now, the old-fashioned, in-person flea market is growing in an age of online buy-and-sells.

“190 tables, comparable to 150 last year”, Lee said. “We now have a bigger arcade room, more families, more food trucks are here now.”

Arcade machines, with games like Ninja Turtles, Pac Man and Mortal Kombat take the middle-aged back to their childhood. Collections of Pokémon cards are reminiscent of the 90’s. Other timeless classics at Bargain Hunters Flea Market include comic books and hockey …