First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas

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It only takes 20 minutes to get from here to the trade grounds. Please check us out if your looking for a
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Canton First Monday has evolved many times since its inception around 1850. Yet through it all it has run continuously and grown to such a legendary event. As many know, it was called 'horse monday' or 'Hoss Monday" in the vernacular of the times. That was because people in the area rounded up the wild horses and brought them to town to trade or sell. Once the wild horse population was gone it slowly shifted to pigs. There was a time when it was said the best hogs in the world could be found

Visitors Information For First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas Part 1 of 3

First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas starts on the Thursday before the first Monday of each month and runs 4 days through Sunday. Considered the Oldest & Largest Flea Market or Swap meet in the USA if not in the World. First Monday is over 150 years old and going stronger than ever before. It is truly a shopping mecca without equal anywhere. Canton's Trade Days are a truly unique event that you must experience for

Visitors Information For First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas Part 2 of 3

Whenever you come to First Monday to shop you will find a staggering variety of items to see and choose from. If you cannot find what you are looking for at first Monday, it must not be able to be found anywhere!

The City of Canton Police Department Operates a substation right on the First Monday Trade Days Grounds. So help is never far away if ever needed. Crime is not a big problem at the park. This is one of th

Visitors Information For First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas Part 3 of 3

First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas is a very well run event. However like all such events there are policies and procedures that must be adhered to. For all privately run areas and pavilions please look up their notices. See The City of Cantons Policies and Procedures Here. Also the City of Canton Has an FAQ on their site just click here to view it. We hope you will enjoy your First Monday experience. Feel free

First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas
A brief general history. Part 1 of 2

First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas starts on the Thursday before the First Monday of each month and runs 4 days through Sunday
First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas has a long history. Dating back to at least the 1850's. Some versions of the trade days history say it started as a horse swap meet. Other versions talk about how the circuit judge came to town only on the first monday of each month. Thus every

First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas
A brief general history. Part 2 of 2

First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas is widely regarded as the oldest and largest trade days in the world. It has grown from horse trading near the square and selling on the streets around the courthouse to a sprawling park covering hundreds of acres (the city owned park is approximately 160 acres), There are many areas outside the City of Canton trade days park such as Dog Alley, The Mountain, The Canton Market

Hi Beth,
Yes it is huge. When you add all the various private areas to the city's sections it totals hundreds of acres plus half that again or more for parking and RV sites etc. It takes 2 or 3 days to actually see it all. They added a free shuttle to get from one section to another finally a few years ago. That has to be the best addition they have made in years.
Now I need to add a general bit of history in my next post.
Douglas Wolfe

Hi Douglas,

That is one huge flea market! and it dates back to 1850 !!

your new friend
Beth

Basic Vendors Information For First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas part 1 of 2
First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas starts on the Thursday before the first Monday of each month and runs 4 days through Sunday First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas has a place for all vendors. There are numerous Pavilions Many are in the City of Canton's official First Monday Trade Days Park. However There are many privately operated Pavilions in and outside of the Trade Days park. Check out all the

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Vendors Information For First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas

The City of Canton Police Department Operates a substation right on the First Monday Trade Days Grounds. So help is never far away if ever needed. Crime is not a big problem at the park. This is one of the few places where hundreds of thousands of people still get together peacefully and amiably. Paramedics are always on standby in case they are needed. City

I wanted to let everyone know that I will be at the August first monday. I will have a couple people passing out flyers and then I will be talking to all the vendors I can. I will have my laptop with me so I can show them the Apsense and my sites and hope to convert many to my web design and hosting services. I also hope to bring many of them to our apsense community.
There are over 2200 regular vendors in the pavillions alone. There often are that many again or even twice that in other

Another First Monday Trade Days has finished up. The next First Monday Trade Days runs from August 2nd through August 5th.
The July 2007 First Monday Trade Days has happened. Though marred by rain it was still a good weekend for all. The rain unfortunately sometimes happens and has now done it 2 in a row. But the crowds still show up!
Yes rain may make you find cover for a few minutes. It can never dampen the shopping spirits of the hundreds of thousands of visitors to First Monday

A piece of Canton, Texas history

It was never boring in Texas during the last half of the 1800's. Events often took quite unexpected turns.

For example the case of dual county seats in Van Zandt county. It seems that the town of Wills Point, Texas got the railroad to come through there instead of the existing county seat of Canton, Texas. Wills Point somehow convinced some of the right people that they should be the county seat of Van Zandt County. They took the county records and moved t

Thank you for responding Roy. I think First Monday is awesome. I have also bought many items and resold them for a profit. Mostly I now cater to providing information about the event. Though I am beginning to sign up vendors and area merchants to monetize my first monday site. I will be creating directories of vendors, area merchants and links to vendors or service providers sites. Basic listings will be free but featured listings and web pages or sites as well as online stores for the vendors w

Geez ..I love First Monday Trade days. I go at least three times each year. I love the area back at the back where you are just looking through everyone stuff.

Its a two day adventure. I have bought so much stuff there that I later put on e-bay at a profit.

Roy M