The French Market

Listen to live French music, grab a tasty crêpe, greet your favorite exhibitor with “Bonjour,” and come home with a treasure or two. Mark your calendars for a leisurely stroll through Marin’s Outdoor Antique Market inspired by the flea markets of Paris, and now in its seventh season, this popular antique market brings together shoppers, treasure hunters, collectors, decorators, and dozens of quality vendors with booths filled to the brim with great bargains and unique collectibles. Whether you are a passionate antique enthusiast, a collector of vintage oddities, or redecorating, the market will not let you down – with its unique mix of repurposed vintage furnishings, up-cycled architectural salvage, exquisite estate and vintage jewelry, retro décor, cottage chic, textured linens, historical maps, tempting ephemera and much more!

If You Go:

When: Sunday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Marin Civic Center, Civic Center Dr., San Rafael, CA
Cost: Free
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Kasia Pawlowska

Kasia Pawlowska loves words. A native of Poland, Kasia moved to the States when she was seven. The San Francisco State University creative writing graduate went on to write for publications like the San Francisco Bay Guardian and KQED Arts among others prior to joining the Marin Magazine staff. Topics Kasia has covered include travel, trends, mushroom hunting, an award-winning series on social media addiction and loads of other random things. When she’s not busy blogging or researching and writing articles, she’s either at home writing postcards and reading or going to shows. Recently, Kasia has been trying to branch out and diversify, ie: use different emojis. Her quest for the perfect chip is never-ending.