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First Monday Trade Days may be a known event around East Texas, but that doesn't stop thousands of people heading to The city of Canton for four days each month. The trade days are open from Thursday to Saturday, before the First Monday of each month hundreds of vendors set up shop for shoppers to shop in a myriad of ways.It was first introduced more than century ago as the first flea market is now home to some of the latest, most thrilling, high-tech furniture, antiques and collectibles discovered anywhere. Over the past 150 years, many things have changed in this Original First Monday Park; However, the genuine, down-to-earth human connections between vendors and buyers are what make people come back time and time again.<img width="417" src="">There are still 2021 days left. First Monday Trade Days:September 2nd - 5thSeptember 30th-October 3rdOctober 28th-October 31stDecember 2nd-5thAccording the site of First Monday Trade Days website, it is the longest and oldest continuously operating outdoor fleamarket located in the United States.According to those who are in the market, the idea is that First Monday Trade Days started in the mid-1850s when the circuit judge would journey to Canton on the First Monday of every month. Everyone from the county came into the city for court dealings. Over time, residents would bring their own items, whether it was livestock, produce and other pieces from their past, to sell or trade. Then in the year 1965 First Monday outgrew the town's Town Square so it was moved to its current site. And that was the end of it...First https://www.cantonshoppingguide.com/ is made up of a variety of private sellers . As such, chances are that no matter how many times you've visited but you'll never actually see all of it. The flea market is set across hundreds of acres that offer more than 700,00 square yards of shopping.Attending First Monday is free, however the majority parking lots surrounding the trade areas charge $5 to park.You can visit the First Monday Trade Days website here.