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First Monday Trade Days may be an event that is well-known in East Texas, but that isn't stopping hundreds of thousands of people from traveling to Canton. Canton for four days every month. Open from Thursday through Saturday, before the First Monday of each month, hundreds of vendors set up shop offering a wide range of shopping opportunities. The first First Monday Park was established more than a century ago as an antique market has grown into an ideal location for the most fascinating, modern-day home furnishings, antiques and collectibles found anywhere. Over the past 150 years, many things have changed in The Original First Monday Park; however, the authentic, down-to-earth people-to-people relationships between vendors as well as customers are the reason they come back year after year. The following are all of the 2021 First Monday Trade Days: September 2nd - 5th September 30th-October 3rd October 28th - October 31st December 2nd - 5th According to website of the First Monday Trade Days website It is the longest-running and oldest constantly operating outdoor flea market within the United States. According to those who are in selling on markets, concept of First Monday Trade Days started in the year 1850 when the circuit judge was able to visit Canton on the 1st Monday of every month. All over the county came to the city for court matters. In time, residents would bring their own goods, whether it was livestock, produce or other items of their own, to sell or trade. In http://ezproxy.cityu.edu.hk/login?url=https://www.cantonshoppingguide.com/ , First Monday outgrew the town's Town Square so it was moved to the present day area. The rest is history... First Monday Trade Days is made up of a variety of private vendors, so the odds are that no matter how many times you visit, you'll never truly see it all. The flea market is set on numerous acres, with more than 700,00 square feet of shopping. The event on First Monday is free, but the majority of parking spaces surrounding the trade fair grounds cost $5 to park. You can check out the First Monday Trade Days website here.