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OH HEYYY!! WE'RE STOKED TO BE ROCKIN OUR 11th YEAR IN 2025!
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THE JINGLE BELL ROCK is happening @ The Cotton Factory on December 6th & 7th - stay tuned to our socials @punkrockfleamarkethamilton for all the details!
ARE YOU READY TO ROCK N SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BIZ, HAMILTON?!
❄ MARK YOUR CALENDARS, PALS ❄ We’re back @cottonfactoryca with a wild weekend of action-packed holiday fun featuring over 120 small biz vendors from far and wide - 60+ per day, and a different set each day - with a diverse selection of offerings for everyone on your list!
Stay outta the corporate brouhaha and support local in a family-friendly and festive environment Dec 6th and 7th from 12-5pm, as the Cotton Factory throws their doors open around us for an open house so you can visit everyone - the whole building will be aglow with so many activities for all walks of life!
GREAT FOOD 🌲 FUN PERFORMANCES 🌲 RAD MUSIC 🌲 KIDS ACTIVITIES 🌲
AMAZING and ORIGINAL GIFT IDEAS and EVEN A VISIT FROM SANTA! ⛄ There’s something for everyone at the Punk Rock Flea!
Can’t wait to see you there! 🏂 Stay tuned for all the details!!
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ONCE UPON A TIME... Hamilton only had boring, run of the mill, craft markets only lil ol church ladies would wanna go to. One day in the spring of 2014, intrepid local man-about-town and punk rock event organizer Benjamin Rispin of Burly Calling, Misfit Island and Puff Digital, decided that the city needed a new spot in which cool vendors from all over the city could hawk their wares, so he teamed up with the amazing owner of the local pop/punk shop Compilation, Jacquie Malley, and the hottest independent live music venue in the neighbourhood, Absinthe Hamilton, to create one of the most kick-ass markets in Southern Ontario - and the very first Canadian Punk Rock Flea was born. The team then eventually expanded to include Julie Fazooli [Abominable Ink] who's taken over the role as lead coordinator, Lee McPherson [Bones Below], and most recently, Dea Restivo [Wool N’ Stone], in order to keep up with the continuing success and increasing magnitude - and now runs quarterly every year. Chapters now exist all across Canada from coast to coast and the US, and continue to pop up everywhere around the globe.
Following in the tradition of the Great North American Punk Rock Flea, the market embodies the true DIY punk ethos, as well as offering up great vintage finds, clothing, records, collectibles, and so much more. Since then, the market has grown exponentially, with many different types of vendors added, artists, musicians, games and activities for the kids, great food by local chefs, fundraising auctions for local charities, psychic readings, haircuts, prizes to be won, goodie bags for the first people through the door - the list goes on. We like to keep people on their toes with fresh, new ideas! We strive to keep each show more enticing than the last, with fun themed events (like beach parties, circus extravaganzas, Hot Rod BBQs), and a rotating selection of hand-picked vendors from all over Southern Ontario, so you’ll rarely experience the same thing twice!
Bring grandma - bring the kids - bring the pooch - EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE PUNK ROCK FLEA! HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!
