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Youngstown Flea makes its return downtown this weekend for holiday event

By Kelcey Norris Mahoning Matters

Updated November 28, 2023 12:50 PM

Festivities start at 4 p.m. Friday at Youngstown’s annual Light Up Night. Shop at the Youngstown Flea on Phelps and visit Santa’s workshop. Youngstown Flea

This weekend, support three days of the Youngstown Flea, starting Friday during Light Up Night downtown.

Sixty vendors will set up shop outdoors for the Flea on Phelps.

Shop from 4-8 p.m. in the city’s pedestrian walkway on Phelps Street Gateway downtown.

Stick around for the city’s holiday parade and tree-lighting ceremony at 7:15 p.m.

Holiday Flea

Then on Saturday and Sunday, the Youngstown Flea will be back inside at 365 E. Boardman St. for local holiday shopping.

Visit the indoor Holiday Flea from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.

At all three markets, there’s no charge for admission and pets are welcome.

Organizers recommend getting to Youngstown early to find a parking spot.

“Believe! Youngstown” letters campaign

An eight-foot-tall mailbox will also be part of the three days of Youngstown Flea as an invitation for residents to express their love for their city.

It’s called the “Believe! Youngstown” Letter-Of-Love card campaign, a collaboration between Youngstown Flea and We Are A Generation.

Anyone can participate and fill out a letter-of-love to deliver well wishes to the residents of the city of Youngstown.

The mailbox will be set up during all three market days.

It’s called the “Believe! Youngstown” Letter-Of-Love card campaign, a collaboration between Youngstown Flea and We Are A Generation. Derrick McDowell

You can write a letter-of-love to fellow Youngstown residents either in-person or online.

Starting Friday through Sunday, every ‘Letter Of Love’ submitted online or in-person with the Youngstown Flea’s hand-written cards will dropped in the Flea Mail Express ‘Believe! Youngstown’ mailbox.