When do car boot sales start?
Most outdoor car boot sales run from around March or April to October. Sales on hard standing, or with an indoor area, are more likely to keep going through winter.
The typical season
Grass-field sales need dry ground, so most open on the first or second Sunday in March or April and close in late October or November. Of the sales we list, 48 mention a season in their own listing, and they mostly describe spring to autumn.
Searches for car boot sales peak in May and August, and bank holiday Mondays are some of the busiest days of the year.
Winter options
Look for sales held in car parks, on airfields or in buildings. These are some of the sales whose listings mention indoor, covered or all-weather pitches:
- Cheddar Car Boot & Market, Cheddar
- Indoor Boot Fair, Ramsgate, Ramsgate
- St Augustine's Indoor & Outdoor Car Boot Sale, London
- Junction 24 All Weather Car Boot Sale, Bridgwater
- Banham Car Boot, Banham, Norwich
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot Sale, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket
- Kimberley Indoor Car Boot, Kimberley, Nottingham
- Bushey Winter Car Boot Sale, Bushey
See all indoor and all-weather sales
Before you travel
Even in season, organisers cancel when fields flood. Check the live status on the sale's page, or the organiser's own page, on the morning.
Looking for something to do in autumn and winter? SeasonHopper lists pumpkin picking, Bonfire Night displays, grottos and Christmas markets.