Braderie de Lille Selling Rules: What You Can and Cannot Sell

Are you a private or professional seller at the Braderie de Lille and want to know what you are allowed to display? Here is the list of items permitted under the rules of the Braderie de Lille…

What you can sell as a PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL at the Braderie de Lille:

• Flea-market goods, second-hand items and antiques

Collectors’ items

What you can sell as a PROFESSIONAL at the Braderie de Lille:

• New goods only for established shopkeepers (with a permanent shop) in the streets authorised for the Braderie, and on rue Gambetta indoors, under the usual rules for public-access premises (ERP)

Takeaway food sales only:

• For established shopkeepers, according to their usual line of business, in the streets authorised for the Braderie,
• For friteries (chip stands) and food trucks at locations agreed with the city council

What you cannot sell:

• Any sale of new goods by private individuals,
• Any sale by travelling traders outside the markets on place Sébastopol, the Wazemmes market square and place du Concert,
• Any food sales by private individuals or travelling traders (other than those specified above).

Prohibited items and instructions for visitors

Each year, a municipal order and instructions from the prefecture regulate the Braderie. The most common rules:

• no glass bottles within the perimeter: drinks are served in cups;
• bikes, scooters and skateboards are not allowed in the pedestrian zone;
• bring a small bag: bag checks may take place at the entrances to the secured perimeter (Vigipirate security plan);
• dogs are tolerated but not recommended at busy times.

What a seller can never sell

• weapons, including bladed weapons and replicas;
• counterfeit goods: they are checked for and penalised;
• medicines, dangerous chemicals or fireworks;
• food or drink without authorisation (sales are reserved for authorised traders, see above).

Display your prices, stay within the limits of your pitch and clean it before you leave: the City hands out bags and sets up collection points.

And don’t forget, this year the Braderie de Lille will take place on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2027!