Vintage & Antique
Furniture, records, tools, and finds worth building a room around — chosen by pickers who do this for a living, not a weekend.
When
Saturday, Sept 19th
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where
225 Railroad St
Historic Fruit Exchange Building
Entry
Free Admission
All ages welcome
THE HUNT STARTS HERE
Before it was Colfax, this town was called Illinoistown — a supply post for miners chasing gold through the canyons below. When the gold thinned out, the town found its next fortune in the foothills. The elevation and soil proved ideal for orchards, and by the time the railroad arrived in the 1860s, Colfax was shipping fruit by the crate to Sacramento and San Francisco.
The Fruit Exchange Building went up in 1910, with growers, packers, and railroad workers moving through these doors every harvest season. When refrigeration changed the industry and fruit distribution shifted to the Central Valley, the building eventually went quiet.
But this town has always been a place people came looking for something worth finding.
The Colfax Bazaar picks up where that history left off. Several times a year, pickers, collectors, antique dealers, and makers fill the old Fruit Exchange with furniture, trunks, antique glass, vintage clothing, architectural salvage, handmade jewelry, woodworking, and things genuinely hard to categorize. Much of what you'll find has been sourced, hunted, salvaged, collected, or made right here in the Sierra Foothills.
If you love history and you love the hunt, you're standing in the right place. You don't know what you'll find. That's the point.
Maker Wares
Jewelry, pottery, textiles, and apothecary goods made a few miles from where you're standing, by hands you can actually shake.
Live Music
Local musicians play live sets that drift through a building built to move freight — turns out it carries a melody just fine.
Local Eats
Food trucks serving up seasonal mountain fare and locally roasted coffee.
PLAN YOUR DAY
Picture it: the drive up the hill into the Sierra Foothills, morning air still crisp, coffee in hand. You pull into Colfax before the crowds do, and the buzz is already building — 50 vendors setting up outside, tents going up, tables filling with things you haven't seen yet. Then the doors open.
You have no idea what you're about to find. That's the whole point. Fifty vendors outside, each with their own eye, their own hunt behind them. Thousands of square feet inside the historic Fruit Exchange Building, waiting to be explored. Live musicians play throughout the day, food trucks keep you fueled, and when you're ready to wander further, there's a lot more to the area — two rivers nearby and Rollins Lake just up the road, if you want to make a full day of it in the foothills.
Then head to Colfax's Main Street — antique shops and local businesses worth the walk, more history, more finds, more reasons to stay past lunch.
BECOME A VENDOR
You've already done the hunting — estate sales, back roads, barns, collections, workshops. You've restored, repurposed, made, and saved the things other people walked right past.
The Bazaar is where your eye gets an audience.
Several times a year, we bring together pickers, antique dealers, collectors, makers, and people with genuinely interesting things to sell — all at the historic Fruit Exchange in downtown Colfax.
Vendor applications for the September 19th Bazaar are now open. Reserve your 10x10 space and take advantage of early-bird pricing through September 5th.
Bring the good stuff. We'll bring the crowd.
How We Get People Through The Door
Billboard visibility on I-80 — reaching drivers from Sacramento, Auburn, and the whole foothills corridor
A growing crowd, every quarter — this is our 5th Bazaar, and turnout has grown steadily each time
Featured coverage — SFGate has covered the Bazaar and Colfax's downtown revival
A dedicated email list of past attendees who show up specifically to shop
Thousands of square feet of built-in foot traffic from the permanent shops inside the Fruit Exchange Building
What You Get
Outdoor 10x10 Booths
Plenty of room to showcase your vintage, antique, or handmade goods.
Early-Bird Pricing
Lock in your spot at the best rate before September 5th.
A Curated Crowd
Attendees come specifically to hunt, not to browse.
Once approved, your booth is confirmed.
GOOD TO KNOW
Where is The Colfax Bazaar held?
Inside and around the Historic Fruit Exchange Building at 225 Railroad St, Colfax, CA — a piece of the town's history that's been part of the Colfax story for over a century.
Is admission free?
Yes — general admission is free for the September 19th Bazaar.
How do I become a vendor?
Vendor applications are handled through Eventeny. Apply, and once approved your booth is confirmed. Early-bird pricing is available through September 5th.
What kind of vendors are you looking for?
We welcome curated antique dealers, vintage collectors, local makers, artisans, and specialty food vendors from across the Sierra Foothills and beyond.
WHERE TO PARK
Free parking sits beside the Colfax Heritage Museum, on the side of the Fruit Exchange Building. Handicap parking is by the Museum, and overflow parking is along Railroad Street.
FREE PUBLIC LOT
Beside the Fruit Exchange Building.
HANDICAP PARKING
Accessible spaces are located by the Colfax Heritage Museum.
OVERFLOW
Overflow parking is on Railroad Street — first come, first served.
SCENES FROM THE BAZAAR
