End of an era: Vendors scramble as popular South Florida flea market winds down

Originally opened as the Pompano Outlet Mall in 1986, the sprawling Festival Flea Market Mall — as it was relaunched in 1991 — has been a community staple for decades, for Broward and beyond.

But the marketplace’s time is coming to an end. Last year, vendors received letters announcing its operations would end in June. Although many are moving to another location, for some of the smaller stores, it could spell the end.