East Hollywood · Every Sat & Sun
Old school deals,new school finds.
The LACC Swap has grown up — say hello to the LACC Swap and Flea. A true hybrid of old and new, where the original spirit of the swap meet meets a fresh generation of vendors, makers, and treasure hunters, side by side every weekend in East Hollywood.
- ✓ 200+ vendor booths supporting the LACC Foundation
- ✓ Garage parking on site available
- ✓ Saturday & Sunday 9 AM – 3 PM, rain or shine
Every Sat & Sun
📍 4133 Marathon Street
Los Angeles, CA 90029
🕖 9 AM – 3 PM
Early Bird 7–9 AM · $5
Get Directions →New for this season
The Swap, leveled up
Same beloved swap meet, brand-new upgrades. Here's what's fresh at the LACC Swap and Flea.
More places to sit
Additional seating throughout the market, so you can rest, snack, and make a whole day of it.
Curated vendors
A more selective lineup of vendors and makers — better finds, higher quality, fewer dupes.
Live music
We're introducing live music every weekend to bring fresh energy to the aisles.
Plan Your Weekend
Location, Hours & Admission
Everything you need to know before you roll up — from parking to early bird access. Family-friendly & community-focused. Security and staff on-site.
Date & Time
Every Sat & Sun
General: 9 AM – 3 PM
Early Bird: 7 AM – 9 AM
Come early for the rare finds and freshest steals.
Customer Parking
Garage Parking Available
Enter on Marathon
Follow signage on Marathon St. for swap meet parking. Opens 6:30 AM.
Admission
Supporting Students
Regular: $2 Admission
Early Bird: $5 Admission
Your admission helps raise over $500,000 for the LACC Foundation — supporting 17,000+ students each year.
LACC Foundation
A marketplace that
funds education
We're the only swap meet with the feel-good distinction of raising over $500,000 every year for the LACC Foundation — funding student programs, scholarships, and campus initiatives. For over 20 years, the LACC Swap and Flea has been a cornerstone of East Hollywood, bringing together shoppers and vendors every weekend.
LACC's Swap and Flea is among the largest open-air markets in Southern California, drawing shoppers from across the region for vintage clothing, electronics, antiques, fresh produce, and more.
20+
Years Running
200+
Weekly Vendors
13k+
Shoppers / Month
$500K
Raised Annually
200+
Stalls for Sale
Know the Difference
We support street vendors.
We don't support lawbreaking.
We are not anti-street vending. We believe in the hustle, the grit, and the spirit of small business. What we cannot accept is what the City of Los Angeles has done: quietly gutted the legal protections that exist for exactly this reason — and handed the decision to a council member who has done nothing.
The City Quietly Gutted SB 946
California SB 946 originally mandated a 500-foot no-vending buffer zone around licensed swap meets. The City changed its local ordinance to shrink that protection down to just the "immediate vicinity" — then made enforcement discretionary, leaving it up to the local council member.
Legal Vendors Paying the Price
Unlicensed vendors on Marathon, Monroe, Madison, and Vermont operate for free — no fees, no taxes, no rules. The vendors inside our swap meet pay their fees, follow the law, and have built generational businesses here. The City's inaction is destroying them.
Hugo Soto-Martínez Has Done Nothing
Our local council member's parents were street vendors. He knows this world. Yet he has done absolutely nothing to protect the small businesses and legitimate street vendors operating legally inside the swap meet — the very people SB 946 was designed to defend.
17,000 Students. Thanks, Hugo.
Over four years, Hugo Soto-Martínez has told Telemundo, LA Taco, and the LA Times that he's "open to a resolution." Not once has he returned a single email or phone call. Meanwhile, the funding that supports 17,000 LACC students bleeds out week by week. Words without action aren't a solution — they're a cover story.
Read more at nogohugo.com →P U B L I C R E C O R D
Why the change is needed
We were losing too many vendors as fairness, legality, and basic accountability went unenforced — and we refuse to let 17,000 LACC students go without the funding this market provides.
The full story is at NoGoHugo.com — a public-record, community-produced site documenting the verifiable facts behind Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez's record in CD13, including his role in the crisis affecting the LACC Swap and Flea, 500+ licensed vendors, and 17,000 students.
Read more at NoGoHugo.com →5 0 0 + V E N D O R S • 1 7 , 0 0 0 S T U D E N T S
Nearly 30 years of jobs, culture,
and opportunity at risk.
Despite state law prohibiting vending within 500 feet of a permitted swap meet, illegal street vendors have taken over the streets surrounding the LACC Swap and Flea (Monroe, Marathon, and Madison), creating a dangerous, unregulated marketplace.
What negligence looks like on the ground:
- • Crime and vandalism are rising in the surrounding area.
- • LACC Swap and Flea vendor sales are down over 60%.
- • LACC Foundation revenue is down 40%, threatening support for 17,000 students.
- • Illegal vendors pay no rent, insurance, taxes, or permits, leaving legal vendors struggling to compete.
- • The very future of the LACC Swap and Flea is at risk — after nearly 30 years in operation.
What vendors are fighting for:
- ✓ The City of Los Angeles and LAPD enforce the 500-foot ordinance.
- ✓ Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez stop blocking enforcement and meet publicly with vendors.
- ✓ The Department of Transportation approve temporary No Parking permits.
- ✓ The City take action to restore order, safety, and fairness.
How the protection was watered down
500 feet
A hard, measurable buffer
settlement
“Immediate vicinity”
No fixed distance defined
“At the discretion”
No enforceable protection
The city changed the rule — and stopped enforcing it.
City fails to protect the swap meet — and ignores its own ordinance.
Los Angeles wrote a clear, enforceable rule to shield swap meets from being engulfed — then quietly weakened it and stopped enforcing it. Here is how the protection went from a hard, measurable distance to no defined limit at all, documented step by step with primary sources.
Nov 2018 — Effective Jan 1, 2019
LA passes its Sidewalk Vending Ordinance (LAMC §42.13)
The ordinance sets a hard 500-foot no-vending buffer around swap meets, flea markets, farmers' markets, filming and special events (parades, concerts), and construction-related street and lane closures.
Source: LA Municipal Code §42.13
Dec 2022
Community Power Collective v. City of Los Angeles is filed
A coalition of street vendors and community groups sues the City, arguing the restrictions violate California state law SB 946, which legalized sidewalk vending statewide.
Feb 2024
City Council repeals seven permanent no-vending zones
The Council strikes seven named permanent no-vending zones around tourist venues and cuts the annual vending permit fee to $27.51.
Jul 2024 — Ratified Aug 28, 2024
Settlement reached; the vendors prevailed
Exclusionary bans near swap meets, farmers' markets, schools, and temporary events are rolled back in their old form. Citations are canceled and fines refunded.
Sources: Public Counsel — settlement · LAIST — settlement coverage
After the settlement — Rev. 9/2024 Rules
The hard 500-foot standard is replaced with vague wording
In the updated StreetsLA Rules & Regulations, the fixed 500-foot buffer around swap meets, flea markets, farmers' markets, filming, and construction closures becomes “immediate vicinity” language that defines no fixed distance.
Sources: StreetsLA Rules & Regulations (Rev. 9/2024) · StreetsLA Vending Rules flyer
Now
Enforcement is left “at the discretion” of the City
With no defined radius, enforcement is effectively at the discretion of the managing agency or officer. The swap meet no longer has the clear, enforceable protection the ordinance once guaranteed.
R E S I D E N T S A R E S U F F E R I N G
Weekends of chaos for neighbors next door.
Behind every permit, press release, and talking point are real people trying to live and work in their homes. For many residents around Vermont Ave, Monroe St, and Marathon St, the current situation means chronic noise, unsafe streets, and financial harm weekend after weekend.
Resident testimony · East Hollywood
"Hello, I am a resident in East Hollywood, and I have major concerns regarding the LACC Swap. I live on the corner of Vermont Ave & Monroe St, and the LACC Swap and Flea makes every weekend of my life miserable. The amplified music starts as early as 8 am sometimes. My baby cannot sleep and I cannot complete any work I need to do. The excessive illegal parking clogs up the roads and makes it very dangerous for cars and passengers to pass through. Last weekend my car was hit by an illegally parked vendor, and because the person does not have car insurance I am now in a very bad spot financially. To be clear: I do not have an issue with the LACC Swap itself, as they appear to follow the necessary guidelines for safety and respect. It is the illegal vendors on the sidewalks who use amplified sound and make the streets unsafe."
V E N D O R & C O M M U N I T Y P E T I T I O N
Help Protect the LACC Swap,
Our Community Safe and
Students in School
The LACC Swap and Flea supports 17,000 students annually, paying out upwards of half a million dollars a year generated by the Swap Meet — money that keeps students enrolled and in school. Those numbers have dropped by 90% due to street vendors engulfing our market and the inaction of Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez.
We are not anti-street vendor. We need balance. They cannot engulf our Swap Meet. It's against the law — and it's being permitted.
- Stand with 500+ legal vendors fighting for their livelihoods.
- Protect funding for 17,000 LACC students.
- Demand the City enforce its own laws fairly.
Our Team
Faces behind the swap
Phillip
Co-founder / CEO
Ingrid
Manager
Erick
Asst. Manager
Vinay
Web / Support
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Design
News & Stories
From the Blog
Jun 6, 2026
City Hall, Judge, and Hugo Soto‑Martínez Just Tried to Bury Our Swap Meet – We’re Not Going Quietly
A judge tossed our multi‑million dollar swap meet lawsuit and slapped us with a $60,000 bill while City Hall and Hugo Soto‑Martínez ignore 17,000 students and hundreds of vendors.
Read more →
Jun 5, 2026
Saving the LACC Swap Meet: Why Our Community Can’t Afford to Lose It
Vendors are leaving, students are losing support, and our beloved LACC Swap Meet is at risk. Here’s why enforcement matters—and what our community can do right now.
Read more →
Jun 3, 2026
11.8% Voted. Hugo Soto‑Martínez Wins. Our Community Loses.
Only 11.8% of CD13 bothered to vote while Hugo Soto‑Martínez and City Hall choke out the LACC Swap Meet and the 17,000 students and families who depend on it.
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