Broadacres Marketplace: Shopping, Food & Live Music

Broadacres Marketplace, often called Broadacres Swap Meet, brings shopping, food, live entertainment, and family activities together across more than 44 acres in North Las Vegas. With more than 1,100 vendor spaces, it is much more than a traditional flea market.

Every weekend, shoppers move through rows of vendors selling clothing, household goods, collectibles, accessories, gifts, and plenty of unexpected finds. Add a large food fair, kids attractions, live bands, and free parking, and Broadacres becomes an outing rather than simply a shopping trip.

If you enjoy exploring outdoor swap meets and local markets around Las Vegas, this is one of those places where no two visits feel exactly the same.

Shopping the Broadacres Swap Meet

Broadacres Marketplace describes itself as sitting on more than 44 acres, with over 1,100 vendor spaces spread throughout the property. That size becomes obvious once you start walking the aisles.

There is a little bit of everything here. On our visit, we came across blankets, cookware, toys, collectibles, piñatas, clothing, jewelry, accessories, and plenty of items we were not expecting to find.

Part of the fun is wandering without a strict shopping list. Each vendor has a different mix of merchandise, so the experience feels closer to treasure hunting than shopping at a traditional retail center.

You can move from practical household items to unusual collectibles within a few steps. That variety is one reason Broadacres works well for shoppers who enjoy browsing local markets around Las Vegas rather than shopping from a predictable list.

Clothing, Boots, Hats and Accessories

Clothing makes up a noticeable part of the Broadacres shopping experience. Vendors carry everything from casual clothes and workwear to Western-inspired fashion and accessories.

We saw plenty of cowboy boots, sombreros, belts, Western-style shirts, hats, wallets, and other accessories throughout the market.

The selection also reflects the strong Latino influence found throughout Broadacres, from the products being sold to the food and live entertainment.

If exploring Latino markets and food around the valley is your thing, you can continue that experience with places like Los Compadres Meat Market.

Prices and inventory vary from vendor to vendor, so browsing and comparing stalls is part of the experience.

Jewelry, Beauty Products and Small Finds

Broadacres also has vendors selling jewelry, beauty products, accessories, and smaller items that are easy to browse while walking through the market.

During our visit, we found rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, makeup, and other personal accessories mixed among the larger clothing and merchandise vendors.

The changing inventory is part of what makes the market interesting. You may come looking for one thing and leave carrying something completely different.

Kids Attractions Make Broadacres a Family Outing

Shopping is only part of the experience. Broadacres also operates several children’s attraction areas throughout the property.

The marketplace currently promotes traditional fairground attractions including Ferris wheels, swinging boats, tea cup rides, bumper cars, and pony rides.

During our visit, we also saw several colorful carnival-style rides that made this part of Broadacres feel like a miniature amusement area.

For families looking for more activities around town, our Las Vegas family fun guide has plenty of additional ideas. North Las Vegas also has indoor options such as Pick Me Claw Arcade.

One especially useful perk for families is the admission policy. **Children under 54 inches enter free when accompanied by an adult with paid admission**, and parking is free.

Live Music Is Part of the Broadacres Experience

The stage area changes the atmosphere completely.

Broadacres regularly schedules live bands, with performances spanning norteño, cumbia, banda, and other Latin music styles. On busy weekends, shoppers gather around the stage to listen, dance, eat, and spend time with family and friends.

Broadacres maintains an active entertainment calendar, so the performers change from week to week. If live music is an important part of your visit, it is worth checking the marketplace’s official calendar before heading over.

The combination of music, vendors, food, and families is what gives Broadacres much of its character. It feels less like visiting a row of stores and more like spending part of the day at a community gathering.

The Broadacres Food Fair

Come hungry.

The Broadacres Food Fair sits beneath the large red-roof structure between the 4000 and 5000 rows. It brings together numerous food vendors serving a mix of Mexican, Central American, Asian, and other dishes.

Current offerings promoted by Broadacres include street-style tacos, pupusas, gorditas, birria, enchiladas, Mexican-style sushi, tortas, huaraches, sweets, and aguas frescas.

Walking through this area is an experience of its own. The aromas of grilled meats, tortillas, fried foods, spices, and desserts pull you in long before you decide where to order.

If tacos are what brought you over to the food side of Broadacres, you can continue exploring local Mexican food with Doña Maria Tamales or check out Casa El Desayuno in North Las Vegas for another family-friendly Mexican dining experience.

There are also smaller snack and beverage vendors scattered throughout the property, so you do not necessarily have to return to the Food Fair every time you want something.

Aguas Frescas, Micheladas and Something Cold to Drink

With so much of Broadacres outdoors, a cold drink quickly becomes part of the experience.

Food vendors offer familiar Mexican refreshments such as horchata, jamaica, and other aguas frescas. Broadacres also promotes micheladas for guests 21 and older during its entertainment events.

That combination of food, drinks, and live music gives the stage and Food Fair areas a completely different energy from the quieter vendor aisles.

If the tequila-and-margarita side of Mexican nightlife is more your speed, our visit to Lucky Day offers a very different Las Vegas take on the experience.

Planning a Visit to Broadacres Marketplace

Broadacres Marketplace is open three days a week, making it a Friday-through-Sunday destination rather than an everyday shopping center.

Current admission is **$3 per person**, with children under 54 inches admitted free when accompanied by an adult with paid admission. Parking is free.

The marketplace currently lists Friday hours of **4 PM to 11 PM**, while its current event calendar lists weekend operating hours of **6 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday**.

For anyone searching for an outdoor swap meet in Las Vegas, Broadacres is one of the largest local options, combining shopping with food, family attractions, and live entertainment.

Because Broadacres hosts changing entertainment and special events throughout the year, checking the official schedule before visiting is a good idea.

Broadacres is especially easy to enjoy when you arrive without a rigid plan. Browse a few rows, stop for something to eat, check out the stage, let the kids ride something, and then head back into the vendor aisles.

Between the **1,100-plus vendor spaces, food, family attractions, live entertainment, and unmistakable Latino influence**, Broadacres Marketplace remains one of North Las Vegas’ most distinctive weekend experiences.

If you are already in this part of the valley and want to keep exploring, Ojos Locos Las Vegas is another North Las Vegas stop centered around Mexican-inspired food, music, and a lively atmosphere.