The largest garage sale in Los Angeles, supporting over 17,000 students annually through the LACC Foundation, open every Saturday and Sunday.
Every Sat & Sun
📍 4133 Marathon Street
Los Angeles, CA 90029
🕖 9 AM – 3 PM
Early Bird 7–9 AM · $5
Get Directions →Plan Your Weekend
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
General: 9 AM – 3 PM
Early Bird: 7 AM – 9 AM
Come early for the rare finds and freshest steals.
Customer Parking
Enter on Marathon
Follow signage on Marathon St. for swap meet parking. Opens 6:30 AM.
Admission
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
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 Meet has been a cornerstone of East Hollywood, bringing together shoppers and vendors every weekend.
LACC's Swap Meet 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
NoGoHugo.com is 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 Meet, 500+ licensed vendors, and 17,000 students.
Read more at NoGoHugo.com →L A W S U I T W A T C H
The LACC Swap Meet — a community pillar that has supported student scholarships for decades — has been forced to file a $30 million lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles to save its lawful vendors from ruin. The suit exposes a catastrophic failure of leadership, alleging that the City, led by the "personal vendetta" of Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, has deliberately abandoned rule-abiding businesses in favor of unregulated chaos.
View Full Article →"We are fighting for the vendors who follow the rules. It is fundamentally unfair for the City to punish lawful small businesses by allowing unregulated competitors to blockade our entrance and destroy our livelihood."
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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 Meet (Monroe, Marathon, and Madison), creating a dangerous, unregulated marketplace.
Documented evidence: street vendors blocking the LACC Swap Meet exit.
R E S I D E N T S A R E S U F F E R I N G
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 Meet 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
The LACC Swap Meet 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.
A B E T T E R P A T H F O R W A R D
It's time for positive change — for our neighborhoods, our small businesses, and the residents Hugo Soto-Martinez has repeatedly failed. Any one of these candidates would be a welcome voice in our community: people of balance, commitment, integrity, and honesty.
East Hollywood Neighbor
A member of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council and longtime CD13 renter, Colter brings over a decade of campaign experience and deep ties to the district.
Where they stand
"Wants to keep our neighborhoods, not replace them with "luxury high rises.""
30-Year CD13 Resident
A single foster mother and founder of three non-profits, Dylan has spent decades advocating for those impacted by homelessness, the carceral system, and the foster system.
Where they stand
"Safer streets, stronger local enterprise, and a city that works for the people who call it home."
Lifelong Angeleno
Cinematographer, community leader, and VP for the South Park Business Improvement District. Former chair of the Hollywood Arts Council and founder of LA Public Theater.
Where they stand
"Champions prosperous city centers, commercial neighborhoods and livable urban places for all."
Source & further reading
LA Public Press — 2026 City Council District 13 Candidate Guide →This is not a campaign committee and does not coordinate with any candidate. Candidate summaries are drawn from publicly available reporting. Verify and decide for yourself.
Our Team
Phillip
Co-founder / CEO
Ingrid
Manager
Isbin
Asst. Manager
Vinay
Web / Support
Gabriel
Design
News & Stories
Stories from the Swap Meet are on the way
Check back soon for vendor spotlights, event recaps, and behind-the-scenes posts.
