A weekend antiquing trip often includes a Sunday, and that is the day many antique malls are closed or open late. We looked at the 458 confirmed antique malls whose own website publishes weekly opening hours, and read what each says about Sunday. The short answer: 84% of them state a Sunday opening, and a typical Sunday starts at 10 am and ends at 5 pm.
- 458malls publishing weekly hours
- 385 (84%)state a Sunday opening
- 10 ammost common Sunday opening time
- 6 hoursmedian Sunday opening
Usual Sunday hours
Of the 385 malls that open on Sunday, 82 simply say they are open daily or seven days a week. Of the other 303, 302 give Sunday times we could read: 60% have opened by 11 am, and 71% close by 5 pm.
| Sunday opening time | Malls | Sunday closing time | Malls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 am | 95 | 5 pm | 163 |
| noon | 88 | 6 pm | 71 |
| 11 am | 74 | 4 pm | 38 |
| 1 pm | 26 | 5:30 pm | 8 |
| 9 am | 10 | 7 pm | 8 |
| 12:30 pm | 3 | 3 pm | 5 |
The six most common times of each kind, from 302 malls that give Sunday times on their website. Malls that only say "open daily" may keep shorter hours on Sunday than on other days.
Sunday openings by state
The share of malls opening on Sunday varies by state. This table covers the states where at least 10 confirmed malls publish weekly hours. With samples this small, a difference of a few malls changes the percentage noticeably, so read it as a rough guide.
| State | Malls with published hours | Open Sunday | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| California | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| Colorado | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Minnesota | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Illinois | 23 | 22 | 96% |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| Ohio | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| Washington | 10 | 9 | 90% |
| Michigan | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| Florida | 20 | 17 | 85% |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | 19 | 83% |
| Missouri | 22 | 18 | 82% |
| Indiana | 11 | 9 | 82% |
| New York | 11 | 9 | 82% |
| North Carolina | 15 | 12 | 80% |
| Texas | 40 | 31 | 78% |
| Tennessee | 19 | 14 | 74% |
| Georgia | 15 | 10 | 67% |
| South Carolina | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Alabama | 11 | 6 | 55% |
For every store whose website states a Sunday opening, not only malls, see antique stores open on Sunday, which has a map and a page for each state. For the other days of the week, see antique mall hours.
Where several malls open on the same Sunday
These areas from our road trip guide have at least three confirmed malls within 25 miles that state a Sunday opening, so a Sunday can cover more than one stop:
- Grapevine, TX: 9 of 12 malls open Sunday, including Grapevine Antique Market, Mid-Cities Antique Mall, Plano Antique Mall, Forestwood Antique Mall
- Crystal Lake, IL: 8 of 10 malls open Sunday, including Antique Market of Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Antique Mall, America's Antique Mall Algonquin, Volo Antique Malls
- St. Louis, MO: 7 of 7 malls open Sunday, including Emporium St. Louis, Treasure Aisles Antique Mall, The Hill Antique Market, St. Louis Antique Mall
- Chadds Ford, PA: 6 of 11 malls open Sunday, including Brandywine River Antiques Market, Pennsbury Chadds Ford Antique Mall, Main Street Antiques Ltd, Aunt Margaret's Antique Mall
- Cincinnati, OH: 6 of 8 malls open Sunday, including Grand Antique Mall, Ohio Valley Antique Mall, Route 27 Antique Mall, Miller's Antique Market
- Edmonds, WA: 6 of 8 malls open Sunday, including Aurora Antique Pavilion, Faded Elegance, Queen Bee Antiques & More, mutiny bay antiques
- Amherst, NH: 6 of 6 malls open Sunday, including 101A Antique and Collectible Center, Treasures Antiques, Collectables and More, Antiques on the Oval, New Hampshire Antique Co-op
- Salem, VA: 6 of 6 malls open Sunday, including Dixie Caverns Antique Mall, Buy The Season, Willow Tree Antiques & Primitives, Roanoke Antiques
- Marietta, GA: 5 of 8 malls open Sunday, including Cobb Antique Mall, Marietta Antique Mall, Park West Vintage, Woodstock Antiques Mall
- Whittier, CA: 5 of 8 malls open Sunday, including King Richard's Antique Center, The Brick Basement Vintage Mall, Pasadena Antique Mall, It's About Time Antiques Market
- Doylestown, PA: 5 of 5 malls open Sunday, including Stone House Antiques Center, Kolbe Antiques & Art, The People's Store Antiques and Design Center, Quaker Antique Mall
- Belleview, FL: 4 of 8 malls open Sunday, including Olde Rusty Barn Antiques, Ole Cracker House Antique Mall, Traditions Antique Mall, Florida's Antique Mall
Planning a Sunday visit
- Start later, and plan around closing time. With many malls opening at 10 am and closing at 5 pm, the median Sunday opening lasts 6 hours. If you plan two stops, put the larger mall first.
- Check the date of the hours. Every mall page shows the hours as written on the operator's website and the date we read them. Hours change with the seasons and around holidays.
- Call before a long drive. Holiday weekends, weather and special events can change Sunday hours at short notice. The phone number is on each mall's page.
- Not listed is not the same as closed. Many malls do not publish hours online. They may still open on Sunday; we just cannot confirm it.
More practical advice is in our antique mall shopping tips.
How we counted
We count a mall as open on Sunday only when its own website states Sunday hours or says it is open daily or seven days a week, and its hours do not also say it is closed on Sunday. 27 of the malls without a Sunday opening say outright that they are closed on Sunday; the rest list other days only. Recurring show grounds are left out. Figures update whenever we refresh the listings. If a mall's Sunday hours are wrong, send a correction.