Derby Lane Hosts New Weekend Market After Wagon Wheel Closure

Derby Lane began hosting the Farmers and Flea Bazaar in November 2025. The spot? An old greyhound track in St. Petersburg at 10490 Gandy Blvd. Organizer Shawn Yang relocated about 150 vendors after his previous site shut down.

Yang had operated the Pinellas Farmers and Flea Market at 13600 Icot Blvd. in Largo since March 2021. Then Pinellas County purchased that 21-acre parcel in November 2023 for $33.3 million, planning to construct a government campus there. County officials forced Yang to shutter his operation from early October through mid-December 2024 because they needed the space to gather hurricane debris.

Plenty of vendors at this new bazaar once worked at the Wagon Wheel Flea Market before it closed in March 2020 during the first coronavirus wave. That operation had run for 54 years at 7801 Park Blvd. in Pinellas Park.

"We were able to find a home for these people to continue their journey, as an outdoor market in Pinellas County," Yang said, according to St. Pete Catalyst.

Rally Development purchased the property in April. The firm hired The St. Petersburg Group to manage stakeholder strategies and partnerships with the area. Co-founder Joe Hamilton said he has "fond memories of visiting the Wagon Wheel as far back as the '80s."

The bazaar operates from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend. Yang doesn't charge for parking or admission. He thinks the event attracts between 500 and 1,000 people each day.

Vendors come from Orlando and Miami to sell fresh vegetables, ethnic and American food, antiques, jewelry, household products, and new and used clothing. Yang said his operation sits at about 75% capacity right now.

"We welcome everybody: customer or vendor," Yang said. "We are excited, and hopefully we will continue to grow to our full capacity."

Yang pointed out that some vendors have sold their wares for decades. He said farm-fresh produce costs less than what you'd find at a grocery store, which helped the area when the federal government suspended food assistance benefits during the recent shutdown.

The vacant Pinellas Park property still belongs to the family of Wagon Wheel founder Hardy Huntley, who died in 2013.