Thrift stores in Nanaimo, BC

Thrifting in Nanaimo

Nanaimo is easy to turn into a full thrift day. Bowen Road and the north end are strong for classic charity thrift, kids resale and practical bargain hunting, while Commercial Street and the Old City Quarter are better when you want vintage clothing, consignment and one-of-a-kind home pieces.

Try mixing a few different styles of stop. Nanaimo Hospice Shoppe and the Hospital Auxiliary offer the traditional donation-driven hunt, Old City Panache is made for slow browsing through vintage home finds, and Yours & Mine or CurVa-Voom can be a quicker fashion-focused stop.

The City of Nanaimo publishes current business-licence information, which is especially helpful for smaller local shops that don't maintain elaborate websites. We use that to confirm that a shop is open, but still leave hours blank unless there is a reliable schedule to share.