Fairs and Markets

Antiques fairs and markets offer a great way to browse and buy.

With so many exhibitors or stallholders in one place you can view a lot of different items quickly and compare prices and quality.

Depending on the event, the first day or morning may be for reserved for trade buyers before the general public gain access.

Some antiques markets are held weekly whereas some fairs may be quarterly, biannual, once a year or have some other frequency. Check the Calendar section of this website for details or view the listings every week in the Antiques Trade Gazette newspaper.

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Battersea Decorative fair runs with a new tribal twist

18 September 2023

The Decorative Fair returns from October 3-8 for its third and final staging of the year.

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New Saltash event adds to organiser’s portfolio of fairs in Cornwall

18 September 2023

Further details of a new fair taking place in Cornwall have been announced.

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Busy schedule and media interest boost Shepton Mallet fleamarket

18 September 2023

One of the most popular fleas in the country has been very busy this year, both with the numbers of stallholders and visitors, says the organiser.

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Yorkshire Fleamarkets make use of cattle pens

18 September 2023

Helen Bowman and Ben Wray set up their Yorkshire Fleamarkets in 2017 at Skipton Auction Mart (Sundays 9am to 4pm) and expanded to Thirsk Auction Mart (Saturdays 11am to 6pm) the following year.

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PBFA marks 50th with launch of Bath showpiece

11 September 2023

The PBFA (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in style next year with two new fairs: in Bath and Tunbridge Wells.

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LAPADA Fair has landed

11 September 2023

Popular art and antiques fair returns with new partners after several years break.

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Forty flock to sell at The Northern Antiques Fair

11 September 2023

As the LAPADA Fair relaunches in the south, The Northern Antiques Fair returns for its third outing at Tennants of Leyburn, North Yorkshire.

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Feathers, flowers, fruit at an art fair... from the comfort of home

11 September 2023

As the in-person fairs calendar starts off this autumn, the fifth annual Armchair Art Fair catalogue hits doorsteps.

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Organiser adds two Oxfordshire flagship events to busy schedule

11 September 2023

Neil Payne, founder of Hidden Treasures, has added two new antiques and vintage fairs to his packed calendar of events. Some of his fairs have been running since the 1970s at locations in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

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Henley ticket sales look healthy

11 September 2023

Ticket sales are way ahead of the normal level at this stage, says Gary Wallis, organiser of the three-day spring/autumn Henley Décor Fair.

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Books begin new chapter with a binder

11 September 2023

An ex-fashion buyer book lover turned bookbinder is one of the stallholders at Home and Vintage Living, organised by Jules Langley.

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New PBFA fairs launched and rise in membership create positive vibes in books sector

09 September 2023

The membership figures for the PBFA (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association) are looking robust with 25 new members in the past 12 months, bringing the total to around 400.

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Inside on a day out: three ideas for antiques market visits

04 September 2023

Here we take a look at markets in south London, Brighton and Cardiff

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Seoul mates: British dealers stand at second Frieze in Korean capital

04 September 2023

Les Enluminures offers a European emerald and enamel solitaire ring, c.1680-1720, at the second edition of Frieze Seoul.

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Larger and longer: the new Winter Olympia look

28 August 2023

The Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia has a larger and longer staging planned for this year.

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Parcours prepares for action once again

28 August 2023

The Parcours de la Céramique et des Arts du Feu is an annual gallery-based event in Paris focusing on a broad range of ceramics and glass, both antique and modern, from Europe and Asia

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Young dealers given chance to shine at the Parcours des Mondes

28 August 2023

Latest edition of the tribal art event in Paris now includes a special showcase for six new faces

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Horti fair back after the holiday

28 August 2023

Long-running monthly event misses out August but the gap can encourage both buying and selling

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Ready teddy go for keen collectors in Kensington

28 August 2023

Anyone who has been charmed by teddies all their adult life since maybe an early adoration of Winnie-the-Pooh could head to the long-running biannual Hugglets Teddies Festival.

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Epsom fair takes root under Tree of Ages control

28 August 2023

Exhibitors and visitors alike were enthusiastic about the first Epsom Antiques Fair run under organiser David Steel of Tree of Ages.

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