Fairs and Markets

LAPADA has postponed its annual September fair in the wake of continued uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.

Portobello Road will close to traffic during weekday trading hours to allow more room for shoppers and visitors.

Organisers of La Biennale Paris have postponed the 32nd edition of the event until next year.

A number of businesses should be able to reopen this month when relaxations to the current UK lockdown are announced by prime minister Boris Johnson on Sunday, May 10.

'Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair 2020', has been cancelled for the summer and will instead be replaced with a digital version.

The ‘Salon International du Livre Rare’ (International Rare Book Fair) which was due to be held this month at the Grand Palais in Paris, has been postponed until September 4-6.

Browsing at a fair can mean the serendipitous discovery of a treasure for the collection. To help recapture a bit of this magic online, The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PFBA) launches its first virtual book fair next week.

With the coronavirus outbreak impacting the art and antiques trade, many fairs and auctions have been cancelled or postponed in both the UK and overseas. Here is a list of events that ATG is aware have been affected so far and this story will be updated as we receive further information.

Emergency help from the chancellor Rishi Sunak will be available for self-employed people it was announced today.

The summer 2020 edition of Masterpiece London planned for June 24-July 1 has been cancelled, organisers have announced.

Clarion Events, organiser of the two annual Olympia Art & Antiques Fairs have postponed its summer event.

The government’s updated list of businesses whose premises must close as UK enters three-week lockdown to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus includes all dealers, centres, fairs and auctions.