Regional Fairs

Two fairs have been launched with 40-50 traders at each taking advantage

If the weather’s good you can’t beat the atmosphere at an agricultural county show which will often include antiques and vintage spots.

Spontaneous purchases and new clients contribute to a successful three-day run at Petworth

UK Pen Shows runs pen fairs across the country and is launching a Cheltenham Pen Show at the town’s racecourse on Saturday June 27.

Black Dog Events is known for seeking out historic locations for its brocantes held across East Anglia.

Smallest historic county in England hosts the dealer association’s first fair outside London

An all-time favourite with dealers in East Anglia is the annual Bayfield Brocante held on parkland beside Bayfield Hall near Holt.

An annual street braderie held in the Kent coastal town of Deal will be organised by volunteers working with the chamber of trade.

We turn a spotlight on the bustling Suffolk town as a local antiques centre’s flea market is set to expand

Dealer hopes garden, home and salvage show will run twice a year in Preston to fill a gap in the area

This month, the Buxton Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair celebrates 60 years. Now the longest-running vetted art and antiques fair in the UK, it runs from May 29-31 at The Octagon at the Pavilion Gardens.

Cotswolds fair is "unlike any other fair – there’s a different type of person that comes to this one,” says dealer Ian Slade

Judy, Lady McAlpine is looking for more vintage traders for the antiques street market she organises at the annual Thames Traditional Boat Festival.

London dealer William Cook is marking the 250th anniversary of American independence by flying the flag at Petworth Park Antiques & Art Fair (running from May 8-10).

Make the best of the Whitsun weekend with two fairs being staged in scenic venues close to each other

This splendid image depicts Horace Brown, a former president of the Piscatorial Society.

Female artists and makers are well represented at this year’s Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair. Of particular note is Ann Lee Warner, about whom little is known, but whose name appears on a lacquer cabinet offered by Reindeer Antiques.

IACF’s first outpost in Wales was established last year when the organisers took over Continuity Fairs’ biannual antiques fair in Builth Wells.

The Ledbury Collective in the so-named design quarter in the attractive Herefordshire town was opened last year by Sarah Baldwin.

“Unfortunately, Paxton House won’t allow us to chop down any historic trees to add more marquees,” joked Seppe Anthony, co-organiser at Glam Racket Events.