Regional Fairs

Numerous art, antique and collectors' fairs take place across the year in the different regions of the UK. These can cover a variety of specialisms and can be held outdoors or in large indoor centres.


Love Fairs event

Let there be lights at showground

19 June 2026

One of the big antiques love-ins that dominate Love Fairs’ portfolio is the antiques and collectors’ two-day Detling fairs .

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Down the straight and into summer

12 June 2026

Stephanie Castell and Ben Cooper, of Two C’s Antique Fairs, are coming down the straight for their antiques fair in Shropshire on Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12.

The fair that runs for almost a week

12 June 2026

Not many antiques fairs run for five days but the regular antiques fair held in the market town of Kingsbridge in south Devon does just that.

Deborah Martin, pictured left

From castle lawns to market squares

12 June 2026

Cherish Vintage is staging brocante events in Kent and across two sites in Midhurst this summer

A stone carving

Barn-storming brocante in Kent

12 June 2026

Make a note in the diary about The Brocante Barn at Forstal Farm at Lamberhurst, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Items for sale at Stanhope Antique Centre.

Lincs connects dealers

05 June 2026

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

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County show combines agriculture and antiques

05 June 2026

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

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‘My favourite fair of the year, the vibe here is awesome’

05 June 2026

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

Pen shows are write on time

29 May 2026

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.

Summer success for Norfolk brocante

29 May 2026

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

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BADA’s big thinking in Rutland

22 May 2026

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

A display of decorative antiques

Back for the annual brocante in north Norfolk

22 May 2026

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

Volunteers step in to save event

22 May 2026

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

Earsham Hall Antiques on the outskirts of Bungay

Busy summer ahead in Bungay

15 May 2026

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

Angela Whittle of Sunshine Antiques

Bring me sunshine at Ribble Valley Fairs

15 May 2026

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

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Buxton buzz now lasts for three days not nine

15 May 2026

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.

Dealer Lee Williams from Cougar Antiques at his stall at an antiques fair

Quirky and eclectic is what the new Cotswolds homeowners want

08 May 2026

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

Thames Traditional Boat Festival

Push the boat out in Henley

08 May 2026

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

William Cook

Dealer flags up a part of American history ahead of antiques fair

01 May 2026

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).

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Bank on a couple of winners

01 May 2026

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

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