Fairs, Markets, Shops and Centres

Sunbury Antiques Fairs has successfully taken over the running of the event staged in the Surrey hills

Organiser says bookings are healthy ahead of debut and feels there is room for more quality fairs in the area

It’s time for the annual Festival of Cards when 60-plus dealers will head to Junction 24, an events centre in North Petherton, near Bridgwater, Somerset, on Thursday and Friday, March 28-29.

The Cumbrian city of Carlisle has much going for it including a medieval cathedral and proximity to Hadrian’s Wall. The city also offers a few antiques and vintage businesses, so here are three to start you off.

Dealer and organiser will take over the reins of the biannual event but still under the Penman banner

Dealers were out in force to buy from other traders at an annual showground event praised as busy but friendly

The star attaction at Stephen Large’s third monthly antiques fair at the Livermead House Hotel in Torquay on Sunday, March 23, is TV personality Paul Martin.

Organiser’s first event at the Norfolk Showground after taking over from Aztec will be held later this month

Organiser hopes shift to weekend for a monthly event will boost visitor and trader numbers

It might be a bit previous to start thinking about summer events but the Norfolk Churches Trust is encouraging people to apply early for pitches at its Stately Car Boot Sale to be held on Sunday, May 4, in the grounds of the privately owned Sennowe Park, near Fakenham in north Norfolk.

Elise Harris, an antiques dealer in Pangbourne, runs White Door Brocante events held in country house settings in southern England.

Huddersfield dealer who started out in the trade 35 years ago talks of current selling trends

Celebrities and politicians are often spotted hunting for antiques at fairs, markets and centres including singer Taylor Swift who is a fan of Portobello Road Market and Boris and Carrie Johnson, seen recently at Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park.

Mikaela and Roger Boon’s well-supported biannual vintage fair in the village of Wilton, near Salisbury, has its first outing of the year on Saturday, March 1, in the Michael Herbert Hall.

A fairs organiser who put the high footfall at a new event he launched last year down to “intense promotion” is back at the same venue next month.

An events specialist who has cornered the market for antiques and vintage street fairs across southern England for the past 10 years is moving in towards central London.

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 and among the many celebratory events is Miss Austen, a four-episode drama currently airing on BBC 1, which is based on the novelist’s sister Cassandra.

Love Fairs held its second event of 2025 at Lingfield Racecourse in Surrey – marking its 10th year at the venue.

Local businesses in the Yorkshire seaside town say trail pilot has shown encouraging signs so far

After standing at numerous events for a year, trader with marketing and sales background starts his own