IACF
IACF stands for International Antiques and Collectors Fairs. The company organises events that take place regularly at locations including in Newark, Shepton Mallet, Newbury, Redbourn and Ardingly.
The IACF brand was revived in 2009 when exhibition organisers Keith Harris and Robert Thomas acquired the stable of fairs previously owned by DMG.
Items offered at IACF fairs range from art, antiques and furniture to vintage clothing, collectables and architectural salvage.
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Stoneleigh gets off to a fine start
22 April 2024Successor event to the Peterborough Celebration of Antiques has plenty of room for expansion
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Celebration event filling up fast
11 March 2024With one hall full and the other getting very close, IACF counts down to its new Midlands two-day fair
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Midlands art fair set for an April debut is delayed again
26 February 2024The inaugural Midlands Art Design Antiques Fair (MADA) at Birmingham’s NEC has been postponed again.
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From Newark to the world: latest IACF event attracts global appeal
30 October 2023International buyers were out in force among the buyers at the busy IACF two-day event
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Fair switches to Birmingham’s NEC to avoid IACF confusion
18 September 2023An art and antiques fair proposed to launch at NEAC Stoneleigh this December has changed its dates and venue and will now take place at Birmingham’s NEC.
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New Midlands antiques fair planned by organiser IACF
10 August 2023Events organiser IACF (International Antiques & Collectors Fairs) is to launch a new fair in the Midlands.
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Fair review: So long to the showground as Peterborough’s Festival of Antiques comes to an end
24 April 2023Two days of brisk trading mark a fond farewell to Peterborough’s Festival of Antiques.
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Fond memories of the Peterborough festival
27 March 2023Dealers look back at the huge Peterborough event now holding its last showground venue staging
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Easter’s Festival of Antiques at Peterborough to be the last
16 March 2023The East of England Showground is to close and will no longer be able to host large-scale outdoor events, forcing International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) to stop running the long-standing Peterborough Festival of Antiques.
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IACF says September Ally Pally fair was last
05 December 2022The annual antiques and collectors’ fair at Alexandra Palace is no more.
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It’s farewell Ally Pally, but a heartfelt welcome to Redbourn
05 December 2022IACF calls time at north London venue and launches an event just to the north
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Weird and wonderful buys at Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair
28 November 2022Some lucky youngsters were among the attendees at IACF’s Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair earlier this month.
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Shepton Mallet put in the picture
24 October 2022The three-day fair welcomed renowned photojournalist for a swish magazine showcase.
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Come for a kimono, leave with a necklace
19 September 2022Serendipitous finds – and planned purchases – abound as antiques return to Ally Pally
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ATG letter: Good reception at Ally Pally
12 September 2022A pleasure to see the IACF Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors Fair back in action on September 4. A fair well above standard – not quite at the Olympia or Battersea level – and geared for people in the mid-price range.
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IACF relaunches Ally Pally fair
22 August 2022Traders welcome the return of the organiser’s only London event which was last held in 2020
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Out and about in summertime
13 June 2022Rundown on some of the events taking place countrywide in July and August.
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At a showground fair: Getting it all out in the open
11 April 2022The largest showground fairs are so extensive that it would be impossible to browse items on all the stands in one day. IACF’s Newark Antiques Fair, for example, is held on an 84-acre site with up to 2500 stands.
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Hunt celebrates 25 years at IACF
11 April 2022Claire Hunt is celebrating 25 years working for the fair organiser IACF.
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Preparing for Peterborough: Organiser IACF looks forward to first Easter festival edition since it took over event in 2019
28 March 2022Managing director of IACF William Thomas is building up the momentum to the bumper crowds which are expected this Easter at the two-day 'Peterborough Festival of Antiques'.
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