Newark Fair
The Newark Fair is run by IACF. It takes place every other month and is held at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground, hosting over 2000 stands.
The fair attracts dealers and buyers with its wide range of items – from furniture and rugs to sporting memorabilia and paintings.
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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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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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Trade delight as markets and dealers reopen
30 November 2020The art and antiques sector breathed a sigh of relief with the news that shops and centres, auction houses, markets and some fairs can reopen in England from December 2.
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New date for next Newark Antiques and Collectors Market
17 November 2020Event organiser IACF has scheduled new dates for the next Newark Antiques and Collectors Market.
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IACF hails success at Newark as fairs go back to business
06 July 2020International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) kicked off its return to business with its first event after lockdown.
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IACF cancels Newark, Ardingly but reschedules Peterborough from April to June
19 March 2020IACF, the UK’s largest fair organiser, has cancelled flagship events in April and May as “the health of our stallholders and loyal buyers is our absolute priority” during the coronavirus crisis.
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Fast tracking at IACF’s Runway Monday fair
09 December 2019Sellers and buyers hit the ground running to make the most of the early-morning bargains
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"I can sell as much in one day as two": Dealers and buyers give their verdict on Arthur Swallow Fairs' new one-day Lincoln format
12 April 2019Condensing a two-day fair into one and moving to a new weekday slot are no mean feats – just ask Arthur Swallow Fairs, which has just launched a new streamlined format.
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The new wave of dealers attending Newark to buy
17 December 2018“What’s the death on this snuff mull?” asks Tom Hurst, a dealer in African and Oceanic art attending Newark to buy for his online shop and in preparation for his first stand at Tribal Art London in 2019.
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Firm foundations: IACF’s operations director describes the value of experience in the organising world
02 April 2018One of the aspects of the antiques fairs which are so much a part of the trade’s lifeblood is often their sheer longevity.
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Fairs & Markets 2017 review: Tokyo duo in Notts tie-up
18 December 2017IACF came up with some interesting leads this year and featured stories included Joe Mitchell, an event administrator for IACF who is an embroiderer, working for international costume designers.
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From Far East to East Midlands
07 August 2017Back in the day, the most common overseas buyer at IACF Newark would have been American. However, a larger number now hails from the Far East, with visitors from Korea, Japan and Taiwan making up 30% of the overseas buyer numbers at the East Midlands event, according to IACF estimates.
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A Newark detour for US buyers
19 June 2017Stock-buying trips prove successful for one American as she heads back to Blighty once more...
Dealers told to beware of fairground pocket slasher
22 October 2010SHOWGROUND fair dealers are reminded to be vigilant after a visitor to the recent Newark fair had his pockets slashed.
Memories of Newark fair at 25
23 August 2010INTERNATIONAL Antiques & Collectors Fairs Ltd (IACF) plan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their flagship event, the Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair, in October.
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Silver theft at Newark fair
29 April 2010THIS George I christening mug was one of four items of silver stolen from dealer Clive Wilder at IACF’s Newark fair on Thursday April 8.
Police to return £24,000 in antiques to Newark dealers
04 December 2006NOTTINGHAMSHIRE police are planning to return £24,000 worth of antiques at the Newark fair this Friday to dealers who accepted cheques from a fraudster.
Newark back to two days in fairs shake-up
12 October 2006DMG make it a trade event as they revamp portfolio across the board
What a week in Newark...
25 September 2006IN Nottinghamshire from Saturday October 7 to Saturday October 14 , it’s one hectic week for antiques and collectors’ fairs. Buyers can spend the week rushing around nine venues on a mighty buying spree, including the Newark and Swinderby Fairs.
Newark and Swinderby inject cash to woo trade and buyers
11 November 2004DMG Antiques Fairs have put up £350,000 for a new building at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground and secured the venue for another 20 years.
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