Fairs and Markets

Antiques fairs and markets offer a great way to browse and buy.

With so many exhibitors or stallholders in one place you can view a lot of different items quickly and compare prices and quality.

Depending on the event, the first day or morning may be for reserved for trade buyers before the general public gain access.

Some antiques markets are held weekly whereas some fairs may be quarterly, biannual, once a year or have some other frequency. Check the Calendar section of this website for details or view the listings every week in the Antiques Trade Gazette newspaper.

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Petersfield fair includes original artwork for illustrations from 1960s-70s novels

19 August 2024

After celebrating 50 years of trading last year, the 'Petersfield Antiques Fair' makes a welcome return to the Festival Hall in the Hampshire town.

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Five questions with dealer and fair organiser Darren Hudson

19 August 2024

Darren Hudson is the proprietor of Hudson Antiques. For the last eight years he has been organiser of the thrice-yearly Decorative Fair in Battersea Park. The next starts on October 1.

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Specialist antique arms event held at Kempton Park features 100-plus dealers in total

19 August 2024

Some of the biggest hotshot dealers in classic arms will soon be loading up their cars and vans ready for the Classic Arms Fair at Kempton Park Racecourse on Sunday, September 1.

Rose & Brown on the rise in North Yorkshire

12 August 2024

Caroline Brown of Rose & Brown Vintage Fairs is launching a vintage event in North Yorkshire.

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More than 400 dealers ready to go

12 August 2024

The next edition of the antiques vintage fair run by Love Fairs at the Kent Showground is on Saturday and Sunday, August 31 to September 1.

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Newcastle fair under starter’s orders

12 August 2024

Event launched in the north-east becomes latest to be staged at an ever-popular racecourse venue

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Find bargains and a beer at So Last Century's new market in Gipsy Hill

12 August 2024

Alan Old of So Last Century has started a new antiques market at the Gipsy Hill Brewery’s Taproom, near Crystal Palace in south London.

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Busy August: Centres, bookshops and a pop-up fair tempt visitors to Edinburgh

05 August 2024

Edinburgh is famous for its rich history, huge cultural scene and magnificent architecture, dominated by the castle.

Robert Osmond, Clock With Rotating Dials, Circa 1770, Galerie Léage (1)

Paris gallery makes first showing at Frieze Masters

02 August 2024

Alongside 130 galleries from all over the world, Galerie Léage are making their debut at Frieze Masters.

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LAPADA launches a Fringe festival for 2024

29 July 2024

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is hosting a fringe festival which includes a recital in Handel's dining room and new way to see the works of Michelangelo and Da Vinci

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Second staging of Classic Antique Fair impresses

22 July 2024

Among the attractions of the Classic Antique Fairs in Birmingham staged from July 12-14 was the eye-catching display of dealership M&D Moir featuring a pair of powder pink vases by Franz Pallme König (c.1890).

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Classic Antique Fairs brings cheer and tea to NEC

22 July 2024

Summer fair in Birmingham receives warm welcome after its successful winter debut

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Haddon starts new fair in Hatfield

22 July 2024

Steve Cooper of Haddon Events is launching another antiques/vintage fair in the south of England which will run on Sunday, September 29, at the Hertfordshire Sports Village in Hatfield.

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Voters drank a toast to Lord Anson (with him paying)

22 July 2024

Election fever in the UK is behind us but collectors of political memorabilia might vote for a 19th century Spode electioneering jug for sale at the Long Melford Antiques Fair in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, August 7.

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Packing them in at Paxton House

22 July 2024

Debut staging of event established in the Scottish Borders encourages more dealers to sign up for next one

An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by John Hunter.

Crouch and Harrington set to exhibit at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair

19 July 2024

Detailed accounts from colonial settlers and a trove of radical erotica are just some of the offerings at Australia's rare book bonanza

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Car boot spins off to Salford

15 July 2024

For the first time, the London-based Classic Car Boot Sale is taking itself up to Media City in Salford, Greater Manchester on Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21.

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A fair finding a winning formula

15 July 2024

The second Treasure House event widened its appeal while also remaining a showcase for serious collectors

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Herefordshire country house hosts charity event

15 July 2024

A private estate in south Herefordshire is holding its first country house charity car boot sale on Sunday, August 4.

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GNB Fairs fuels demand with series of event launches

15 July 2024

Fresh locations in use this year include venue based at former Kent colliery

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