Fairs, Markets, Shops and Centres

Under the banner of Phoenix VAM Fairs, Sara Hughes’ vintage, antique and militaria fairs in Petersfield, Hampshire, are going from strength to strength, she says.

A roundup of news and events from around the fairs world

A dealer who launched an antiques centre in 2007 in a Suffolk town has made some alterations including changing it to a shop.

London event organiser says many visitors post-pandemic restrictions are new to antiques

Chris Brown, co-organiser of the ever-expanding Grandma’s Attic Fairs, is on a roll.

Organiser announces 2023 launch of another decorative home and salvage event

Postcards are going to be on sale for the first time at the Ephemera Society’s fair on Sunday, December 4, at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London.

Edward Cruttenden of Sunbury Antiques is looking forward to November 20 and the last monthly antiques and interiors fair of the year he runs at Sandown Park Racecourse, near Esher.

Venue clash means Malvern Flea is off but Detling is a definite B2B destination

A dealer who acquired a long-closed angling shop is bringing a Swedish touch via Suffolk to the annual National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair.

Specialist event focuses on a popular period when ‘some truly original ideas’ developed

The fairs run by So Last Century stand out from the regular traditional antiques format

The biannual Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair has been attracting collectors for 30 years and is now run by Carl McQuaide.

If horology is your passion then two events coming up will prove timely.

Taking place in Carmarthen at the United Counties Showground on Sunday, November 13, is the antiques and fleamarket which was run for many years by dealers Robert and Carol Pugh but is now organised by the showground itself.

Samantha and Richard Payne-Withers run two antiques centres in Bridport, a Dorset market town which offers quite a choice of antiques and vintage shops.

The three-day fair welcomed renowned photojournalist for a swish magazine showcase.

Lucy Burnett is a dealer at Market Cross Antiques in the Somerset town of Somerton, near Yeovil.

Dealer Chris Watt opened Salisbury Antiques Centre nearly 30 years ago originally as a trade warehouse and despite upheavals down the years still believes "it’s well worth doing if sometimes all over the place”.

Organiser of Wembley and Cheltenham events takes over.