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.

James Gillray print

Late dealer Andrew Edmunds’ collection of 10,000 prints comes to market

01 September 2026

More than 10,000 caricature prints from the 18th and early 19th century will be brought to market by Daniel Crouch Rare Books at Frieze Masters this autumn.

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Potters support toy fairs after sale of the business

28 August 2026

Barry Potter and his family attended their first BP Fairs event following the sale of the business to Warners Group.

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Taking steps to enjoy Cornwall

28 August 2026

Enys House and Gardens in Penryn, west Cornwall, is the slightly mysterious backdrop to Nicki and Ralph Retallack’s biannual antiques and decorative fair with the second this year running on Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27.

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Obituary of Anna Haughton: A pioneer in the City who became an innovator of the fairs and ceramics scene

28 August 2026

It comes with very great sadness to announce the death of Anna Katherine Harvey Haughton (1937-2026), a figure so well known and loved by the art world, who died peacefully on August 9, surrounded by her family.

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No bishops but a busy fair

28 August 2026

Hartlebury Castle in Kidderminster was home to the bishops of Worcester for 1000 years, including Pope Clement III who refused Henry VIII his divorce from Catherine of Aragon.

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Bath Book Fair: Beautiful city, bountiful business

21 August 2026

Joint ABA and PBFA books fair in Bath praised as ideal for meeting customers and fellow traders

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Lot of Love: Detling Showground Antiques & Vintage Fair's summer success

21 August 2026

Traders – both newcomers and regulars – enjoy good sales at bustling fair in Kent

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Fleas leap to west of the capital

21 August 2026

Successful series of London fairs expands to use huge space under concrete canopy of a road flyover

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Spate of recent thefts from antiques shops and centres

18 August 2026

A string of thefts from antiques shops in the Thames Valley, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire has led to fears more traders could be targeted.

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Biccy and nookie: a taste of the upcoming Petersfield Antiques Fair

14 August 2026

If you would like to take a look at a copulating couple in the bushes then The Petersfield Antiques Fair is a good place to start.

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Fair report: Wimbledon vintage fair is ‘laid-back, relaxed and plenty of space'

14 August 2026

Gardenalia proves tempting for buyers at the popular Wimbledon fair

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Here’s a taste of a busy summer

14 August 2026

August bank holiday means plenty of events on offer

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Long running toy fair under new management

12 August 2026

The founders of a successful toy fair have stepped down after 46 years.

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Antiques fairs organiser Sue Ede: 'Make sure you treat the trade well'

07 August 2026

Looking after trade buyers can be key to the success of a fair.

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Indian summer: Colourful event comes to Chiswick for a summer pop-up

07 August 2026

The Old Cinema antiques and vintage collective in Chiswick High Road, west London, is celebrating the Colours of India with a summer pop-up.

David Sakov

Southwold success: Suffolk fair returns for summer session

07 August 2026

Lomax Fairs returns to Southwold for another three-day event this month

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Cotswolds Deco: a fair with the X factor

05 August 2026

A magic lantern slide showing one of Britain’s earliest X-ray images is among the more unusual items heading to this summer’s Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.

Fairs coming up soon...

24 July 2026

A selection of three fairs in different parts of the country taking place in August

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French museum buys Belle Époque table for six figure sum following TEFAF Maastricht fair 

21 July 2026

Among the museum purchases at TEFAF Maastricht earlier this year was a table sold by a Brighton dealer to Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in a deal that has just been announced.

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With this vintage frock I thee wed

17 July 2026

Dealers say the ‘beauty’ of choosing older dresses for your big day is you can ‘shop across a range of styles’

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