Fairs and Markets

The Docker Brewery and Tap Room on the Five Acre Estate in Folkestone is the chosen easy-going venue for vintage clothing dealer Claire Burns’ new venture.

The death of Gene Hoyle, dealer and well-known fair organiser in northwest England has led to the closure of the business he and his wife Zara managed and ran.

Zoe Durrant-Keegan is the face behind Little Vintage Lover Fair which launched in 2008 and now runs two or three vintage fairs a year in north Norfolk.

Among the events debuting in London this summer was the one-day ‘fair’ Studiolo.

London’s Treasure House Fair concluded last week after a seven-day run and many sales.

Reg Cooper, the dealer and former fair organiser, has died aged 86.

A French-inspired fleamarket that was launched in June in the small Shropshire town of Whitchurch proved such a success it is now running monthly.

Showground extravaganza run until recently by B2B continues to be a success under the new organiser

Graham Turner’s antiques fairs have an enviable longevity in the Suffolk town of Long Melford.

The incoming EU Regulation 2019/880 on the import of cultural goods, which became effective from June 28, continues to cause concern for the art and antiques market, with TEFAF the latest to warn of its impact.

The average total footfall for the annual three-day 'New Forest & Hampshire County Show' held at The Showground in Brockenhurst comes in at a gigantic 85,000 to 90,000.

Two stately home car boots held for charity take place this month and next including the ‘biggie’ at Wilton House, near Salisbury.

Fairs organiser run by the Burgoin family started with a single event but now operates at several venues

Alan Old of So Last Century fairs launched his first vintage and retro fair at Beckenham Place Mansion in south London 10 years ago.