Fairs and Markets

The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair returns to The Pavilion venue from March 13-15.

Dealers were out in force to buy from other traders at an annual showground event praised as busy but friendly

The Ephemera Fair, the annual event from the Ephemera Society of America (ESA), runs this year with a conference on the history of invention as well as the usual huge selection of stock.

The star attaction at Stephen Large’s third monthly antiques fair at the Livermead House Hotel in Torquay on Sunday, March 23, is TV personality Paul Martin.

Organiser’s first event at the Norfolk Showground after taking over from Aztec will be held later this month

Anniversary of the movement inspires exhibitors attending the next show at Birmingham's NEC

Organiser hopes shift to weekend for a monthly event will boost visitor and trader numbers

Gordon Cooke is an art consultant specialising in 19th and 20th century British art. He is also founder and chairman of the London Original Print Fair, the city’s longest-running art fair, which will take place this year from March 20-23.

It might be a bit previous to start thinking about summer events but the Norfolk Churches Trust is encouraging people to apply early for pitches at its Stately Car Boot Sale to be held on Sunday, May 4, in the grounds of the privately owned Sennowe Park, near Fakenham in north Norfolk.

Elise Harris, an antiques dealer in Pangbourne, runs White Door Brocante events held in country house settings in southern England.

Celebrities and politicians are often spotted hunting for antiques at fairs, markets and centres including singer Taylor Swift who is a fan of Portobello Road Market and Boris and Carrie Johnson, seen recently at Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park.

The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) will be celebrating its 40th birthday when it opens at Somerset House from March 20-23.

Mikaela and Roger Boon’s well-supported biannual vintage fair in the village of Wilton, near Salisbury, has its first outing of the year on Saturday, March 1, in the Michael Herbert Hall.

A fairs organiser who put the high footfall at a new event he launched last year down to “intense promotion” is back at the same venue next month.

An events specialist who has cornered the market for antiques and vintage street fairs across southern England for the past 10 years is moving in towards central London.

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 and among the many celebratory events is Miss Austen, a four-episode drama currently airing on BBC 1, which is based on the novelist’s sister Cassandra.

Love Fairs held its second event of 2025 at Lingfield Racecourse in Surrey – marking its 10th year at the venue.