Fairs and Markets

The hubbub that is the Giant Shepton Flea has been run by veteran fair organiser Sue Ede and her family for nearly 25 years.

Review of an event praised as being casual and inexpensive to stand at but also well organised

Alan Old of So Last Century fair is going all festive with a two-day seasonal market set to run in Dulwich, south London, at the end of this month.

An antiques fair which launched in May at Cheltenham Racecourse got off to such a good start that it is being repeated on Sunday, November 24.

The antiques, collectables and decorative arts fairs run by Jackie Edwards of ACVR Events in the centre of the Hampshire town of Romsey involve just one location but five, inside and outside.

Organiser IACF is taking over the antiques and collectors’ fairs held for 25 years by the family owned Aztec Events at the Norfolk Showground, a rural location 10 miles west of Norwich.

The latest edition of FAB Paris (Fine Arts La Biennale) takes place in the French capital from November 22-27.

Launched in November last year in the spectacular surroundings of the Grade II-Listed St Cuthbert’s Church in London’s Earl’s Court, the first 'Kensington Vintage Fair' chimed so well with buyers that it has gone biannual.

Harrogate Pavilions fair has a healthy focus on art and antiques made in the area such as clocks

A shop in the characterful area of the East Sussex town of Hastings known as the Old Town, with deeds that date to 1511, has opened as a small antiques centre.

Andrew Saidi, organiser of PBFA’s 'Christmas Book Fair' in London, is confident that this year’s event will be as buoyant as that in 2023.

For those looking for a city break that brings culture, history and a chance to browse a carefully curated and wide range of art and antiques, it might be an idea to hop over to the Netherlands while 'PAN Amsterdam' is taking place.

Plenty of collectors and dealers of vintage angling kit will be on “the riverbanks” as it were as 36 of them stall out with their rods, reels, cased fish, books, art and catalogues at the National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair on Sunday, November 17.

Etc Fairs’ ephemera fairs run four times annually at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London WC1, with the next on Sunday November 24 selling all manner of postcards, manuscripts, maps, prints and plenty of quirky paper items.

Lucy Ryder Richardson is a fan of the Japandi style, a mix of Japanese and Scandinavian pieces in a wabi-sabi meets hygge harmony.

Inaugural vintage fashion event at fresh Westminster venue offers extra space and will boast 80 dealers

The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair is arriving at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire, on November 1-3 for the third time this year.

The Tavistock Vintage and Salvage Fair takes place in the Devon town’s Butcher’s Hall, next to the Pannier Market, with the next on Saturday, November 23.