Regional Fairs

Numerous art, antique and collectors' fairs take place across the year in the different regions of the UK. These can cover a variety of specialisms and can be held outdoors or in large indoor centres.


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Fifty years on, monthly event in Dorking is still going strong

06 March 2026

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the monthly Dorking Halls Antiques & Decorative Arts Fair, founded by the late Margaret Brown.

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Brocantes create a buzz in Lincolnshire

06 March 2026

Ruth Domanski and Shauna Donaldson launched an antiques brocante in the walled garden at the Grade I-listed Grantham House, a National Trust townhouse on the outskirts of the Lincolnshire town of the same name, in 2023.

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Petersfield event is a ‘must for collectors and connoisseurs’

27 February 2026

An original cold-painted bronze figure by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), renowned for his theatrical Art Deco dancer sculptures of 1920s Paris, is among the standout pieces at the upcoming Petersfield Antiques Fair.

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Dealers and interior designers collaborating as a ‘single marketplace’ will make debut at Bath fair

27 February 2026

A new design and antiques venture will debut at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair with a Grand Tour– inspired selection that includes a pair of hand-carved marble obelisks with striking malachite detailing.

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Lovely venue but not big enough

27 February 2026

Organiser of Kent event makes plea for larger space as dealers struggle to fit into Victorian village hall

Two traders at a vintage fair

‘The quality is wonderful… you can’t get this at a charity shop’

20 February 2026

Vintage clothes, accessories, furniture and more sell well at specialist fair in Saltaire

Vintage by the Sea

One door closes, another opens as shop shifts along

20 February 2026

This Easter Clare Smith will be relaunching her shop Vintage by the Sea in Saltburn, her home town on the north-east coast of Yorkshire.

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Winter in Chester fuels warm feeling

13 February 2026

The February Cheshire Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair marks the event’s first winter outing at Chester Racecourse since 2023.

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Tree of Ages takes root on Sundays

06 February 2026

Back in August 2023 dealer Dave Steel of Tree of Ages Antiques Fairs saddled up and took over the midweek Epsom Antiques Fair run at Epsom Racecourse by the Bayliss family of Continuity Fairs for 30 years.

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Monthly vintage market boosts antiques offering in Knutsford

23 January 2026

Indoor event at hall in Cheshire town could expand to outdoors as well as the weather improves

A view of an indoor antiques fair

‘The organisers are very good and the buyers are lovely’

23 January 2026

Monthly event in Bedfordshire kicks off the year with successful staging in early January

Visitors at an antiques fair in Buxton

Now that’s what I call ‘a proper antiques fair’

16 January 2026

Dealers praise the friendly atmosphere of a Buxton event that has been running for nearly 50 years

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Dealer’s labours of love work out

09 January 2026

Exhibitor at Welsh fair turned her passion for tokens into a sales success as part of her antiques business

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Henley event finds a new home

17 November 2025

Biannual fair shifts from riverside site to fresh venue five miles away at a historic country house

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North Yorkshire fair bangs the drum for antiques

10 November 2025

Fair held at auction house for five years now has become a stand-out event in the north of England

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Norfolk IACF: ‘The best one I’ve been to in a long time’

10 November 2025

Dealers and visitors are full of praise for East Anglian event under new ownership

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Double the opportunity to sell at Saltaire fair

03 November 2025

Event held in mill owner’s model village is expanding as dealer demand soars

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Getting the bug in Northumberland

20 October 2025

A new shop, a recently-opened antiques centre and long-established fair turn the spotlight to the Northeast

Bournemouth Pavilion

Parking price hike puts a stop to long-standing Bournemouth fair

06 October 2025

Organisers call it a day in the south coast town but other events they hold have experienced a rise in footfall

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Cheshire fair still going strong as others disappear

06 October 2025

The long-running Chester Fair is now the Cheshire Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, a name chosen to underline its position as the only major antiques fair in the county.

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