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.

Fairs coming up soon...

24 July 2026

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

Table à Ouvrage, Coquille

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’

Two tempters for a visit to a small Somerset town

17 July 2026

The small town of Frome in Somerset features regularly in regional lists of the best places to live in the UK.

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Treasure House Fair: Warm response in the heat

17 July 2026

Latest bustling Treasure House Fair took place at a lively time for the art and antiques market

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ATG letter: Pet hate that sends me off my trolley

17 July 2026

A reader has contacted ATG regarding a pet hate, the “scourge of the antiques fairs” – trolleys.

LAPADA fair

LAPADA Fair boosted by high-end dealers signing up

16 July 2026

A clutch of high-end dealers have signed up to exhibit at the LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square this autumn, building on momentum started last year.

Alfies

Photo special: Alfies Antique Market 50th birthday party

10 July 2026

The well-known London antiques centre celebrated its birthday in style.

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Event that challenges the traditional fairs model travels to Texas for first US edition

10 July 2026

Event organiser Mariette & Co is launching the first international iteration of its Trois Crayons Drawings Hub in the United States this autumn.

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Third time at Frieze Masters

10 July 2026

As early details about this year’s Frieze Masters have been released, dealers have also started sharing some key pieces of stock they will have on show.

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Classic now heads to north-west

10 July 2026

Two fairs in Birmingham are joined by new Greater Manchester event before another in Scotland

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Miniature work but a massive result at Treasure House Fair

03 July 2026

Just a few hours after the Treasure House Fair opened to the public, London jeweller Wartski announced the sale of a major highlight from its stand.

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Southerners illuminated by the northern highlights

03 July 2026

The prime minister-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, is planning to move parts of Downing Street’s operation to Manchester in a move to devolve power out of London, and a push to the city where he was formerly mayor (of Greater Manchester). One of the UK’s most visited shopping destinations for its many vintage shops, here are a few possible temptations in and around Manchester for Downing Street’s finest.

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Traders and buyers praise the atmosphere at Newmarket’s popular antiques fair

03 July 2026

More than 200 traders descended on the local racecourse for the Newmarket Antiques & Collectors Fair, which has been running for over 20 years.

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Not tiresome at all for a book fest

03 July 2026

While Jane Austen thought Bath to be wearying after six weeks, a two-day fair will keep visitors enthralled

Set of six Queen Anne salvers by David Willaume sold by Mary Cooke Antiques.

Heraldic supporters and salvers shine as Treasure House Fair starts

26 June 2026

The Treasure House Fair returned for its fourth edition at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

art on display

Event moves from church to church

26 June 2026

A TV casting director who launched a vintage and mid-century fair in March at the Grade I-listed St Stephen’s Church in Hampstead (with another in June) is moving to another ecclesiastical setting on Saturday, July 11, for the third event, also in north London.

Dolls’ houses pictured at the specialist fair run in Cobham which is about to expand to the west of England.

Second home for dolls’ houses

26 June 2026

Dolls’ houses, these tiny homes and their teensy furniture, create passionate collectors.

An Art Deco lamp

Expect ‘great fun and serious buyers’

26 June 2026

As Premier Fairs, Richard Burtonshaw organises two glass and decorative fairs in the UK.

The entrance to the grounds at the Décor fair.

Sun, sales, and a stunning new location make Sanctum Fairs’ Décor event a deserved success

26 June 2026

Sanctum Fairs held its annual event at a new Henley venue, Stonor Park.

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