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.

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Fleas leap to west of the capital

21 August 2026

Successful series of London fairs expands to use huge space under concrete canopy of a road flyover

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Spate of recent thefts from antiques shops and centres

18 August 2026

A string of thefts from antiques shops in the Thames Valley, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire has led to fears more traders could be targeted.

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Biccy and nookie: a taste of the upcoming Petersfield Antiques Fair

14 August 2026

If you would like to take a look at a copulating couple in the bushes then The Petersfield Antiques Fair is a good place to start.

A group of people at an outdoor vintage fair

Fair report: Wimbledon vintage fair is ‘laid-back, relaxed and plenty of space'

14 August 2026

Gardenalia proves tempting for buyers at the popular Wimbledon fair

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Here’s a taste of a busy summer

14 August 2026

August bank holiday means plenty of events on offer

BP Fairs

Long running toy fair under new management

12 August 2026

The founders of a successful toy fair have stepped down after 46 years.

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Antiques fairs organiser Sue Ede: 'Make sure you treat the trade well'

07 August 2026

Looking after trade buyers can be key to the success of a fair.

David Edmonds

Indian summer: Colourful event comes to Chiswick for a summer pop-up

07 August 2026

The Old Cinema antiques and vintage collective in Chiswick High Road, west London, is celebrating the Colours of India with a summer pop-up.

David Sakov

Southwold success: Suffolk fair returns for summer session

07 August 2026

Lomax Fairs returns to Southwold for another three-day event this month

One of the earliest X-Rays

Cotswolds Deco: a fair with the X factor

05 August 2026

A magic lantern slide showing one of Britain’s earliest X-ray images is among the more unusual items heading to this summer’s Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.

Fairs coming up soon...

24 July 2026

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

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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.

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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.

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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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