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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Autumn staging at NEC falls into place

15 December 2025

November edition of the Classic event produces encouraging results after the summer date was cancelled

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Indulge in a bit of window shopping when visiting Sherborne

15 December 2025

Window displays are a big thing at the Sherborne Antiques Market.

Helen Rosslyn and Alice St Clair

The London Original Print Fair reveals new dates for 2026

15 December 2025

The London Original Print Fair will run from May 14-17, 2026 at Somerset House in London.

PBFA

Raft of rare book fairs return for 2026

09 December 2025

The PBFA has announced that the three new rare book fairs it launched earlier this year will continue next year as part of a full calendar of events.

Studiolo

‘Micro’ fairs concept set to expand in the UK and internationally under new CEO

08 December 2025

The company behind ‘micro’ fairs 'Trois Crayons' and 'Studiolo' has hired a full-time chief executive officer ahead of expansion plans.

A coastal view painting by JW Munday

Vintage dealer makes room to run a fair four times a year

08 December 2025

As well as a busy life as a dealer, Karen Stuckey also finds time to organise the Wanstead Vintage Fair which runs four times a year.

Old Spitalfields Antiques Market

King Charles visit and 50th anniversary delight for Sherman & Waterman

08 December 2025

The ever-ebullient Michael Collins, managing director of market operator Sherman & Waterman, is even fizzier than usual, saying that 2025 was a “landmark year for us with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Jubilee Antiques Market in Covent Garden, formally opened by the late Queen in 1987”.

A 19th century Christmas story book

Hoping for a year without upheaval at Etc Fairs

08 December 2025

Venue refurbishment made 2025 a tricky period but the book events are steaming ahead

 London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square

Mayfair event cancellation leaves big gap in new year London line-up

01 December 2025

The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair has been cancelled for January 2026, leaving a hole in the new year fair calendar.

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December weekend antiques fairs offer plenty of gift buying opportunities

01 December 2025

First up is the AS Fairs one-day event at Lincolnshire Showground – then the nearby IACF two-dayer kicks in

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Philadelphia fair to be put on hold in 2026

01 December 2025

The Philadelphia Show will not take place next year.

Barbara Biro in her antiques shop Outrageous Vintage

Antiques shops and centres: four reasons to be cheerful

24 November 2025

Centre and shop openings across England give grounds for optimism in often challenging times

Louise Phillips with Ingrid Nilson

BADA plans first antiques fair outside of London

20 November 2025

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is launching a new fair in the East Midlands.

TEFAF Maastricht 2025

TEFAF Maastricht returns in 2026 with new exhibitors, updates on its summit and latest initiatives

18 November 2025

TEFAF Maastricht will return to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) from March 14-19, 2026 (with March 12-13 by invitation only).

Benji Tyler and Marc Allum

Antiques specialists and interior designers team up for Chippenham church fundraising sale and auction

18 November 2025

A group of antiques dealers and interior designers, alongside fashion designer Lulu Guinness, have got together to launch St Andrew’s Church Decorators’ Attic Sale while Dore & Rees will also host an auction in support of the church.

Mark Graham of Pugin Tiles

Antique tiles fair calls it a day after more than 30 years

17 November 2025

The annual specialist Antique Tile Fair has now, sadly, been cancelled.

A photo of Stonor Park

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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LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair: Generational shifts in action

17 November 2025

Younger members of well-known dealer family firms set the pace at the latest LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair

India Phillips

New faces at Phillips and Duke’s are among the latest art and antiques Movers and Shakers

11 November 2025

A round up of hires and anniversaries across auction houses, dealers and fairs

Grand Palais

FAB Paris fair rebrands and welcomes new president

10 November 2025

FAB Paris is rebranding back to one of its original names and has announced a new president.

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