To kick off we have Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair at Old Spitalfields Market. It is on Saturday 4th May and doors open at 11am. There will be 100 stalls offering everything from 100 years of affordable fashion, Flapper through to swinging 60s, vintage accessories, vintage furniture and homewares, menswear, upcycled and handmade and sales rails galore. Judy's fairs are well known and travel round the country offering different vintage experiences so check out there websites for other dates and towns.
Sunday 5th May sees a fair that I haven't heard of before. Blighty Boutique Vintage and Handmade Fair is being held at Hatton Village Hall, Warwickshire and doors open 11am. Two of my fellow stallholders who I have met through doing these fairs, Stephen and Judy from All things Vintage and Beautiful will have a stand there and they always sell the most wonderful items, I think I buy a little something from them everytime!
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| Arun Fair - Woodland Centre |
Arun Fairs run several fairs around Sussex and the first of the monthly is the monthly Woodland Centre Fair in Rustington. Held on the first Sunday of every month the next fair is Sunday 5th May and doors open 10am. 50 stalls selling antiques and collectables.
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| Arun Fairs - Goodwood |
Bank holiday Monday 6th May is Arun Fairs, Goodwood Racecourse Antiques and Collectables fair. Doors open 9am and there are about 300 stalls.
I can't wait for this one! The beautiful Brocante Antique and Decorative Fair is held once a year and this year the venue is the stunning Nonsuch Mansion in Cheam, Surrey. This promises to be a visually stunning day out with 50 stallholders selling the best in vintage and Antiques. Doors open at 9.30 on Thursday 9th May. You can prebook your tickets with VIP parking by clicking the link to organiser Nikki Page's website. Do try and make this one if you can and make a full day of it, enjoy the vintage and antiques and your surroundings, lets hope the sun shines!
The monthly Cuckfield Vintage Emporium is back on Friday 10th May at the Queen's Hall, Cuckfield. Doors open 11am. Very nice monthly fair with a good selection of dealers, preloved clothes and wonderful tea room. Cuckfield is also nice to have a stroll around afterwards!
Imagine 3 whole days to indulge in your antique, vintage and collectable obsession. Well you don't have to imagine anymore as IACF is hosting the 3 day Shepton Mallet Antiques and Collectors Fair on Friday 10th May through until Sunday 12th May. It hosts up to 600 stands and there is bound to be something for everyone. Doors open 12pm on the Friday. Check opening times for Sat and Sun.
Saturday 11th May sees the next Pop-Up Vintage at a new venue in Lewes. This time the fair is at Lewes Town Hall and doors open 10.30am. Over 60 stallholders offering a range of vintage and collectables plus Lewes has an amazing array of Antique shops if you still need your fix!
The Country Vintage and Artisan Bazaar is on Sunday 12th May at Ripley Village Hall. Doors open 11am. This promises to have stalls with unique vintage ware, amazing artisan work and of course tasty treats after all that shopping!
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| Sunbury Antiques Market |
Tuesday 14th May sees the first Sunbury Antiques Fair of the month. As always entry and parking are free and doors open at 6.30am.
The annual Decorative Living Fair is on Thursday 16th May at Eridge Park and you can get an earlybird ticket for 9.30am or a standard ticket for entry at 11.30am. Check out the website and Facebook page as the photos of previous fairs look amazing. Well worth a day out especially if the sun is shining and you can sit and relax after all the shopping and enjoy the Kent countryside with a little glass of something!
Saturday 18th May is the day for a brand new fair organised by Emily of Love Emily Vintage. This brand new fair is The Vintage and Artisan Carousel. Doors open at 11am at the Village Hall in Dial Post. This looks to be an exciting new fair with lots to see and do including a vintage tea parlour, Betty the Vintage Scoops Ice Cream Van, music from Hannah Summers and of course lots and lots of vintage and handmade! Entry is free and so is parking.
Sandown Park Antiques Fair is on Sunday 19th May and a great opportunity to go to one of their fairs if you can't make their Tuesday ones. Doors open 10am and there are 150 indoor stalls plus outdoor stalls.
The Annual Midsummer Fair is held in the beautiful grounds of Trading Boundaries in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice and is being held on Friday 24th May, doors open 10am. It sounds as though it will be a wonderful collection of over 34 Decorative Living, Vintage, Garden, Gifts, Fashion & Food stands. Plus they have a Live Band, Champagne Bar and tea Tent. Trading Boundaries has Indian & contemporary furniture and there are a collection of Boutiques with Fashion, Children clothes, Toys, Garden Shop and Cafe/Restaurant in the Courtyard . Entry to the Fair is £3 (under 16s and after 3.30pm free)
I've been looking forward to this one all year. Its the Original Vintage and Handmade Fair back again at The Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury. Doors open at 10am on Saturday 25th May and you can expect to find all the usual quality of vintage and handmade goods on offer. A list of stallholders can be found on their website, click the link above. I loved this fair when I did it last year and you can read about my time here. I am hoping that this time my car doesn't break down a mile away from the venue!
The Vintage and Very Nice Market Bazaar is back on Saturday 25th May at the Assembly Rooms, Chichester. Doors open 10am. Entry is free and there is a large range of vintage and crafts people bringing you everything you need to create your vintage home.
Sunday 26th May sees the first ever Vintage and Retro Fair organised by Belle's Events. Doors open 12pm at the Drill Hall, Horsham. There will be vintage make overs, photo booth boutique, tea room, lots of vintage goodies PLUS you can also have a go at some V&R crafts in the Vintage and Retro Makers' corner. Sounds like a great day out.
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| Arun fairs - Fontwell Racecourse |
The last Sunbury Antiques Fair of the month is Tuesday 28th May. Doors open 6.30am
Last but by no means least is the wonderful Village-Vintage. A huge two day event held at Plumpton Racecourse on Friday 31st May and Saturday 1st June, doors open at 10am. This was the first fair I had a stall at and I can't recommend it enough. Full to the brim of quality vintage and handmade stalls this is a great day out. To read abut my experience please click here. Even though I don't have a stall I will be first in the queue as I can't wait to see whats on offer.
The fairs I have listed this month look to be wonderful events and well worth a visit especially the annual ones. Please feel free to share any experience you have of these fairs, I'd love to hear your views.
As always please check the websites for times and venues and if you know of any other fairs which you think should be listed please feel free to contact me.
Happy Hunting! :)
As usual, a brilliant and informative write-up! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Lizzie :) Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, just got to sort everything out now!xx
DeleteBrilliant info as always Fi, thanks for all your hard work doing this. SJ xxx
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