People who are not familiar with the antiques business in the UK sometimes ask where the ‘biggest’ or ‘best’ antiques fairs in the UK take place.<\/p>\n
When it comes to the biggest antique and collectors fairs in the UK, there is no competition: The International Antiques and Collectors Fair at Newark<\/a> is the biggest in the UK. It takes place six times a year at the Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground<\/a> and attracts up to 4,000 stallholders at each event.<\/p>\n Buyers come from all over the UK and from continental Europe and North America – it has a reputation as a trade fair and many buyers are looking for stock for their own antiques businesses, although there are a great many collectors, too.<\/p>\n Organised by IACF, the Newark fair also has a number of siblings, each of which is large in its own right. Here’s a list of each of IACF’s UK fairs, together with its first 2012 date:<\/p>\n Ardingly, Swinderby and Shepton Mallet<\/a> are all very large and well-established fairs that have been running for decades, and are popular with trade buyers and collectors alike. I’ve been to Newark and Ardingly many times and they are massive – if you are at all interested in antiques and collectables, as a dealer or collectors, they are well worth a visit.<\/p>\n For more details about all IACF fairs, visit www.iacf.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n