5 Fall Antiques Fairs Price Touring For in 2026

Some folks plan journey round Taylor Swift live shows or lovely gardens. Me? Vintage and antiques markets are what encourage me to street journey and purchase aircraft tickets. I consider these principally out of doors occasions as alfresco antiques malls or flea markets, the place high sellers from across the nation pack up their vans to carry Victorian furnishings, midcentury lighting, and classic quilts to throwback fashion followers like me.

“I love the variety of vendors you get when you visit a fair—and they’re usually held outside in great weather,” says Bethesda, Maryland inside designer Heather Golde. “What better way to spend a day than walking around hunting for treasures?”

With that in thoughts, listed here are 5 standout festivals on my checklist for fall. A bonus? They usually happen in charming small cities or the bucolic countryside.

Rhinebeck, New York • October 2-4

The Country Living Fair is again! Join CL editors and an entire host of like-minded classic lovers throughout this three-day procuring occasion that includes 200+ distributors (antiques sellers, artisans, and small boutique manufacturers), hands-on workshops, and high-profile visitor audio system (like Mike Wolfe from American Pickers!) sprawled over the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley. While you’re there: Don’t miss the procuring in close by Hudson, New York, the place Warren Street holds indie boutiques and classic furnishings dens.

Waterloo, Nebraska • October 2-4 and September 11

Twice a yr within the spring and fall, 250 or so classic sellers, junkers, and makers converge on an 180-acre horse farm exterior of Omaha. A psychedelic-looking classic VW bus emblazoned with the occasion title greets fairgoers, who can store from Midwestern jewellery artisans, architectural salvage execs specializing in previous metallic indicators, and mid-century furnishings sellers. Food vehicles and an out of doors stage internet hosting native rock and nation bands add to the attraction.

Poolesville, Maryland • Nov. 6-8, 2026

In the countryside about an hour’s drive from Washington, D.C., twice-a-year markets are held within the restored barns and outbuildings of a historic farm. Sixty antiques sellers and horticultural distributors carry wares starting from Early American people artwork and Nineteenth-century furnishings to architectural salvage and backyard décor. “At the spring festival, I purchased several candles from Vas and Lux, which sells candles hand-poured into found antique vessels from Europe,” Golde says.

Round Top, Texas • October 25-31

Three instances a yr (fall, spring, winter), cowboy-boot sporting designers, classic followers, and sellers descend on this legendary what’s-old-is-cool sale, increasing the inhabitants of this tiny central Texas city from round 100 folks to lots of of hundreds. Barns and fields maintain the products, and also you may spot well-known decorators (Kelly Wearstler, Bunny Williams) looking a stack of previous prints or a sales space filled with Belgian armoires. “The range at Round Top is massive,” says Bay Area inside designer Chelsea Sachs. “You can buy art, lighting, chairs, so many things. Last time I went, I got an early 1800s library table and old wallpaper that I framed.” Pro tip: Book lodging early, or simply plan to drive from Austin or Houston, each of that are just below two hours away by automobile.

Mount Dora, Florida • November 20-22

“The finds are great and the town of Mount Dora itself makes a charming getaway,” says Virginia Chamlee, writer of the ebook Big Thrift Energy and the favored secondhand-shopping Substack What’s Left. “I got a set of four Ettore Sottsass for Knoll ‘Mandarin’ dining chairs for like $200, a great deal.” Fairs are held 3 times a yr in fall, winter, and spring; an all-year-round Saturday and Sunday flea market lures regulars to the throwback central Florida city a few 35-minute drive from Orlando.