Vintage pieces add charm, character, and story to any space, indoor or out. If you love the thrill of the hunt and bringing one-of-a-kind treasures home, nothing compares to a great vintage and antiques fair. Half the fun of decorating with secondhand items is going on the hunt for antique decor pieces that speak to you—whether it’s furniture, kitchenware, glassware, or art.

But where to start? We did the research for you! Mark your calendars and start making your shopping list, because we’re sharing six top-notch vintage and antiques fairs across the country that are definitely worth traveling for.

Round Top Antiques Fair

Location: Round Top, Texas

Dates: March 27–April 1 and October 16–21, 2025, and January 22–25, 2026 

Three times a year, the tiny town of Round Top, Texas (population 90), hosts what’s arguably the preeminent antiques fair in the country. Over 4,000 dealers display their treasures across 11 miles of fields at the Round Top Antiques Fair during the spring and fall shows. To best experience the event, you’ll need a car and shoes made for walking. You’ll find most of the high-end dealers at The Big Red Barn and the Marburger Farm fair (competitive buyers are known to run across the fields to Marburger on opening day). Spots like Blue Hills, the Compound, and Excess I and Excess II are great places to find home goods too. If you want less shopping competition, visit the winter show, which is markedly smaller and less busy.

Where to stay: While some visitors opt to stay in Austin or Houston, both about a 90-minute drive, Hotel Lulu is a coveted Round Top option. The 14-room hotel features six 19th-century bungalows and three private cottages with vintage and antique pieces.

Palm Springs Vintage Market

Location: Palm Springs, California

Dates: Monthly, October through May

The desert town of Palm Springs, CA, is known as the spot for modernist architecture. So it should be no surprise that the Palm Springs Vintage Market is one of the top spots for midcentury finds. On the first Sunday of every month from October to May, roughly 200 vendors set up all kinds of colorful, sleek wares, including retro furniture, funky art, and ’60s glassware, plus vintage clothing and jewelry. Temperatures can be over 100°F in spring and fall, so go in January or February if you prefer cooler weather.

Where to stay: Interior designer Mark D. Sikes has infused his signature blue-and-white palette into the cheery 28-room Holiday House in downtown Palm Springs—just a 10-minute walk to the vintage market.

Brimfield Antique Flea Market

Location: Brimfield, Massachusetts

Dates: May 13–18, July 8–13, and September 2–7, 2025

You’ll need multiple days to take in Brimfield, the oldest outdoor antiques fair in the country, with over 6,000 vendors set up across multiple fields. The array of wares is impressive, with an emphasis on American-made items. Each area has a particular bent: Heart-O-the-Mart features more high-end items, for example, while Black Swan Meadows offers an interesting mix of industrial and handmade pieces. Dealers are more open to discounts on Saturday and Sunday as the fair is wrapping up, so haggle accordingly. Bring a cart—or rent one on- site—to haul your goods around the expansive Brimfield market.

Where to stay: Most of the area’s hotels are part of national chains, but a 20-minute drive away you’ll find the well-priced Wellsworth Hotel in a 160-year-old building. The brick facade, grand spiral staircase, and hand-carved fireplace showcase the building’s architectural history; the rooms are furnished simply.

Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market

Location: Springfield, Ohio

Dates: May 16–18 and September 19–21, 2025

A popular fair that runs monthly for most of the year, the Springfield Antique Show swells to 10 times its usual size every May and September. During those Extravaganza shows, 2,000-plus vendors convene on the Clark County Fairgrounds for three days. The breadth of offerings includes crafts, flea market finds, and high-end antiques. You’ll also find a variety of regional foods, so you might come home with antique silverware, a Queen Anne tiger maple highboy, and a delicious gourmet mustard.

Where to stay: There are plenty of motels in the area, but if you’re willing to venture out farther, you’ll find the 28-room Mills Park Hotel in Yellow Springs. The charming 10-year-old inn is modeled after a stately home that the town’s first settler, William Mills, built in 1842.

Scott Antique Market

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Dates: The second weekend of every month

Dedicated shoppers like to hit Scott’s, as it’s known, multiple times throughout the year, since about
a third of the 3,500-plus vendors change each month. The event is divided across two Atlanta Expo
buildings: Both the North and South buildings showcase a mix of high- and low-end antiques, vintage silverware, artisan textiles, and fine jewelry. But the South Building leans more modern and is a great place to discover new furniture makers and artisans. Designers and other savvy shoppers regularly hit the South Building of Scott Antique Market in Atlanta for its artisan-made finds, like these traditional Turkish textiles. A free shuttle lets you go easily between the two venues. Paying cash will help you get an even better price.

Where to stay: The Kimpton Overland Hotel at the Atlanta Airport is only 3 miles from the Expo Center. If you don’t mind a 20-minute drive, try the stylish new Forth Hotel in Atlanta’s vibrant Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

Trade Secrets Rare Plants & Garden Antiques

Location: Salisbury, Connecticut