Find a special item—or a carful—at one of these massive antiques shows
If you are always on the hunt for the perfect piece for your home, why not combine travel with one of the stellar antiques shows held throughout the South? Whether you choose a short drive or a longer journey, you can explore charming towns after browsing treasures of every description, and the souvenirs you find will live on through generations.
A Short Drive
Scott Antique Market, Atlanta
The second week of every month, Atlanta Expo Center, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta, GA, scottantiquemarket.com
Don Scott spent decades buying and selling antiques across the US before creating a show of his own. It started small at Lakewood Fairgrounds, but now Scott Antique Market is considered the largest monthly indoor antique and interiors show in the world, with 361,000 square feet of furnishings, clothing, and art.
Highlights: Persian and Oriental wool rugs, chandeliers, antique books, refurbished French antique furniture
Refuel: Mary Mac’s Tea Room is known in Atlanta for Southern specialties like meatloaf, fried chicken, and banana pudding.
Summerville Antiques and Artisans Village
Open daily, 619 Old Trolley Rd., Summerville, SC, antiquesandartisans.com
Find vintage, antique, and handcrafted items from more than 70 vendors at this vast retail space, which is frequently updated for new browsing. Leslie and Rob Morris oversee a friendly, helpful staff, and numerous artists in-house can share details about their creations.
Highlights: Antique books, vintage collectibles, antique church pews, fossils
Refuel: Icehouse offers farm-to-table and Southern fare in a history-packed setting in Summerville.
Liberty Antiques Festival
April 24–25 and September 25–26, 2855 ; 5644 Buffalo Ford Rd., Ramseur, NC, libertyantiquesfestival.com
Held twice a year on the 500-acre Moss Family Farm near Liberty, North Carolina, this popular festival draws more than 400 dealers from 25 states. Vito and Mary Ellen Sico started the market more than 30 years ago, and sold it to Michael Moss of Windy Hill Farms this year. Though the location shifted 15 miles from its former site, the new site offers even more space for treasures just three hours northeast of Greenville.
Highlights: Catawba Valley pottery, rare quilts, vintage toys, Americana
Refuel: In Liberty, you can grab a meat-and-three at Y’all Come Back Cafe, or swing by Kidd’s Drive-In for old-fashioned hot dogs and burgers.
Farther Afield
West Palm Beach Antiques Festival
The first full weekend of each month, South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach; jenkinsandco.com
For more than 40 years, this monthly festival has been drawing crowds from around the country seeking furniture, estate jewelry, handbags, coins, and garden decor. Event organizer Jenkins + Co. added 800 new booths in 2025. The company also produces The Nashville Show in Tennessee and the Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market in Springfield, Ohio.
Highlights: Mid-century modern furniture, high-end estate jewelry, vintage Chanel bags
Refuel: Isla & Co. is a lush, green space in the heart of West Palm Beach serving Australia-inspired cuisine, including strawberry cheesecake waffles and Aussie Chicken Parma.
The Original Round Top Antiques Fair
March 22–28; October 25–31, The Big Red Barn, Carmine, Texas, roundtoptexasantiques.com
The Original Round Top Antiques Fair at The Big Red Barn has earned international acclaim for its sprawling show, which swells the population of the tiny Texas town from ninety to a few hundred thousand each spring and fall. Since its founding in 1968, the show has stretched across eleven miles of Texas Highway 237, where collectors and vendors sell wares from barns, tents, and hayfields. In the iconic red barn, find English antiques, American country items, turquoise jewelry, and much more.
Highlights: Rare European antiques (often in The Continental Tent), vintage textiles, Danish modern and farmhouse furniture, cowboy boots, Western items
Refuel: Head to Royers Round Top Cafe for steak, seafood, and legendary pies like Texas Trash, made with chocolate chips, pretzels, coconut, caramel, and graham crackers.
Lucketts Market
May 15–17; Oct 16–18, Clarke County Fairgrounds, Berryville, Virginia, luckettsmarkets.com
Held in Berryville, Virginia (just outside of Leesburg), this legendary event features 200 vendors, plus beer gardens, live music, food trucks, and workshops. Founded in 1998, the fair quickly expanded from the Lucketts store parking lot to the Clarke County Fairgrounds, and from once a year to twice. Bring your own wagon, or they’ll rent you a little red wagon to fill as you peruse.
Highlights: Antique oil paintings, baskets, salvaged architectural pieces, stoneware, holiday decor
Refuel: The restaurant at EagleTree Winery in Leesburg offers seasonal menus, estate wines and craft beer in a pastoral farm setting.
