The 5th Annual Manassas Antique Fair will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2008.  Last year’s fair was a huge success with beautiful weather, great antiques and collectibles vendors and hundreds of people.  The Manassas Antique Fair, just outside of Washington,D.C. is held at the Loy Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas, Virginia and is professionally run by the Woman’s Club of Manassas and benefits their scholarship fund.  Buying antiques and collectibles is always much better when more than one person benefits.

Another great event in the picturesque hamlet of Lucketts, Virginia, just north of Leesburg, is the annual Lucketts Fair which will be held on Saturday & Sunday, August 23 & 24, 2008.  The Lucketts Fair features great family entertainment with rides and arts and crafts for the kids and an antiques and collectibles corridor for the adults.  It attracts many great vendors and thousands of people from the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area as well as those from western Maryland and West Virginia.  TheLucketts Fair also features plenty of parking, delicious food and great live music.

The Reston Market has a very beautiful venue and is open every Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm, from May to November.  This year The Reston Market is scheduled to officially open on May 3, 2008.  Situated at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, Virginia, just outside the Washington, D.C. beltway, this market features antiques and collectibles dealers, arts and crafts vendors as well as a farmer's market.  In addition, The Reston Market is surrounded by many unique boutiques, stores and charming eateries.  This market is a great place to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon and the market offers plenty of free parking.

The Manassas Fall Jubilee will be held on October 4, 2008 in historic and picturesque Old Town Manassas.  This is a family oriented event that features live music and performances as well as many other attractions.  Among the attractions, the Woman’s Club of Manassas features a Fall Antique Flea Market in the Loy Harris Pavilion in the heart of Old Town.  The Fall Antiques Flea Market features eclectic vendors featuring great merchandise at reasonable prices and they sell with a friendly atmosphere.  This is a great venue serving the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area with something to do for the entire family and the Fall Antiques Flea Market benefits the Woman’s Club of Manassas scholarship fund.

Another good flea market for a great cause is the Springfield-Franconia Lions Club Flea Market in Springfield, Virginia.  This market, which is just 20 minutes south of Washington, DC, off of the beltway, is held twice a month.  The Lions Club Flea Market features some reasonably priced antiques and collectibles for those trying their hand at designing on a dime.  There is plenty of free parking and the market is surrounded by eateries and shops.  It is great way to spend a Saturday morning without the hustle and bustle of the big city.

The Civitan Club of Arlington Flea Market is more of large garage or yard sale.  You will find a very eclectic mix of merchandise at this market that includes antiques, collectibles, new merchandise, jewelry, children’s items as well as people’s junk.  TheCivitan Club of Arlington Flea Market has more than 150 spaces, unfortunately attendance in the past few years has dropped due to the quality of the merchandise and the stringent rules applied by the Civitan Club and the County.  It is held the first Saturday of the month starting in April and running through November and if you look carefully, you may still find a bargain.

Another new and very successful show, The Fredericksburg Big Flea Market, has sprung up in the Washington, DC and Northern Virginia Metropolitan area and it not surprisingly is run by D’Amore Promotions of DC Big Flea Market fame.  For the past two years, this show has drawn a waiting list of vendors and thousands of satisfied customers.  The Fredericksburg Big Flea Market is held at the Fredericksburg Expo and Convention Center at Central Park in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  The show will be held on February 2 & 3, 2008 and promises to be even bigger and better than last year.