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Sadly, as far as fairs that have 78rpm records are concerned, we're down to one venue at The Motorcycle Museum, and the number of dealers in 78s are now greatly reduced. In fact, there are nearly as many at Retrotech these days. Both are worth travelling to to find your elusive records, though.
If you discover any other
fairs where people are selling 78s, then do let me know and I will show them
here.
NOTES:
Greg Butler has now stopped running his
"Greg's Greats" fair at his house after the June 2019 event, but is planning to have more specialised
sales in the future, supposedly from 2020* onwards.
I will post more information once he has it.
(*Obviously this "reboot" never happened due to the Covid-19 pandemic).
Dates for the fairs this year below;
Red
dates
are estimates,
light blue
are definite :
| Record fairs for 2026 | ||||
| Month | Date | Day | Name/Location | Address of Fair |
| March | 1 | Sunday | Birmingham International | National Motorcycle Museum. nr Birmingham. M42 Junction 6, B92 0EJ |
| May | 17 | Sunday | RetrotechUK (formerly NVCF) |
The Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-On-Dunsmore, nr Coventry, CV8
3FL |
| June | 7 | Sunday | Birmingham International | National Motorcycle Museum. nr Birmingham. M42 Junction 6, B92 0EJ |
| October | 11 | Sunday | Birmingham International | National Motorcycle Museum. nr Birmingham. M42 Junction 6, B92 0EJ |
All the fairs have refreshments available, mainly snacks.
Parking is also free at all events. More details about prices and times below.
RetrotechUK
(formerly The National Vintage
Communications Fair) is not strictly a record fair, but there are stalls which have
records for sale, and there are usually plenty of gramophones.
Information about the record fair venues including contact details:
| Fair | Contact | Prices & Details | Date prices checked |
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Birmingham: (Motorcycle Museum, near NEC) |
Kaye Reeve Tel: 07528 849 726, email Website: www.birminghaminternationalrecordfair.co.uk (website still under development as at December 2025) |
Stalls:
£55 each (no half stalls) Stallholders arrive from 7.30 am; Fair closes at 3.00 pm. Early entry: £5 from 9 a.m.; General entry: £3 from 10.30 a.m. Parking: free on site ; snack bar (card payments only) open all day from 8.30. |
2025 |
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Greg's Greats: (currently not being run) |
Greg Butler 79, High Street, Foxton, Cambridgeshire, CB2 6RP Tel: 01223 872 937 or email |
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Kempton Park (near London) (currently not being run) |
Roland Hart 5 Moorland View, Rose Ash South Molton, Devon
EX36 4QP |
Roland is on the lookout for a new venue. As soon as he fixes anything, I'll update the listing here. |
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RetrotechUK (formerly The National Vintage Communication Fair) |
RetrotechUK, 54, Linnell Road, Rugby, Warwicks, CV21 4AW. see https://www.retrotechuk.com/ for more details and how to book a stall. email. |
Stalls: from £45 each (discount
for BVMS members) Entry £25 from 9 am; £10 from 10.30, free for under 14s. Closes 3.30 p.m. Free car parking. See website (link in previous column) Cash only There is a catering van (with seating) selling hot & cold drinks & snacks. |
2025 |