Between the monthly West Palm Beach festival, Presidents' Day weekend in Palm Beach, and Renninger's in Mount Dora, Florida is the best place in America to hunt antiques in winter.
When the Northeast's outdoor markets close for the season, a good share of the country's dealers head south. Florida's winter shows run from December through March, and there are enough of them that a collector wintering in the state can find a show almost every weekend.
The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival at the South Florida Fairgrounds is the backbone of the Florida season. It runs one weekend a month with more than 300 booths, and dealers come from across the country and from Europe. The winter dates are:
Friday's Early Bird admission (9 a.m. to noon) costs more, but it includes re-admission all weekend and gets you in before the general crowd. Regular daily admission is $12.
For the high end, The Palm Beach Show (February 11–16, 2027) is the event of the Florida winter. Held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center over Presidents' Day weekend, it brings fine art, antiques, and jewelry from international dealers. The opening-night preview is Thursday, February 11, and general show days run Friday through Tuesday.
If you're going, the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival (February 5–7) falls the weekend before. One trip can cover both ends of the market.
The Original Miami Beach Antique Show moves to March 18–22, 2027 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. It's one of the largest antique shows in the South, with dealers in antiques, art, jewelry, timepieces, and decorative arts. Check the organizer's site for daily hours.
Inland, Renninger's in Mount Dora, near Orlando, runs an antique and flea market every weekend, plus special events through the season. This winter's include the Antiques & Collectors Extravaganza (November 20–22) and the Holiday Antique & Craft Market (December 5–6). The town of Mount Dora also has a walkable downtown with its own antique shops, which makes it a good place to spend a whole day.
Browse antique stores in Florida for shops to visit between shows, or see the full antique events calendar.
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