The Madison Historical Society Antiques Fair was established in 1972 with the goal of being the best antiques show in an outdoor venue. Staffed entirely by Society member volunteers, the Antiques Fair continues to be our largest fundraiser.

With approximately 90 antiques dealers from all over the Northeast, New York State, and the Mid-Atlantic states, the fair offers eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American and European furniture, silver, paintings, porcelains, and fine linens and quilts. Offered along with these are rugs, wicker, prints, vintage clothing, estate jewelry, clocks, architectural design furnishings, country collectibles, and more.

New in 2008 are special "Booth Chats," which are lively and educational seminar-style conversations at several featured vendor booths. Each exhibitor will describe his or her area of special expertise and the history, value, use, and purpose of the particular goods offered in the booth. The booth chats are scheduled throughout the fair day so that visitors to the fair may attend more than one chat.

For the schedule of and more information on our Booth Chats, please click here.

The Madison Historical Society Booth distributes MHS membership information, Historical Happenings newsletters, and materials about the MHS Historic Building Plaque Program. Books on Madison history are also available for purchase here.

This year's Fair also features a better-than-ever Country Store and Bake Shop, which provides a tasty selection of delicious home-baked sweets and breads, jams, fresh garden vegetables and fruits, potted herbs, cut flowers, a wide assortment of old-fashioned candy, and locally made soaps, beeswax candles, and honey. La Cuisine Cafe, Market, & Catering of Branford provides delicious breakfast, lunch, and snack options for fair patrons throughout the show. Scones, fruit muffins, tea, and coffee ensure a tasty breakfast for all; lunch fare includes fresh-made gazpacho, pulled pork sandwiches, roast turkey and apple wraps, grilled vegetable wraps, all-beef hot dogs, sauerkraut, chips, and a variety of cookies and cold beverages.

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine
Date: Fourth Saturday in August (August 23, 2008)
Admission Fee: $6.00 ($5 with discount coupon; see below); children twelve and under are free.
Location: Madison Town Green; parking is available around the green.
Directions: I-95 North or South to Exit 61. Travel south on CT State Route 79 (Durham Road) to US Route 1 (Boston Post Road). Take a right turn on US Route 1 and travel a short distance to the west, to the Madison Town Green, bounded by the Boston Post Road, Meetinghouse Lane, and Copse Road.

For a printable discount coupon, please click here.
If you are unable to print the coupon, please write to us at the e-mail link below, and we will send you a coupon as an e-mail attachment. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

For a partial list of 2008 Antiques Fair exhibitors, please click here.

Exhibitor inquiries are welcome. Please call (203) 245-4567, or contact the fair chairman by email.