Round Top Antiques Week

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Although shopping in Round Top is good on any weekend, twice a year it's so good that it draws shoppers from around the country. These are the weekends of the Round Top Antiques Fair, when over hundreds dealers bring their wares to this small town and the surrounding communities. This show is held the first weekends in April and October. Often called the best antiques show in Texas, the event fair focuses on American country antiques.

This show began as a way for 22 antiques dealers to add to their collections. For over three decades, the show has continued to grow and word of its uniqueness has spread. Every dealer is required to bring fresh merchandise to his booth, items not shown in previous shows. Booths offer everything from teddy bears to Windsor chairs, quilts to majolica, tole to tinware. Other exhibitors offer American Indian rugs, rods, reels, creels, lodge furniture, country wicker, and baskets.

Today Round Top holds antiques fairs like no place else in the state. These events draw collectors from across the country for staggered antiques shows that range over a one-week period (deemed “Antiques Week”) in both the spring and fall with limited shows in June as well.

Emma Lee Turney’s Round Top Folk Art Fair and Creative Market. 1235 Highway 237 north of Round Top (across from the Festival Institute), (281) 493-5501 www.roundtopfolkartfair.com. Held in a new, air-conditioned show barn, this four-day event features artisans that range from tinsmiths to woodcarvers. The event is coordinated by Emma Lee Turney, one of the state’s best known names when it comes to antiques shows (and a driving force behind the success of tiny Round Top). Fee.

DIY Square Fair. Round Top Square. (979) 249-3117. One of Round Top’s first shows, this event is sponsored by the Do It Yourself (DIY) Club. The arts and crafts fair features about 75 vendors on the Square; look for handmade items as well as local food.

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