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45 | THINGS TO DO | Events
Chelsea Gifts for Christmas Fair
Ran December 16-18 in 2011, dates for
2012 TBA
If you have some last-minute Christmas
shopping to do, the Chelsea Gifts for
Christmas Fair at the Chelsea Old Town
Hall could offer an exotic and quirky gift
from one of its 50 stalls.
www.chelseachristmasgifts.com
Paule Ka taking part in Chelsea in Bloom
Chelsea in Bloom
May 21-26
Another event which coincides with the
Chelsea Flower Show, Chelsea in Bloom
sees local retailers transform their shops
and shop windows into ambitious, stunning
floral exhibits. Guided tours offer
visitors an insight into the themes and
ideas behind each display.
www.chelseainbloom.co.uk
Christmas Fair at Chelsea
Physic Garden
December 1-2
Large heated marquees offer shelter
from the winter weather in the grounds
of the Chelsea Physic Garden for the
Christmas Fair. It is not only a chance to
browse the wide range of gifts offered by
stallholders, but also a rare chance to
see the garden in winter when it is usually
closed to the public.
www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/fairs/fair
.htm
Frock Me! Vintage Fashion
April 29, June 10, September 9, October
28, December 2
Frock Me! has been based at Chelsea
Old Town Hall since 2004 and claims to
be London’s hottest vintage fashion
event. Kate Moss, Laura Bailey and Kylie
Minogue have all shopped at the show
and there is something on offer from
every era. Prices range from one pound
up to several hundred.
www.frockmevintagefashion.com
Little Chelsea Antiques Fair
March 5-6, June 11-12
The Affordable Antiques Fair, as the Little
Chelsea Antiques Fair is known, is
renowned for offering something for
everyone, with items costing from ten
pounds to more than £30,000. It has
been based at Chelsea Old Town Hall
since 1980 and the UK-based dealers
offer a diverse range of antique and decorative
items such as furniture, jewellery,
glass and porcelain, textiles and scientific
instruments, as well as other novelty
items.
www.littlechelseaantiquesfair.co.uk
Frock Me! Vintage Fashion
Handmade in Britain
November 16-18
Handmade in Britain was set up to support
and promote UK-based designermakers.
It organises a contemporary
craft and design fair at Chelsea Old
Town Hall, where designer-makers
Handmade
in Britain
exhibit a wide variety of wares including
glass, jewellery, furniture, greeting cards,
stationery, metalwork, ceramics, sculpture,
woodwork, prints and etchings.
www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk
Il Circolo – Italian Christmas
Bazaar: 12th – 13th November
2012
November 12-13
Il Circolo is a registered charity that promotes
Italian culture in the UK through
scholarships and events. One such event
is the Italian Christmas Bazaar, which is
held each year at Chelsea Old Town Hall
and 10% of all sales and entrance fees
go towards scholarships for talented students.
www.ilcircolo.org.uk
Open House London
September 22-23
Open House London is an architectural
celebration of London’s buildings, places
and neighbourhoods. It is a free event
with a huge catalogue of buildings to
view – in 2011 more than 780 buildings
were available for viewing, one of which
was Holy Trinity Church, just off Sloane
Square.
The printed programme becomes
available in August each year, as does
the search facility on the website.
www.londonopenhouse.org
Open Garden Squares Weekend
(see Green Spaces)
Untitled Artists Fair
June 1-3
Untitled is the biggest artists' fair in the
UK. There are no agents and no galleries
involved, and 100 per cent of all sales
income goes directly to the artists themselves.
It is based in Chelsea Old Town
Hall and each year as many as 170
artists display and sell their wares.
www.untitledartistsfair.co.uk