The Original Round Top Antiques Fair returns to Texas this month! Widely regarded as Texas’s largest antiques-focused fair—and one of the biggest antiques events in the country, the bi-annual event turns the tiny town of Round Top and the surrounding countryside turn into a sprawling marketplace of barns, tents, fields, shops, food stands, and pop-up venues – drawing tens of thousands of shoppers, collectors, designers, and dealers.
A historic fair, expanded
The Original Round Top Antiques Fair began as a country antiques show more than five decades ago. Its long-standing home, the Big Red Barn on Texas Highway 237, remains the center of the event. For Fall 2026, the fair adds a significant new chapter with the opening of the Continental Barn, a 26,500-square-foot, air-conditioned antiques venue located steps from the south end of the Big Red Barn.
The Continental Barn will bring together dealers and specialists in European antiques, furniture, fine art, estate jewelry, ceramics, and other one-of-a-kind objects. It broadens the fair’s appeal to serious collectors and interior designers while retaining the mix of discovery and connoisseurship that defines a trip to Round Top.
When and where
The Fall 2026 fair runs Sunday, October 25 through Saturday, October 31 in Carmine, Texas, on the Round Top antiques corridor along Highway 237.
- October 25: Designer Day and the Continental Barn’s grand opening.
- October 26–31: The official public run of the Fall 2026 Original Round Top Antiques Fair.
- Key locations: The Big Red Barn and the Continental Barn, located adjacent to one another.
The Big Red Barn is known for its broad range of established antiques dealers, with offerings that include early and English antiques, American country furniture, fine glass, authentic turquoise jewelry, rare art, and decorative objects. The Continental Barn adds a focused, globally oriented selection.
Round Top’s town squares
Between the fields, Henkel Square and Rolland Square hold boutiques, galleries and western wear. Look for Kemosabe’s hats, Wimberly, Inc. for vintage boots, House of Yo for archival Levi’s, and Melissa Ellis Fine Art for work by local artists.
Back at Blue Hills, Barn L hosts pop-ups through the fortnight, including Colores Collective and tallö & co. (October 17–31) with Sézane’s pop-up running from October 24–27.
Ticketing and access
The official fair offers ticketed access, starting at $12.61, including VIP shopping opportunities and a Designer Day program on October 25. More information can be found at its website here.
