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The Cambridge Antique Fair hosts over 800 antique dealers from the Mid-West making up about 300 booths. Whether you are a beginning or advanced dealer in antiques and collectibles, you should consider doing Cambridge. It is always held on the first weekend of August.

Where is the Cambridge show?

The Isanti County Fairgrounds is located about one mile east of Highway 65 on Highway 95 in Cambridge, Minnesota. Cambridge is about 40 miles due North of the Twin Cities metro area. The general location is ideal since the show draws thousands of people from the relatively close Twin Cities, but also many from Central and Northern Minnesota who like to avoid the city. The fairgrounds itself is one of the nicest in the state. Many improvements are made every year, and the land is flat and open. We use seven buildings on the fairgrounds for our indoor dealers. See below for directions to Cambridge from anywhere.

How big is it?

In the last several years the average paid attendance has grown to over 6,500 with about 4,500 of those on Saturday.  There are about 800 dealers occupying 300 booths.

What should I bring to sell?

Dealers bring all kinds of collectibles and antiques. The best sellers are quality antique items as opposed to flea market stock. We always tell dealers to bring their best merchandise, and they will not be disappointed. We do not allow the sale of flea market merchandise such as T-shirts, Sun Glasses and New Tools. The show is advertised as an antique show, and that is what the public comes to buy. If you regularly attend other shows elsewhere in Minnesota, consider bringing different merchandise that is not already "shopped" in this area.

What does this show offer that other major Minnesota shows do not?

One of our strengths is that ours is an annual show. This has several implications. Most importantly is that collectors attending the show realize that most of the antiques they see in Cambridge are not stale, i.e. they didn’t just see the same antiques at a show last month. Many of our dealers do not attend the shows in Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities.

How far ahead should I sign up?

We typically start a wait list for inside space in May, but large or wall spaces sell out sooner. We require a deposit of only half down, so if you’ve decided to set up at Cambridge, send in the contract right away. We assign outside spaces as they are reserved, and spaces toward the front gate and mid-section are assigned first. The layout allows us to send in the public from both the front and the back of the fairgrounds, so there really are no "bad" spaces.

May I arrive early?

Yes, but it costs more. General setup for dealers begins on the Friday before the show at 9AM. If you want to set up early, you must arrange it with us beforehand. While you may arrive as early as Wednesday morning, the earliest possible setup time is Thursday at noon. We will not guarantee early setup due to complications that are beyond our control, however. The additional cost of early arrival is $15 per night before Friday.

Get a Flyer

This is a flyer for the Antique Show compiled as an Adobe PDF file.

Get a Contract

This is a dealer contract for the Antique Show compiled as an Adobe PDF file.  Although it is formatted for legal size paper, the Reader will reduce the size and print to letter size paper in your printer.

Get a Minnesota Tax form

Directly from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.  We need to have one on file for all exhibitors.  If you're not a dealer, just mark "Collector selling items from personal collection" on the form and return with your contract.

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This is a map of the Cambridge Area from Yahoo!  The fairgrounds is located one mile East of Highway 65 on Highway 95, on the North side of the road.

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