Barbara-Ann Bears and Norbeary Fabrics
Fair Dates

Fair Dates

Barbara and Andy at The Minstead Fair May 2010

This was our stand at Minstead in May 2010
please click on the photo to enlarge it

We are awaiting confirmation for some of the fair dates, so please keep checking back to see if we are attending before making a special journey to see us, or call us to check. Bear fairs in Britain usually start at 10.00 or 10.30am and go on to 4.00 or 4.30pm, those in Germany start at 10.00am and go on to 6.00pm on Saturday and 5.00pm on Sunday. We will be taking Norbeary Fabrics mohair together with our own bears, mohair and kits to most of the fairs in the United Kingdom unless they are a bear only or a shop event
4 Dec *New Fair*	The Essex Christmas Bear Fair, Waltham Abbey Essex, a new fair organised by Gyll's Bears, Elphwood Scout Hall, Cornmill, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1RB, (Rear of Long Stay Car Park). Entrance £1 including free tea or coffee. Ample car parking available
11 Dec NEW FAIR	Christmas Bear Fair, BRIGHTON RACECOURSE, East Sussex, BN2 9XZ organised by Brewins Bruins, you can find out everything you need on their Bruins website here
Tues 27th Dec weather permitting we'll be back at the NEC	Barry Potter's Toy Fair at the NEC. A really big toy fair with over 600 stalls selling all manner of toys, including bears, dolls, trains, cars, soldiers, models, film merchandising... Something for everyone. Adults £6, Senior Citizens £5.50, Children £2 (under 5's free), Early Entry from 8am £10 Parking is FREE for all visitors to the NEC Toy Collectors Fair
2012 Fairs Please note we have noticed that are few dates that clash, we will have to decide where we want to be or if it is possible for us to be in two places at the same time. Everything is subject to change so please check if you're making a special journey to see us, call us if you would like us to bring something for you too.
26 Feb 2012	Winter Bearfest, Kensington Town Hall, Hugglets. Still the biggest and best fairs in the UK. For more details please visit the Hugglets website . The bears and fabrics will be in the centre of the main hall, stands 35 and 36.
17-18 March 2012	Teddy Bär Welt, Rhein-Main-Hallen, Wiesbaden, Germany for more details please see their website. This is another great fair with some of the best bear artists from around the world attending, Wiesbaden's a nice town too. We're on Table 70.
Thurs 22- Sunday 25 March NEW	The Stitching, Beading & Knitting Show, with The Hobbycrafts Show The NEC Birmingham. We've been lucky to get a late stand at this fair with the British Toymakers' Guild. We'll be bringing lots of kits, patterns and mohair, plus a few bears, if there's a particular bear you'd like Barbara to bring please contact us beforehand. Barbara will be here Thursday to Saturday with help from Rita of Woodland Teddies, who'll be on her own on Sunday.
NEW 24-25 March	2nd International Doll and Teddy show Hasselt, Belgium. In the Grenslandhallen Hasselt. Organised by Niesje Wolters van Bemmel. In Belgium but close to The Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxemburg. Andy will be doing this show on his own, if there's a particular bear you'd like Andy to bring please contact us before.
25 March	Midland Bear Fair, at The National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ. (Opposite the NEC, just off Junction 6 M42), organised by Debbie Woodhouse, Doll and Teddy Fairs Barbara will be doing this show with help from Rachel and Nigel of Wee Beary Tales....have you noticed that we're in three places at the same time? If there's a particular bear you'd like Barbara to bring please contact us beforehand.
Sat 7 April 2012	Regretably we don't think we'll be able to make it to the Leeds Doll and teddy Fair-"Pudsey", Pudsey Civic Hall, New Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 5TA now organised by Debbie Woodhouse of Doll and Teddy Fairs . We were really looking forward to it and we think it will be a great show with Debbie at the helm, you'll just be able to see Andy's artwork on the posters, fliers and website.
Easter Monday 9 April 2012	Nottingham Bear Fair, Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6NU For more details please visit the website by clicking here
14-15 April	TEDDYBÄR TOTAL, Back in Münster, Germany. (TEDDYBÄR TOTAL ist zurück in Münster). Please visit the TEDDYBÄR TOTAL website here . This is now organised by the creators of Teddybaer Kreativ, Wellhausen & Marquardt, they plan to make the show bigger and better than ever.
13 May	The Brewins' Bruins Teddy Bear Fair, with the The Brewins' Bruins National Teddy Bear Awards, to be held at Minstead Hall, Minstead, Hampshire, SO43 7FX, you can find out everything you need on the Brewins Bruins website here
10th June	The Teddy Bear Artist Event at the Civic Hall in Stratford upon Avon, this promises to be a fantastic event and many of the top British Bear Artists will be attending. For more details please click here.
8th July NEW	South London Teddy Bear Fair, Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Guildford Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9BL. This is a new fair just south of London a few miles off the M25 and with good rail links. Organised by Brewins Bruins. We will be running a bear making class at this show.
4-5 Aug	Bruges/Brugge, Belgium, 26e Internationale Poppen-en Berenbeurs te Brugge, under the bell tower in the Market Square, organised by Niesje Wolters van Bemmel, we're really looking forward to going back to Bruges. We have a table for demonstrating bear making too.
Bank Holiday Monday 27 Aug	Nottingham Bear Fair, Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6NU For more details please visit the website by clicking here,Entry is FREE to this fair
9th Sept	Teddies 2011 Kensington Town Hall, London. Organised by Hugglets. Together with the Winter Bearfest in February still the biggest and best bear fairs in Britain. For more details please visit the Hugglets website .
Sept	Awaiting confirmation....Gent/Ghent, Belgium. The International Doll and Teddy Bear Show, Flanders Expo, Gent/Ghent, Belgium just off the E17 and E40. A new, big fair organised by Niesje Wolters van Bemmel click here for more details. Also at the same venue is the Flanders International Trade fair, a public fair full of food, wine, multimedia, furniture, home decoration
23 Sept	Midland Doll and Bear Fair, at The National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ (Opposite the NEC, just off Junction 6 M42), organised by Debbie Woodhouse, Doll and Teddy Fairs
Sat 6 Oct	Pudsey Doll and teddy Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, New Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 5TA now organised by Debbie Woodhouse of Doll and Teddy Fairs
13-14 Oct	Euro Teddy, Messe Essen, Congress Centre Süd, Norbertstrasse 45001 Essen, Germany. Please click on the organiser's website here for more details.
28th Oct	The Brewins' Bruins Teddy Bear Fair, to be held at Minstead Hall, Minstead, Hampshire, SO43 7FX, you can find out everything you need on the Brewins Bruins website here
27-28 Oct	Teddy Bear and Doll show, no more AHOY, it is now Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, the new home of the world's largest doll and teddy fair organised by Niesje Wolters van Bemmel, this is a really big show and we're looking forward to it. We just have to arrange to split ourselves between this show and the one above.
4 Nov NEW	The Christmas South London Teddy Bear Fair, Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Guildford Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9BL. This is a new fair just south of London a few miles off the M25 and with good rail links. Organised by Brewins Bruins.
Nov	The Bear Garden Birthday Party Guildford Cathedral Refectory
8-11 Nov	Crafts for Christmas at the NEC, Birmingham. We're doing this with the British Toymakers Guild, so look for that name in the show programme. Its a great show with many craft makers, artist and craft supplies and suppliers of some really good food.....don't worry we don't go hungry.
Nov	Awaiting conformation. The British Bear Fair, Esher Hall, Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey, The British Bear Fair is organised by the publishers of Teddybear Times Magazine so we hope it will be a great show, you can see the British Bear Artist Awards there too.
18 Nov	The Great Yorkshire Teddy Bear Event at the Hilton Hotel, Victoria Quays Furnival Road Sheffield S4 7YA, UK. Last year's show was great, for more details please look at the organisers' website here *Please note for satnav systems use the postcode S4 7YB
25 Nov	Midland Doll and Bear Fair, at The National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ (Opposite the NEC, just off Junction 6 M42), organised by Debbie Woodhouse, Doll and Teddy Fairs