Liberty Antiques Festival
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 9:14 pmThe Piedmont triad has always been a place where the history of the past, and the people of today meet. There is no such better place then the Liberty Antiques' Festival.
Twice a year more then 10,000 antiques lovers begin there pilgrimage to the fields of the Piedmont, NC. There, over 400 dealers from more than 25 states pack this 100 acre farm with 18th - 20th century furniture & paintings, as well as: pottery, glass, clocks, dolls, toys, military items, jewelry, folk art, and much more
Started in 1991 by Vito Sico, Mary Ellen, and Janet Hill better known as JanMar Promotions developed the Liberty Antiques' Festival into a national event that was recently voted best antiques show in the mid-Atlantic region.
Liberty Antiques Festival
2855 Pike Farm Road
Liberty, NC 27298
(800) 626- 2672
Admission: $5.00
Friday & Saturday, April 24 & 25
Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26
Vendor Information: (336) 622-3040
Email: [email protected]
Liberty Antiques Festival offers treasures for novice and seasoned antique collectors
“We turned a hobby into a career,” says Mary Sico of Liberty, NC. The hobby is antique hunting and the career involves coordinating (along with her husband Vito and her business partner, Janet Hill ) the twice annual Liberty Antiques Festival. Each year a show is scheduled in the spring and in the fall. For 2006 the dates are April 28-29 and September 29-30.
As a young married couple still in college , Sico and her husband combed the “junk stores for furniture, then moved to antiques.” She says antique hunting is a “nice hobby for couples, single people and young people.” Even children can find an area of interest in antiques or the collectibles market. Sico says her son collected action figures as he was growing up.
The April show will host approximately 400 vendors from all over the country and will include early painted furniture, American pottery and country primitive. “Antiques are at least 25 years old,” says Sico.. Many of the merchants have participated in the festival since its inception in September of 1991.
For novice or seasoned antique/collectible hunters, come prepared to spend time visiting various vendors at the Liberty Antiques Festival. Sico suggests that folks listen to the local weather forecast and prepare accordingly. The festival goes on “rain or shine.” Also, dress in layers and do your homework by checking out some of the great antique and collectible books on the market.