Highgate Art Fair returns to Highgate Primary School 6 to 8 November with 40-plus artists. Early Bird £8 until 6 October, then £10; under-16s go free.
Highgate Art Fair is back for a third year on the weekend of 6 to 8 November, in the Victorian Hall at Highgate Primary School on Storey Road. The organisers say more than 40 artists, galleries and collectives will show painting, printmaking, photography and mixed media, all of it for sale, and children under 16 get in free with an adult.
If you plan to go on the Saturday or Sunday, book today: the Early Bird price of £8 ends on 6 October, after which general admission is £10.
Quick answer: times and tickets
| Session | When | Early Bird (to 6 Oct) | Full price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private View | Friday 6 November, 5.30pm to 9pm | £16 | £20 |
| Public days | Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, 10.30am to 6pm | £8 (concession £6.40) | £10 (concession £8) |
| Under-16s | Any session, with an adult | Free | Free |
Prices are from the fair’s press release and its website, checked on 5 October 2026. The website lists concessions as students and over-65s. Tickets are sold through Ticket Tailor.
The address is Highgate Primary School, Storey Road, North Hill, London N6 4ED. The fair’s site says it is a ten-minute walk from Highgate tube on the Northern line and is served by the 143, 210 and 271 buses. Step-free access is limited, and the organisers ask anyone with specific access needs to email comms@highgateartfair.co.uk before they come.
Meet the person who made it
The fair started in 2024, and its pitch has not changed: you buy from the artist, not through a gallery. In the organisers’ words:
“Highgate Art Fair was founded on the belief that original art shouldn’t feel out of reach. There is something special about buying a piece directly from the person who made it, hearing the story behind it and knowing exactly where it came from. Whether visitors are buying their first print or adding to a collection built over many years, that personal connection between artist and buyer is at the heart of the fair.”
The fair does not publish a price range, saying only that work is priced “to suit a range of budgets”. Its website describes the exhibitors as “each selected directly rather than through a gallery”.
Local scenes on the walls
A good share of this year’s work is about the streets and green spaces around us. According to the release:
- Hilary Masetti turns to the architecture of Muswell Hill.
- Simon Gazzard paints the area’s parkland, heaths and woods in “expressive oil paint”.
- Sarah Elliot, who is based in Crouch End, brings “a colourful practice shaped by nature, folk art and textiles”.
- Rebecca Denton’s etchings and monotypes take in “the lidos and ponds of Hampstead Heath”.
- Sophy Woollaston draws on “the changing landscapes of the Highgate allotments”.
Screenprinter Natasha Barton, whose work includes a print of Hornsey Library, describes herself on the fair’s site as “a local artist” who is “inspired by local (often unsung) landmarks and the personal histories they evoke”. She writes that she started “with an artwork of Alexandra Palace nearly 20 years ago” and co-owns T&T, a gift shop in Muswell Hill and Alexandra Palace, where she also shows her work.
Others look further away. Returning artist Giuseppe D’Innella makes “colourful, painterly screenprints” of landscapes “from Southern Italy to the Australian outback”, the release says, and his work is on this year’s poster.
Who is showing
The exhibitors confirmed so far are Alicia Felberbaum, Beatrice Nespega, Bravespear (Gerard McDonagh), Caroline Matthews, Charlotte Farmer, Cody Choi, Danic Lago, David Wightman, Emma Reynolds, Florence Dring, Fran Giffard, Gabriella Buckingham, Gerry Buxton, Giuseppe D’Innella, Hilary Masetti, Jenna Waldren, Julia Clarke, Kate Stilitz, Kayleigh Young, Keng Lee, Kentish Town Printmakers, Laura Reiter, Leontia Reilly, Lisa Price, Lisa Swerling, Marc Southey, Marco Araldi, Natasha Barton, Nicky Chubb, Patrick Callard, Paul Hillary, Rebecca Denton, Rob Sanders, Rory Brooke, Sarah Elliot, Shveta Maini, Sophy Woollaston and Zoe Beaumont.
Tripod Gallery is back too, with Helen Brough, Plyconic, Simon Gazzard, Sue Haskel and Tanya Avchinnikova showing as part of the collective. The release says the line-up mixes returning names with artists showing at the fair for the first time, and more may be added: the list is of exhibitors “confirmed to date”.
A fair built around children
Because it is held in a primary school, the organisers say the fair has “children at its heart”.
The Children’s Exhibition returns, curated by Andrea Rodriguez-Lagartos and made in the school’s art studio. The fair’s website says it shows work by children aged 3 to 11 from Highgate Primary School and that it is included with entry.
The release lists artist-led workshops for children aged 3 and up:
- ceramic sculpture with Basil Olton, owner of Highgate Art School
- Indian lantern making and Kantha embroidery with Akruti Sinha
- mixed-media artwork with Vesna Parchet
The fair’s website gives the family drop-in sessions (painting, printmaking and ceramics) as suitable from age 4, at £15 a session, running 12pm to 1.30pm, 2pm to 3.30pm and 4pm to 5.30pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Places are limited and can be booked in advance or on arrival.
Charity partner Art Against Knives will announce its own workshop programme “in the coming weeks”, according to the release. The charity has spent 15 years working with young people and communities across Barnet, “using creativity to build safe spaces, skills, confidence and positive futures”.
Sponsor and partners
The headline sponsor is Streathers Daynes Smith, which the release describes as an independent North London law firm with offices in Highgate, Hampstead, Crouch End and Islington. The fair’s website says Private View proceeds support its workshop and children’s programme.
What it means for you
- Saturday or Sunday: book by 6 October to pay £8 rather than £10, or £6.40 rather than £8 on a concession.
- Bringing children: under-16s are free with an adult. The Children’s Exhibition is included; the workshops are paid for separately.
- Want to talk to the artists? The Private View on Friday evening is pitched as “the first chance to see the work, meet the artists and start collecting”, and the website mentions a bar in the hall. Early Bird is £16, then £20.
- The same weekend: Ally Pally’s fireworks are on 7 and 8 November, and Remembrance Sunday in Hornsey is at 10am on 8 November.
More on what is happening locally is on our things to do in Crouch End page.
Inside previous fairs
Highgate Art Fair is on Instagram as @highgateartfair. Ticket prices and the exhibitor list are as published on 5 October 2026 and may change.
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