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#1
Marketplace / RETRO GAMES FAIR - 2nd FEB Leeds
January 20, 2019, 13:28:33 PM
The Retro Games Fair is back!





There will be 1000s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, arcades and much much more all for sale


No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!


Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.


Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.


As well as the stalls there will be retro games to play too in our gaming room :-)


THE DATE
Saturday 2nd Feb 2019


OPENING TIMES
10am-4pm


THE VENUE
Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Sq, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 min walk from the train station)


ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free


Find out more information on the links below:


Check out the Website for the full list of sellers:
http://retrogamesfair.com/


Join our facebook page for more information on this and other events
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!
#2



The Geekiest sales fair returns in time for XMAS! 

With over 40 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts, modern pop culture and much more on sale there is something for everybody!


This is the perfect event to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things, start a new collection and pick up some great Xmas presents!

The Sentinel Squad UK return as well - so you can meet all your favourite characters from the Star Wars Universe, get your photos taken and help raise money for their chosen charity!

The Venue
The Marriott Hotel - Trevelyan Square - Boar Lane - Leeds - LS1 6ET

The Date
Saturday 8th December 2018 - 10am to 3pm

Admission
£2 per adult
Under 16s 50p
Under 6 Free


Check out the Website for the full list of sellers:
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook page for more information on this and other events
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/248856192372899/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents
Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/Retro_Events

So come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection and some ace Xmas pressies too!!
#3
Retro News & Chat / Collectorabilia - 29 Sep LEEDS
August 16, 2018, 13:49:55 PM



The Geekiest sales fair returns!  With over 35 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more on sale there is something for every collector!


This is the perfect event to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.

As well as the stalls there will be some classic video games to play also in our gaming room.


The Venue
The Marriott Hotel - Trevelyan Square - Boar Lane - Leeds - LS1 6ET

The Date
Saturday 29th September 2018 - 10am to 4pm

Admission
£2 per adultUnder 6 Free
Under 16s 50p
Under 6 Free


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/127201714796590/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


All attendees can get 20% off their meal at MEATliquor restaurant when they show their hand stamp, it is a 3 min walk from the venue and we also have a retro gaming venue in there for people to play classics on too with a beer :-)


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#4
PRESS START GAMING ZONE has arrived into Leeds City Centre!

Brought to you by Retro Events Ltd who have spent years creating events to cater for gamers and collectors, it was decided that now is the perfect time to have a dedicated base where gamers can hang out and play some classic games.

Relive those times from years ago by playing some of the best video games created such as Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog, Goldeneye, Street Fighter 2, MarioKart and a choice of hundreds of other games in our dedicated video gaming zone!

There are 15 machines set up in the Gaming Zone currently covering formats such as Nes, Snes, N64, Gamecube, Megadrive, Saturn, Dreamcast, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS1, PS2, PS3 as well as a selection of bartop arcade machines!

We hold regular gaming challenges, tournaments and special events so there is always something new to find and the space is also available for private hire too, perfect for any gaming themed party, staff night out or team building day. 

Access to all this gaming goodness costs just £3 per person per hour, £5 for two hours or £10 for an all day pass and is located in MEATliquor, Trinity Centre, Bank Street, Leeds, LS1 5AT.  The opening hours are Fri, Sat & Sun 12 till 10pm.

So come down and enjoy Leeds newest video game hangout space.

More information can be found on our websites:

www.press-start.co.uk
or on social media @pressstartleeds (facebook, twitter and instagram)



#5
The SUPER Retro Games Fair is back for its biggest event yet!



This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 130 tables of gaming goodies and over 65 sellers with 1000s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, bartop arcades and much much more all for sale

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay!  Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.

There will be retro games to play, tournaments to enter a bar and cafe too!


THE DATE
Saturday 23rd June 2018

OPENING TIMES
11am-4pm

THE VENUE
Leeds University Union, Refectory, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO EVENTS WEBSITE

RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from a previous event
#6
The COLLECTORABILIA returns for our biggest ever event!!

The geekiest and most diverse sales fair around is taking over the huge Refectory venue at Leeds University - giving you the chance to get some amazing one of a kind items from yesteryear and also the collectables of today!

There will be a huge range of retro games, consoles, toys, action figures, comics, graphic novels, art, craft, Lego, bartop arcades, modern collectables, funko pops, t-shirts, wrestling merchandise, Pokemon, Transformers, japanese imports and much much more!! The bigger venue means more sellers, more items to buy and more deals to be done!

Whether you collect old school Star Wars, 80's/90's memorabilia or modern pop culture there is something for everyone - big kids and little kids alike!

The Sentinel Squad UK are also making a comeback, so join in with Darth Vader and the gang to help raise money for charity and get your photos taken with them.

The Collectorabilia is a cosplay and family friendly event. There will also be classic video games to play and also a Pokemon Trading Card Game area and tournaments to enter!

Access to all this goodness is:

DATE:
Sat 7th April 2018

VENUE:
The Refectory, Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ

TIMES:
11am-5pm

Adults - £2
Under 16's - 50p
Under 6 - FREE

Payment on the door


Let us know if you are coming here: https://www.facebook.com/events/147137062578965/
Website: www.collectorabilia.com



#7
Retro News & Chat / Retro Games Fair - 27th Jan LEEDS
October 05, 2017, 12:07:45 PM
The Retro Games Fair is back!



If you love retro gaming, playing and collecting then this is the event for you. A wide range of sellers covering every videogame and home computer format since the beginning of video gaming. Nintendo, Sega, Atari, Sinclair, Amstrad, Sony, Microsoft, Commodore, SNK and much much more.

1000's of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, bartop arcades, artwork, plushies and much much more all for sale at the Retro Games Fair!

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy from some of the biggest and best sellers in the country.

Our sellers range from professional traders to private collectors reducing their collections so there is a guaranteed range of prices and items for sale.

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into retro gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages. The perfect event to build up a great gaming collection.

As well as the stalls there will also be a room to play on some old arcade cabinets provided by the amazing guys from Arcade Club!

Our amazing Prize Draw will return for the chance to win something pretty special too!

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day.



THE DATE
Saturday 27th Jan 2018

OPENING TIMES
11am-5pm

THE VENUE
Marriott Hotel, Boar Lane Leeds, LS1 6ET

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from previous events
#8



Over 30 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more......

The Sentinel Squad UK are returning too, so you can get your photos with your favourite Star Wars characters and help raise money for charity too!

The Yorkshire Cosplayers Heroes and Villains will be there all day so you can get your photos with your favourite characters :-)

Perfect place to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.

The Venue
The Marriott Hotel - Trevelyan Square - Boar Lane - Leeds - LS1 6ET

The Date
Saturday 2nd September 2017 - 10am to 5pm

Admission
£2 per adult, Under 16s 50p & Under 6 Free


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/299913083791095/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#9
The SUPER Retro Games Fair is back for our biggest event yet!



This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 130 tables of gaming goodies and over 50 sellers with 1000s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, bartop arcades and much much more all for sale

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.

There will be retro games to play, tournaments to enter, bar and cafe too!


THE DATE
Saturday 24th June 2017

OPENING TIMES
11am-5pm

THE VENUE
Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO EVENTS WEBSITE

RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from a previous event
#10
The Retro Games Fair is back!




This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 100 tables and 50 sellers with 1000's of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles and much much more all for sale

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.


THE DATE
Saturday 18th Feb 2017

OPENING TIMES
11am-5pm

THE VENUE
Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by a paying adult otherwise £1)

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO EVENTS WEBSITE

RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK GROUP

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from a previous event
#11
The Collectorabilia returns to the Marriott Hotel in time for XMAS!



Over 30 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more......

The Yorkshire Cosplayers Heroes and Villains will be there all day so you can get your photos with your favourite characters, Santa may also be making an appearance too :-)

Perfect place to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.

The Venue
The Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 min walk from the train station)

The Date
Saturday 3rd December 2016 - 10am to 3pm

Admission
£2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by an adult)


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/847320095404558/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#12
 The Retro Games Night is back! This time with more games, consoles, bartops, competitions and more!







Come and join us in the gig room at the Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds for more Retro Gaming Fun.  We have approx 25 of the best retro games to play, bartop arcades including the Dreamcast Cabinet, there will be four tournaments to enter (Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros and Pokken Tournament)


Also we will have a couple of sellers or games, and merchandise.  The big screen will be up for some Street Fighter action and the beer will be flowing all night.  So head on down straight after work, have a beer and a game!


The Venue
The Belgrave Music Hall and Canteen - Gig Room.
1 A Cross Belgrave Street
Leeds
LS2 8JP


The Date
Friday 12th August 2016 - 5pm -  Midnight


Admission
£2


Check out the Website
http://retrogamesnight.co.uk


Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds and check out our other events coming up too!


Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/636637899817162
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents




Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#13
 The Collectorabilia returns and to a bigger venue with more sellers!!





Over 50 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more......


The Sentinel Squad will be there in full costume raising money for charity too so come and get your picture taken with Vader and the gang!


Perfect place to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.


The Venue
Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD


The Date
Saturday 17th September 2016 - 11am to 5pm


Admission
£2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by an adult)
Free entry if in cosplay


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/


Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds and check out our other events coming up too!


Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/100940940327258/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents




Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#14
After the success of the last SUPER Retro Games Fair we are going coming back!




This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 100 tables and 50 sellers with 1000's of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles and much much more all for sale

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.


THE DATE
Saturday 16th July 2016

OPENING TIMES
11am-6pm

THE VENUE
Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by a paying adult)

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO EVENTS WEBSITE

SUPER RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK GROUP

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from the last event
#15
We have loads of Retro Gaming events coming up in Leeds over the next few weeks and months be great to see you guys there - we are slowly turning Leeds into the Retro Gaming Capital of the UK :-)

Click on an advert to go to the site for more information.

The RETRO GAMES NIGHT
We are back for the 5th Retro Games Night - approx 25 retro consoles to play on, competitions, beer, big screen, always a great laugh.  Over 18s only.  



PRESS START
A video games day for all ages.  Over 45 consoles, bartop arcades, indie gaming and minecraft to play on, alongside a trading area to buy all those games, consoles, imports, plushys and more.



The SUPER RETRO GAMES FAIR
After the insanely busy last event in January we are back for more retro gaming goodies to buy, over 50 sellers spread well over 100 tables with the history of gaming for sale!


Click on the signature at the bottom to go to our site
#16
The Toys are Back in Town as the Collectorabilia returns in MARCH!!





Over 50 tables selling the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more......


The Sentinel Squad will be there in full costume raising money for charity too so come and get your picture taken with Vader and the gang!


Perfect place to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.


The Venue
Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 mins from the train station)


The Date
Saturday 19th March 2016 - 10am to 5pm


Admission
£2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by an adult)


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/


Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds and check out our other events coming up too!


Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1645817885692188/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents




Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#17
After the success of the Retro Games Fair we are going SUPER SIZED




Over 100 tables of Retro Video Games, Consoles, Computers, Accessories, Art, Merchandise, Imports and much more covering all formats.

This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with up to 100 tables selling 1000's of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles and much much more all for sale at the big brother of the Retro Games Fair!

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy from the biggest and best sellers in the country.  The perfect event to spend those Xmas pennies!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.


THE DATE
Saturday 30th January 2016

OPENING TIMES
11am-6pm

THE VENUE
Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by a paying adult)

Find out more information on the links below:


SUPER RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK GROUP

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER


Come along and get some great stuff!!

Check out the PHOTOS from the last event
#18
The Collectorabilia is returning in time for XMAS!



Over 50 tables selling the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more......

The Venue: Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 mins from the train station)

The Date: Saturday 5th December - 10am to 3pm

Admission: £2 per adult, Under 16s Free (when accompanied by an adult)

Check out the Website:  http://www.retroevents.co.uk

Join our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/403321959870699/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#19



50 tables of Retro Video Games, Consoles, Computers, Accessories, Art, Merchandise, Imports and much more covering all formats.

The Date: Saturday 31st October 2015

Opening Times: 10am-5pm

The Venue: Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 mins from the train station)

Admission: £2 per adult, Under 16s Free

Check out the Website: 
http://www.retroevents.co.uk/

Join our Facebook groups:
RETRO EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds

Tell us you are coming on the Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1701243470096490/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


Come along and get some great stuff!!
#20
After the success of the last Collectorabilia we are coming back for more!



50 tables of Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, Action Figures, artwork and much more......

We will be joined again by the Sentinel Squad too, so come and get your photos taken with Darth Vader and the gang.

The Date: Saturday 19th September 2015

Opening Times: 10am-5pm

The Venue: Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 mins from the train station)

Admission: £2 per adult, Under 16s Free

Check out the Website: 
http://www.retroevents.co.uk/collectorabilia

Join our Facebook groups:
RETRO EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLeeds
COLLECTORABILIA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Collectorabilia

Tell us you are coming on the Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1447384632238852/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff!


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