THE location of this year's Secret Vintage Fair has been revealed as Colchester Town Hall.

A huge celebration of all things vintage, including more than 50 stallholders selling retro items, a range of performances and a competition to find Colchester's best dressed vintage citizen.

The event opens at 10.30am on Sunday, May 7 with entry priced at £3 for adults, while accompanied children under 13 can enter for free.

Owner of Secret Vintage Janine Tompkins said she was delighted for the event to be go to the town hall.

She said: "The venue has always been amazing to work with so coming back here after just over two years is really exciting with all it's secret passages and interesting features.

"We have some unique additions to the fair this edition which are only possible because of this venue- so watch out."

A proportion of the money raised on the door will be given to Autism Anglia, a charity which aims to promote awareness of the condition through training and education and an educational videos have been released on The Secret Vintage Fair facebook page.