Held in the Farnham Maltings, Art in Clay Farnham offers a weekend of talks and demonstrations, as well as the opportunity to purchase works directly from the makers. The Maltings is a lovely welcoming, accessible venue, with good transport links nearby, parking and catering onsite. It is a lovely way to spend a winters day, assured that you can escape the elements. If you want to make a weekend of it, there is also the craft study centre nearby and the new ashgate gallery, both within walking distance.

OPENING TIMES

Saturday 15th 10am – 5pm
Sunday 16th 10am – 4.30pm

The much-anticipated, nationally renowned contemporary craft fair returns this autumn.

It’s a must-visit event for lovers of handmade, beautiful things. Discover over 50 of the UK’s top designer-makers and craft artists, carefully selected to showcase the very best in covetable, collectable craft – from jewellery, textiles and ceramics to glass, leather, wood and more.

Friday 7 November: 6pm –8pm
Saturday 8 November: 10am – 5pm
Saturday 9 November: 10am – 4pm

Operating under the same ethos as the Cumbrian Potfest in the Pens events, we’re bringing together 90 ceramics artists for a three-day artisan market in the heart of  Melton Mowbray and just in time for your Christmas shopping.

See the work of the well-established alongside the up-and-coming, in an exciting mix of the sophisticated and the raw power of the next generation, combined in a bustling arts market marketplace.

No art hype, no gallery glitz, just potters and public mixing in a down-to-earth setting. Held under cover to save us from the weather.

Friday 7 November: 3pm – 7pm
Saturday 8 November: 10am – 4pm
Saturday 9 November: 10am – 4pm

Adults £4 / Accompanied under 16’s free

The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) is a nationally renowned event and the premier fair in the North. Now in its 18th year, the GNCCF is an exclusive opportunity to buy direct from over 150 of the UK's leading designer-makers and craft artists. All exhibitors are hand-picked by an independent panel of craft experts, to give you the best in covetable design and craftsmanship.

Opening Times

Thursday 16 October 2024:          18.00-21.00* (Preview Evening only)
Friday 17 October 2024:              10.00-17.00 
Saturday 18 October 2024:          10.00-17.00
Sunday 19 October 2024:            10.00-16.00  

We’re excited to be exhibiting at Festival of Crafts, a celebration of the UK’s finest artisans.

As part of Farnham Craft Month, this two-day event showcases handmade work across ceramics, textiles, furniture, jewellery, and more. It’s a chance to explore a carefully curated selection of makers, see craftsmanship up close, and buy directly from those who create it.

Join us on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October 2025 to discover unique pieces and meet the people behind them. We’d love to see you there!

OPENING TIMES

Saturday 11th 9am – 5pm
Sunday 12th 10am – 4pm

ADMISSION PRICES

£5.00 in advance
£9 on the door (under 18s free)

Multi Award winning, Craft Festival is coming to Cardigan!

Craft Festival Wales will blaze a trail across Cardigan from September 5-7 hosting over 80 makers at Cardigan Castle. The Castle Grounds will be heaving with activity including demonstrations, sculpture trail, exhibitions, talks, workshops, children’s activities, local food, live music, walk-about theatre & storytelling. Its jam-packed!

For more information, visit the website

Open:

Friday 6 September: 10am - 5pm
Saturday 7 September: 10am - 5pm
Sunday 8 September: 10am - 5pm

Haughley Park is located just outside Stowmarket and mid-way between Bury St Edmonds and Ipswich.

Over 90 makers will be selected to showcase a wide and diverse range of work that is guaranteed to delight and inspire. Discover functional and decorative ceramics to suit all tastes and budgets and buy direct from the makers.

Open:

Friday 8 August: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday 9 August: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Sunday 10 August: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Adults £8.00 / Accompanied under 16’s free

Potfest in the Park takes place under large marquees on parkland in front of this magnificent country house. The potters’ special competition pieces are displayed on the lawns in front of the house, juxtaposing ancient architecture and modern ceramics.

As well as hosting Potfest in the Park, Hutton-in-the-Forest is a cultural destination in itself. With its historic house, walled garden, topiary terraces and woodland walks it makes a great day out.

Open:

Friday 25 July: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday 26 July: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Sunday 27 July: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Adults £8.50 / Accompanied under 16’s free

The Hepworth Wakefield is championing ceramic art and artists this June with the return of its popular Ceramics Fair. The event will take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June at Tileyard North, the refurbished mill opposite the gallery.

Visitors will be able to buy work directly from emerging and established ceramicists and potters working in both contemporary and traditional ceramics. On sale will be everything from homeware and jewellery to unique sculptural pieces, with a range of price points and styles to suit all tastes.

Open:
Saturday 28 June 10am - 5pm
Sunday 29 June 10am - 5pm

This June we will be taking part in Harrow Open Studios. A group of artists come together to open their individual studios or homes to the public over the same weekends. This enables you to see a diverse range of art, in its creative environment – and to meet the artists who will be happy to explain to you how they work. Many will also demonstrate and allow you to ‘have a go’. Much of the work on display is for sale and often it is also possible to commission a bespoke piece.

Our studio will be open:

Saturday 15 June: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 16 June: 11am - 5pm

Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey is one of the UK's most prestigious and much loved craft events. Over 200 of the UK's finest makers will be exhibiting and the programme is brimming with workshops, demonstrations, Out of the Woods, children's activities and entertainment, street theatre, festival food and live music.

Open:
Friday 6 June 10am - 5pm
Saturday 7 June 10am - 5pm
Sunday 8 June 10am - 5pm

We’re delighted to be exhibiting at The Maker’s Fair at Standen House and Gardens, a celebration of the finest creative talent in the South.

Set on the croquet lawns under a grand marquee, this fair brings together contemporary craft and handmade wares, from ceramics and textiles to jewellery, basketry, and printmaking.

Visitors can browse and buy directly from artisans, discovering unique pieces while enjoying live craft demonstrations, including willow weaving and wood carving.

No booking required—entry is included with house and garden admission. Please see the National Trust website for more details: The Makers Fair | National Trust.

Friday 16 May 2025 10am - 4pm
Saturday 17 May 2025 10am - 4pm
Sunday 18 May 2025 10am - 4pm

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

Potfest South East – Glynde Place is set in parkland immediately in front of a grand Elizabethan country house on the doorstep of the South Downs. The show is within easy access by road and rail from Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes.

Open:

Friday 25 April: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Saturday 26 April: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Sunday27 April: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Adults £8.50 / Accompanied under 16’s free

Craft Festival is a non-profit making organisation and brings together 100 leading designer makers from across the UK in partnership with QEST, Find a Maker, Unit Twelve Gallery and Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre. 

Open:

Friday 21 March: 10am - 5pm
Saturday 22 March: 10am - 5pm
Sunday 23 March: 10am – 4pm

Day ticket: Adult £7 in advance.  (£9 on the door.)
Weekend Super Saver Ticket: £15 in advance. (£17 on the door.)
Accompanied Under 18s go FREE, accompanies by a parent or guardian.

Handmade in Highgate is held at the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution. We will be exhibiting alongside a fantastic range of designer/makers.

Open:

Friday 29 November: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 30 November: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 1 December: 11am – 5pm

Held in the Farnham Maltings, Art in Clay Farnham offers a weekend of talks and demonstrations, as well as the opportunity to purchase works directly from the makers. The Maltings is a lovely welcoming, accessible venue, with good transport links nearby, parking and catering onsite. It is a lovely way to spend a winters day, assured that you can escape the elements. If you want to make a weekend of it, there is also the craft study centre nearby and the new ashgate gallery, both within walking distance.

OPENING TIMES

Saturday 16th 10am – 5pm
Sunday 17th 10am – 4.30pm

Operating under the same ethos as the Cumbrian Potfest in the Pens events, we’re bringing together 90 ceramics artists for a three-day artisan market in the heart of  Melton Mowbray and just in time for your Christmas shopping.

See the work of the well-established alongside the up-and-coming, in an exciting mix of the sophisticated and the raw power of the next generation, combined in a bustling arts market marketplace.

No art hype, no gallery glitz, just potters and public mixing in a down-to-earth setting. Held under cover to save us from the weather.

Friday 1 November: 3pm – 7pm
Saturday 2 November: 10am – 4pm
Saturday 2 November: 10am – 4pm

Adults £4 / Accompanied under 16’s free

The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) is a nationally renowned event and the premier fair in the North. Now in its 17th year, the GNCCF is an exclusive opportunity to buy direct from over 150 of the UK's leading designer-makers and craft artists. All exhibitors are hand-picked by an independent panel of craft experts, to give you the best in covetable design and craftsmanship.

Opening Times                                                                       

Thursday 17 October 2024:          18.00-21.00* (Preview Evening only)
Friday 18 October 2024:              10.00-17.00 
Saturday 19 October 2024:          10.00-17.00
Sunday 20 October 2024:            10.00-16.00  

Multi Award winning, Craft Festival is coming to Cardigan!

Craft Festival Wales will blaze a trail across Cardigan from September 6-8 hosting over 80 makers at Cardigan Castle. The Castle Grounds will be heaving with activity including demonstrations, sculpture trail, exhibitions, talks, workshops, children’s activities, local food, live music, walk-about theatre & storytelling. Its jam-packed!

For more information, visit the website

Open:

Friday 6 September: 10am - 5pm
Saturday 7 September: 10am - 5pm
Sunday 8 September: 10am - 5pm

Potfest by the Lake – Compton Verney will showcase outstanding ceramic artists under a number of large, open-sided marquees on immaculate lawns, overlooking the stunning lake.

Open:

Friday 21 June: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday 22 June: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Sunday 23 June: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Adults £7.50 / Accompanied under 16’s free

This June we will be taking part in Harrow Open Studios. A group of artists come together to open their individual studios or homes to the public over the same weekends. This enables you to see a diverse range of art, in its creative environment – and to meet the artists who will be happy to explain to you how they work. Many will also demonstrate and allow you to ‘have a go’. Much of the work on display is for sale and often it is also possible to commission a bespoke piece.

Our studio will be open:

Saturday 15 June: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 16 June: 11am - 5pm

Celebrating their 20th Anniversary in 2024.

Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey is one of the UK's most prestigious and much loved craft events.  Over 200 of the UK's finest makers will be exhibiting and the programme is brimming with workshops, demonstrations, Out of the Woods,  children's activities and entertainment, street theatre, festival food and live music.

For more information, visit the website or Facebook Page.

Open:

Friday 7 June: 10am - 5pm
Saturday 8 June: 10am - 5pm
Sunday 9 June: 10am - 5pm

Over the Bank holiday weekend. See the work of the well-established alongside the up-and-coming, in an exciting mix of the sophisticated and the raw power of the next generation, combined in a bustling artisan marketplace.

No art hype, no gallery glitz, just potters and public mixing in a down-to-earth setting. Held under cover to save us from the inclement Cumbrian weather at Skirsgill Auction Mart, Penrith.

Open:

Saturday 25 May: 10am – 4.30pm
Sunday 26 May: 10am – 4.30pm
Monday 27 May: 10am – 4.30pm

Adults £5 / Accompanied under 16’s free

Potfest South East – Glynde Place is set in parkland immediately in front of a grand Elizabethan country house on the doorstep of the South Downs. The show is within easy access by road and rail from Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes.

Open:

Friday 11 May: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Saturday 12 May: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Sunday 13 May: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Adults £8.50 / Accompanied under 16’s free