Festivals

This is a listing of upcoming major events, including festivals, biennials, triennials, fairs and conferences. You can add an event using our online form.

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Aotearoa Jewellery Triennial
8 Mar 2025 - 8 Jun 2025
Auckland, NZ
Craft Lab 25
17 May 2025 - 25 May 2025
Ballarat
Ubud Open Studios
22 May 2025 - 25 May 2025
Ubud, Bali
The Great Takeaway
22 May 2025 - 22 May 2025
Ballarat
Design Shanghai
4 Jun 2025 - 7 Jun 2025
Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China
Design Shanghai
4 Jun 2025 - 7 Jun 2025
Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center
Sustainable Design China Summit
4 Jun 2025 - 6 Jun 2025
Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center
Stitching the Sacred - Craft Camp
19 Jun 2025 - 22 Jun 2025
Mallee Bush Retreat, Hopetoun Vic
Alice Springs Beanie Festival
20 Jun 2025 - 23 Jun 2025
Alice Springs
Cheongju Craft Biennale
4 Sep 2025 - 2 Nov 2025
Cheongju, South Korea
Go for Kogei 2025
13 Sep 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Toyama, Kanazawa, Japan
Papua New Guinea Arts Conference (PNGAC)
17 Sep 2025 - 19 Sep 2025
Port Morseby, PNG
Design Shenzhen
18 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
Design Shenzhen
18 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center
Inacraft
1 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2025
all halls, Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center, Indonesia
Australian Ceramics Triennale
2 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2025
Fremantle, Australia
British Textile Biennial
2 Oct 2025 - 2 Nov 2025
East Lancashire
1819 Ceramic Carnival
17 Oct 2025 - 22 Oct 2025
Taoxichuan, Jingdezhen, China
Lao Handicraft Festival
18 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025
Lao-ITECC
Sydney Ceramics Market
18 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St Eveleigh NSW 2015
Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences (BICCS)
22 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
Mariestad, Sweden
Tasmanian Craft Fair
31 Oct 2025 - 2 Nov 2025
Deloraine, Tasmania
Australian Ceramics Open Studios
8 Nov 2025 - 9 Nov 2025
Australia
Kogei Art Fair in Kanazawa
28 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Hyatt Centric Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts & Design
1 Mar 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
Lake Bolac Eel Festival - Kuyang Lapakira (Plenty Eels)
27 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2026
Lake Bolac, Victoria, Australia
The Pottery Expo at Heide MOMA
28 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2026
Heide 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen 3105
Clay Gulgong
11 Apr 2026 - 17 Apr 2026
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival, Melbourne Ikebana Container Award & Hiroe Swen Exhibition
29 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne Recital Centre