Events 2024
Pottery festivals and craft fairs where I'll be showing my latest work during the year. Check with the organisers for the latest information before setting off.
Artist & Designer Fair Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March 2024,
10am to 4.30pm
Pavilion Gardens, St Johns Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6BE
Makers from across the region exhibiting in the restored octagon building in these Victorian gardens. Worth a day out in the Peak district!
Toasted Ceramic Fair Saturday and Sunday March 23rd & 24th 2024
Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Wardwick, Derby DE1 1BS
37 potters showcasing their work, plus talks, demos and short workshops by the exhibitors.
Sheffield Ceramics Festival Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2024
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield, S3 8SA
Come and see the work of around 50 potters, including me, in this unique industrial museum
Stamford Pottery Market
Saturday 4th May 2024
Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St. Marys' Street, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2DL
Held in the Georgian Ballroom of the arts centre in this beautiful, historic town
Ceramics in Charnwood Sunday May 12th 2024. 10am to 4pm
Market Place, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3EB Organised by me!
Come and meet 80+ potters and artists in clay from the East Midlands and beyond, selling their work in the open air in Loughborough market place.
Potfest Scotland June 7th, 8th and 9th 2024
Scone Palace, Perth PH2 6BD
Around 90 potters and ceramic artists exhibiting in marquees on the lawn beneath Scone Palace just outside Perth
Potfest Suffolk Friday 9th to Sunday 11th of August 2024, 10am to 5pm
Haughley Park, near Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3JY
A new venue for Potfest, over 90 makers will be exhibiting in marquees in parkland adjacent to this Jacobean Manor House
Ceramics in Southwell. Sunday August 25th 10am to 4.30pm in Market Square, Southwell, Notts. A well established ceramics market in this historic Minster town. It's my first time there so come and visit me, with up to 40 top potters!
Potfest in the pens. October 18th & 19th & 20th 2024
Skirsgill Auction Mart, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0DN
Around 120 potters and ceramic artists exhibiting in the pens at the livestock market just outside Penrith, close to the Lake District. Thousands of pots to choose from, as well as hands on workshops, pottery tools, clay and kiln suppliers.
Artist & Designer Fair Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2024
10am to 4.30pm
Pavilion Gardens, St Johns Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6BE
Makers from across the region exhibiting in the restored octagon building in these Victorian gardens. An ideal pre Christmas craft shopping day out in the Peak district!
Sock Christmas Art & Craft Fair Loughborough Town Hall Sunday November 24th 11am to 5pm. Our local Christmas craft fair is always a special day. Buy hand made Christmas gifts and stay to see the switch-on of the festive illuminations at dusk!
Loughborough Town Hall, Market Place, Loughborough LE11 3EB
*subject to my being selected!
Leicester Guildhall Craft Fair Date yet to be Announced
Buy hand made Christmas gifts from selected local makers in this atmospheric medieval building in the heart of the city, next to the Cathedral
Leicester Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester LE1 5FQ
*subject to my being selected