Ceramics fairs & events, UK
Want to peruse pottery or caress ceramics? Visit these ceramics events. Use the buttons to sort by region. For exhibitions click here.
Future Icons Selects 2025, London
Future Icons Selects is back for a third year running during London Craft Week. Set to be this year’s largest showcase of contemporary crafts, Future Icons Selects is once again taking over the Oxo Tower Wharf’s industrial Bargehouse with over 50 artists from a multitude of craft disciplines, spanning multiple continents.
Pothole Clay Workshop Christmas Sale, London
Pothole is a friendly relaxing ceramics studio, their Christmas Sale will feature the work of lots of ceramic artists and makers.
Winter Ceramic Pop-Up, Hackney
Come and bag some original, hand designed Christmas presents at this year’s Winter Ceramic Pop-Up! This curated selection of ceramics are by SPACE artists collectively known as Triangle Ceramics Ldn. Find everything from contemporary homeware to one-of-a-kind small art pieces. The shop is open every day from 11am until 7pm.
Christmas Independent Ceramics Market, London
This years Christmas Independent Ceramics Market takes place within Unit 8, Peckham.Independent Ceramics Market provides a unique opportunity to see / buy a diverse range of affordable ceramic artwork, and buy direct from the maker.
Turning Earth Winter Ceramics Market Highgate
A vibrant showcase of artistic talent and handmade craftsmanship, with over 200 different makers over four days.
Whether you’re a returning pottery lover or a curious newcomer, the markets offer something for everyone: browse the one-of-a-kind pieces, meet the makers behind the masterpieces, and discover why this mindful craft is so popular in the city. With the Christmas season fast approaching, get ahead of the last-minute frenzy and buy something that has been made by hand locally with passion, and support small businesses in your area.
There will be street food, from freshly baked sourdough pizza to BBQ delicacies and hot dogs. We’ll have festive drinks to warm you up in cold weather, from local craft beer to mulled wine, and barista coffees, or soft drinks if you prefer to keep it chilled. And last but not least, there will be live music to add an extra dose of festive cheer to the atmosphere.
There will be live wheel-throwing demos on all of the four market days, so you can get up close and see lumps of clay transform into beautiful pottery. For anyone who would like to get hands-on involved with clay, there will be drop-in workshops at the Leyton market on the 23rd and 24th of November.
Each year Turning Earth makers donate special pieces and seconds to raise money for organisations that reflect Turning Earth's vision of building a community with open arms. This year, we’re supporting the potters and craftspeople affected by the recent hurricanes in the Southeast US through the charity CERF+. Look for the charity stall at the market.
BA Ceramic Design Christmas Sale, London
BA Ceramic Design Stage 3 are holding a Christmas Sale!
Stop by to shop their home wares, ornaments and holiday decorations, all lovingly handcrafted in their studio.
BA Ceramic Design Christmas Sale, London
BA Ceramic Design Stage 3 are holding a Christmas Sale!
Stop by to shop their home wares, ornaments and holiday decorations, all lovingly handcrafted in their studio.
Clay Collective Festive Sale
Clay Collective will be selling new work as well as loads of samples and seconds from all their makers. This is the perfect opportunity visit their space and find unique gifts, beautifully crafted in the studio. Hackney Downs Studios will also be hosting their Xmas Market in the courtyard that weekend, so come along!
Saturday 30/11 from 11am to 4pm and Sunday 01/12 from 11am to 4pm
They are also running workshops in November, December and January.
Clay Collective is a shared ceramics studio for a small membership limited to 12
— a space to showcase and support artists and practitioners working with clay through a developing programme of events & projects
They occupy a glass fronted ground floor studio within the artist community at Hackney Downs Studios.
Open Studio + Exhibition + Sale, Culford Studios, London
OPEN STUDIO + EXHIBITION + SALE
In collaboration with Kate Malone, Clay at Culford Studios exhibits work of resident artists and studio members. Don’t miss the exclusive Raffle, Refreshments and Live Demonstrations raising funds for FiredUp4.
Maze Hill Pottery Open Studio, London
The 30th year of Kiln openings and first and seconds sale to the public. This year, Lucas George-Jones, Matty Lewandowski and Alice Wakefield will be joining Lisa Hammond MBE who have been making pots for this event.
There are many ways you can get to Maze Hill. They are in the Old Station Ticket office at Maze Hill on the down side of the line. Just come off the train on the down side of the line and they are the building as you come off the platform. Direct from Cannon St , London Bridge from London but also the Thames- Link train that starts at St Albans via St Pancras and London Bridge. Also on the Elizabeth Line from Woolwich and Jubilee from North Greenwich.
The Kiln Rooms Christmas Sale, London
Open 5-9pm on the Friday and 11am-5pm Saturday and Sunday across 2 venues.
These shows act as a showcase for between 80-100 up and coming artists and designers working with ceramics and takes place across the Bellenden Road and Copeland Park studios. It’s a great opportunity to see a range of handmade work, meet the makers and see the studios where the work itself was made. All work on display is for sale and in buying work you’re helping support the maker’s ongoing practice. Check out a few of their makers on their Members page or on Instagram.
Free entry / £2 drinks / family & dog friendly! There’s loads of great places to eat & drink in Peckham, here are some of their favourite local places.
Maxability Pottery Studio Open Day, London
Ceramics sale – Maxability’s students’ beautiful wares will be for sale, including festive gifts, plant pots and tableware
Community Pottery: Historic Hendon Exhibition – works made in their summer workshops will be on display as they return from the exhibition at the RAF Museum
Everton Amos: Maxability Artist in Residence Exhibition – explore a multisensory library of animal sculptures made by their first Artist in Residence
Workshops – get your hands stuck into some clay and experience the joy of potting for yourself
Studio tours – explore their studios and see where the magic happens!
The event is free and open to all - see you there!
Anita and Emile Woolf established Maxability in 2009 in order to enhance the lives of disabled adults in the London Borough of Barnet. They were partly inspired to establish the charity because their son, Carl Woolf, is deaf and physically disabled. Maxability’s mission is to enable participants to develop their creative potential through inclusive ceramics classes. Located in the Flightways Centre near Colindale, Maxability has a fully equipped pottery studio and provides a caring, supportive and creative environment. Maxability became a registered charity in 2015 (Charity No. 1162002).
Grove Vale Ceramics Christmas Shopping Evening
You are invited to the gallery for the launch of their Festive displays, filled with beautifully hand crafted objects perfect for gifting your loved ones or yourself. There are items to suit every budget, with gorgeous Christmas decorations and trinkets starting from £12. There will be the opportunity to meet and chat with all the makers, and a glass or two of fizz to add to the festive cheer. No need to RSVP just come along on the day and enjoy the occasion with us.
Makers are
Amanda-Sue Rope @as.rope
Lise Herud Braten @coloursoftheland
Paul James Overfield @paul_james_o
Jode Pankhurst @jodepankhurst
Sue Gunn @gunnceramics
Arjan Van Dal @arjanvandal_ceramics
Peter Black @peterblackceramics
Jessica Florence @jflorenceceramics
Jane Cairns @janecairns_ceramics
Turning Earth Winter Ceramics Market Leyton
A vibrant showcase of artistic talent and handmade craftsmanship, with over 200 different makers over four days.
Whether you’re a returning pottery lover or a curious newcomer, the markets offer something for everyone: browse the one-of-a-kind pieces, meet the makers behind the masterpieces, and discover why this mindful craft is so popular in the city. With the Christmas season fast approaching, get ahead of the last-minute frenzy and buy something that has been made by hand locally with passion, and support small businesses in your area.
There will be street food, from freshly baked sourdough pizza to BBQ delicacies and hot dogs. We’ll have festive drinks to warm you up in cold weather, from local craft beer to mulled wine, and barista coffees, or soft drinks if you prefer to keep it chilled. And last but not least, there will be live music to add an extra dose of festive cheer to the atmosphere.
There will be live wheel-throwing demos on all of the four market days, so you can get up close and see lumps of clay transform into beautiful pottery. For anyone who would like to get hands-on involved with clay, there will be drop-in workshops at the Leyton market on the 23rd and 24th of November.
Each year Turning Earth makers donate special pieces and seconds to raise money for organisations that reflect Turning Earth's vision of building a community with open arms. This year, we’re supporting the potters and craftspeople affected by the recent hurricanes in the Southeast US through the charity CERF+. Look for the charity stall at the market.
Handmade Chelsea
The 17th edition of HANDMADE CHELSEA at the iconic Chelsea Old Town Hall, London will have a fresh approach, new layout and new opening days.
MADE LONDON
MADE LONDON The Design and Craft Fair returns to One Marylebone, 24 October – 26 October 2024
Catford Arts Trail
Catford Arts was set up in 2016 to recognise, celebrate and provide a platform for the artistic talent that lies in and around London SE6.
Independent Ceramics Market, London
Independent Ceramics Market provides a unique opportunity to see / buy a diverse range of affordable ceramic artwork, and buy direct from the maker.
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