11th July to 7th November 2026

Stourbridge Glass Museum, Wordsley, UK

A major group exhibition exploring glassmaking skills that are endangered, critically endangered or extinct in the UK. Held at the multi award winning Stourbridge Glass Museum, the exhibition is supported by Heritage Crafts and the Contemporary Glass Society. Using the Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts as a guiding framework, the exhibition brings together contemporary glass artists working within traditions that are at risk of being lost, celebrating the people, processes and specialist knowledge behind these fragile skills.

Officially opening on the 11th July, there will be live demonstrations of mouth-blown sheet glass all day from Elliot Walker.

The exhibition aims to highlight the endangered skills below,

Extinct in the UK:

• Mouth blown glass sheet

Critically Endangered:

• Copper wheel glass engraving

• Glass eye making

• Cut crystal glass making

Endangered:

• Scientific glassblowing

• Neon making

• Reverse glass sign painting

• Brilliant cutting

• Stained glass window making

London Textile Month is a city-wide festival celebrating cloth, culture, and creativity. Curated by Selvedge magazine, Textile Month brings together artists, makers, brands, and institutions for a month of workshops, exhibitions, talks, and open studios – spotlighting textiles' diverse voices, experiences, and products that enrich all our lives.

We aim to connect textile enthusiasts with makers, museums, and galleries from across the interiors and fashion industries, as well as around the globe. Since Selvedge began hosting events in 2010, they have welcomed visitors to a wide range of experiences, including fairs, screenings, Q&A sessions, and symposia. London Textile Month represents the culmination of these experiences. It offers an opportunity to reach new audiences and raise awareness of the richness of global textile culture within London.

Meet the artists and read about previous events on their website

1st - 30th September 2026

Tickets available now!

This international celebration of craft is back in Venice this September! This edition of the Homo Faber Biennal invites you to explore the fundamental relationship between light, materials and the human hand.

Inspired by the archipelago of the Venetian lagoon, visitors are invited to explore a narrative that unites 800+ works of 400+ craft artists from across the world – each an island of talent and skill within the wider waters of human talent.

Embark upon a multi-sensory journey through a series of immersive installations staged in the historic buildings and grounds of Fondazione Giorgio Cini and discover hundreds of exquisitely crafted objects by artisans from around the world.

Artistic Director Es Devlin’s unique staging illuminates the creativity and talent of the artisans, while live demonstrations, participatory workshops, culinary craftsmanship and bespoke tours bring you even closer to craft.

Don’t miss your chance to experience Homo Faber 2026 - book your tickets on their website.

Programme announced!

Homo Faber 2026 invites visitors to enrich their experience by exploring craftsmanship across Venice, Murano and Burano. Visit Homo Faber in Città at Casa Sanlorenzo, step inside artisanal workshops around Venice, and enjoy a programme of handpicked exhibitions celebrating the rich craft heritage of this lagoon city.

Explore the programme for yourself, and start planning your trip.

Sign up for their newsletter to receive information directly to your inbox, and you can also find Homo Faber on Instagram.

30th September - 4th October 2026

Contemporary craft in focus

Stockholm Craft Week is Sweden’s largest event for contemporary crafts. The event is organised by Konsthantverkscentrum (The Swedish Crafts Centre), together with Svensk Form and Konsthantverkarna. Stockholm Craft Week 2026 is supported by the City of Stockholm, Region Stockholm, and the Swedish Arts Council.

On September 30, the international conference Collaborating Craft will take place, marking the opening of Stockholm Craft Week 2026. Hosted by the team behind Konsthantverkspodden, the conference will focus on collaboration and collective processes. In a contemporary world increasingly centered around the individual, Konsthantverkspodden proposes a hypothesis that art practitioners are moving in the opposite direction, pointing toward alternative, constructive paths forward. The conference highlights several of these artistic initiatives, exploring a variety of perspectives and contexts, and features conversations with: Sarah Rachel Brown, Lulu Harrison, Åsa Dybwad Norman & Ben Lignel, and Berenice Hernández.

You can register for conference tickets on the website and browse images of previous Craft Weeks.

Related Links:

• Stockholm Craft Week website

• Collaborating Craft Conference website

• Stockholm Craft Week Instagram

• Stockholm Craft Week Facebook

• Konsthantverkscentrum (The Swedish Crafts Centre) website

1st - 4th October 2026

Craftİstanbul 7th International Handicrafts and Design Fair serves as an international meeting platform bringing together artisans, designers, cultural institutions, collectors, and handicraft enthusiasts. It aims to strengthen the visibility of handicraft communities, support artisans in accessing new markets, and encourage dialogue between traditional hand craftsmanship and contemporary design practices.

The fair, which exclusively showcases handicrafts, and which excludes bijouterie and industrial products, brings together artisans, associations, cooperatives, local authorities, workshops and university design departments, development agencies, and craft villages from foreign countries.

Throughout the fair, there are talks, panels, workshops, clothing and fashion shows, and musical performances. This year a special section has been set aside indoors for the sale and tasting of geographically indicated products in packaged form. In the open-air area, there will be opportunities for cooking demonstrations and workshops.

More information on exhibitors coming soon.

Related Links:

• CraftIstanbul website

23rd - 25th October 2026

The Terracotta Biennial is an event in the field of contemporary ceramics held every two years in La Bisbal d’Empordà, with the aim of highlighting creation and experimentation in clay and ceramic techniques. Organised by the Town Council and the Terracotta Museum, with the support of the Association of Ceramists of La Bisbal, the Biennial becomes a platform for artistic, professional, and territorial promotion.

The Biennial brings together artists, ceramists, researchers, freelancers, and the general public in a rich and diverse program that combines exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, and conferences centered on ceramics. With an open and participatory approach, the event offers creative experiences and public engagement, and creates spaces for interaction between creators and professionals in the sector.

In this 2026 edition, the theme of the Biennial will revolve around “Contemporary ceramics as a driver of transformation.”

One of the distinctive values of the Terracotta Biennial is its ability to connect the ceramic tradition of La Bisbal d’Empordà with the most international contemporary trends, strengthening the city as a reference node on the European ceramics map. The Biennial promotes innovative projects and includes proposals from both emerging and established creators, fostering technical, conceptual, and cultural dialogue about the material and the creative process.

The Terracotta Biennial, with its combination of creativity, technique, and community, becomes a reference space for all those who wish to explore the expressive possibilities of ceramics, consolidating La Bisbal d’Empordà as the capital of ceramics and a meeting point for the arts of clay.

Read more about the Biennial on their website and follow them on Instagram.

25th - 26th October 2026, 10am - 4pm 

Over the final weekend of October Craft Month, Farnham’s makers and craftspeople open their studios, galleries or other venues to the public to showcase their work. 

Farnham and the surrounding countryside is home to an astonishing number of craft makers, craft organisations, creative micro-businesses and independent creative industries.  Makers work from home, from retail outlets, in dedicated workshop spaces and from bespoke craft studios in the town. As a World Craft Town, Farnham will work to support its makers to become more resilient and enterprising and seek to create more affordable studio spaces and incubator units.

Take a stroll through the alleyways and streets of Farnham, and signs of the town’s makers are everywhere – in the buildings, in the green spaces, in the street names, in the contemporary work in our high street galleries and shop windows, and in the generations of craft apprentices and students who have been and continue to be educated in the town. 

Craft has made and continues to make Farnham a unique place treasured by residents and visitors.

Learn more about Farnham and the local makers on their website, and follow them on Instagram.

6th to 8th November 2026

Cardona Castle, Barcelona

OFICI Traditional Craft Fair, is created with the mission of promoting the craft sector, under the organisation of the Consortium of Commerce, Crafts and Fashion of Catalonia (CCAM) and the agency Le Département, with the support of the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia. This strategic alliance aims to enhance the development of a platform that promotes the integration of traditional craftsmanship into contemporary markets.

The fair is conceived as a space that highlights traditional trades in the current context. Its goal is to give visibility to and promote excellent artisanal work, facilitating encounters between professionals, industry influencers, creators, and the general public. In this way, craftsmanship is positioned as a cultural, creative, and economic practice of the highest order, fostering knowledge exchange and the sector’s visibility.

Beyond craftsmanship as its central axis, OFICI will integrate gastronomy, music, and various activities in a single space.

Find more information on the OFICI website and their Instagram.