Thinking of applying to exhibit at a ceramics event?
This page is to help ceramic artists navigate all the ceramics fairs and markets out there and plan their year and workload. If you run a ceramics event and would like to edit / add content to this page, please get in touch.
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Earthworks × Gertrude Ceramics Residency Open Call
EWRKS and Gertrude welcome applications from artists working with clay. In addition to the three-month residency at EWRKS, the selected artist will receive six months of free membership at Gertrude, extending the opportunity to connect with its wider creative community.
Both residencies are fully funded, and it's completely free to apply.
Residency dates
Nov 2026 – Jan 2027
Feb – Apr 2027Applications are free and close Monday 21 September 2026 at 5pm.
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Cockpit Awards & Bursaries
Deadline to apply: 27 September 2026 at midnight
Calling all makers! Applications are now open for 6 Cockpit Awards & Bursaries
For four decades, Cockpit has provided funded and subsidised studio spaces in London for talented craftspeople, along with in-house business support and coaching.
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Norwich Ceramics Market
Applications open
Discover Norwich’s newest creative market celebrating independent pottery and contemporary ceramics.
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Stockport Ceramics Fair
Applications open: deadline 9am on Monday 28 September
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Sheffield Ceramics Festival
This event is 17-18 April 2027
Applications open, deadline: 30th September
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Blackwell Ceramics Fair
Applications open - deadline: Friday 16 October.
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Ceramic Art London 2027
Applications open Thursday 10 September 2026
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Stoke Ceramics Fair
Deadline has passed: Sunday 16 August.
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Sunken Studio Pottery Market 2026
This event is 31 October - 1 November.
Deadline has passed: 31 August 2026.
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Dorset Ceramics Market
Deadline has passed: 30 April.
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Summer Solstice Maker’s Fair, Middle Farm
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Handmade Chelsea
Applications open.
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Adorn the Future, London
A new show from the founder of Future Icons Selects, Louisa Pacifico. Applications now open, deadline has passed: 30 March.
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All the Potfests 2026
Applications for all Potfests 2026 are now closed.
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Craft Festival Wales
Deadline has passed: 27 March. Applications are invited from makers working to the highest standards. Your work shows a dedication to quality of making, presentation and originality. You live anywhere in the world.
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Ceramics in Southwell
Applications open, deadline has passed: 27 February.
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Art in Clay Farnham
This event is 14 & 15 November.
Applications open - deadline has passed: 28 February.
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The Maker's Fair at Standen House & Gardens
Expression of interest form now live.
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Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair Newcastle
Application deadline has passed: 8 February.
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Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair Manchester
This event is 15 - 18 October.
Application deadline has passed: 8 February.
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MUDFest, Ulverston
This event is 16 - 17 May 2026.
This is a selected event, exhibitors will be carefully chosen for their quality and originality so there will be something to delight and appeal to every taste.
Applications open!
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Ceramics in the City, London
Application deadline has passed: 1 February 2026.
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Margate Ceramics Market
Applications deadline has passed.
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Ceramics & Glass Fair at The Minories
Application deadline has passed.
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Clay North East
Applications closed.
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Thoresby Ceramics Fair, Nottinghamshire
Application deadline has passed: 5 January
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Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair
This event is 21-22 March 2026
Deadline has passed: Wed 3 December. Applications are welcomed from emerging and established UK-based ceramic artists working across contemporary and traditional ceramics, homeware, sculpture and jewellery.
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Towner Ceramics Fair, Eastbourne
This event is 14-15 March 2026
Deadline has passed: Wed 19 November.
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Manchester Ceramics Fair
Deadline has passed - 16th November
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Leeds Ceramic Fair
Deadline has passed: 14 November.
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Celebrating Ceramics, Oxford
Deadline has passed: 28 November
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Craft Festival Bovey Tracey
This event is 12 - 14 June 2026
Deadline has passed: 28 November. They are not returning to Cheltenham. Applications for Craft Festival Wales 2026 will open in early 2026. All exhibitors are selected for quality by a panel of industry professionals.
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Independent Ceramics Market, London
There's no deadline to apply, they are open submission events, with preference given to applicants who are actively creating new works, or are taking new, experimental approaches in their practice. They aspire to find the right balance of new, and returning exhibitors, while prioritising emerging, and underrepresented artists.
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Future Icons Selects 2026
Deadline has passed: 6 October.
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