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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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Open Call: Potter in Residence 2027
County Hall Pottery’s 2027 Potter in Residence Open Call is now live.
This is a year-long opportunity for a maker working in clay to spend time with the team at County Hall Pottery London, develop their practice, and become part of the life of the studio.
They welcome applications from artists, designers, potters, ceramicists, craftspeople, functional makers, fine artists, and other practitioners working through clay.
Applications are open from 1 June until midnight on 30 July 2026
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Open call for Urban Potters Residency
Urban Potters London, led by professional potter Adrian Gonzalez, is inviting applications for a free 4 month studio membership at our Oval studio from 1st October 2026 to 31st January 2027.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop a new body of work with full access to the studio which is open seven days a week,
The residency offers you unlimited hours and use of equipment. You will be given training on kiln packing, glaze making, reclaim and Health and Safety. During the residency you will be invited to show your work at the next Members Exhibition.
Please make your application by 1st September 2026
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Dorset Ceramics Market
A new event by Dorset Clay Cooperative. Deadline has passed: 30 April. Please fill out the form to apply for a pitch at the Dorset Ceramics Market. The price of a pitch is £40 (non refundable) which is for one table.
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Norwich Ceramics Market
Applications closed
Discover Norwich’s newest creative market celebrating independent pottery and contemporary ceramics.
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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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Sheffield Ceramics Festival
This event is 18-19 April 2026
Deadline has passed: 31st October.
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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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Stockport Ceramics Fair
Applications has passed: 9AM on Friday 3rd October.
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Ceramic Art London 2026
Deadline has passed: 30 September.
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