Yes, it’s that time of year again to research and apply for craft and design events, especially the best selling events in the run up to Christmas 2024!

The Design Trust has done all the hard work for you … we have selected the best craft & design selling events in the UK for 2024, with all the event dates and application deadlines too – in alphabetical order.

We recommend that you research before you apply to these craft and design fairs to see if they are a good fit for you and your business. It’s always a good idea to visit the events (if at all possible) before you apply.

BORDE HILL GARDEN FESTIVAL, West Sussex

Dates: 22 – 23 June 2024

Set against the heritage-listed backdrop of Borde Hill Garden in West Sussex, this exciting new event will feature over 40 curated stalls of artisans, growers and unique gardening and lifestyle brands. Immerse yourself in eclectic live music, join insightful talks from leading garden designers and experts, and discover a fusion of foodie flavours.

Stand Prices:

Where to apply: Borde Hill Garden Website

Deadline for applications: None stipulated

Celebrating Ceramics at Waterperry Gardens
Celebrating Ceramics at Waterperry Gardens

Celebrating Ceramics AND DESIRE JEWELLERY & SILVERSMITHING FAIR, Waterperry Gardens, oxford

Dates: 19 – 21 July 2024

An artist-led festival showcasing the very best in the world of contemporary ceramics where visitors can meet, engage with and purchase from a diverse selection of makers. This year Celebrating Ceramics 2024 is being held alongside the Desire Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair so there’s plenty to enjoy. There’s also an amazing range of food, drink and music all in a beautiful setting.

Stand Prices: From £515.

Where to apply: Celebrating Ceramics Website

Deadline for applications: Applications are now closed

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Clerkenwell Design Week 2023

cLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK, LONDON

Dates: 21 – 23 May 2024

Clerkenwell Design Week has created a showcase of leading UK and international interiors brands and companies presented in a series of showroom events, exhibitions and special installations that take place across the area welcoming well over 37000 visitors.

Stand Prices: From £600.

Where to apply: Clerkenwell Design Week Website

Deadline for applications: No official deadline but early application is advised.

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Country Living Christmas Fair

Country Living christmas fairs, Various Locations

Dates: London (13 – 16 November 2024), Glasgow (21 – 24 November 2024), Harrogate (5 – 8 December 2024)

Country Living Christmas Fairs feature a festive line-up of hands-on workshops, talks from County Living experts, seasonal inspiration, decorating ideas and wonderful shopping from talented designer makers.

Where to Apply: Country Living Shows Website

Deadline for Applications: No official deadline

Craft Festival Wales, CARDIGAn CASTLE

Dates: 6 – 8 September 2024

Craft Festival Wales is a brand new show for 2024 taking place at Cardigan Castle. It will host over 80 makers showcasing and selling their work as well as The Capital of Craft LIVE, Out of the Woods, demonstrations, exhibitions, workshops, children’s activities, live music, theatre & storytelling with satellite events hosted across the town.

Stand Prices: From £430 + VAT

Where to Apply: Application Form Here

Deadline for Applications: 6pm on Friday 5 April 2024.

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Craft in Focus Contemporary Craft Fair, RHS Garden Wisley

craft in focus – contemporary craft fair, RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey

Dates: 2 – 6 May 2024

A mixed discipline contemporary craft fair held in carpeted and floored marquees within RHS Garden Wisley, near Woking incorporating demonstrating artists, a food village and live music!

Stand Prices: From £1,500.

Where to Apply: Craft in Focus Website

Deadline for applications: No official deadline but early application advised.

craft in focus – contemporary craft fair, HEVER CASTLE, KENT

Dates: 16 – 19 May 2024 and 12 – 15 September 2024

A mixed discipline contemporary craft fair held in carpeted marquees within the gardens of Hever Castle near Edenbridge, Kent. The fair features some of the finest craftsmen and artists in the UK. Textiles, paintings, furniture, metal, leather, ceramics, jewellery, glass, fashion and more…

Stand Prices: From £600.

Where to apply: Craft in Focus Website

Deadline for applications: No official deadline but early application is advised.

Craft in focus – contemporary craft fair, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex

Dates: 23 – 26 August 2024

A mixed discipline contemporary craft fair held in carpeted marquees within the gardens of Hyde Hall near Chelmsford in Essex.

Stand Prices: From £600.

Where to apply: Craft in Focus Website

Deadline for applications: No official deadline but early application is advised.

CRAFT WORKS, SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, LONDON

Dates: 15 – 17 May 2024

Founded and hosted by Jay Blades, this is a lovely new craft and design fair for London.

Stand Prices:

Where to apply: Craft Works Website or email [email protected]

Deadline for applications: No official deadline.

craftS in THE PEN, SKIPTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Dates: 16 – 17 November 2024

Crafts in the Pen takes place each November at Skipton Auction Mart. The event has grown into a wonderful crafts market the whole family can enjoy, with 4,700 visitors enjoying around 230 stalls.

Stand Prices: From £100

Where to Apply: Crafts in the Pen Website

Deadline for applications: July 2024

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Crafty Fox Market at The Crossing. Photo by Yeshen Venema

Crafty Fox Markets, The Crossing, Kings Cross, LonDon

Dates: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 – The Crossing, London

Crafty Fox have been organising fantastic and fun craft selling events for years now showcasing the work of a diverse mix of designer makers. .

Stand Prices: From £99

Where to Apply: Crafty Fox Website

Deadline for Applications: Applications now closed

decorex, the international interior design event, olympia, london

Dates: 6 – 9 October 2024

A high-end interior design exhibition which has bought together the best of the design community each year for 43 years. Decorex hosts the industry to connect with one another and be inspired by the beautiful products on show.

Stand Prices: From £450 per square metre

Where to Apply: Decorex Website

Deadline for Applications: Open now

FESTIVAL OF CRAFTS, FARNHAM MALTINGS, SURREY

Dates: 12 – 13 October 2024

Festival of Crafts features exhibitors working in a variety of disciplines, including new and traditional craft techniques and producing work with a modern design aesthetic. The marketplace showcases makers selling products with a lifestyle focus including (but not limited to) homewares, jewellery, ceramics, stationery, accessories, furniture, lighting, textiles, print and more.

Stand Prices: From £175

Where to Apply: Farnham Maltings Website

Deadline for Applications: Applications now closed

Frome Independent Market, somerset

Dates: Monthly

An outdoor, monthly street market. which spans the whole of Frome town centre and attracts around 80,000 people per year. There is space for over 200 traders each month across 6 sections; designer-maker; flea market; homes and gardens; street food; food producer and suitcase traders.

Stand Prices: From £55

Where to Apply: Frome Independent Website

Deadline for Applications: Open Applications

Goldssmiths Fair
Goldsmiths Fair

Goldsmiths Fair, London

Dates: Week One: 24 – 29 September 2024 | Week Two: 1 – 6 October 2024

The primary destination to discover the finest jewellery and silversmithing in the UK today. Visitors browse and learn about over 130 master craftspeople making extraordinary pieces, available to purchase directly from them at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London.

Stand Prices: From £1100

Where to apply: Goldsmiths’ Fair Website

Deadline for Applications: Applications now closed

Goldsmiths NORTH, CUTLER’S HALL, SHEFFIELD

Dates: 12 – 14 July 2024

Goldsmiths North is a summer shopping experience bringing the finest contemporary Silverware & Jewellery to the North of England. Visitors have the opportunity to meet and buy from over 50 independent makers from all over the UK & Europe.

Stand Prices:

Where to apply: Goldsmiths North Website

Deadline for Applications: No deadline stipulated

GNCCF Victoria Baths Manchester
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Victoria Baths, Manchester

great northern contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF), Victoria Baths, Manchester

Dates: 17 – 20 October 2024

GNCCF Manchester is the most prestigious selling fair for contemporary craft in the North of England. It features over 150 selected makers from new graduates to seasoned professionals selling a diverse range of crafts direct to the public and trade..

Stand Prices: GNCCF has a range of stand options from table tops/space only from £235 + VAT to shell scheme stands from £330+VAT. Stands are subsidised for new makers in business less than three years.

Where to Apply: Great Northern Events Website

Deadline for applications: Applications now closed

Handmade Chelsea The Contemporary Craft & Design Fair , chelsea old town hall, london

Dates: 6 – 9 November 2024

One of the most established and longest running events in the UK craft calendar, featuring the very best of over 100 UK-based contemporary designer makers, both established and emerging, This year, Handmade Chelsea will be celebrating fifteen years and will take place in the form of a dual-model. Those taking part will be able to do so both in-person at Chelsea Old Town Hall and/or digitally through a dedicated online platform..

Stand Prices: From £400 + VAT per square metre

Where to Apply: Handmade in Britain Website

Deadline for applications: Sunday 31 March

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Handmade Oxford

Handmade Oxford, The International Contemporary Crafts Festival , WATERPERRY GARDENS, OXFORD

Dates: 21 – 23 June 2024

A lovely outdoor event showcasing hand-crafted work from over 120 independent makers with workshops, craft demonstrations, and an engaging talks programs.

Stand Prices: From £85 + VAT per square metre

Where to Apply: Handmade in Britain Website

Deadline for applications: None stipulated

LONDON CRAFT WEEK, VENUES ACROSS LONDON

Dates: 13 – 19 May 2024

London Craft Week brings together over 250 established and emerging makers, designers, brands and galleries from around the world, showing and selling their work in various venues across the capital.

Where to Apply: London Craft Week Website or email [email protected]

Deadline for Applications: None stipulated

MADE BRIGHTON, Brighton DOME – CORN EXCHANGE

Dates: 28 November – 1 December 2024

A wonderful mix of over 90 exhibitors in this historic recently renovated building in the centre of Brighton. A must see selling event for the south coast.

Stand Prices: From £650 + VAT

Where to Apply: MADE BRIGHTON Website

Deadline for Applications: April 2024

MADE LONDON – The Design & Craft Fair, ANGEL ISLINGTON

Dates: 31 October – 3 November 2024

This highest quality, beautiful craft and design event is back for a second year in its new venue, The Block in Angel Islington.

Stand Prices: From £840 + VAT

Where to Apply: MADE LONDON Website

Deadline for Applications: April 2024

MATERIAL MATTERS, BARGEHOUSE OXO TOWER, LONDON

Dates: 18 – 21 September 2024

Material Matters brings together over 40 world-leading brands, designers, makers, manufacturers and organisations to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. The fair includes five floors of products, site-specific installations, a marketplace, a learning area, and an extensive talks programme, providing a platform for engagement and inspiration for the design and architecture industries.

Stand Prices:

Where to Apply: Material Matters Website

Deadline for Applications: Not specified.

MINI MADE, ATELIER BESIDE THE SEA, BRIGHTON

Dates: Saturday April 13,⁠ Saturday May 11,⁠ Saturday June 8,⁠ Saturday July 6,⁠ Saturday August 10,⁠ Saturday September 7,⁠ 2024

The monthly market will have about 22 spaces, spread throughout the 3 arches of Atelier Beside the Sea and weather permitting outside.⁠ Each month there will be a changing roster of makers selling different crafts, locals as well as makers from afar who fancy visiting and selling in Brighton, new makers and more established makers.⁠ All makers will be selected to create an interesting and exciting show.⁠

Stand Prices:

Where to Apply: Mini Made Website

Deadline for Applications: Not specified

SOLO Craft Fair, between the bridges, london’s south bank

Dates: Sunday 12 May – launch event, Sunday 2 June, Sunday 7 July, Sunday 4 August, Sunday 1 September, Sunday 6 October

On Sundays throughout the spring and summer, Solo Craft Fair will be transforming the pier section of London’s Biggest Beer Garden into a vast summer market, featuring 60 traders showcasing their wares each week. Art, jewellery, fashion, kids’ products, and more from some of London’s best independent designers.

Stand Prices: – Tables from £40

Where to Apply: Solo Craft Fair Website

Deadline for Applications: Not specified.

The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London

Dates: 10 – 13 October 2024

The Knitting & Stitching Show is the largest and most successful textile exhibition in the UK. The shows attract in excess of 20000 visitors, all of whom are committed crafters and textile enthusiasts who visit for inspiration and to shop.

Where to Apply: The Knitting & Stitching Show Website

Deadline for Applications: No official deadline

The Knitting & Stitching Show, HARROGATE CONVENTION CENTRE, YORKSHIRE

Dates: 21 – 24 November 2024

The Knitting & Stitching Show is the largest and most successful textile exhibition in the UK. The shows attract in excess of 20000 visitors, all of whom are committed crafters and textile enthusiasts who visit for inspiration and to shop.

Where to Apply: The Knitting & Stitching Show Website

Deadline for Applications: No official deadline

THREAD, FARNHAM MALTINGS, SURREY

Dates: Saturday 8 June 2024

Thread, Festival of Textiles, features a wide variety of exhibitors including new and established textile companies, artisan fabrics, dressmaking fabrics and patterns, haberdashery and all textile supplies. Thread also encourages applications from designers and makers working with weave, print, needlework and embroidery to create unique handcrafted products.

Stand Prices: From £125

Where to Apply: Farnham Maltings Website

Deadline for Applications: Applications now closed

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Yarndale, Skipton, North Yorkshire

YARNDALE, SKIPTON AUCTION MART, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Dates: 28 – 29 September 2024

Celebrating the brilliance of yarn in all its forms, this award-winning craft festival brings together over 180 makers, craft makers, retailers, and artisans in the picturesque market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire.

Stand Prices: From £100

Where to Apply: Yarndale Website

Deadline for Applications: Applications now closed


Did you find this post with the best craft & design fair dates and deadlines useful? Did we miss out your favourite craft fairs or design events? Then do let us know in the comments box below. We will try to keep this post as up-to-date as possible with new events being added as they are confirmed.

12 Responses to “the best craft & design selling events in the UK in 2024: with dates & application deadlines”

  1. Caroline pearce

    Hi

    This is wonderful would you mind adding our events to it? Farnham Maltings’s
    I can email you all the prices
    Unravel knitting and crochet Feb 24-26thand September 9-10th
    Thread textile festival June 10th
    Festival or crafts 14-15th Oct

    • Anne-Marie Francis

      We try our best to feature shows from across the UK. We don’t think we’ve done too badly! If we don’t know about the shows, we can’t feature them, which is why we ask that people add fairs that they know about in the comments.

  2. There is also the Christmas Fair at Farnham Maltings 22 & 23 November 2023
    Plus:
    Abingdon Traditional Craft Fair in the Abbey buildings 3 – 5 November 2023;
    Sparkle Festive Fair at the Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington 18 – 20 November 2023;
    Farnborogh Festive Fair at Farnborough International 24 & 25 November 2023.

    [&, for craft supplies, equipment, demos etc.:
    Farnborough Craft Show at Farnborough International 1 – 3 September 2023]

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