Lost Trades Fair: supporting lost arts, rare trades and forgotten crafts and the dedicated artisans who practise them.
Held annually in March in Bendigo, Victoria. Please check website for dates, ticketing and opening times: losttrades.com.au
22/11/2024
Labassa Mansion
This beautiful property will be open this weekend and be the backdrop to The Traditional Trades Expo, presented by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and supported by
Lost Trades Fair founders and will be there to chat about the Lost Trades Fair, the significance of heritage trades, traditional skills and the importance of supporting the practitioners, lost trades artisans and craftspeople that continue to practise and promote these trades today, ensuring their skills are shared, taught and passed on.
Details:
Labassa Mansion
2 Manor Grove
Caulfield North, Victoria.
10am - 4pm.
23 & 24 November 2024
17/11/2024
The lost art of written communication . . . when was the last time you sent a postcard? We are bringing back the joy of receiving a handwritten note - and inviting friends, family and well anyone to join you for a weekend of inspiration and learning about how things are made and meeting some of the most talented makers on the planet.
We have delivered batches of postcards (free) to Visitor information centres in Bendigo, Castlemaine, Kyneton and Woodend - so why not write a note, pop a stamp on it and invite your mates to visit this beautiful region and take in the greatest show on earth.
It's only 16 weeks away!
8 - 10 March 2025 😍
16/11/2024
The Internationals are coming . . .
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Lost Trades Fair 2025
Masters of their trades ... meet them 8 - 9 - 10 March 2025. Tickets via links in bio & website.
15/11/2024
Meet the makers, watch demonstrations, sit down and listen to in depth artisan presentations, on stage talks, demos and discussions at next years extended three day event.
In 2025 we have 3-Day Passes so you have unlimited access for just $20 a day. There are 5,000 of these 3-Day tickets available (well actually about 4,600 as hundreds have sold already).
Adult '3-Day' Passes are $60 giving you access for three days (and at just $20 a day it is great value). Kids are just $20 for 3 days - and there is not to many things to inspire kids (5 - 16 years) for under $7 a day these days! These 3-Day passes are available now (until sold out) through trybooking.com or follow the links on our website.
There are a limited 5000, 3-Day passes available.
Single day tickets are available online too; Adults $35, Kids $10, Concession $30 (Kids under 5 are free).
Lost Trades Fair: 8 - 9 - 10 March 2025, Bendigo Racecourse.
12/11/2024
Found
Creativity, Craftsmanship, Colour.
Find inspiration, satisfy your curiosity, discover how things are made. See you in March - head to our website for ticketing & details.
12/11/2024
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Traditional craftsmanship and music makers . . .
Find inspiration, satisfy your curiosity, discover how things are made. See you in March - head to our website for ticketing & details.
12/11/2024
Found
Creativity and beauty.
Find inspiration, satisfy your curiosity, discover how things are made.
See you in March for 3 big days! Head to losttradesfair.com.au for tickets & event details.
07/11/2024
Lost Trades Artisans.
Sharing their skills. Join them for 3 days of inspiration, education and a celebration of human talent.
Meet them in March 2025.
Details in bio. Weekend tickets available now.
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artisan .denim
07/11/2024
Lost Trades Artisans.
Sharing their skills. Join them for 3 days of inspiration, education and a celebration of human talent.
Meet them in March 2025.
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artisan
07/11/2024
Lost Trades Artisans.
Sharing their skills. Join them for 3 days of inspiration, education and a celebration of human talent.
Meet them in March 2025.
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artisan
02/11/2024
Talent, passion, and passed down family tradition. Lost Trades Artisans . . . travelling from across the country to share what they love.
Meet them in March 2025.
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artisans
02/11/2024
Find out what a horologist does at the Lost Trades Fair - watch clockmakers and watchmakers at work. Meet them in March 2025.
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02/11/2024
Talent, passion, time honoured skills. Lost Trades Artisans . . .
Meet them in March 2025.
Lost Trades Artisans.
Sharing their skills. Join them for 3 days of inspiration, education and a celebration of human talent.
Meet them in March 2025.
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Australian Horological Society
21/10/2024
Lost Trades Artisans.
Sharing their skills. Join them for 3 days of inspiration, education and a celebration of human talent.
Meet them in March 2025.
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21/10/2024
Lost Trades Artisans.
Sharing their skills. Join them for 3 days of inspiration, education and a celebration of human talent.
Meet them in March 2025.
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17/10/2024
Lost Trades Artisans.
Supporting each others talents and celebrating fine craftsmandhip is what it is all about.
Meet them in March 2025.
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Videos
Happy crowds today at the fair at LOST TRADES FAIR - Bendigo - 9 + 10 March 2024
Pop by and see Olivia O'Connor Carving today
Crofters Craft stunning horn and pewter. The Plant family come all the way from Toowoomba to our fair.
Artisan road trip ( and a ferry trip )Tassie to Bendigo!!
@phoenixcreationstas + @metalmonkeyknives
The wonder and fascination of young people watching master artisans at work is priceless. Providing inspiration and satisfying curiosity is what the Lost Trades Fair is all about. Bring your families along to meet the artisans, watch them making and learn about how things are made. Here master goldsmith Peter McBride demonstrates to an engaged group of youngsters who went away having learned something new.
Lost Trades Fair : Bendigo 9 + 10 March 2024
To meet the makers and watch how they do what they do so well - grab your early-bird tickets to save 30-50% off gate prices. Earlybird discounts end Thursday(30 Nov).
Lost Trades Fair, 9 + 10 March 2024, Bendigo. Artisan Jude Craig (@naturallydyed) demonstrates to crowds at Lost Trades this year. (Single day tickets can be used on Saturday OR on Sunday - you choose, or get a full weekend ticket to enjoy the fair the whole weekend, family passes and concessions are also available).
Lost & Rare Trades Fair: founded to support and promote traditional trades, heritage skills and forgotten crafts and the dedicated artisans who continue to practise them as a career.
The Lost & Rare Trades Fair was founded on the principle that people are fascinated when artisans and craftspeople openly demonstrate their skills and share their knowledge. Traditional crafts, trades and industries that once were the backbone to building our country and regional towns, have gone and been often forgotten or overlooked in the wake of new technology.
OUR MISSION: To acknowledge and promote fine craftsmanship, traditional skills, rare trades and decorative arts.
VISION: Promote artisans pursuing traditional trades as a career with authenticity and an integrity that validates what they do and acknowledges their dedication to preserving and passing on traditional skills and knowledge. Provide a platform for true career artisans to share their skills and demonstrate their trades to an audience that is genuinely interested and engaged.
THE FAIR: The Fair promises to deliver an event experience that is authentic, real and retains the integrity on which it was founded. The Lost & Rare Trades Fair exists because of these artisans and will continue to celebrate their extraordinary talents, passion and excellence in craftsmanship. The Lost & Rare Trades Fair brand team are privileged to have earned the trust of many of Australia’s finest artisans and have a continued responsibility to deliver an event that is worthy of their skills and dedication to their craft.
GOALS
Lost & Rare Trades Fair was established to:
act as a guardian to arcane trades that have tradition at their foundation and to sustain and promote these crafts and skills rather than simply preserve them;
unite traditional crafters specialising in field crafts, workshop crafts, home and household crafts;
showcase human talents and inspire the next generation to embrace hand skills;
be inclusive of all trade disciplines and all mediums ( metal, stone, wood, glass, cloth, etc)
