Craft Festival

Craft Festival Craft Festival Bovey Tracey and Cheltenham and Find a Maker. Accompanied children Under 18 Free. Non-profit organisation

A collection of some of the finest contemporary craft events in the UK featuring the finest selected makers selling directly to the public with demonstrations and workshops for all ages.

⭐ PREPARING TO SELL TOUR 2026⁠⁠PREPARING TO SELL IS GOING ON TOUR! 🚐⁠⁠Our much-loved training day is hitting the road in...
05/12/2025

⭐ PREPARING TO SELL TOUR 2026⁠
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PREPARING TO SELL IS GOING ON TOUR! 🚐⁠
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Our much-loved training day is hitting the road in 2026, stopping in Bovey Tracey, Cardigan, Hereford, Staffordshire and Scotland.⁠
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Led by Sarah James MBE, Director of Craft Festival & .amaker, this energising day gives makers at every stage the tools, insight and confidence to sell directly to the public, build a sustainable business and thrive in a portfolio career. Perfect for established makers and students ready to get ahead.⁠
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Sarah will be joined by brilliant industry specialists and experienced makers at every stop, sharing real-world advice you can put into action straight away.⁠
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Tickets now live https://linktr.ee/craftfestival
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Don’t miss it. Places always sell fast.⁠
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Dates and Locations: ⁠
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Preparing to Sell Bovey Tracey at Make Southwest, Bovey Tracey January 22⁠
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Preparing to Sell Cardigan at Mwldan, Cardigan February 2⁠
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Preparing to Sell Hereford at Hereford College of Arts February 19⁠
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Preparing to Sell Staffordshire at Unit Twelve, Staffordshire March 12⁠
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Preparing to Sell Scotland at The Hugo Burge Foundation, Scottish Borders April 23

Some GOOD NEWS!!! ⁠⁠Craft Wales / Gŵyl Grefft Cymru at Cardigan Castle has been shortlisted for Large Event of the Year ...
03/12/2025

Some GOOD NEWS!!! ⁠
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Craft Wales / Gŵyl Grefft Cymru at Cardigan Castle has been shortlisted for Large Event of the Year by Ceredigion County Council’s Caru Ceredigion
Awards!

So flippin chuffed!!! ⁠
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NEWYDDION DA!!! Mae Gŵyl Grefft Cymru yng Nghastell Aberteifi wedi cyrraedd rhestr fer Digwyddiad Mawr y Flwyddyn yng Ngwobrau Caru Ceredigion Cyngor Sir Ceredigion!

Mor falch iawn!!!⁠
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

01/12/2025

Another day, another craft fair. 🤩

There were so many events on this weekend. Where did you go?

On Sunday, I went to in Rattery. It’s a lovely event.

Saw lots of Find a Maker members and past Craft Festival exhibitors. Lovely to see you all.

Sincere thanks to everyone who applied for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. We’ll let you know before Christmas.

Have a great week.

Application are now offically closed for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2026. ⁠⁠Thank you to everyone who has applied. ⁠Any...
28/11/2025

Application are now offically closed for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2026. ⁠
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Thank you to everyone who has applied. ⁠

Any issues will be dealt with on Monday.

Good Luck Everyone!
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A reminder that you can still apply for StartUP until 6pm on Friday 30th January 2026.

28/11/2025

⭐️ 2 HOURS LEFT TO APPLY ⭐️⁠
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There is 2 HOURS left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2026. ⁠
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There is still time!⁠
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We will be celebrating our 22nd Birthday on the edge of Dartmoor and we'd love for you to join us. ⁠
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Applications are invited from makers working to the highest standards. ⁠
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Link to Apply: https://bit.ly/CraftFestivalBoveyTracey2026
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Application CLOSE at 6pm today.

28/11/2025

Morning!

Keep going people! You can do this.

Deadline for Craft Festival Bovey is TODAY ✔️
Last day of Find a Maker Week ✔️
Colour Friday with .co ✔️
Last day of week ✔️
championing with us, and ✔️
is OPEN! (See you Sunday) ✔️sw opens Tomorrow (see you then!) ✔️
Under The Tree continues at ✔️
Festive Friday start this Evening in Bovey Tracey ✔️

There are craft fairs and events up and down the country.

For Goodness Sake, Support Local, Support Your High Street, Support Independent and Shop Handmade.

5 Favourites for Find a Maker Week⁠⁠For the final day of Find a Maker Week, our FAMily members are sharing thier 5 favo...
28/11/2025

5 Favourites for Find a Maker Week⁠
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For the final day of Find a Maker Week, our FAMily members are sharing thier 5 favourites and here are mine. ⁠

⁠It’s been a brilliant week and we finish on Colour Friday, celebrating everything good about shopping with independent businesses.

Marie Canning
Marie has recently joined Find a Maker. Marie also joined us at Craft Festival back in June and won the People's Award for Favourite Maker. I love the incredible world's that she makes and the skill required to produce them. Well done Marie and Welcome to the FAMily. ⁠

Mathieu Jones
Some of you who follow my stories, will have noticed that I often post about my morning breakfast and my healthy obsession with the carved wooden spoon. 🙂 I was lucky enough to spend some time with Mathieu when we had a group stand at Made London back in October. What a lovely fella he is and some people may or may not be getting a spoon for Christmas this year...⁠
IMHO You can never have enough wooden spoons, bowl, cups...FACT!⁠
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qiqiqiqi studio⁠
During Made London, I had a whizz round and chatted with lots of makers. There I met Miao Tan Arws and Siying Cui from qiqiqiqistudio. I was drawn to their intriguing mix of sculptural and function homewares in linen, laquer, horse hair and other fibres. Thank you for joining Find a Maker. ⁠
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Keep Studio
I really love the subtle complexity of Keep Studio's leather work. Based in Clevedon, Rachel from Keep Studio works in British and Italian vegetable-tanned leathers, chosen for their quality and character creating designs that are modern, timeless and built to last. Welcome to the FAMily. ⁠
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Legards Furniture⁠
Patrick Legard has been a member of Find a Maker for some time. We were lucky enough to be next door to Patrick at Made London, so we had a chance to get to know eachother a bit more. Meeting the FAMily is always such a privilige and lots of fun too. Patrick's emaculately built furniture, using mostly native timbers, have strong, clean lines and some banging detailing. Seing it, up close, did not disappoint. ⁠
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If you would like to join Find a Maker, you can register your interest now. Applications will open again in the New Year.

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠⁠There is just 1 day left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠⁠We thought it best to let o...
27/11/2025

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠
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There is just 1 day left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠
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We thought it best to let our exhibitors tell you how much they love Craft Festival Bovey Tracey.⁠
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'I really enjoyed being back at the festival, it is so well organised and I feel honoured to be part of a event where the standard is so high.'⁠
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Exhibitor Bovey Tracey 2025. ⁠
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Link to Apply: https://bit.ly/CraftFestivalBoveyTracey2026
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You have until 6pm on Friday November 28th to apply.⁠
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Craft Festial Bovey Tracey⁠
June 12-14, 2026⁠
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COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠⁠There are just 2 days left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠We love Craft Festival, do...
26/11/2025

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠
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There are just 2 days left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠

We love Craft Festival, don;t take our work for it, let our exhibitors tell you how much they love Craft Festival Bovey Tracey.⁠
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'The show was absolutely buzzing. I was delighted with my sales and the offer of a good exhibition. I had other approaches from galleries but I have enough already at the moment. The quality of the work is brilliant and I feel honoured to be amongst the other craftspeople. I’m always looking to see how I can up my game by making better work and improving my display. I had repeat customers who had bought before and bought online as well as new ones. I had admiration from makers I really respect and am a fan of, and it’s a fantastic feeling that my business and reputation are growing. I think the whole event draws people in - not just the exhibitors'
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Exhibitor Bovey Tracey 2025.

Link to Apply: https://bit.ly/CraftFestivalBoveyTracey2026
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You have until 6pm on Friday November 28th to apply.⁠
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Craft Festial Bovey Tracey⁠

June 12-14, 2026

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠⁠There are just 3 days left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠⁠We thought it best to let...
25/11/2025

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠
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There are just 3 days left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠
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We thought it best to let our exhibitors tell you how much they love Craft Festival Bovey Tracey.⁠
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'What a magnificent show! It just gets better and better each year, I love being part of the craft festival community, and I never feel like I'm working! Everyone involved are so cheerful, helpful, supportive and lovely. Even when severe weather is out of our control, the show runs smoothly and its down to the hard work of you Sarah and your team! I can't thank you all enough and feel so excited to be back in Cardigan in a few months time, as I have learnt that I never need doubt the success, of the craft festival shows. Thank you'
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Exhibitor Bovey Tracey 2025. ⁠
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Link to Apply: https://bit.ly/CraftFestivalBoveyTracey2026
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You have until 6pm on Friday November 28th to apply.⁠
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Craft Festial Bovey Tracey⁠

June 12-14, 2026

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠⁠There are just 4 days left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠⁠We'll let our exhibitors ...
24/11/2025

COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE!⁠
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There are just 4 days left to apply for Craft Festival Bovey Tracey. ⁠
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We'll let our exhibitors tell you how much they love Craft Festival Bovey Tracey.⁠
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'As always, a fantastic event to be a part of, my favourite of the year to attend. Full credit to Sarah and the team. All aspects of the show are so well organised and communicated. I'm impressed with the number of younger visitors you attract in, which I think contibutes to the great vibe and helps promote and sustain handmade crafts. Well done and many thanks.'⁠
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Exhibitor Bovey Tracey 2025. ⁠

Link to Apply: https://bit.ly/CraftFestivalBoveyTracey2026
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You have until 6pm on Friday November 28th to apply.⁠
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Craft Festial Bovey Tracey⁠

June 12-14, 2026

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We are a Non-Profit making company and our first Craft Festival started in Bovey Tracey in 2003. Since then, Craft Festival has become a collection of highly selective craft events in Bovey Tracey, Cheltenham and Bath, Online and formerly in Cardiff. After a number of years, we merged the brands of our Contemporary Craft Festival and Made by Hand Events. Welcome to Craft Festival.