Skill, Community, Locality
The inaugural Sussex Craft Week was held in June 2025. Following on from its success, the festival will be held again 20-28 June 2026.

Sussex Craft Week is about celebrating excellence in craftsmanship and recognising Sussex’s place as both the hub of the contemporary craft revival, and the home of heritage craft.

We have an ambitious programme of exhibitions, fairs, talks, tours, demonstrations, open studios, courses, and pop-up events for everyone to enjoy.

New for this year are two Craft Towns (Arundel and Alfriston) with a series of window displays, exhibitions and events in each one. Also new is a MarketPlace initiative – a signpost to venues where you will find an amazing selection of contemporary craft for sale.

Following on from their huge popularity last year, we have a bigger more ambitious series of Studio Safaris to book on to for behind-the-scenes tours of VIP studios with a tour guide.

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