Craft Market Kendal

Craft Market Kendal Craft Market Kendal - Cumbria's leading Contemporary Makers Fair - 27th, 28th and 29th November 2026

Craft Market Kendal - Cumbria's leading Contemporary Makers Fair - 25th, 26th and 27th November 2022

This annual showcase of everything that is outstanding about Cumbrian art and craft runs over three days and provides the opportunity to buy high quality Christmas gifts at affordable prices for those special people. ‘Craft Market Kendal’ is something special. It heralds the start of the Christma

s season in South Lakes and is a great place to meet truly talented artists and craftspeople. Exhibitors are all hand-picked for their levels of excellence in their own particular medium or craft. The event provides a fantastic atmosphere of creativity and inspiration supported by live music and seasonal refreshments on the Friday evening.

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has already applied for this year's show, we've had some amazing ap...
25/02/2026

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has already applied for this year's show, we've had some amazing applications! If you would still like to take part you still have time!

Here’s some more information about the show and how to apply… 

Craft Market Kendal will return from 27th - 29th November 2026!

Friday 27th November 2 pm - 8.00 pm
Saturday 28th November 10 am - 5.00 pm.
Sunday 29th November 11 am - 4.00pm

We are looking for independent designers, makers & artists across a broad selection of disciplines with a focus on quality &original design.

Applications are open to makers working in textiles, print, jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, painting and more, with a range of prices for customers shopping for unique Christmas gifts or a collectable piece of art. 

If you are interested in taking part please contact [email protected] for an application form. 

 Show information 

This year we have extended the opening times of the shows dates are;

Craft Market Kendal has become widely recognised for presenting a stunning and varied choice of contemporary work, by highly talented exhibitors who have been selected for their superb and innovative craftsmanship and have a genuine passion for the work they create. This is an exciting alternative shopping experience in a busy town centre, spread over three days, where customers can purchase directly from a selection of the very best craft makers, artists & designers from the North of England and beyond.

We are delighted to announce that Craft Market Kendal will return in 2026!  As usual the show will  take place during th...
19/02/2026

We are delighted to announce that Craft Market Kendal will return in 2026!  As usual the show will  take place during the last weekend of November running between Friday 27th to Sunday 29th. 

We are looking for independent designers, makers & artists across a broad selection of disciplines with a focus on quality &original design.

Applications are open to makers working in textiles, print, jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, painting and more, with a range of prices for customers shopping for unique Christmas gifts or a collectable piece of art. 

If you are interested in taking part please contact [email protected] for an application form. 

Featured artists in this reel from last year's show .studio

Here's some more information about the show ….

This year we have extended the opening times of the show's dates;

Friday 27th November 2 pm - 8.00 pm
Saturday 28th November 10 am - 5.00 pm.
Sunday 29th November 11 am - 4.00pm

Craft Market Kendal has become widely recognised for presenting a stunning and varied choice of contemporary work, by highly talented exhibitors who have been selected for their superb and innovative craftsmanship and have a genuine passion for the work they create. This is an exciting alternative shopping experience in a busy town centre, spread over three days, where customers can purchase directly from a selection of the very best craft makers, artists & designers from the North of England and beyond.

 

Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. Craft market Kendal continues today offering a hu...
29/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. 

Craft market Kendal continues today offering a huge variety of art and craft from Cumbria and beyond! Doors open from 10 am.  Featured in this image our amazing exhibitor ceramicist




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Friday 28th - 30th November. The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. One of the amazing things about this year's is t...
27/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November. The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre.

One of the amazing things about this year's is the huge variety of different art and craft on show. This year we are delighted to welcome back something unique to the show - mosaic artists .

Here's a bit more about her work ....

Helen Clues is a mosaic artist living and working in West Cumbria, England. She trained in Art & Design in Carlisle in the 1990’s where her passion for materials and processes began. Always searching for, experimenting with and combining different media. Her mosaic work is decorative and functional, using found, collected and traditional materials. Mosaics by their very nature can be heavy, Helen’s pieces are refined and delicate, reflecting the original objects that inspired them. Helen is represented by galleries throughout the UK and runs workshops encouraging others to explore their own creative potential.




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Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. We have  another talented exhibitor to year's Cra...
27/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. 

We have  another talented exhibitor to year's Craft Market Kendal line up. This time its jeweller Jackie Selcraig

Here's a bit more about her wonderful work ..... 

Jackie Selcraig is a self-taught jewellery designer based in the Scottish Borders. She’s been designing and creating since 2006. Her brand, Gracie J, consists of an eclectic collection of unusual jewellery using mostly matte-finished sterling silver combined with texture, oxidisation and, occasionally, gold detail.

Design for her is very fluid and unstructured. Less has always been more and this is reflected in all her work. She enjoys experimenting with different materials, textures and finishes and the aim is always to create something unique and out of the ordinary. She draws inspiration from her rural surroundings and the natural world, Gracie J pieces do more than adorn, they connect. Whether it’s a statement ring that sparks conversation or a subtle pendant that might be worn every day, each design is made with intention. The result is a quietly distinctive aesthetic which is both minimal yet expressive.

Jackie has exhibited widely across Scotland and the north of England at various design-led events. She also sells her jewellery online to customers both in the UK and abroad, such is its appeal.

www.graciej.co.uk

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Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. Let's introduce another exhibitor to this year's ...
23/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. 

Let's introduce another exhibitor to this year's Craft Market Kendal as we welcome artist  Jan Huntley Peace of

Here's a bit more about her amazing work..... 

Jan Huntley Peace is a multi-award-winning artist based in South Lakeland in England who makes extraordinary objects with porcelain and found objects, producing figurative sculpture, portraits, small vessels and a unique collection of ‘Art to Wear’ jewellery. Reflecting on history, clothing, decay and regrowth, transition and transformation, her work occupies an ambiguous space between the real and the symbolic, memory and myth.

Jan exhibits nationally and internationally. She works and teaches from her studio and home in the beautiful lake district.

 [email protected]




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Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. We've just added another talented exhibitor to th...
22/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. 

We've just added another talented exhibitor to this year's Craft Market Kendal roster! This time its basket maker and painter Sara Abbot of Sara will be joining for one day only on Sunday 30th and will have her display in the foyer area just outside the Malt Room.

Here's a bit more about her amazing work in her own words ..... 

We are all vessels, a holding of memories made from days and time. And we all should have a basket. They are needed to carry what we love and what from our past is important for the future. These works are made from and with the landscapes: heather from the Calder Valley, rose hips from the Sussex Downs, festooned with ‘wombled’ treasure from the beach and woodland floor. Making use of leftover stuff, resulting in unique, statement pieces for everyday use, storage or pure decoration.

Abbott has a studio in the Calder Valley but lives in LBV, her little black van. A home on wheels equally fashioned from items left over by others, resulting in a simple existence that eases her environmental consciousness and facilitates 




 

Friday 28th - 30th November. The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. This time next week Craft Market Kendal will be o...
21/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November. The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre.

This time next week Craft Market Kendal will be open! This year we are going to open earlier on Friday 28th opening from 2 pm - 8 pm.

We still have some amazing exhibitors to introduce to this year's show so lets welcome back potter James Hake of

Here's a bit more about his beautiful work...

James makes a range of ceramic stoneware, thrown at the potter’s wheel. He also produces slab rolled work including wall hangings and square dishes.

“Taking inspiration from Oriental ceramics, I have developed a palette of my own glazes. These range from subtle Shinos, to rich, dark Tenmokus and Copper Reds. Glazes are applied quickly by dipping and pouring in different combinations, which fuse together in the heat of the kiln. I am always adapting and experimenting with glaze, searching for different colours and textures to complement ceramic form. Currently I am investigating using local materials from quarries, clay seams and wood ashes in my glazes.”





Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. Let's welcome another retuning maker Andrew Litt...
20/11/2025

Friday 28th - 30th November.  The Malt Room - The Brewery Arts Centre. 

Let's welcome another retuning maker Andrew Littlejohn

Smith.  Here's a bit more about his beautiful work....

Based in North Cumbria, Andrew Littlejohn Smith works with native and exotic hardwoods, metal and leather to produce an eclectic selection of handcrafted creative pieces including: Salt spoons, salad servers and food tongs Jewellery and card boxes, shoehorns, backscratchers, calligraphy pens, letter openers, hair pins. Traditional handmade tools including thumb planes, craft knives, mallets, marking and mortice gauges. 




 

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