The Multi Award winning Craft Festival is coming to Cardigan!

Craft Festival Wales will blaze a trail across Cardigan from September 6-8 hosting over 80 makers at Cardigan Castle. The Castle Grounds will be heaving with activity including demonstrations, sculpture trail, exhibitions, talks, workshops, children’s activities, opportunities to brush up on your Welsh, local food, live music, walk-about theatre & storytelling. Its jam-packed!

The Town Craft Trail

August 30-September 20th

From early September, The Town Craft Trail presented by Oriel Myrddin, will see 6 venues across Cardigan hosting 6 emerging makers from Wales. The Trail will feature new works, inspired by objects from the National Museum Collection. Collect the Trail stamps and you will be entered into a prize draw. Trail venues are Mwldan, The Albion by Fforest, Crwst, Cardigan Bay Brownies, Awen Teifi, Make it in Wales.

Ella Bua-In: at Stiwdio 3

Ffion Evans: at Mwldan

Hannah Walters: at Awen Teifi

Lewis Prosser: at The Albion

Rosa Harradine: at The Albion and Cardigan Bay Brownies

Rosie Lake: Crwst

Full details of the trail makers here

Significant Forms at Oriel Canfas

September 6-October 5th

Significant Forms hosted at Canfas Gallery, is an exhibition of Museum quality ceramics from across Wales curated by local potter, Peter Bodenham will run from September 6-October 6^th. Makers include Justine Allison, David Binns, Adam Buick, Jin Eui Kim, Catrin Howell, Ingrid Murphy, Anne Gibbs, Deiniol Williams and Paul Wearing.

The Sculpture Trail at Cardigan Castle

September 6-October 5th

Carmarthen School of Art are presenting a Sculpture Trail around the Castle from September 6 until October 6th.^. Students & tutors present their responses to the Cardigan Castle Gardens site in wood, metal and stone. They are also joined by a piece from Coleg Ceredigion's unique Furniture Making course with their own chair response to the site specific chair at the Castle.

QEST and Small World Theatre

QEST and Small World Theatre are working with young people from Cardigan Secondary School to make puppets. The work will be on display in Miss Wood's Room at The Castle from September 6-8th.

Other Events Around Cardigan

September 6-8

OPEN STUDIO Ella Bua-In Ceramics (Sept 7-8 10am-1pm) Bodeifion, Priory Street SA43 1BU

Melfed, 6 High St Arcade, SA43 3 HF (Between Vision Express & The Works)

Friday 6th: 11-4pm - Make a hat or wrist warmers from jumpers (Drop in or book in)

Saturday 7th: 11-4pm  - Make a string of bunting or a hanging pocket using free motion embroidery techniques (Drop In or book in)

Sunday 8th - 11-4pm - Make a “Waste” Coat on a mannequin.  Bring your own materials (booking required)

Reworx Wales 8/9 The Arcade, Cardigan will be open for hands on experimenting with found materials CLICK HERE FOR MORE

Jason Wilkins of Old Forge Crafts will be demonstrating woodturning at The Old Smithy, The Strand, Cardigan, SA43 1EX

Crafters Cwtch, 11 Pendre, Cardigan, SA43 1JL. Locally handmade gifts.

Cardigan Bay Quilts, Unit 4, Cardigan Guildhall Market

Locally woven new & vintage Welsh Tapestry blankets, gifts & accessories; handmade patchwork quilts; block printed cards & kits. (closed Sundays)

Printing demos at Midday on Friday and Saturday on the Craft Festival Weekend

Three Little Pigs Homestore, 44a St Mary's Street, Cardigan, SA43 1HA. Three Little Pigs is an independent family owned business

Custom House Gallery, 44 St Mary's Street, Cardigan, SA43 1HA. A wonderful collection of work by artists and makers based in Wales alongside beautiful, original, natural gifts and home accessories. With a beautiful One Bed Holiday Apartment above.

September 2-8

Never Done – an exhibition of glass art by women artists from Wales and the Borders. Seagull Gallery, 49 St Mary Street, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA41 1HA. Private View: Friday September 6th 6 – 8pm