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

September 5-October 5, 2025

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 Welsh Folklore. Collect the Trail stamps and you will be entered into a prize draw. Trail venues are Mwldan, The Albion by Fforest, Walden Arts, Crwst, Awen Teifi and Studio 3. 

Details Coming Soon! 

Woven at Oriel Canfas

September 5-October 5th, 2025

Woven hosted at Canfas Gallery, is an exhibition of textiles and willow from across Wales curated by local textile artist, Suzi Park. Makers include Laura Thomas, Rosa Harradine, Llio James, Cathryn Gwyn, Tom Hare, Michelle Mateo, Michelle Cain and Suzi Park. 

The Sculpture Trail at Cardigan Castle

September 5-14

Carmarthen School of Art are presenting a Sculpture Trail around the Castle from September 5-12th. 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.

Willow Archways at Cardigan Castle

September 5-October 5th

Leading willow sculptors, Michelle Cain and Tom Hare will create unique willow archways at the entrance of Cardigan Castle and at the passageway between the Castle Green House and the Kitchen Garden. 

QEST and Novus

QEST and Novus educational charity, are working with makers from Craft Festival on a project with young offenders in Wales on creative project with the results being exhibited at Craft Festival

The work will be on display in The Castle Kitchen at The Castle from September 5-21.

Futureworks and Walden Arts

Futureworks and Walden Arts are working with young people from in and around Cardigan. Walden Arts is a print studio in Cardigan and the young people will be learning a variety of new print mang skills. The results will be exhibited at Craft Festival Wales from September 5-7. 

Other Events Around Cardigan

September 5-7

Oriel Cardi Bach 

Exhibition 'Sanctuary of Scenery' from 23rd August - 21st November 2025

The Exhibition is a group exhibition by 13 local artist, from, sculptures, paintings, silver jewellery, photography, wood work and pencil. Curator and gallery owner Jess Elliott.

Quay Street Studios

Quay Street Studio will be exhibiting a selection of the St Dogmaels Arts Collective from Oriel Ty Llwyd. 

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

We are delighted to be showcasing, Skills Hwb Cymru. Skills Hwb employ teens & young adults with learning difficulties and / or disabilities and teach them skills in either furniture making or ceramics. Come and see what Skills Hwb are all about & the incredible items they make.

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

Cardigan Arts Summer Exhibition from September 1-6, The Corn Exchange Gallery, Guildhall, Cardigan. Open 10am-5pm.

Cardi Shed

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

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

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)

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.