Craft and Design Fair 2026

Sat 14 – Sun 15 Nov, 10am-5pm. Free entry.

Santa’s workshop becomes real at South Hill Park Arts Centre this November, as the mansion is filled with over 50 craft stalls, full of perfect Christmas gifts, for the annual Craft and Design Fair.

The fair showcases beautiful and unique handmade treasures including jewellery, ceramics, woodwork, textiles, bags, candles, cards, fused glass, homeware and artwork prints. These talented artists are sure to have some special festive wares which would make the perfect presents for friends and family, or even for yourself!

The Arts Centre’s specialist ceramics, printmaking and silversmithing studios will also be open for you to explore, with live demonstrations by the artists in residence. And if you’ve shopped until you’ve dropped, you can always relax at the Atrium Bar and Restaurant with a coffee and cake, or maybe a mince pie and wine.

To put you in the full festive spirit, there will also be a live choir singing your favourite Christmas carols throughout the weekend.

Open Studios
Ceramics | Mansion ground floor | Sat & Sun 10am–5pm
Jewellery and silversmithing | Mansion first floor | Sat 10am–5pm

Demonstrations
Ceramics | Mansion ground floor | Sat & Sun throughout both days | Kim Whelton
Jewellery and silversmithing | Mansion first floor | Sat 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm | Charlotte Liddiard

Glee Club UK Choir
Sat 14 Nov from 1pm
An adult community choir for everyone from 18–100yrs+, singing popular rock and pop songs from the 1960s to the present, in beautiful four-part harmony.

BUSK sneak peek
Sat between 10am–1pm | Studio Theatre
Enjoy a 5-minute sneak peek of the award-winning dance theatre production by Project Dance.