Norfolk Makers Festival is back!
With a glorious celebration of local creativity.
Here from Saturday 11 - Sunday 19 March, the Makers Festival brings amazing creatives to The Forum for nine days of exhibitions, activities, inspiring demonstrations, and lots of crafty conversations!
Open to everybody, the festival takes over The Forum every day between 10am-4pm, with visitors invited to explore and celebrate local talent – and have a go at making themselves!
Exhibitions at Norfolk Makers Festival
For the first time, Norfolk Makers Festival will be featured in two other iconic Norwich landmarks, bringing two beautiful exhibitions to the East of England for the first time.
The Dementia Darnings will be exhibited at Norwich Cathedral from Thursday 9 March - Saturday 1 April and is made up of a series of intensely moving stitched portraits of the artist's mother.
At St Peter Mancroft Church, the Grenfell Memorial Quilt Exhibition is an ongoing collaborative project designed to honour those who died in the tragedy, from Thursday 9 - Thursday 30 March.
At The Forum, there are multiple fantastic exhibitions, including Bold Perspectives; a juried exhibition of textile art by local creatives, Dangerous Pockets, Nudinits and much more!
Free, drop in activities
From Mindful Painting to making your own wooden toy, The Forum will be full of free crafty activities and demonstrations with something new to see and do every day of the Festival. Don't be shy, and try your hand at something new - or chat to the artist and be fascinated learning about their crafting process. Drop by on any of the Festival days between 10am-4pm and celebrate creativity with us.
It's inspirational... you always meet friends, or make new ones.
Workshops: making & creating
For those who are keen to develop their skills, nurture natural talents, or learn something new, we have a workshop for you! With subjects from lino-cutting to knitting socks, there is plenty for all ages to enjoy.
Margaret Seaman
Norfolk Makers Festival favourite charity knitting superstar 93-year-old Margaret Seaman will be returning with her next standout piece – all will be revealed at the Festival!
Norfolk Makers Festival
The Norfolk Makers Festival is a free, annual event at The Forum, Norwich, which brings together local artists, crafters and artisans - both professional and amateur - for a glorious celebration of creativity, personal expression and artistic collaboration.
Don't miss out.