Welcome to the diary page where you can find up-to-date information on bead shows and online events.
All bead shows marked with the Guild logo 
indicate that the Guild will be in attendance, so please come along and say hello.
If you are organising a show or know of one that isn't listed below, please contact events@beadworkersguild.com
July 2024
Windsor Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 6th July to Sunday 7th July
Time: 10.00 am - 4.30 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Windsor Racecourse, Maidenhead Rd, Windsor, SL4 5EZ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Worcester Bead Fair
Saturday 6th July
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Omersley Village Hall, Sandys Road, Omersley, Worcestershire, WR9 0DY
Crafting Live Doncaster
Saturday 13th July to Sunday 14th July
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Doncaster Racecourse, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
Website: craftinglive.co.uk/shows/doncaster/
Newcastle Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 20th July to Sunday 21st July
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HP
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
London Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 27th July to Sunday 28th July
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Kempton Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
International Beading Week
Saturday 27th July to Sunday 4th August
The Beadworkers Guild invite you to join them to celebrate International Beading Week 2024.
The Guild are celebrating their 25th anniversary, and our theme this year is 'Celebrations'.
The itinerary is still being updated and this will continue through the week itself as we hear about more things happening outside of the Guild.
Click here for up to date details of what is happening.
IBW - Welcome to International Beading Week... Celebrations - Show & Tell
Saturday 27th July
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
The Beadworkers Guild invite you to join them to celebrate the start of International Beading Week 2024.
The Guild are celebrating their 25th anniversary, and our theme this year is 'Celebrations'. If you have some celebratory related projects already made, we would love to see them.
Wherever you are in the world, and whatever your skill level, this free event is for you. We would love you to join is to celebrate our love of beadwork.
Non Guild members are most welcome, so why not invite a friend to join you!
Click here to book your place.
IBW - Celebrating Europe
Sunday 28th July
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Join the BWG online celebrations, whilst we bead our way around the world.
Our first port of call is Europe.
IBW - Celebrations, is the perfect opportunity to share items you may have made for a certain European day of celebration. Whether you made something to celebrate St. Patricks Day - Ireland, King’s Day - Netherlands, Vappu - Finland, Bastille Day – France, San Gennaro Feast Day – Italy, or the Carnivale di Venezia, whatever celebration has inspired your beadwork, we would love to see your interpretations for your country of choice, whilst enjoying some social beading time with beading friends around the world.
This online social event is FREE and open to all, but you do need to book a place to take part.
Click here to book your place.
IBW - Celebrating Asia
Tuesday 30th July
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Today the BWG online Zoom team is taking you on a trip to Asia - a part of the world that is filled with fragrant spices, exotic flowers and sumptuous silks.
Whether you have made something to celebrate The Lantern (Yuan Xiao) Festival – China, the Dragon Boat Festival – Hong Kong, The Cherry Blossom Festival – Japan or Diwali – India, we would love to see what has inspired your beadwork and what technique(s) you used to stitch your celebratory projects.
This online social event is FREE and open to all, but you do need to book a place to take part.
Click here to book your place.
August 2024
IBW - Celebrating Oceania
Thursday 1st August
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
We are heading down under to the sunny islands of the Sothern Hemisphere today to check out what you may have made for the Sing-sing Festival – New Guinea, the Sydney Mardi Gras – Australia, the Pasifika Festival – Auckland, New Zealand, the Hibiscus Festival – Fiji or the Aloha Festivals of Hawaii.
The culture of these islands provides a wealth of inspiration, which can easily be translated into beadwork, so whatever celebration has inspired you to bead... even Mother's Day, do join us for a day of beady exploration.
This online social event is FREE and open to all, but you do need to book a place to take part.
Click here to book your place.
IBW - Celebrating The Americas
Saturday 3rd August
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Join the BWG online today for a celebratory trip across the Americas.
From North America to the South, what celebrations have inspired your beadwork. Whether it is Independence Day – USA, The Day of the Dead – Mexico, The Medellin Flower Festival – Colombia, The Martes de Challa Festival – Peru or the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil, we would love to see what you have made.
IBW Celebrations is the perfect opportunity to share your projects with the rest of the world, whilst enjoying some social beading time with new found beading friends from around the world.
This online social event is FREE and open to all, but you do need to book a place to take part.
Click here to book your place.
Welsh Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 3rd August to Sunday 4th August
Time: 10.00 am - 4.30 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
IBW - Celebrations - A final farewell
Sunday 4th August
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
The Beadworkers Guild welcomes you to the penultimate session of International Beading Week, our exciting worldwide event.
During our week-long IBW event we have celebrated your beadwork from all over the world, inspired by celebrations from various countries around the globe. Now it is time to check out all your free pattern choices from IBW 2024. What celebration or rainbow beaded beauties have you made this year?
Wherever you are in the world, whatever skill level, whether you are a member of the Beadoworkers Guild or just a beading pal, this event is for you, so come and join us by booking your place today!
Click here to book your place.
Berwick Upon Tweed Bead Fair
Saturday 10th August
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Ancroft Village Hall, Ancroft, Northumberland, TD15 2TE
Website: mrbeadshop.com/pages/berwick-upon-tweed-mrbead-bead-fair
Kent Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 10th August to Sunday 11th August
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PY
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Scottish Bead Fair
Sunday 11th August
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Normandy Hotel, Inchinnan Road, Renfrew, Glasgow, PA4 9EJ
Harrogate Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 17th August to Sunday 18th August
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Pavillions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, HG2 8NZ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Creative Craft Show
Friday 30th August to Sunday 1st September
Time: 10.00 am - 4.30 pm (4.00 on Sunday)
Address: Farnborough International, Farnborough, GU14 6FD
Telephone: 01425 272 711
Website: creativecraftshow.co.uk/farnborough-creative-craft-show-september-2024/
Newmarket Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 31st August to Sunday 1st September
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Newmarket Rowley Mile Racecourse,Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TF
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Cornish Bead Fair - Wadebridge
Saturday31st August
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: The John Betjeman Centre, Southern Way, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7BX
Saturday 31st August
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Our free to attend, online monthly Drop-in's offers beaders from all around the globe, the opportunity to bead, chat and share their beading knowledge in good company.
To be sure of a place, please make your booking before 12.00 noon on the Thursday prior to the event by clicking here.
You don't need to be a member of the Guild to enjoy this event, so why not invite a friend to join you.
September 2024
Welsh Bead Fair
Saturday 7th September
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Redwick Village Hall, Church Row, Redwick, Caldicot, NP26 3DE
Website: mrbeadshop.com/pages/welsh-bead-fair
New Forest Bead Fair
Sunday 8th September
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RY
Brockenhurst Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 14th September to Sunday 15th September
Time: 10.00 am - 4:30 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RY
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Newark Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 21st September to Sunday 22nd September
Time: 10.00 am - 5:00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Newark Showground, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
BeadsUpNorth Bead Fair
Sunday 22nd September
Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Haydock Race Course, Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, Merseyside. WA12 0HQ
Telephone: 01254 236 049
Website: beadsupnorth.co.uk
Creative Craft Show
Thursday 26th September to Saturday 28th September
Time: 9.30 am - 5.00 pm
Address: Westpoint Centre, Devon Showground, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
Telephone: 01425 272 711
Website: creativecraftshow.co.uk/exeter-creative-craft-show-2024
Cheshire Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 28th September to Sunday 29th September
Time: 10.00 am - 4:30 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Nantwich Civic Hall, 4 Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5DG
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Saturday 28th September
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Our free to attend, online monthly Drop-in's offers beaders from all around the globe, the opportunity to bead, chat and share their beading knowledge in good company.
To be sure of a place, please make your booking before 12.00 noon on the Thursday prior to the event by clicking here.
You don't need to be a member of the Guild to enjoy this event, so why not invite a friend to join you.
Cambridge Bead Fair
Sunday 29th September
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Harston Village Hall, 20 High Street, Harston, CB22 7PX
October 2024
Knitting & Stitching Show
Thursday 10th October to Sunday 13th October
Time: 9.30 am - 5.30 pm (5.00 pm Sunday)
Address: Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY
Telephone: 020 7688 6830
Norwich Bead Fair
Sunday 13th October
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: The George Best Western Hotel, Arlington Lane, Newmarket Road, Norwich, NR2 2DA
Cheshire Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 19th October to Sunday 20th October
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, CV8 2RG
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Luton Bead Fair
Saturday 19th September
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: The Stockwood Hotel, Castle Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3SS
Website: mrbeadshop.com/pages/luton-bead-fair
Oxfordshire Bead Fair
Sunday 20th October
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: The Hornton Pavilion, Harts View, Hornton, Banbury, OX15 6DB
Creative Craft Show (Glasgow)
Thursday 24th October to Sunday 24th October
Time: 10.00 am - 4.30 pm (4.00pm Sunday)
Address: SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW
Telephone: 01425 272 711
Newton Abbot Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 26th October to Sunday 27th October
Time: 10.00 am - 4.30 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3AF
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Creative Craft Show (Birmingham)
Thursday 31st October to Sunday 3rd November
Address: NEC Birmingham, West Midlands, B40 1NT
Telephone: 01425 272 711
Website: ichfevents.co.uk
Saturday 26th October
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Our free to attend, online monthly Drop-in's offers beaders from all around the globe, the opportunity to bead, chat and share their beading knowledge in good company.
To be sure of a place, please make your booking before 12.00 noon on the Thursday prior to the event by clicking here.
You don't need to be a member of the Guild to enjoy this event, so why not invite a friend to join you.
November 2024
London Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 9th November to Sunday 10th November
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Kempton Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Southern Counties Lace, Bead and Needlework Fair
Saturday 16th November
Time: 10.00 am - 3.00 pm
Address: Horizon Leisure Centre, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AY
Telephone: 0121 342 1370
Website: oaktreecrafts.com/showhavant/
Brighton Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 16th November to Sunday 17th November
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brigton, East Sussex, BN2 9XZ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Knitting & Stitching Show (Harrogate)
Thursday 21st November to Sunday 24th November
Time: 10.00 am - 5.30 pm (5.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Harrogate Convention Centre, King's Rd, Harrogate, HG1 5LA
Telephone: 020 7688 6830
Website: theknittingandstitchingshow.com
Saturday 30th November
10.00am - 12.00 noon & 5.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Our free to attend, online monthly Drop-in's offers beaders from all around the globe, the opportunity to bead, chat and share their beading knowledge in good company.
To be sure of a place, please make your booking before 12.00 noon on the Thursday prior to the event by clicking here.
You don't need to be a member of the Guild to enjoy this event, so why not invite a friend to join you.
December 2024
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