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
January 2025
Chepstow Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 18th January to Sunday 19th January
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Chepstow Racecourse, St Lawrence Road, Chepstow, NP16 6BE
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Drop-in
Saturday 25th January
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.
February 2025
Worcester Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 1st February to Sunday 2nd February
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Worcester Racecourse, Grand Stand Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 3EJ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Brockenhurst Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 8th February
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Address: Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Rd, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RY
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Meet, Mingle & Make - Geometrics
Saturday 15th February
8.00am - 1.00pm & 2.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Join us for a fun-packed day of beading and enjoy a varied selection of six patterns kindly donated to the Guild by a group of talented designers from all over the globe.
You will receive a list of requirements ahead of the event via email outlining the type of beads you will require for the day and your instruction booklet and Zoom link will be sent to you via email the evening prior to our day of beady fun.
To be sure of a place, please make your booking before 12.00 noon on Monday 10th February 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.
If you are new to the Guild and would like to learn more about this event? No problem! For further information please contact events@beadworkersguild.com
Cheshire Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 15th February to Sunday 16th February
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Nantwich Civic Hall, 4 Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5NH
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Drop-in
Saturday 22nd February
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.
Harrogate Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 22nd February to Sunday 23rd February
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
Crafting Live Sandown
Friday 28th February to Saturday 1st March
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Address: Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AJ
Website: craftinglive.co.uk/shows/sandown
March 2025
London Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 1st March to Sunday 2nd March
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
The Creative Craft Show
Thursday 6th March to Saturday 8th March
Time: 10.00 am - 4.30 pm
Address: SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow. G3 8YW
Telephone: 01425 272 711
Website: creativecraftshow.co.uk/glasgow-2025
Newton Abbot Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 8th March to Sunday 9th March
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3AF
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Cambridge Bead Fair
Sunday 9th March
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Harston Village Hall, 20 High Street, Harston, CB22 7PX
The Creative Craft Show
Thursday 13th March to Sunday 16th March
Time: 9.30 am - 5.00 pm (4.30 pm on Sunday)
Address: NEC Birmingham, West Midlands. B40 1NT
Telephone: 01425 272 711
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Klimt and the Triangle with Heather Kingsley-Heath
Saturday 15th March
2.00 - 7.00pm (UK time).
Join us for a day of online beady exploration with Heather Kingsley-Heath - a wonderful workshop based on the Guild’s 2024 Beading Festival theme, Gustav Klimt.
Heather will be sharing the beading techniques to make crisp and colourful triangles of different lengths and sizes, how to create variations and use them to make earrings, necklaces, lariats and bracelets.
This special workshop is for Guild members only with limited spaces available, so please book early to avoid disappointment by clicking here.
Brighton Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 22nd March to Sunday 23rd March
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9XZ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
East Sussex Bead Fair
Sunday 23rd March
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Alfriston Village Hall, The Tye, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5TL
The Stitching 4 All & Crafts4Crafters Show
Thursday 27th March to Saturday 29th March
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Address: Westpoint Arena, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
Telephone: 0117 370 3342
Drop-in
Saturday 29th March
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.
April 2025
Warwickshire Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 5th April to Sunday 6th April
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: National Agriculture Centre, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV9 2RG
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Norwich Bead Fair
Sunday 6th April
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: The George Best Western Hotel, Arlington Lane, Newmarket Road, Norwich, NR2 2DA
Newark Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 12th April to Sunday 13th April
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Newark Showground, Winthorpe Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Beads Up North
Sunday 13th April
Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Haydock Race Course, Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA12 0HQ
Website: beadsupnorth.co.uk
Drop-in
Saturday 26th April
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.
May 2025
Great British Bead Show
Thursday 8th to Saturday 11th May
Come join the Party! The Beadworkers Guild welcome you to the largest beading event in the UK, we will once again be hosting the show in Daventry, Northamptonshire.
The Great British Bead Show is where we meet and catch up with friends from around the globe. If you are new to the event you will be welcomed by all and you will soon make lots of new beady friends.
This fun filled four-day residential (optional) event, is packed with an exclusive programme of workshops, offering an exclusive range of projects, with designs that have been created specifically for launch at this show, by our highly skilled and talented designers.
The show culminates with a beautiful display of members’ work, an inspiring exhibition of Annual Challenge themed competition entries and an opportunity for both members and the public to enjoy some retail therapy at our Sunday Bead Bazaar.
For more booking information and workshop itinerary click here
Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 10th May to Sunday 11th May
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Burnham Park Hall, Windsor Lane, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, SL1 7HR
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
New Forest Bead Fair
Saturday 17th May
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RY
Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 17th May
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Address: North Romford Community Centre, Clockhouse Lane, Romford, RM5 3QJ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Welsh Bead Fair
Sunday 18th May
Time: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Redwick Village Hall, Church Row, Redwick, Caldicot, NP26 3DE
Website: mrbeadshop.com/pages/probus-cornish-mrbead-bead-fair
Cornish Bead Fair
Sunday 25th May
Time: 10.30 am - 4.00 pm
Address: Probus Village Hall, Barn Court, Probus, TR2 4NB
Website: mrbeadshop.com/pages/probus-cornish-mrbead-bead-fair
Rock, Gem 'n' Bead Show
Saturday 31st May to Sunday 1st June
Time: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm (4.00pm on Sunday)
Address: Westpoint Centre, Devon Showground, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
Telephone: 07712 276041
Website: rockngem.co.uk
Drop-in
Saturday 31st May
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.
June 2025
Drop-in
Saturday 28th June
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.
July 2025
August 2025
Drop-in
Saturday 30th 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 2025
Drop-in
Saturday 27th 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.
October 2025
Drop-in
Saturday 25th 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 2025
Drop-in
Saturday 29th 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 2025