Crafts & Creativity in Farnham

Karen Neville

Activities & Events, Round and About, Surrey

Farnham’s October Craft Month is an opportunity for everyone to engage with a vast selection of excellent craft events and experiences

Farnham is known for its many talented craft makers and artists and is the first region in England to be honoured with the title of World Craft Town.

Throughout the month, Farnham is hosting over 80 activities to enjoy with exhibitions, workshops, masterclasses and pop-up events, open studios and much more to get involved in.

October is the highlight of the year where you can come and meet the vibrant community of makers and skilled artisans and immerse yourself in all the activities taking place in the local area. Learn how craft plays a special role in the community and experience for yourself the positive effect craft can have on boosting your mental wellbeing.

Farnham Craft Month launches at the Old Diary at Pierrepont Farm in Frensham with an arts and crafts open day on October 5th at noon. This hub of artisan businesses will open their doors to the community and are joined by musicians, visiting artists and a variety of food and drink stalls. If you haven’t visited before, this is a great opportunity to learn more and see the crafts people in action.

Over the final weekend of October craft month, 26th and 27th, makers and craftspeople of Farnham open their studios, galleries or other venues to the public to showcase their work in the Craft Trail. Come and talk to the talented group of local artisans and craftspeople, explore their work-in-progress, listen to them share their creative processes and inspirations. Entry to each venue is free. All the artists will have original work for sale and often have cards and prints available.

And finally, the month-long celebration will end with Farnham’s first Lantern Festival. We have welcomed all parts of our community, young and old, to express their creativity by getting involved in making a lantern.

This will culminate in an event on the last day of October Craft Month, where our community will walk with lighted lanterns to St Andrew’s Church, where the lanterns will be displayed as a large-scale communal craft endeavour. We are delighted to welcome Frensham Heights School as this year’s sponsor of October Craft Month, and encourage you to book onto one of the craft activities in their magnificent arts facility.

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