The Base's

Festival of Arts and Crafts 2026

Saturday 6th Jun 2026 — Sunday 21st Jun 2026

Join us at The Base this June for a celebration of arts, crafts and artisan food and drink from local makers and creators.

Arts & Craft Fair

Sat 6 & Sun 7 Jun, 10am - 4pm

Suggested donation: £2 per adult, £1 per child (under-5s free)

☀️ Kick-starting the two-week festival, a craft fair featuring 50+ stalls will surround The Base building, creating a bustling high street of high-quality crafters and artists for visitors to browse. As well as...

🎵 Live music

🍕 Delicious food and drink

🐾 Dogs on leads welcome (not in the Gallery though, sorry!)

🖍️ Plenty of free children’s activities - it’s the perfect day out for all ages!

Applications for stallholders are now OPEN... click here for more information and to apply online!

Festival of Art Exhibition

Sat 6 - Sun 21 Jun

Open daily, 10am - 5pm | Free (suggested donation on entry)

This exhibition will display the works of local artists throughout the duration of the Festival (Sat 6 – Sun 21 Jun), offering visitors the chance to purchase a piece of original art. The Base is proud to support such a wide range of local crafts and independent artists!

Book your tickets here

All donations go to The Base charity (1199188) to help enable the work we do both inside our wonderful building and out within the community.

Taster Workshops

Take part in one of The Base's Taster Workshops during the Festival of Arts & Crafts to have a go at a new art form and have fun learning a new skill.

Click on one of the workshops below to book online:

Sat 6 Jun - Wire Leaf Taster - 9.45am

Sat 6 Jun - Mini Butterfly Wreath Taster - 11.15am

Sat 6 Jun - Pots of Hope Throwing Taster - 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3pm & 3.45pm

Sat 6 Jun - Children's Printmaking Taster - 2pm

Sat 6 Jun - Lino Printing Taster - 3.30pm

Sun 7 Jun - Experimental Landscape Painting Taster - 9.45am & 11am

Sun 7 Jun - Portraits Taster - 1pm & 2.30pm

Fri 12 Jun - Drawn Mindfulness Taster - 5pm & 6.30pm

Sat 13 Jun - Beginners Oil Painting Taster -10am & 12pm

Sat 13 Jun - Make a Willow Coaster Taster - 2pm

Sun 14 Jun - Exploring Abstraction Through Addition: Texture, Collage & Layering Taster - 10am

Sun 14 Jun - Exploring Abstraction Through Subtraction: Scratch, Distress & Reveal Taster - 11.30am