Welcome to the 2025 Ceramics Calendar — A list of contemporary ceramic competitions, biennales, festivals and ceramic art fairs taking place in 2025.
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Current and upcoming events:
(the calls for entries are marked in bold lettering)
63rd Faenza Prize – International Competition of Ceramic Art
Ceramic competition
June 28 – November 16, 2025
Faenza, ITALY
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Esplugues Angelina Alós International Ceramic Biennial
Ceramics competition
July 14, 2025 – January 11, 2026
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, SPAIN
Latvia Ceramics Biennale – Martinsons Award
Ceramics competition
September 5, 2025 – February 1, 2026
Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, LATVIA
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CERCO 2025, International Contemporary Ceramics Festival
Ceramics competition
September 25 – November 9, 2025
Zaragoza, SPAIN
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XVII International Biennale of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro
Ceramics competition
October 18, 2025 – January 18, 2026
Aveiro, PORTUGAL
CICEMA 2025 – Manises International Ceramics Film Festival
Ceramics film festival
November 21-23, 2025
Auditorio Germanías, Manises, SPAIN
The 11th Kikuchi Biennale
Ceramics competition
December 13, 2025 – March 22, 2026
Tomo Museum, Tokyo, JAPAN
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Past events
Ceramic Brussels 2025
Contemporary ceramics fair
January 22-26, 2025
Brussels, BELGIUM
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NCECA 2025 – Formation
Conference & other events
March 26-29, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
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CCACA 2025 – California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art
Conference & other events
April 25-26, 2025
Davis, California, US
Ceramic Art London 2025
Ceramics fair
May 9-11, 2025
London, UK
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Révélations – International Biennial of Crafts and Creation
Crafts fair
May 21-25, 2025
Grand Palais, Paris, FRANCE
Diessener Töpfermarkt Young Ceramics Award
Competition (EU only, under 35 years old)
May 29 – June 1, 2025
Dießen am Ammersee, GERMANY
cerARTmic Madrid 2025
Contemporary ceramics fair
June 5-8, 2025
Madrid, SPAIN
Ceramic Market Andenne 2025
Ceramics fair
June 8-9, 2025
Andenne, BELGIUM
Perspectives Festival – Ceramic Art Andenne 2025
Competition (triennale)
May 17 – June 15, 2025
Andenne, BELGIUM
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Höhr-Grenzhausen Ceramics Market 2025
Ceramics fair
June 14-15, 2025
Höhr-Grenzhausen, GERMANY
LOEWE Craft Prize 2025
Crafts competition
May 30 – June 29, 2025
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, SPAIN
Saint-Sulpice Céramique 2025
Ceramics fair
June 26-29, 2025
Place Saint Sulpice, Paris, FRANCE
The International Ceramics Festival 2025
Ceramics festival
June 27-29, 2025
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK
Festival of High Temperatures – International Tea Bowl Competition
Ceramics competition
June 28-29, 2025
Wrocław, POLAND
The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair
Ceramics fair
June 28-29, 2025
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
Argillà Argentona International Ceramics Festival
Ceramics festival
July 4-6, 2025
Argentona, Barcelona, SPAIN
Terralha 2025 – European Ceramic Festival
European ceramic festival
July 11-13, 2025
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
International Ceramics Market Siegburg 2025
Ceramics fair
July 12-13, 2025
Siegburg, GERMANY
ACGA Clay & Glass Festival 2025
Ceramics and glass festival
July 13-14, 2025
Palo Alto, California, US
International Ceramics Days Oldenburg
Ceramics fair
August 2-3, 2025
Oldenburg, GERMANY
Young European Ceramics Competition 2025
European ceramics competition
July 11 – August 15, 2025
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
Austrian Pottery Market
Ceramics fair
August 29-31, 2025
Gmunden, AUSTRIA
Frechen Ceramics Award 2025
Competition (EU only)
April 28 – August 31, 2025
Keramion, Frechen, GERMANY
Keramikpanorama 2025
Ceramics fair
September 6-7, 2025
Murten, SWITZERLAND
Australian Ceramics Triennale 2025
Ceramics triennale
October 2-5, 2025
Walyalup (Fremantle), AUSTRALIA
C14 Paris 2025
Contemporary ceramics fair
October 2-5, 2025
Paris, FRANCE
32nd Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition
Ceramics competition
July 12 – October 12, 2025
Grottaglie, ITALY
IX International Ceramics Biennial of Marratxí
Ceramic competition
August 29 – October 11, 2025
Marratxí, Majorca, SPAIN
British Ceramics Biennial 2025
Ceramics festival
September 6 – October 19, 2025
Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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Oeiras Ceramic Art 2025
Ceramics festival
October 16-19, 2025
Oeiras, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Sydney Ceramics Market 2025
Ceramics fair
October 18-19, 2025
Carriageworks, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
International Ceramics Sculpture Triennale Poland
Ceramics Competition
June 26 – October 26, 2025
Warsaw, POLAND
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Jingdezhen Prize 2025
Ceramics competition
October 2025
Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue, Jingdezhen, CHINA
Ceramic Art Fair Paris 2025
Ceramics fair
October 21-25, 2025
Maison de l’Amérique Latine, Paris, FRANCE
2025 Cheongju International Craft Competition
Crafts Competition
September 4 – November 2, 2025
Cheongju, SOUTH KOREA
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