Welcome to the 2026 Ceramics Calendar — A list of contemporary ceramic competitions, biennales, festivals and ceramic art fairs taking place in 2026.
Upcoming events:
(the calls for entries are marked in bold lettering)
ceramic brussels 2026
Contemporary ceramics fair
January 21-25, 2026
Brussels, BELGIUM
6th Siegburg International Ceramics Award
Ceramics competition
February 1 – April 12, 2026
Siegburg, GERMANY
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NCECA 2026 – Volumes
Conference & other events
March 25-28, 2026
Detroit, Michigan, US
Clay Gulgong 2026
Ceramics festival
April 11-17, 2026
Gulgong, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
CCACA 2026 – California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art
Conference & other events
April 24-25, 2026
Davis, California, US
XVII International Ceramic Biennial of Manises 2026
Ceramics competition
May 8 – July 31, 2026
Manises, SPAIN
Applications are due December 7, 2025
Ceramic Art London 2026
Ceramics fair
May 8-10, 2026
London, UK
Diessener Töpfermarkt Young Ceramics Award
Competition (EU only, under 35 years old)
May 14-17, 2026
Dießen am Ammersee, GERMANY
Applications are due March 15, 2026
6th International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2026
Ceramics competition
May 15 – October 15, 2026
Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
43rd Concurs International de Ceràmica de l’Alcora
Ceramic competition
May 16 – September 6, 2026
L’Alcora, SPAIN
Ceramic Market Andenne – Li Dièle 2026
Ceramics fair
May 24-25, 2026
Andenne, BELGIUM
Applications are due December 7, 2025
LOEWE Craft Prize 2026
Crafts competition
Spring 2026
SINGAPORE
cerARTmic Madrid 2026
Contemporary ceramics fair
June 4-7, 2026
Madrid, SPAIN
Höhr-Grenzhausen Ceramics Market 2026
Ceramics fair
June 6-7, 2025
Höhr-Grenzhausen, GERMANY
Applications are due January 18, 2026
Biennale of Contemporary Keramics 2026
Ceramics biennale (Mediterranean connection required)
June 7 – October 2026
Rhodes, GREECE
Applications are due January 10, 2026
Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale 2026
Ceramics competition
June 26, 2026 – March 31, 2027
Jingdezhen, CHINA
Applications are due December 25, 2025
International Academy of Ceramics 52nd Congress
Conference & other events
June 27 – July 2, 2026
Jingdezhen, CHINA
Early registration is open until March 31, 2026
Terralha 2026 – European Ceramic Festival
European ceramic festival
July 12-14, 2026
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
Applications are due January 15, 2026
International Ceramics Days Oldenburg 2026
Ceramics fair
August 1-2, 2026
Oldenburg, GERMANY
Applications are due January 11, 2026
Austrian Pottery Market 2026
Ceramics fair
August 28-30, 2026
Gmunden, AUSTRIA
Applications are due December 31, 2025
Argillà Italia 2026
Ceramics fair
September 4-6, 2026
Faenza, ITALY
Applications are due January 12, 2026
Carouge International Ceramics Competition 2026
Ceramics competition
September 19 – November 29, 2026
Carouge, Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Applications are due December 31, 2025
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Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale 2026
Ceramics competition
October 2026
Gyeonggi Province, SOUTH KOREA
Applications begin on January 6, 2026
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