The 2018 Contemporary Craft Festival is being held on 8-10th June in Bovey Tracey, just a couple of miles from Magnolia Lodge. It brings together exceptional work from 200 exciting designers/makers from all over the UK and Ireland and is the highlight of the Devon Calendar. The Festival website contains the full programme of events.

2017 was a great year for the festival who were recently awarded their 3rd Gold medal for Visit Devon’s Festival of the Year and first GOLD for South West Excellence Awards as well as winning overall Winner of Winners for the South West, not to mention Silver & Bronze at the South West Tourism Event of the Year in the past.

The Contemporary Craft Festival was founded in 2003 and is a non-profit making company celebrating its 15th Year in 2018. The event has grown from 4,000 to 10,000 visitors since it started and has become one of the most prestigious and much loved craft events in the Europe