EACD 2025 X ECA: France
Action Territoriale Anbaye
Salon des Métiers d’Art
Fair
5-6 April 2025; 10.00 GMT to 18.00 GMT │ Abbaye, 1 Place d’Espagne 65140 Saint Sever de Rustan
The Arts and Crafts Fair at the Abbey will feature talented craftspeople showcasing their handcrafted creations. In addition to the exhibitors, training centers will provide information on arts and crafts careers. Visitors can enjoy hands-on workshops and live demonstrations, exploring both traditional and modern crafts techniques.
Château de Quintin
Crafts at the Château de Quintin
live demonstrations
4-6 April 2024; 11.00 – 18.00 CET │ Château de Quintin, Impasse de la Pompe. 22800 Quintin
Les métiers d’art au château de Quintin offers a unique opportunity to explore the arts and crafts! Over fifteen crafts will be showcased, with craftspeople demonstrating their skills, tools, and production processes. Visitors will learn about the history of each craft and the training involved. The Jean Monnet vocational school will focus on stonemasonry, while the L’Outil en Main association will feature leatherworkers. The Manufacture des Forges will also provide live demonstrations.
photo: Château de Quintin
Passage Secret
“Au fil… des mains”
Exhibition and live demonstrations
5 and 6 April 2025; 10.00 – 13.00pm, 14.00 – 18.00 CET │ 3 place de la chapelle 87460 CHEISSOUX
“Au fil… Des mains” featurs nine craftspeople working with porcelain. The event will showcase the talents of Amandine Blanchet (woven creations), Crochet N°5 Compagnie (crochet), Hélène Joly (basketwork), Isabelle Caillet (cardboard), Olivier Gaussem (wood and cardboard), Jessica Lopez (ceramics), Marc Gianferrari (woodturning), Sandrine Bourmaud (upholstery), and Marie Berthier (ceramics). The event will explore the thread as a symbol of beauty, creativity, and connection, highlighting the diverse materials—porcelain, cardboard, wicker, stoneware, and wood. Over two days, artisans will demonstrate their processes, offering a chance to experience their craft up close. Musical entertainment by the Manivelle and P’tits Trous Company will complement the event.
photo: Passage Secret
Institut Français Du Cheval Et De L’équitation
Behind the scenes of equestrian heritage: the professions of saddler and cartwright
Exceptional Rendezvous
5 – 6 April 2025; Find detailed opening hours on organiser’s website! │ Haras national d’Uzès, Chemin du Mas des Tailles, Uzès
The Haras’ horse-drawn vehicle exhibition will host activities to showcase professions related to hippomobility (horse-drawn vehicles), including saddlers and wheelwrights. Highlights include a digital photography exhibition, guided tours led by IFCE staff and carriage driving experts as well as a sensory workshops focused on leather and wood. At four workshops children will create leather keychains using eco-friendly materials sourced from saddler scrap. (Pre-registration required, with 10 spots available for children and their parents.)
photo: B Lemaire IFCE
Collectif Pièces Marquantes
Weaving together
Exhibition + Workshop
4-6 April 2025; 10.00 – 19.00 CET │ Les Arcades – 18 Boulevard d’Aguillon / Antibes
The event is a large weaving workshop, open to everyone and free to join at any point. Participants will create large weavings on two large, simple-framed looms (2.0m x 2.0m), using strips torn from recycled fabrics and local wool scraps. They will be able to weave in groups and simultaneously on the same loom.
Ateliers Partagés de l’Estuaire
Wool and Wood
workshop
31 March – 6 April 2025; 10.00 to 18.00 CET │ Chemin de la vieille forme, Rochefort
Ateliers Partagés de l’Estuaire, known for its expertise in wood, metal, ceramics, and textiles, will host both a felt workshop and a heritage boat restoration, featuring ‘The Collecteur,’ as part of EACD 2025. Over the course of three days, a group of ten participants will collaborate to create a large felt piece, measuring 150×150 cm. Concurrently, throughout the week, craftspeople be restoring a traditional oyster boat, ‘The Collecteur 2.’ Visitors are invited to observe the restoration process and engage with the skilled craftspeople. The completed felt piece will be exhibited over the weekend, accompanied by shepherds and their animals, to illustrate the transformation of raw wool into finished material.
photo: Ateliers Partagés de l’Estuaire
Ville De Parthenay- Service Musee
Discovery trail in the historic district
exhibition
4-6 April 2025; Find detailed opening hours on organiser’s website! │ rue Baptiste Marcet, 79200 Parthenay
For this event, Parthenay gathers 18 craftspeople across three emblematic locations within the historic district: Logis Férolle, Chapelle des Cordeliers, and the Interpretation Center for Architecture and Heritage (CIAP). This curated route will feature exhibitions, live demonstrations, and workshops. The 18 professionals represent a diverse range of crafts, including pottery, wood turning, sewing, illumination-calligraphy, jewelry, glasswork, leatherwork, and cutlery.
photo: Ville De Parthenay- Service Musee
Association B21 / Le Bahut
Les métiers d’art au Bahut
exhibition
4-6 April 2025; 10.30-13.00 / 14.00-18.00 CET │ Rue du lycée 12, Semur-en-Auxois
For 3 days, local craftspeople will exhibit their creations and offer the public various demonstrations of their skills and know-how. The theme of the year “The Golden Thread” will be explored by highlighting the link between man, matter and their territory.
photo: B21-LE-BAHUT
Browse ECA supported events at the EACD 2025 here>>
Initiated and coordinated since 2002 by l’Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français, the European Artistic Crafts Days (EACD) have evolved from a French event into a week-long celebration of crafts and craftspeople across Europe. Over the course of two years, the European Crafts Alliance, via the Crafting project co-funded by the European Union, has provided financial and organisational support to over 100 events across Europe. The events listed above are supported by ECA grants in 2025.
***Please refer to the organiser’s official channels for definitive event scheduling, as times may vary. While we provide general information, the organisers retain responsibility for the most current schedule updates.