Celebration of European Crafts
European Artistic Crafts Days 2025
31 March – 6 April 2025, all over Europe & online
European Artistic Crafts Days (EACD) 2025 will take place from 31 March to 6 April 2025 all over Europe! This year’s theme, The Golden Thread, will celebrate the connections between craftspeople and their local communities, how crafts combine tradition with innovation, helping to strengthen regional identity and encourage collaborations, as well as connect the past with the present.
Craft studios will open their doors to the public, there will be fairs, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, open days, workshops for all members of the public, including children, live demonstrations,, museum visits and/or ‘Exceptional Rendezvous’.
Organised by l’Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français, EACD were established in 2002 and have, since 2012, become a global European event, with over 2 million of visitors of over 10.00 events in 28 European countries.
ECA has, over the course of two years and via the Crafting project co-funded by the European Union, financially and organisationally supported over 100 different events across Europe. Stay tuned for the unveiling of the detailed program of the EACD 2025 ECA supported events, and start the countdown to an unforgettable week that celebrates crafts, craftspeople, heritage, innovation and more – in your own country! Explore the map of events – new ones added every day>>
ECA events at European Artistic Crafts Days 2025
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More coming soon!