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Well Made Craft Festival 2025
Saturday 11 October | 10.00am - 2.00pm
Join us for a day full of creativity and craftmanship! Explore beautifully made crafts, meet the makers behind them, and shop for unique one-of-a-kind handmade pieces. Get involved with hands-on workshops, try artisan foods, and be inspired by the creativity all around you.
Upper Hutt Art Trail: Community Gallery Hub
This year, Whirinaki Whare Taonga is doubling the creativity - hosting both the Well Made Craft Festival and a Community Gallery Hub for 5 local artists participating in the Upper Hutt Arts Trail. The artists are: Dawn Duthie, Jo Kreyl, Liz Gibson (eclaire art), Rachael Hay & Ruth Nicholas.
Well Made Craft Festival Workshops
Painting Everlasting Flowers Workshop
Saturday 11 October | 10.00am - 12.00pm
Create a beautiful vase of everlasting flowers while exploring a variety of techniques using acrylic paint and modelling paste.
Felt Fairy Workshop
Saturday 11 October | 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Learn the art of needle felting and take home your own Felt Fairy with Brenda from Retro Crafts.
Breadmaking Workshop
Saturday 11 October | 12.30pm - 4.00pm
Anna (Jean’s Bakery) will take you through the different stages of the sourdough bread making process for the home baker.
Art Sparks Workshops
Saturday 11 October | Various Times
A series of workshops for children running throughout the day in the Recreation Hall.