The International Festival of Glass, which takes place every two years in Stourbridge, is the only festival celebrating glass in the UK.
The creative program of activities combines the whole spectrum of glassmaking with other art forms to push boundaries and develop new opportunities, ideas, and collaborations for makers, artists, and performers. At each festival, you can see high-quality exhibitions, international masterclasses, artist demonstrations, and presentations, with over 500 artists represented. There are plenty of workshops and hands-on activities to try yourself, plus lively entertainment and evening events.
The flagship exhibition, the British Glass Biennale, is now established as the largest and most important selling show of contemporary glass in the UK.
The plan your visit page provides information on how to get to the festival and around the various sites.
Celebrate the Festival’s 20th year with us in August 2024
We will be sharing wonderful memories and creating special new ones with the festival theme ‘Past Present Future’, recreating some of the ultimate highlights from the last 20 years and introducing new ideas, new technologies and brilliant new artists to meet and admire.
There will be fantastic entertainment, superb exhibitions, wonderful food and a chance to meet old and new friends. And we look forward to the future with the handover of the event to the Glass Arts Society.
Look for more information, and come to Stourbridge for the UK’s only glass festival.
