Singapore Clay Festival opens to the public from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026 at the Multi-Purpose Hall on Level 7 of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, bringing the sixth Clay Makers’ Market, a juried ceramics exhibition and Studio GDMC workshops into one CBD hall. Public hours are 11am to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and 11am to 6pm on Sunday. A one-day pass is S$10 and a three-day season pass is S$18 on the festival Eventbrite booking.
The festival site calls it Southeast Asia’s premier ceramics gathering, with more than 200 potters selling work at the Clay Makers’ Market. A Thursday 5 November preview from 4pm to 9pm is by invitation only.
Venue and MRT
The address is Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Multipurpose Hall, Level 7, 1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906. On the centre’s visitor guide, Shenton Way MRT (TE19) Exit 3 is about a three-minute walk, Prince Edward Road (CC32) Exit 2 about seven minutes, and Tanjong Pagar (EW15) Exit D about seven minutes. Downtown (DT17) Exit E is about a 12-minute walk. Weekend car parking at the centre is S$3.82 per entry.
Tickets and what they cover
Entry tickets on Eventbrite are:
- One-day pass: S$10, valid for one day
- Season pass, 6 to 8 November: S$18
- Two season passes as a bundle: S$32
Early-bird one-day (S$8) and season (S$16) fares have ended. Ticket links also sit on singaporeclayfest.com.
A workshop ticket from Studio GDMC admits one person aged seven or above and includes same-day festival entry. Sessions priced S$98 or S$108 run across Friday to Sunday; adults who accompany children buy their own workshop tickets too. A separate Collectors Talk on Friday 6 November, 7pm to 8pm, is S$25.
What is on the floor
The Clay Makers’ Market is the sale and display floor for masters through to hobbyists, including social service partners. Beside it, Shaping Clay 2026 is a juried selection of Singapore-based ceramists. Masterclasses are led by Nelson Lim and Hiroko Mita. Singapore Clay Heritage this year turns on Peter Low, framed as Teacher of Masters.
Timed demos on the festival schedule include ceramic wall hangings with Pooja Bhusari at 1pm on Saturday 7 November, animal sculpting with Hazel Wong at 4pm the same day, and wheel throwing with Ridhuan Ags at 1pm on Sunday 8 November. Hand-building throwdowns offer a S$100 market voucher as the published prize. The festival also partners Singapore Writers Festival on clay-and-words programmes, including hands-on Book Bits workshops.
For the wider weekend calendar around the CBD and beyond, see our things to do this weekend roundup for 6 to 9 November, and the separate Singapore Writers Festival 2026 keynotes brief if the clay-and-words strand is the draw.
