Event
The Festival of Quilts
The biggest quilting show in Europe, featuring workshops, talks, demos, Textile Galleries from world-renowned artists, one of the world’s largest quilt competitions, a huge range of quilt materials.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 30 July 2026 to 2 August 2026
- Organiser
- Immediate Live
Public discussion
What people are saying
Official hashtag #festivalofquilts
- PressThe Festival of Quilts 2026: Europe's largest quilting and textile arts ...
The Festival of Quilts 2026 will take place from July 30 to August 2, 2026, in Birmingham, UK, and will once again bring together thousands of artisans, artists, and textile enthusiasts from around the world. Over the past two decades, the
- PressFrance Aligns with Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Others to Prepare ...
From 30 July to 2 August 2026, The Festival of Quilts will bring together quilt artists, textile designers, educators, retailers, manufacturers and enthusiasts at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, demonstrating how specialist
- PressThe Festival of Quilts returns! | Love Sewing Issue 161 - Pocketmags
The Festival of Quilts returns to the NEC Birmingham from 30 July to 2 August 2026 for four unforgettable days of creativity, colour, craftsmanship and community Widely regarded as Europe's largest and most vibrant celebration of quilting,
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If you're attending the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham this summer, be sure to add a special Riley Blake Designs event to your schedule! From July 30 through August 2, 2026, the Festival of Quilts returns to Birmingham, UK, bringing toget
- VideoI Entered the Festival of Quilts 2025 - My Design & Story
This year, I took the plunge and entered a quilt into the Festival of Quilts 2025! In this video, I'm sharing the story behind my entry — what inspired the design, how I created it, and what ...
- VideoThe Festival of Quilts 2025, NEC, Birmingham - My visit Day 2
This is part 2 in a series of 3 videos sharing my first visit to The Festival of Quilts held in Birmingham NEC, July/August 2025. Grateful thanks to the peop...
Speaking
Call for speakers
This event publishes a call for speakers. The deadline is unverified, so check the call before preparing a submission.
On stage
Speakers
- Jenifer McShane
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
- Ricky Tims
- Joe Cunningham
- Catherine Marie-Longtin
- Clara Nartey
- Daisy Aschehoug
- Luke Haynes
- Russell Barratt
- Sachiko Yoshida
On the floor
Sponsors and partners
- The Quilters’ Guild
- Aurifil
- Cherrywood
- Liberty Fabrics
- Legit Kits
- Riley Blake Designs
- SAQA
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
Grand Hotel ★★★★★
1 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2FE
Hotel du Vin
25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR
Premier Inn
3-6 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PG
The Briar Rose
25 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RE
Staybridge Suites
Martineau Place, Birmingham, B2 4UW
Britannia Hotel
21-25 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RX
Holiday Inn Express
St Chads Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6HY
Travelodge Birmingham Central Moor Street
Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SS
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