10th Annual Pottery Festival returning to Maplecrest
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August 31, 2026
The event will take place Saturday, September 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photo contributed.
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MAPLECREST—The 10th Annual Pottery Festival at Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, a program of Catskill Mountain Foundation, brings the community together to celebrate the art of functional and sculptural ceramics.
The event will take place Saturday, September 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Thyme Field, Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts 34 Big Hollow Road, Maplecrest.
This year’s festival features 10 talented local potters, which includes weekly faculty members joined alongside professional, regional artists. More than just a showcase of exceptional craftsmanship, this event forms an essential thread in the cultural fabric of the region.
Artists and visitors connect, sharing techniques, ideas and supporting local, creative traditions in a beautiful natural environment. The festival is a vibrant space that reinforces the Catskills as a thriving hub for art, community, and education.
Julia Thornton, owner and founder of Cider House Coffee, a café located in Hudson Valley, will be on hand to provide outstanding beverages and baked goods. She is a fifth-generation member of the Soons family, whose apple orchard has been a mainstay of the region since 1910.
Visitors will be kept refreshed with specialty coffee, matcha drinks made with locally roasted beans, local milk, house-made syrups, farm-fresh ingredients, and house-made bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and more created by Emily Dorfman, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with experience as pastry chef for the Four Seasons.
Neal Spitzer and his band will be providing music. This extraordinary trio features Corey Glover from Living Color. Woodstock based jazz musician, Spitzer plays saxophone for The Soul Experience.
