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Hot Night in the City

Hot Night in the City at the Worcester Center for Crafts is a fiery summer celebration of art, community, and creativity. Enjoy live craft demonstrations, artisan vendors, music, food, drinks, and the opening of a new exhibit—all in one unforgettable night. Free and family-friendly!

Medium: 
Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Mixed Media, Paper, Wood
Hot Night in the City. Troy Thompson Photography
Hot Night in the City has over 50 Artisan Vendors each year! Meet the artists and browse handmade goods. Troy Thompson Photography
Local artist, Josh Swalec, demonstrates the hot processes of metalworking every year at Hot Night in the City. Attendees get to a chance to take part and learn more about the medium! Other craft demonstrations include: pottery, stained glass, mosaics, and more! Troy Thompson Photography
Friday, July 17, 2026
Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Rd 
Worcester, 
MA 
01605

Piece by Piece: Crazy Quilting and Making Memory in 19th-Century Massachusetts

Paul Revere House, North Bennet Street School
Monday, October 26, 2026
Talks + Conferences Virtual
Restoring the Plants, Restoring the Practice with Paula Peters. Image from the Paul Revere Memorial Association, image of Peters owned by the subject.

Restoring the Plants, Restoring the Practice

Paul Revere House, North Bennet Street School
Monday, October 5, 2026
Talks + Conferences Virtual
Crafting Reform: The Saturday Evening Girls and the Paul Revere Pottery with Nonie Gadsden. Image courtesy of the Paul Revere Memorial Association; photo of Gadsden (c) MFA Boston and used with permission.

Crafting Reform: The Saturday Evening Girls and the Paul Revere Pottery

Paul Revere House, North Bennet Street School
Monday, September 28, 2026
Talks + Conferences Virtual
Join us in person or online for. Image by Paul Revere House, photos of Janine Skerry and Jeannine Falino owned by their subjects.

Paul Revere, Silversmith: Assessing his Craft and Legacy

Paul Revere House, North Bennet Street School
Monday, September 14, 2026
Talks + Conferences Virtual
3 photos: Hands at sewing machine, dress form in front of bookshelf, and student at patternmaking table. SFD

School of Fashion Design: Info Session & Tour with Live Demos!

School of Fashion Design
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Other
School of Fashion Design now enrolling for Fall. Copyright School of Fashion Design

Virtual Open House

School of Fashion Design
Monday, August 10, 2026
Artist Open Studio Virtual
Dress forms with corsets on them sitting on a table in a large elegant room

A Proper Fit: Women at Work in a City of Corsets

School of Fashion Design
Monday, October 5, 2026
Talks + Conferences
Vermont Mountains. Cheryl Woodbury

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

ArtsMedford
Aug 1, 2026 -
Aug 29, 2026
America's 250th Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
Potter dressed in 18th century style clothing works at a wheel. Paul Revere House

Handmade Craft Demonstration and Sale with the Steinhagens

Paul Revere House
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Other
Colonial Tailor. Historic woodcut style image of a tailor measuring a man for a set of clothing. All of the people pictured are wearing 18th century style clothing. Historic Image.

The Tailor’s Craft

Paul Revere House
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Other
Colorful beads of all shapes and sizes fill out the shape of the famous statute of Paul Revere on a horse, in 2-D. Sage Carbone

Indigenous Beadwork with Sage Carbone

Paul Revere House
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Other
Charles Thompson. Close up of a smiling face of a person wearing a baseball cap and glasses. The image is black and white and their mustache is dark

Greenwoodworking Demonstration

Paul Revere House
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Other
American Craft Fair. Fuller Craft Museum

American Craft Fair

Fuller Craft Museum, Worcester Center for Crafts
Jun 13, 2026 -
Jun 14, 2026
Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
View of the 2026 Exhibition. North Bennet Street School

2026 Exhibition Guided Tour – June 13

North Bennet Street School
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
View of the 2026 Exhibition. North Bennet Street School

2026 Exhibition Guided Tour – June 8

North Bennet Street School
Monday, June 8, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
2026 Exhibition. North Bennet Street School

2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades

North Bennet Street School
May 1, 2026 -
Jul 3, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Snow Farm resident in our 2D Mixed Media studio

July Open Studio Residency

Snow Farm - The New England Craft Program
Jul 22, 2026 -
Jul 27, 2026
Other Workshops + Courses
Tatted Lace Workshop. Tatted Webs by Elaine O'Donal

Tatted Lace Making

School of Fashion Design
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Embroidery for Wellness. School of Fashion Design

Embroidery for Wellness

School of Fashion Design
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Welcome to the School of Fashion Design! School of Fashion Design

Virtual Open House

School of Fashion Design
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Artist Open Studio Virtual