Plan Your Visit
The 2026 Pottery Expo is located in the heart of the Heide Museum of Modern Art sculpture park
Address
Heide Sculpture Park, 7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen
When
Saturday & Sunday
March 28th & 29th
10am - 5pm
Getting here:
By Car
20 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD, via the Eastern freeway (Bulleen Road exit).
LIMITED parking available on-site and additional parking available in adjoining Banksia Park and surrounding areas. Overflow parking at SONOCO parking.
By Transport
Train (Hurstbridge line) to Heidelberg station and bus #903 (Mordialloc bound) to Heide. Disembark at the Bridge Street/Manningham Road stop.
By Bicycle
Heide Makers' Market is located next to Banksia Park near the Main Yarra Trail.
This is a pet friendly event!
Please Note:
The North East Link Tunnel and Eastern Freeway Upgrade projects are underway in Bulleen. Works are currently taking place along Bulleen Road, Manningham Road and Bridge Street near Heide and on the Eastern Freeway.
For more information about works in the area, please check the disruption information and Big Build website when planning your journey.
Due to roadworks pedestrian access diversions are in place between Dora Street and Heide. Please see map below for more detailed information.
Saturday 28 March
Clay Hub
10:30 - 11:00 Keane Ceramics Glaze Demonstration
11:00 - 12:00 Throwing Big Pots with Rob Barron
12.30 - 1:00 Opening: Manningham Mayor Cr Jim Grivas and Councillors
2:00 - 3:00 Decoration demonstration with Cathy Franz
3.30 - 4.30 Live music “Both”
Sidney Myer Education Centre
1:00 - 2:00 Opening IAC Exhibition
2:00 - 3:00 Film by Darian Duan
Programme
Sunday 29 March
Clay Hub
10:00 - 10:30 Keane Ceramics Glaze Demonstration
10:30 -11:30 Pottery Throw down
12:00 - 2:00 Clay Tasters: Come try the wheel!
2:00 - 3:00 Demonstration with Jann Kesby
3:30 - 4:30 Live Music Cath Rutten Trio
Sidney Myer Education Centre
12:00 - 1:00 IAC Artist Talk
1:00 - 2:00 Film and Demonstration by Darian Duan
Food
Now and Not Yet, our community cafe in Yarra St Warrandyte, is supporting the exhibiting potters at the Expo with their fabulous coffee. Meet the team. They will be at the Expo in force with two coffee vans.
Purple Rabbit is a 100% Vegan Food trailer serving Asian Fusion cuisine.
Little Yarra Crêperie dishes up delicious sweet and savoury artisan crêpes and galettes from mobile crêpe carts across Melbourne & beyond.