EVENTS

SUMMER 2026

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Coastal Currents Arts Festival  

5/6 + 12/13 September
10am – 4pm

MAKU DEPO SALE

Shop MAKU slippers and more Saturday/Sunday both weekends whilst the DEPO is exhibition is open for Coastal Currents.

EXHIBITION: STRANDS

Julie Gurr  |  
Basketry Artist
Antonia Chitty  |  Textile Artist

Contemplate and contrast the work of two artists who’s very different practices both involve using ‘found strands’ to weave structural and organic forms.
coastalcurrents.org.uk

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Wealden Times Penshurst Place Pop-Up 
Friday 11 September 
10am – 4pm

Penshurst Place
Tonbridge
Kent TN11 8DG UK

Join us on Friday 11th September for a very special one-day shopping event at one of England’s most beautiful historic houses. Over 30 carefully curated independent brands selling fashion, jewellery, homeware, gifts and artisan food, all thoughtfully displayed throughout the historic rooms of Penshurst Place.
 
Tickets £14 / numbers are limited so early booking recommend.
Advance booking required / Purchase tickets for Pop-up including access to House & Gardens here

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SUSTAINABLE FASHION WEEK
Hastings & St Leonards Hub 

@ DEPO + Bus Stop Studios 

Saturday 26 September 

DEPO 2A Elphinstone Road, Hastings TN34 2EE

Sashiko Workshop
11am – 4pm

Hand-sew a small bag or vessel with Joan Osbaldeston (Artful Stitcher)
Booking required / details to follow

Panel: Keepers Clothes
2.30–4pm

Inspiring speakers from fashion + textiles discuss the importance of mending + reinventing our clothes and the stories behind treasured garments
Booking required / details to follow

Saturday 3 October 

SFW Pop-up Market
11am – 4pm

DEPO 2A Elphinstone Road, Hastings TN34 2EE

A selection of local indie businesses – all with sustainability at their core – will be joining MAKU at their workspace with a wonderful array of wares. 

Mend & Make Do: A Day of Visible Mending
10.30am – 3.30pm

Bus Stop Studios St Leonards on Sea TN37 6AY

Join embroidery artist and Bus Stop Studios founder Amy Burt for a full-day workshop dedicated to the art of visible mending. 
Booking required / details to follow

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