On Paper Festival 2026: A Celebration of stationery, creativity & craftsmanship
16th to 20th June 2026, Bath, Somerset
Workshops • Stationery • Shopping • Inspiration • Creativity
Immerse yourself in a joyful celebration of paper, print and hands-on creativity. The On Paper Festival brings together artists, designers and printmakers to expand your creativity one sheet of paper at a time. This festival is the place for you to learn, connect and be inspired, whether you are a seasoned professional or self proclaimed stationery geek.
A festival you can take part in
The On Paper Festival isn’t just something you attend, it’s something you do.
• Leave with ink on your fingers and inspiration in your heart.
This festival is designed to be welcoming, playful and deeply satisfying, no matter your skill level.
Why On Paper?
In an increasingly digital world, the On Paper Festival is a space to celebrate and rediscover the tactile, timeless beauty and versatility of paper. We champion craftsmanship, storytelling and the physicality of the printed world, where analogue creativity keeps our souls alive and filled with joy.
The week at a glance
Creative Workshops
Workshops, 16th to 19th June 2026, Walcot Methodist Chapel, Nelson Place East, Bath
The Grand Fair, 20th June 2026, Bath Pavilion
Creative Workshops
16th to 19th June:
Our workshops will inspire and delight through the medium of paper. Bind your own book, improve your handwriting or make your own creative papers.
Creative Paper Making with Earth Ink Print
Word Play: Exploring the Edges of Handwriting with Fyona Finn
Botanical Ink Colour Making Workshop with SILT
Modern Lettering with Claire Coullon
Multi-Section hardback bookbinding with Kate Holland
Junk Journaling with Tillie Rose
The Grand Fair
On Saturday 20th June, join us for the grand finale – the ultimate day for paper lovers! A bustling stationery & paper Fair Day at Bath Pavilion, featuring over 70 unique vendors, interactive zones, and an incredible Stamp Rally. This is more than just a market; it’s a place to be connected with like-minded enthusiasts, to celebrate creativity, and to discover the very best in stationery and paper goods.
Choose from an array of creative mini workshops where you can try carving a stamp, make your own paper delights or mix some natural ink.
Take part in the Stamp Rally and win an amazing stationery gift bundle, full to the brim with incredible paper goods.
Scribe something at the Letter Writing Station with our chosen charity, From Me To You.
Try your hand at letterpress printing with Meticulous Ink on our 1890 tabletop press.
Build your own limited edition Fountain Pen at the Kaweco DIY Event.
Enjoy free notebook personalisation by Leuchtturm with every notebook purchase.
Shop with over 70 independent artists, makers and creatives.
A Pink Egg • Bark Ink Collective • Blockhousebath • Calligraphy & Lettering Art Society • Coconutacha • Cute Stickers Only • Design for Today • Different Day Studio • Divide & Rule • Dusted Sunshine Sketchbooks • Earth Ink Print • Emily Kate Henshall • Emma Reynolds Illustration • Frankie Brown Illustration • From Me to You Letters • Gemma Trickey • Gemma’s funky Art • Grumpy Nook • Harvest Jewellery • Helena Marchese Illustration & Print • Holchester Designs • Honey Plum Studio • Inkpot & Pen • Inky Kat Studio • Isabelle Woody Illustration • Jo Brown • Judeam Journal • Letters From Poppy • Lisa Takahashi Original Prints • Liz Harry • Lydia Southgate • Mama Bear Creates • Mama Makes • Martha Ford Illustration • Melanie Wickham – Lino Prints • Meticulous Ink • Natasha Robinson • Odd Goose • Oh, Laura • Paper Diet • Pattern and Grove Printmaking • Pauline Paper Artist • Princetown Press • Prints by the Bay • Rachel Snowdon • Ruth Martin • Small Yellow Bird • Sophie Elm • The Illustrated World of Lisa Berkshire • The Illustration Studio • Tillie Rose Studio • Wendy Yun Studio
OUR CHOSEN CHARITY
From Me to You is a cancer support charity whose aim is to ease the loneliness and isolation that cancer patients can feel. Each year it sends over 10,000 handwritten letters to patients – at home, or in hospital – to brighten their days. The charity also encourages people to keep communicating with loved ones who are facing the disease by writing to them. This is how the charity was started, by Co-founder, Alison, writing to Co-founder, Brian, when he was being treated for bowel cancer. The letters became a lifeline to Brian, offering him a window to a word outside of his treatment.
At the On Paper Festival, you can participate by donating a letter at the Letter Writing Station, where you’ll find helpful hints and tips on scribing a joyful letter that will bring some light to dark days. Anyone can get involved and write as many times as they like.
Check them out here: From Me To You
OUR SPONSORS
Bringing the very best in stationery, printmaking and creativity to wonderful stationery fans since 2010. The very first On Paper Festival opened its doors in 2019. This edition is our biggest yet, to celebrate 15 years of paper delights at Meticulous Ink. We’re creating a tactile, warm experience for you to be inspired and get creative, with a plethora of interactive experiences throughout the festival.
At Codebreak, we specialise in performance marketing and website services for owner-led businesses that want clarity and results. We offer done-for-you solutions to help you stand out and grow. We’re proud to have designed and built the On Paper Festival website – where paper meets digital, and creativity finds its voice.
Our Supporters
Kaweco – Manufacturing the finest writing implements for the 21st century
Calling all creative makers
Are you a printmaker, artists, or seller of stationery, paper goods and creative supplies? The On Paper Festival is the perfect place to showcase your incredible work to a passionate audience.
Why you should join us at the Grand Fair
You’ll get to directly engage with our paper loving audience of wonderful folk. Every vendor will benefit from our extensive marketing and promotion in the lead up to and during OPF, so you’ll attract new fans of your own. Alongside this, you’ll get to meet fellow creatives, artists and paper-based professionals to collaborate and have a blooming lovely day.