Manchester Jewellery Week: ‘I Wanna be Adorned’ to launch this September

Manchester Jewellery Week will launch this September under the title “I Wanna be Adorned”, running from 10–16 September 2026 across venues in Manchester, Salford, Sale and Chorlton.

The event, organised by Jo Lavelle and Eve Redmond in collaboration with makers Mark McLeish, Sarah O’Hana, Sadie Blythin and Stacey Hill, will be based at Manchester Craft and Design Centre.

One of the headline events will be City of Suffragettes, curated by the event’s co-founders, exploring themes associated with Manchester’s pioneering role in the suffragette movement. The exhibition will be accompanied by a Suffragette Studio Trail and a related exhibition at Divinity Studio.

Other events include Cotton to Graphene at Manchester Metropolitan University, exhibiting work by jewellery graduates, providing a platform for emerging designers. Bound, Fabricate and Worn will present new work by event organisers, while Adorn will showcase sculptural jewellery and wearable glass art.

There will also be exhibitions from Precious Collective at Redstart Gallery and Dialogue Collective and The Curated Self.

Over the weekend, visitors will be able to explore a city-wide programme of exhibitions and installations across venues including Manchester Art Gallery, HOME Arches and The Portico Library, among others.

The Open Weekender will take place from 12–13 September 2026, making studios across Manchester accessible to the public to showcase the city’s independent makers.

Jo Lavelle, co-founder, said: “I am delighted the time has come to host the very first Manchester Jewellery Week. We have such a talented and diverse jewellery community here and this week gives us an opportunity to celebrate that creativity, connect people and open up the world of jewellery to new audiences.”

Eve Redmond, co-founder, added: “Inspired by Munich but proudly rooted in Manchester, we hope that this inaugural event will bring together an eclectic mix of jewellers and designer makers and will create new opportunities for graduates, collectors and audiences to engage with contemporary jewellery.”