The Great Nanaimo Pottery Throw Down Fundraiser

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Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Get Ready for a Claytastic Afternoon! Bowen Park Auditorium

In honour of the hit CBC TV show The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown, we’re bringing the clay-throwing fun to Nanaimo with a local twist – and it's all for a great cause! Join us for an afternoon of hilarious, fast-paced pottery challenges, all while raising funds for Nanaimo Food Share’s food sustainability programs. Expect nothing less than clay-flying chaos as professional potters face off in five wild, timed challenges:

1. Blindfolded Cup Challenge

2. Longest Handle Challenge

3. Hand-Built Replica

4. Five-Minute Teapot

5. Widest Bowl

Plus! Student Potters Blindfold Cup (enter your name to participate)

There will be laughs, triumphs, mishaps, and lots of mess – it’s all part of the fun! Each round’s winner will score a prize donated generously by our community businesses.

Thirsty Cup Fundraiser: Mugs, handmade and donated by local potters, will be on display and for sale. Your $30 minimum donation includes beverages and snacks, so you can sip, munch, and cheer on the action with your new artisan mug!

Whether you're a pottery pro or just here for the fun, everyone is welcome! And don’t worry, we’ll kick things off with a professional demonstration of each skill.

Get your tickets on our website $35, Please note this is the price of admission only.

To be a participant please email the studio directly [email protected]

All proceeds go directly to Nanaimo Foodshare.

Sponsored by Plainsman Clay Ltd.

Note: Participants must be comfortable with being photographed and recorded for social media.

Don’t miss out – it’s going to be a clay-filled, fun-packed afternoon for all!