Strictly Functional Pottery National 2026: Lancaster Show Guide

Strictly Functional Pottery National offers an art or craft visit in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Here is what to know for the weekend of October 16–18, 2026.

The essentials

• Dates: September 19–October 31, 2026
• Hours: Confirm the museum’s daily visitor schedule; the online exhibition is separate All times are local.
• Where: Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
• Admission: free

What you’ll find

The juried exhibition concentrates on functional ceramics, bringing bowls, vessels and other useful forms into a museum presentation. A visit can reveal how artists balance a piece’s practical purpose with its surface, structure and visual character.

Plan your visit

Allow time to look at the work before choosing a piece or moving to the next display. Notice scale, texture and materials in person. If work is available for sale, ask about its production, care and any delivery or installation arrangements.

Before you go

Check the promoter-maintained FestivalNet listing for the latest opening details, participating artists and arrival instructions. Confirm parking and any accessibility arrangements you need directly with the organizer.

Advance guide; event information checked October 12, 2026.