Twenty Dirty Hands Self-Guided Pottery Tour
Fri, Oct 17 – Sun, Oct 19, 2025 • 10:00am - 6:00pm
Multiple Locations, Galena, IL 61036
Join in the 24th edition of the Tri-State region’s only self-guided pottery tour, October 17 - 29, 2025.
The tour includes Galena and Elizabeth, IL. There are eight different locations which will give you an opportunity to meet the artists, see their new work and add to your pottery collection!
This annual self-guided pottery tour is free and open to the public. The tour provides art lovers, especially those interested in clay work and ceramic processes, a chance to visit multiple art studios in the area and buy work directly from local artists. Tour goers are responsible for getting from one stop to another, going at whatever pace fits their schedule.
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