RHYTHM + RAKU FESTIVAL 2026
Celebrating 10 Years of Beale Pottery
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
12:00–9:30 PM
$10 ADVANCE ADMISSION
$15 AT THE GATE
This year marks 10 years of Beale Pottery, and we’re celebrating the best way we know how - by throwing one really big awesome party, and inviting the community in.
Rhythm + Raku is our annual celebration of clay, fire, music and community, bringing together potters, musicians, makers, friends and families for an entire day here at Beale Pottery.
Come early. Bring a lawn chair. Grab something good to eat. Shop pottery. Watch six Raku kilns firing throughout the day. Wander the grounds. Play some clay games. Listen to some incredible music. Stay as the sun goes down, the fires glow brighter and we finish the night together under the October sky.
Whether you’ve been part of Beale Pottery for years or this will be your very first visit - you’re invited, and you’re in for a treat.
SIX LIVE BANDS. A KILLER LINEUP - ALL DAY LONG.
12:00–1:00 PM
Dailey and the Bear
1:30–2:30 PM
Help Hounds
3:00–4:00 PM
Singing Sands String Band
4:30–5:30 PM
Corey Dennison Band
6:00–7:30 PM
Planetary Blues Band
8:00–9:30 PM
Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves
One ticket gets you into Rhythm + Raku for the entire day.
THERE’S A LOT MORE THAN MUSIC.
Throughout the festival you’ll find live Raku firings, professional pottery to shop, food + drinks, clay games, and plenty of room to settle in and spend the day with us.
Our pottery barn will be staged as our MERCH area and stocked with Beale Pottery work as well as pottery from some of our professional potter friends. We’ll have our special 10th Anniversary Rhythm + Raku merchandise available throughout the festival.
And then there’s the fire.
This year our incredible team of Beale Pottery members and volunteers will be running six Raku kilns as we attempt our biggest firing yet - 300 individually numbered, handmade Raku pumpkins in one day.
You don’t need to purchase a pumpkin to enjoy watching the process. The kilns, fire and Raku action are part of the Rhythm + Raku experience for everyone.
WANT TO RAKU WITH US?
Raku Pumpkin reservations are available separately for $65.
Before the festival, our team, members and volunteers will handmake 300 ceramic pumpkins, each carrying our special 2026 Rhythm + Raku commemorative stamp and its own individual number.
At the festival, pumpkin participants will choose their piece, decorate it with Raku glazes, watch it go through the firing process and take their finished pumpkin home.
Pumpkin start times are:
12:00 PM • 2:30 PM • 5:00 PM
Each group is limited to 100 pumpkins.
IMPORTANT: A Raku Pumpkin reservation does not include festival admission. Admission and Raku Pumpkin reservations are purchased separately.
PLAN TO SPEND THE DAY.
Rhythm + Raku takes place outdoors on the studio + grounds at Beale Pottery in Westville, Indiana. Our studio sits on our residential property, so you are being invited to our own backyard event.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and make yourself comfortable. Come and go throughout the day, explore the festival, grab some food, listen to music and watch the Raku firings.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the day.
Burn Em Brewery is back - and they are bring a trailer full of cold brews for ya (N/A and seltzers available!) They are also collaborating with us to make beer celebrating 10 years! Watch the event page and our socials for all the special deets!
Lebanese Grape Leaves will have the grill hot and ready - vegetarian and gluten free options available!
Zap Z Dawgz will be here with his trusty glizzy cart - best Chicago Style hot dog around! *More to come
PLEASE NOTE: NO OUTSIDE FOOD + DRINK ALLOWED
Parking information, festival map, food vendors and additional day-of details will continue to be added to our Rhythm + Raku page as we get closer to October 10th.
YOUR TICKET
Advance Admission: $10 per person
Day-of Admission: $15 per person
Purchasing in advance helps us plan for parking, facilities, staffing and the many details that go into welcoming everyone to Beale Pottery for the day - and it saves you $5 at the gate.
After purchasing, please keep your order confirmation email. We will have a festival check-in area when you arrive - it’s sometimes helpful to have your order number on hand.
Children age 12 and under are free.
A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
• Your admission ticket is good for the entire festival. Come early, stay late and enjoy the day.
• Raku Pumpkin reservations are sold separately. A festival ticket does not include a pumpkin, and a pumpkin reservation does not include festival admission.
• Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Seating will be limited and we want you to settle in and stay awhile.
• This is an outdoor festival. Please dress for an October day in Northern Indiana and keep an eye on the forecast as the event approaches.
• Parking is free. Detailed parking and arrival information will be shared with ticket holders before the festival.
• Food and beverages will be available for purchase. No outside food or drink.
• Please keep your order confirmation. We’ll use it to help check you in at the festival entrance.
• All ticket sales are final.Tickets are non-refundable. Your advance purchase helps us commit to the artists, sound, facilities and infrastructure that make Rhythm + Raku possible.
COME CELEBRATE TEN YEARS WITH US.
Ten years of making pottery.
Ten years of teaching, learning, experimenting, gathering, growing and building this little clay community together.
Ten years of working harder than ever, and ten years of teamwork and love.
Rhythm + Raku has become one of our favorite days of the year, and this one feels special.
October 10th. Six bands. Six Raku kilns. 300 handmade pumpkins.
One big celebration of clay + community. Be there, or be square…
Grab your people, grab your lawn chairs and come spend the day with us!
$10 in advance • $15 at the gate
RHYTHM + RAKU FESTIVAL 2026
Celebrating 10 Years of Beale Pottery
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
12:00–9:30 PM
$10 ADVANCE ADMISSION
$15 AT THE GATE
This year marks 10 years of Beale Pottery, and we’re celebrating the best way we know how - by throwing one really big awesome party, and inviting the community in.
Rhythm + Raku is our annual celebration of clay, fire, music and community, bringing together potters, musicians, makers, friends and families for an entire day here at Beale Pottery.
Come early. Bring a lawn chair. Grab something good to eat. Shop pottery. Watch six Raku kilns firing throughout the day. Wander the grounds. Play some clay games. Listen to some incredible music. Stay as the sun goes down, the fires glow brighter and we finish the night together under the October sky.
Whether you’ve been part of Beale Pottery for years or this will be your very first visit - you’re invited, and you’re in for a treat.
SIX LIVE BANDS. A KILLER LINEUP - ALL DAY LONG.
12:00–1:00 PM
Dailey and the Bear
1:30–2:30 PM
Help Hounds
3:00–4:00 PM
Singing Sands String Band
4:30–5:30 PM
Corey Dennison Band
6:00–7:30 PM
Planetary Blues Band
8:00–9:30 PM
Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves
One ticket gets you into Rhythm + Raku for the entire day.
THERE’S A LOT MORE THAN MUSIC.
Throughout the festival you’ll find live Raku firings, professional pottery to shop, food + drinks, clay games, and plenty of room to settle in and spend the day with us.
Our pottery barn will be staged as our MERCH area and stocked with Beale Pottery work as well as pottery from some of our professional potter friends. We’ll have our special 10th Anniversary Rhythm + Raku merchandise available throughout the festival.
And then there’s the fire.
This year our incredible team of Beale Pottery members and volunteers will be running six Raku kilns as we attempt our biggest firing yet - 300 individually numbered, handmade Raku pumpkins in one day.
You don’t need to purchase a pumpkin to enjoy watching the process. The kilns, fire and Raku action are part of the Rhythm + Raku experience for everyone.
WANT TO RAKU WITH US?
Raku Pumpkin reservations are available separately for $65.
Before the festival, our team, members and volunteers will handmake 300 ceramic pumpkins, each carrying our special 2026 Rhythm + Raku commemorative stamp and its own individual number.
At the festival, pumpkin participants will choose their piece, decorate it with Raku glazes, watch it go through the firing process and take their finished pumpkin home.
Pumpkin start times are:
12:00 PM • 2:30 PM • 5:00 PM
Each group is limited to 100 pumpkins.
IMPORTANT: A Raku Pumpkin reservation does not include festival admission. Admission and Raku Pumpkin reservations are purchased separately.
PLAN TO SPEND THE DAY.
Rhythm + Raku takes place outdoors on the studio + grounds at Beale Pottery in Westville, Indiana. Our studio sits on our residential property, so you are being invited to our own backyard event.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and make yourself comfortable. Come and go throughout the day, explore the festival, grab some food, listen to music and watch the Raku firings.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the day.
Burn Em Brewery is back - and they are bring a trailer full of cold brews for ya (N/A and seltzers available!) They are also collaborating with us to make beer celebrating 10 years! Watch the event page and our socials for all the special deets!
Lebanese Grape Leaves will have the grill hot and ready - vegetarian and gluten free options available!
Zap Z Dawgz will be here with his trusty glizzy cart - best Chicago Style hot dog around! *More to come
PLEASE NOTE: NO OUTSIDE FOOD + DRINK ALLOWED
Parking information, festival map, food vendors and additional day-of details will continue to be added to our Rhythm + Raku page as we get closer to October 10th.
YOUR TICKET
Advance Admission: $10 per person
Day-of Admission: $15 per person
Purchasing in advance helps us plan for parking, facilities, staffing and the many details that go into welcoming everyone to Beale Pottery for the day - and it saves you $5 at the gate.
After purchasing, please keep your order confirmation email. We will have a festival check-in area when you arrive - it’s sometimes helpful to have your order number on hand.
Children age 12 and under are free.
A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
• Your admission ticket is good for the entire festival. Come early, stay late and enjoy the day.
• Raku Pumpkin reservations are sold separately. A festival ticket does not include a pumpkin, and a pumpkin reservation does not include festival admission.
• Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Seating will be limited and we want you to settle in and stay awhile.
• This is an outdoor festival. Please dress for an October day in Northern Indiana and keep an eye on the forecast as the event approaches.
• Parking is free. Detailed parking and arrival information will be shared with ticket holders before the festival.
• Food and beverages will be available for purchase. No outside food or drink.
• Please keep your order confirmation. We’ll use it to help check you in at the festival entrance.
• All ticket sales are final.Tickets are non-refundable. Your advance purchase helps us commit to the artists, sound, facilities and infrastructure that make Rhythm + Raku possible.
COME CELEBRATE TEN YEARS WITH US.
Ten years of making pottery.
Ten years of teaching, learning, experimenting, gathering, growing and building this little clay community together.
Ten years of working harder than ever, and ten years of teamwork and love.
Rhythm + Raku has become one of our favorite days of the year, and this one feels special.
October 10th. Six bands. Six Raku kilns. 300 handmade pumpkins.
One big celebration of clay + community. Be there, or be square…
Grab your people, grab your lawn chairs and come spend the day with us!
$10 in advance • $15 at the gate
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