2025 Melbourne Bead Expo
The BSV hosts an annual Bead Expo, showcasing traders, workshops, exhibitions, and more! It’s the perfect opportunity for you to gather inspiration for bead projects and purchase supplies to bring your beading creations to life.
2025 Dates
Australia’s premier bead show!
- Each year, exhibitors from across the country gather to showcase and sell a wide variety of beading supplies.
- Discover an exciting selection of handcrafted beads, gemstones, delica and seed beads, findings, kits and so much more all in one place.
- Be inspired by the stunning exhibitions showcasing the work of Bead Society of Victoria members and non members, which continue to evolve and amaze year after year.
- With a diverse range of workshops available, you’ll definitely find a class to ignite your creative passions.
Saturday 11 October – Sunday 12 October 2025
9.30am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday
Entry – $10
Location:
Murrumbeena Park Community Hub
28 Gerald St, Murrumbeena VIC 3163
Some of the winning entries on show at the 2024 Expo
Melbourne Bead Expo
Dates:
Saturday 11 October – Sunday 12 October 2025
9.30am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday
Entry – $10
Location:
28 Gerald St Murrumbeena, VIC 3163
2025 Traders
Are you interested in trading at the Expo?
Expo Workshops
Expo workshops are open for booking around July-August time – check back soon for details.
Exhibitions and Competitions
The Bead Expo is a place for our members and beaders from around the world to shine by exhibiting their best beaded pieces completed in the past year. We have three main competitions and one exhibition of beaders’ work which you can view during the three days.
2025 Bead Challenge Beads
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Visit the Expo to see the entries for this years Bead Challenge. These beads will be used to create various designs. Vote for your favourite design. Winners are announced on the Sunday of the Bead Expo
2024 Bead Challenge Entries and Beads
Every year we hold the Bead Challenge, inviting beaders from all over the world to create a unique piece of jewellery from our Challenge Bead Pack. This year we have cool blue tones and a filigree component, as our guide.
The winners of the Bead Challenge were announced on the last day of the Bead Expo.
Members’ Own Jewellery
Entries in this section are eligible for judging in the Elly Feldman Award. A memento trophy is awarded to the winner as well as prize money, an award certificate and a commemorative handmade bead.
The winners are announced on the first day of the Expo.
Members’ Own Non-Jewellery
Must be a single non-wearable item or several small items that have a THEME and fit into the allocated space. Entries may include any type of non-jewellery bead-related item using, but not made exclusively from wirework, polymer clay or handmade glass beads.
The winners are announced on first day of the Expo.
“Inspired By” Showcase
The “Inspired By” Section gives everyone a chance to display their creative work at the Melbourne Bead Expo. This includes examples of beading, wire work, metal, polymer clay, etc. Must be produced in the last 12 months.
Members are encouraged to display projects they have made from kits, magazines, books, downloaded from the internet, Zoom workshops, bead-alongs, or Retreat classes.