Glass Craft & Bead Expo

Glass Craft & Bead Expo The 2026 show dates are April 15th-19th! Classes: April 15th-April 19th - Expo: April 17th-April 19th.
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People come from all over the world to take classes and view the show floor for all of the latest and most innovative products and services. Las Vegas has been home to the show with it being held for the past eight (8) years at the South Point Hotel and Conference Center located at 9777 Las Vegas Blvd South. We offer over 250 specialty classes in hot, warm and cold glass. Our instructors come from

all over bringing all their expertise in their respective fields. Our show floor offers everything including the latest types and colors of glass, the most innovative kilns, tools and specialty items. Our "Bead Bazaar" offers a beautiful collection of handmade beads, jewelry and one of a kind specialty items created by some of the most prominent artists in the country.

We are reaching out to let you know that we are NOW ACCEPTING CLASS PROPOSALS for the 31st annual Glass Craft & Bead Exp...
05/27/2026

We are reaching out to let you know that we are NOW ACCEPTING CLASS PROPOSALS for the 31st annual Glass Craft & Bead Expo!

To enter your submissions visit glasscraftexpoteachers.com

Becoming an instructor at the Glass Craft and Bead Expo offers the chance to share your artistic knowledge, earn income, and connect with both students and industry professionals. It's a valuable networking opportunity with artists from around the world and supports GCBE’s mission to promote art, especially glass art, to new generations.

Please feel free to share this link with any instructors/art groups/social platforms you think would appreciate the information. If there is an instructor or class you would like to see at GCBE 2027 feel free to let us know!

We’d like to thank all of the wonderful Sponsors, Exhibitors, Instructors, Instructor Assistants, Students and Attendees...
04/22/2026

We’d like to thank all of the wonderful Sponsors, Exhibitors, Instructors, Instructor Assistants, Students and Attendees for making GCBE 2026 arguably the best one ever! It was such a pleasure seeing all the wonderful art being created during classes, the amazing products and art on the show floor, and all the friendships flourishing throughout the show. We hope you all had an amazingly unforgettable experience like we did at
Glass Craft & Bead Expo 2026!

We would love to hear your ideas/feedback on what we can do to make this event even better, please go here https://glasscraftexpo.com/feedback.php to send us your thoughts!

We hope to see you ALL at GCBE 2027!

Sincerely,
The GCBE Team

⏰ Tonight’s THE night! And we have about 75 raffle prizes worth more than $11k to give away!!! 🎟️ Plus everyone gets a S...
04/15/2026

⏰ Tonight’s THE night! And we have about 75 raffle prizes worth more than $11k to give away!!! 🎟️ Plus everyone gets a Sassy & Glassy tote swag bag! Tickets are still available — you can buy them on the Glass Craft & Bead Expo website just like registering for a class, or buy them in person today at the on-site registration desk which opens at 7:30 am. See you tonight! 🎉

This event is NO JOKE — the number of people who will walk away with an awesome prize and new glass friends AFTER a fu...
04/15/2026

This event is NO JOKE — the number of people who will walk away with an awesome prize and new glass friends AFTER a full evening of laughs, interviews with special guests and drinks is CRAZY! With more than $11,000 in prizes and giveaways, this never-done-before Glass Craft & Bead Expo opening night live show is not to be missed! Drop a comment and let us know what YOU hope to win!

Tag us in your post/reel/story to win a special GCBE merch pack! 1 winner will be picked each day of the Expo (Friday,S...
04/13/2026

Tag us in your post/reel/story to win a special GCBE merch pack! 1 winner will be picked each day of the Expo (Friday,Saturday, Sunday)!! 🥳
Check your messages to see if you’ve won. If you have received a winning message from us, show it to our staff at the EXPO registration desk to claim your prize!! 🎉🙌

We can’t wait to see all your posts 😃

We are happy to announce our live demo for our 2026 show! We have the awesome Brent Graber doing a live torch demo, “Sou...
04/13/2026

We are happy to announce our live demo for our 2026 show! We have the awesome Brent Graber doing a live torch demo, “Soul Shield with a Beacon (encased opal)", on the Torch stage Sunday April 19th starting at 2pm! Follow the flame and be amazed! 🎉

Thank you to our torch stage sponsor ! ❤️

We are delighted to announce our live demo for our 2026 show! We have the awesome Lewis Wilson doing a live torch demo, ...
04/13/2026

We are delighted to announce our live demo for our 2026 show! We have the awesome Lewis Wilson doing a live torch demo, “A Few Small Pieces", on the Torch stage Sunday April 19th starting at 12pm! Follow the flame and be amazed! 🎉

Thank you to our torch stage sponsor ! ❤️

Glass Craft and Bead Expo is overjoyed to announce our live demos for our 2026 show! We have the great Steve Wortley doi...
04/13/2026

Glass Craft and Bead Expo is overjoyed to announce our live demos for our 2026 show! We have the great Steve Wortley doing a live demo, "Warping the Light - A Demonstration of Arc Faceting" on the Main Expo stage Sunday April 19th starting at 11am! Check out this amazing demo! 🎉

Thank you to our Main Expo Stage sponsor ! ❤️

We are happy to announce our live demo for our 2026 show! We have the awesome Roger Parramore doing a live torch demo, “...
04/13/2026

We are happy to announce our live demo for our 2026 show! We have the awesome Roger Parramore doing a live torch demo, “Kyoto Cups", on the Torch stage Sunday April 19th starting at 10am! Follow the flame and be amazed! 🎉

Thank you to our torch stage sponsor ! ❤️

We have classes of all types at Glass Craft and Bead Expo 2026! Check out our Soft Glass classes that are taught by thes...
04/13/2026

We have classes of all types at Glass Craft and Bead Expo 2026! Check out our Soft Glass classes that are taught by these incredible instructors!

Check out our Soft Glass classes we offer here: https://glasscraftexpo.com/classes.php

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Las Vegas, NV
89183

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Monday 6am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 6am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 6am - 4:30pm
Thursday 6am - 4:30pm

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