The 1986 Clacton Professional was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held in Clacton in March 1986 for players outside the top 16 in the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986.

Matches in the first three rounds took place at the Clacton Snooker Centre, owned by the event's promoters Mike Clarke and Peter Koniotes.

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association contributed £5,000 to the total prize fund of £10,750.

[1][2] Mike Hallett won the title by defeating Tony Jones 5–3 in the final.

[1] Bill Werbeniuk was the top seed among the 43 entrants, followed by Eugene Hughes, Dean Reynolds and Mark Wildman.