Welcome to the August Craft Month 2023 Calendar of Events
A month-long celebration of Irish craft!
In collaboration with Design & Crafts Council Ireland, Craft NI and Cork Craft & Design, August Craft Month opens up our rich craft heritage across the island of Ireland.
With over 350 events this year, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
4 Aug to 3 Sep Free
10 Hands Crafts Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition, Maker Talk
Maker: 10 Hands Crafts
Craft Type: Ceramics, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Woodworking, and More
More Info 4 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Open Studio with Milliner Emma Ryan
Location: Meath
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Emma Ryan Designs
Craft Type: Textile Making, and More
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug Free
Demonstration day & Meet The Maker Event
Location: Kerry
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Maureen Shean and Deborah Birmingham
Craft Type: Mosaics, Textile Felt
More Info 4 Aug to 3 Sep Free
Paint, Wood and Glass at the Glass Attic Gallery
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Jerpoint Glass Studio
Craft Type: Glass Making, Woodworking, and More
More Info 4 Aug to 20 Aug Free
Clay Bodies
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Clay Rooms Kilkenny
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug Free
Hawthorn Skincare Open Sudio
Location: Mayo
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Elaine Kennedy, Hawthorn Skincare
Craft Type: Soap Making
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug £75
Gobbins Craft Jewellery Workshops
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Gobbins Crafts
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug £30
1:1 Throwing on a Potter’s Wheel with Tracey Johnston
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop, Maker Talk, Demonstration
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula Twilight Market and Arts Night
Location: Down
Event Type: Fair
Maker: Multiple
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug Free
Anne Butler – Objects in Time
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Anne Butler
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug £45
Ceramics Inspired by Nature with Sharon Regan
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sharon Regan
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug £65
Weave, Stitch, Felt with Mandy Nash
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mandy Nash
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 4 Aug to 16 Aug £90, £130
Beginners Sterling Silver Jewellery Making with NI Silver
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: NI Silver
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug €25
Clay Workshop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martha Cashman
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 4 Aug to 26 Aug Free
Into The Weave
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Makers
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 4 Aug to 24 Aug Free
‘EMERGE’ New Makers Exhibition
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Graduating makers from Crawford College of Art & Design
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info