The 2025 August Craft Month programme is now live – you can now start planning a summer of craft!
29 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Liza’s Studio Open Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Elizabeth Jorn
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug £10.00
A Cut Above: Traditional Sewing of Scissor Holders
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Arthur Cottage
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug £30
Creative Ceramic Workshop: Embracing Neurodivergent Thinking
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Andrew Cooke
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug Free
Open Studio Days at Willow Leaves Handmade Books, Broughshane
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Rosanne Cecil
Craft Type: Book Making
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug £35
Linen embroidered purse workshop
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sandra Streeter
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug Free
Adam Frew Ceramics: Open Studio with guest maker, blacksmith Ian Moran
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Adam Frew and Ian Moran
Craft Type: Blacksmithing, Ceramics
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug £40
Coastal Cyanotypes
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ruth Osborne
Craft Type: Printing, Textile Making
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug £50
Handprinted Linen Cushion
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Jenna Lorimer
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug £50
Slip Casting Workshop with Rachel Leary
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Rachel Leary
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug Free
Rathlin Craft Markets
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Market
Maker: Rathlin Craft Makers
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug £35 (includes admittance to Ulster Folk Museum)
Woven in Time
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Demonstration
Maker: Valerie Wilson, Roisin Aiston, Lucy Turner
Craft Type: Printing, Textile Making
More Info 2 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula exhibition
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker:
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 2 Aug to 3 Aug Free
Islandmagee art & craft trail
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Islandmagee Originals
Craft Type: Ceramics, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Multiple, Textile Making
More Info 2 Aug to 31 Aug Free to National Trust members. Standard entrance fee for non members.
Summer Showcase at The Studio at Castle Ward
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Ann Smyth and Charlene Rooney
Craft Type: Ceramics, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Multiple, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 3 Aug to 3 Aug Free
Heritage Craft Afternoon
Location: Down
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Ruth Osborne, Wee Yarn Designs, Kimberley Ladd, Discovery Glass, Simply Spun, Geraldine Cooper, Owen Crawford and Craig Sands
Craft Type: Glass Making, Mixed Media Construction, Mosaics, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 4 Aug to 7 Aug £220 / £200 CONC
Four Day Throwing Intensive
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Shannon
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug Free
Meet the Makers at Painted Earth
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Painted Earth, Jakki Trainor, Linzi Conway, Deirdre McClorey & Jolie Leather
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug Free
Local Crafters Showcase at Bushmills Visitor Information
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Patricia Millar
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £18
Kids Glass Painting – Suncatchers and Pencil Cases
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Naomi Wylie
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info