The 2026 August Craft Month NI events programme
1 Aug to 1 Aug £45
By the Coast’ Felting Workshop with Textile Artist Andrea Hayes.
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Andrea Hayes
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 4 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Open Studio – Tracey Johnston Ceramics
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug £75
Copper Foil Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Wendy Hough -Wendy's Glass House
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £27
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Finger Knitting”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Christine Casey
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £45
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Castle Espie Workshop – “Creative Café with Tracey Johnston Ceramics – Flowerpot”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £5
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – “Musical Instruments” Meet the Maker
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: William Smyth Harps, Boardman Violins and Avalon Guitars
Craft Type: Music Instrument Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £40
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Forage and Print Workshop with Ruth Osborne
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Ruth Osborne
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £30
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ceramic dog portrait workshop with Sharon Regan
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Sharon Regan
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £40
Ceramic Planter Pot
Location: Armagh
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sarah-Louise Mitchell
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 6 Aug to 28 Aug Free
Objects and Innovations Exhibition
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Collection of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Craft Type: Ceramics, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £40
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Expressive Charcoal Drawing”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Elaine Burke
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £70
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Felt Basket Workshop with Mandy Nash
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Jane McCann
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 50
Needle felting Textile Art Workshop with Deirdre McClorey
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Deirdre McClorey
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Late Night Art Market
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Market
Maker: Rotten Apple Events
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £45
Lampshade Workshop with Valerie Polding
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Valerie Polding
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £25
Wet Felting a Landscape or Floral Design with Sharyn Kelly
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sharyn Kelly
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – “Twilight Market and Arts Night”
Location: Down
Event Type: Market
Maker: Creative Peninsula
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug 65
Gals Night!
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Drysdale Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug £35
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – Throw Down with Tracey Johnston
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info