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 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 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 8 Aug to 8 Aug £10
Fused glass workshop with Eleanor-Jayne McCartney
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mid Antrim Museum
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 8 Aug to 1 Jul Cost £60 full, £55 concession
Coastal Glass Collection | Layered Coast Scene for 18+ yrs
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Natasha Duddy
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Cost £45 full, £40 concession
Coastal Reflections | Seaside Ceramic Mirror Frame for 18+yrs
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Shannon
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug £40
Moment in Bloom Bespoke Embroidery
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Nancy Moreland
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug £50
Nerikomi Workshop
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Corinne Price
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Various
Traditional Skills Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Festival, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Ulster Folk Museum
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Blacksmithing, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Lettering, Metalworking, Music Instrument Making, Printing, Spinning, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 25
Pottery Wheel and Back to School Pencil Pot Workshop with Shauna McCann
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Shauna McCann
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info