The 2026 August Craft Month ROI events programme
1 Aug to 7 Aug Free
The Sound of Clay by Gatothorceramica at The Kiosk Project Art Space in Drogheda
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Demonstration
Maker: Adriana Torres Escobedo
Craft Type: Ceramics, Music Instrument Making
More Info 1 Aug to 16 Aug Free
“Listen to the Land Speak” – West Cork Creates
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Meet the Makers ‘In the Making’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Blackwater Valley Makers
Craft Type: Ceramics, Fashion Design, Felt, Glass Making, Toy Making, Woodworking
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Stephen Hurley – Artist Talk and Screen Print Demo
Location: Louth
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Demonstration
Maker: Stephen Hurley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
McQuilties Open Studio
Location: Galway
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Mary McCarty
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 22 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Cross Collaboration – A Gathering of Glassmakers
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Glass Society of Ireland
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €45
Lino Print Workshop with Solas agus Scath
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Solas agus Scath
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Stitched Together – Learn to Finger Knit
Location: Monaghan
Event Type: Workshop, Demonstration
Maker: Monaghan Town Library
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 22 Aug to 23 Aug Free for IHT members
Artisan Craft Fair at Johnstown Castle
Location: Wexford
Event Type: Market
Maker: Craft Collective
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €50
Framed Needle Felted Robin Picture with Tea/Coffee and Cake
Location: Cavan
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Crafts of Ireland
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 22 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Blanchfest Fingal
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Festival
Maker: BlanchFest
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Rathmullan Makers Market
Location: Donegal
Event Type: Market
Maker: Rathmullan Makers Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €60
Gelli printing onto paper using leaves and stencils with Fiona Quigley
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Quigley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 22 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Louth Craftmark Art & Craft Market
Location: Louth
Event Type: Market
Maker: Louth Craftmark
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €60
Paint a Circular Seascape with Claire Reilly
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Claire Reilly
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €75
Landscape in Oil: Limited Palette Workshop with Krystyna Krasowska-Cicha
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Krystyna Krasowska-Cicha
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Westport Makers Market
Location: Mayo
Event Type: Market
Maker: Westport Makers Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Art & Craft Fair in Dalkey Town Hall
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Market
Maker: From These Hands
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €20
Learn to make nettle cordage with Darby Ottoson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Darby Ottoson
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info