Below is the 2026 August Craft Month ROI events programme. August Craft Month will return with more exciting events in 2027 – stay tuned and subscribe to our newsletter so you don’t miss out!
20 Jul to 5 Sep Free
Timpeallacht – local craft work
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition
Maker: Sonia Caldwell
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 20 Aug to 6 Sep Free
Family Matters Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cnoc Buí
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 25 Aug to 30 Sep Free
Feltmakers Ireland – Essence of Nature Exhibition
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: The Leitrim Design House
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €10
Keeping Time: Connecting County Carlow’s Watchmaking Heritage with Contemporary Irish Craft
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Bryan Leech
Craft Type: Horology
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