The 2026 August Craft Month ROI events programme
15 Aug to 15 Aug 20
Meath Made presents – Tote-ally Creative Workshop
Location: Meath
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Anita Reynolds
Craft Type: Textile Making
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 26 Aug to 26 Aug €110
Make a Sterling Silver Spinner Ring – Wednesday Evening
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Macrame Mirror Making Workshop
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kriti Khatri
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Craft Month Collective at Buddys Market Saturdays
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Market
Maker: Maria Breslin Byrne/Aoife Greene
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Meet the Makers ‘In the Making’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Blackwater Valley Makers
Craft Type: Candle Making, Felt, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Printing, Toy Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Open Day at the Glenn Lucas Woodturning Study Centre
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Glenn Lucas Woodturning
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Tiny Traders Village Market
Location: Galway
Event Type: Market
Maker: Tiny Traders Village Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 245
Lamp and Shade Making
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Open Studio
Maker: Orla Culligan / Laure Mouniamy
Craft Type: Ceramics, Interior Furnishings, Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €75
Botanical Impressions Workshop 1: Making Botanical Inks & Pigments
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 8 Aug to 29 Aug free entry
Made In Kilkenny Exhibition “BLUE”
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: MADE in Kilkenny
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Candle Making, Ceramics, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Leatherworking, Multiple, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Grannies, Squares and Stitches. A Morning of Creativity and Community
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Emma Jacobs
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 9 Aug 225
Doll Making Workshop – Two Days
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Yelena Kosikh
Craft Type: Toy Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free to members of MAAI
Smashing Mosaics – The Mosaic Artists Association Ireland (MAAI) Summer workshop with Laura O’Hagan
Location: Wicklow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Laura O'Hagan
Craft Type: Mosaics
More Info 8 Aug to 9 Aug Free
McQuilties Open Studio
Location: Galway
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Mary McCarty
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 115
Benchspace Bite – Make a Set of Stacking Rings – Saturday Afternoon
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 40
Kenmare Arts Festival: Introduction to Marquetry with Adrian Duyn
Location: Kerry
Event Type: Workshop, Demonstration
Maker: Adrian Duyn
Craft Type: Furniture Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €150
Improve Your Decoupage Skills with Mary Ffrench
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mary Ffrench
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
More Info 8 Aug to 15 Aug Free
“Made with Love” Quilt Exhibition by the members of the South Midlands Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Irish Patchwork Society South Midlands Branch
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info