The 2026 August Craft Month events programme
22 Jul to 13 Aug Free
Culture in Our Hands: Celebrating Irish Craft and Cultural Heritage
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Exhibition, Maker Talk
Maker: Royal Dublin Society (RDS)
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
‘From Cushendall to Islandmagee’: A Craft Trail through County Antrim
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Norma Beggs
Craft Type: Felt, Textile Making
More Info 4 Aug to 4 Aug £27
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Make a pair of Paper Birds”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Adele Pound
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 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 19 Aug to 19 Aug €150.00
Fire & Feast
Location: Waterford
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ardmore Pottery & Gallery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug €50
Tile Making
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kriti Khatri
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 18 Jul to 30 Aug Free
Lavitt Gallery Summer Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 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 24 Jul to 16 Aug Free
Irish Design Works 2026
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 30 Jul to 17 Aug Free
‘EMERGE’ Graduate Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Crawford College of Art & Design
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Women Make Art Project Space – Suzanne O’Sullivan
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Blackwater Valley Makers
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 1 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Gaby Aubin – Stained Glass Craft Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Gaby Aubin
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug €175 (deposit required)
Cork Potters Clay Trail: Stabledoor Pottery Signature Experience and Lunch
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Stabledoor Pottery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Potters Clay Trail: Sara Roberts Open Studio
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Family Friendly
Maker: Sara Roberts Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug €110
Make a Sterling Silver Spinner Ring – Saturday
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug €150
Improve Your Decoupage Skills with Mary Ffrench
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mary Ffrench
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Craft and Design at ‘On The Pig’s Back’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Douglas Court Shopping Live Craft Demonstrations!
Location: Cork
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
The Glucksman Gallery CCM Pop Up Shop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Market
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Collecting Art Talk and Exhibition Tour
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
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 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
The Art of Yoga Exhibition
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info