The 2025 August Craft Month programme
1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Fibre of Our Being 2025 Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Kilcoe Studios
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 3 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Crafts at Kilgraney Gallery
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 29 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Liza’s Studio Open Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Elizabeth Jorn
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug €60
Make a Plant Dibber
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug £10.00
A Cut Above: Traditional Sewing of Scissor Holders
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Arthur Cottage
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug €10
Designing a Watch – From Concept to CAD
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Bryan Leech
Craft Type: Horology
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug €25
Kids Paper Mache workshop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Jeni Ng
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug £30
Creative Ceramic Workshop: Embracing Neurodivergent Thinking
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Andrew Cooke
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Visit to Boris Anrep’s Mullingar Cathedral Mosaics
Location: Westmeath
Event Type: Maker Talk
Maker:
Craft Type: Mosaics
More Info 9 Aug to 10 Aug Free
Shanagarry Design Center Open Studios
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, For Children
Maker: Shanagarry Design Center
Craft Type: Ceramics, Lettering, Multiple, Printing
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €61
Jewellery Workshop
Location: Mayo
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Hazelrocks Jewellery
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 9 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Demo in our Window
Location: Limerick
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: By Design
Craft Type: Ceramics, Felt, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €40
Spin Yarn using a Drop Spindle
Location: Dublin City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
Craft Type: Spinning
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug Free
CREATIVE PENINSULA ARTISTS’ OPEN STUDIOS – Jane McCann
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Jane McCann
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €150
Stool Making with Anthony Aylward
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Anthony Aylward
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug Free
Anna Smyth – Ceramics and Joel M Smyth – Silversmith OPEN STUDIOS
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Anna Smyth, Joel Smyth
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug Free
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson ‘Create a Wool Painting’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €45
Beginner Embroidery Workshop with Sarah Buckley
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sarah Buckley
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 9 Aug to 13 Aug Old Fair Day free entry
Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival
Location: Sligo
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Market, Festival, Fair, Family Friendly, For Children, Demonstration
Maker:
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Ceramics, Furniture Making, Jewellery Making, Lace, Leatherworking, Metalworking, Soap Making, Spinning, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 10 Aug to 10 Aug €60.00
Needle Felting Workshop in Dublin City Centre, with Jenni Kilgallon (10th Aug 12pm)
Location: Dublin City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Jenni Kilgallon
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 10 Aug to 10 Aug visiting the market is free
Kilkenny Potters Market
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Market
Maker: Sonja Guenther, Lydia Smith
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 10 Aug to 31 Aug Various price
ReNewal
Location: Derry City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Edel MacBride Knitwear, Siobhan Corr Celtic Irish Art, Sharon Kelly Kellee Cottage Crafts.
Craft Type: Fashion Design, Leatherworking, Textile Making
More Info 10 Aug to 10 Aug €100
ZEN CLAY SUNDAY – A meditative pottery experience
Location: Mayo
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Elzbieta Szczerbak
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 10 Aug to 10 Aug £20
ReNewal Sunday – Edel MacBride
Location: Derry City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Edel MacBride Knitwear
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 10 Aug to 10 Aug €50
Weave a table centrepiece on a rigid heddle loom.
Location: Dublin City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info