The 2026 August Craft Month 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 3 Aug to 16 Aug Free
Seisún – A celebration of rhythm through clay and music
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition
Maker: Cre Collective NI
Craft Type: Ceramics, Horology
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £45
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Castle Espie Workshop – “Creative Café with Tracey Johnston Ceramics – Flowerpot”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £25
Wet Felting a Landscape or Floral Design with Sharyn Kelly
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sharyn Kelly
Craft Type: Felt
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 5 Aug to 9 Aug Included in price of Dublin Horse Show admission ticket
Crafting Heritage at the Dublin Horse Show: Meet Award-Winning Makers
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Royal Dublin Society (RDS)
Craft Type: Ceramics, Leatherworking
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £300
Scot’s Irish/Ulster Scots Heritage Ring Making Experience
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ruth McEwan-Lyon
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £260
Private Claddagh Ring Making Experience
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ruth McEwan-Lyon
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 6 Aug to 28 Aug Free
Objects and Innovations Exhibition
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Collection of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Craft Type: Ceramics, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 16 Aug free
The Sixth Annual Exhibition by the members of the South Midlands Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Irish Patchwork Society South Midlands Branch
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 75
Botanical Impressions: Workshop 1 Making Botanical Inks & Pigments
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £40
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Expressive Charcoal Drawing”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Elaine Burke
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £70
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Felt Basket Workshop with Mandy Nash
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Jane McCann
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 85
Benchspace Bite – Make a Sterling Silver Hammered Ring – Thursday Evening
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 50
Needle felting Textile Art Workshop with Deirdre McClorey
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Deirdre McClorey
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Late Night Art Market
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Market
Maker: Rotten Apple Events
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £45
Lampshade Workshop with Valerie Polding
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Valerie Polding
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
More Info 6 Aug to 28 Aug 0
Nowadays -Exhibition by Stephen Hurley
Location: Louth
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Stephen Hurley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £25
Wet Felting a Landscape or Floral Design with Sharyn Kelly
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sharyn Kelly
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 6 Aug to 9 Aug Free
Cavan Craft Collective – Meet the Makers
Location: Cavan
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Cavan Craft Collective
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug €60
An Introduction to Circular Weaving with Ann Mechelinck
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Mechelinck
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info