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 12 Aug to 14 Aug €120
Felting with Woolly Crafts
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker:
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 13 Aug to 13 Aug Free
Coffee & Clay Cafe
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Market, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 13 Aug to 13 Aug €80
Kids Ceramics Workshop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kira O'Brien
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 13 Aug to 13 Aug €100
Teenage Kicks
Location: Wicklow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: James Carroll
Craft Type: Furniture Making
More Info 13 Aug to 13 Aug Free
Community Sewing Up Day
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly
Maker:
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 13 Aug to 13 Aug £16.96 (including booking fees)
Introduction to Punch-Needle
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Gráinne Mullan
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug €250
Make your own Wedding Rings
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fabio Oliveira
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug €45
Try your hand at Kurinuki
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Lydia Smith Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug €75
Weave a Laser-Cut Lampshade
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
More Info 14 Aug to 16 Aug Free
The Shape of Place – exhibition by the artists of Rathcormac Craft Village
Location: Sligo
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker
Maker: Rathcormac Craft Village
Craft Type: Ceramics, Multiple, Printing, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug €65
Garden Impressions: Monoprinting with Natural & Non-Toxic Inks
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 14 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Showcase Exhibition: Voice of the Craft
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker
Maker:
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug €35
Mini Basket Session – Rush Twining Baskets
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker:
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug Free
Resin Art Demonstration with Tracy Fry
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracy Fry
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug Free
Meet the Makers – Bobbin Lace
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Unagh McCullough
Craft Type: Lace
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug €20-40
Summer Festival of Art Craft and Design, Make your own earrings
Location: Wexford
Event Type: Workshop, Demonstration
Maker: The Makers House
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info