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 7 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Blacksmith Art Garden Exhibition
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Irish Artists Blacksmiths Association (IABA)
Craft Type: Blacksmithing
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug £10
Fused glass workshop with Eleanor-Jayne McCartney
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mid Antrim Museum
Craft Type: Glass Making
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 8 Aug to 8 Aug Cost £45 full, £40 concession
Coastal Reflections | Seaside Ceramic Mirror Frame for 18+yrs
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Shannon
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Demo in our Window – Meet the Maker
Location: Limerick
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: BY DESIGN - A Local Story
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 50 euro
Tile Making
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kriti Khatri
Craft Type: Ceramics
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 £40
Moment in Bloom Bespoke Embroidery
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Nancy Moreland
Craft Type: Textile Making
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 £50
Nerikomi Workshop
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Corinne Price
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Various
Traditional Skills Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Festival, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Ulster Folk Museum
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Blacksmithing, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Lettering, Metalworking, Music Instrument Making, Printing, Spinning, Textile Making, 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 £25
Pottery Wheel and Back to School Pencil Pot Workshop with Shauna McCann
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Shauna McCann
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 22 Aug £135
Stoneware Green Man
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Anna Donovan
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info