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 8 Aug to 12 Aug Free
Tubbercurry Old Fair Day
Location: Sligo
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Market, Festival, Fair, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Tubbercurry Old Fair Day
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Blacksmithing, Ceramics, Furniture Making, Jewellery Making, Music Instrument Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €100
Bookbinding Workshop with Barbara Hubert Bookbindery
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Barbara Hubert Bookbindery
Craft Type: Book Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
McQuilties Open Studio
Location: Galway
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Mary McCarty
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Sashiko Stitched Pin Cushion Mini-Workshop with Mary Palmer
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mary Palmer
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Family Friendly
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Stitched Together – Learn How To Knit and Crochet
Location: Monaghan
Event Type: Workshop, Demonstration
Maker: Monaghan Town Library
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 85.00
Stained Glass Taster Workshop – Dunamaise Arts Centre
Location: Laois
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Aveen Keogh
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 85.00
Stained Glass Taster Workshop – Dunamaise Arts Centre
Location: Laois
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Aveen Keogh
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Vault Artists Studios Presents…Fleadh Cutie Patootie Art Market
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Market
Maker: Vault Artists Studio
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Rathmullan Makers Market
Location: Donegal
Event Type: Market
Maker: Rathmullan Makers Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Artist Talk – 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 8 Aug to 8 Aug €60
Resin jewellery workshop with Tracy Fry
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracy Fry
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €60
Gelli printing onto paper using leaves and stencils with Fiona Quigley
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Quigley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €60
Gelli printing onto paper using leaves and stencils with Fiona Quigley
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Quigley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 8 Aug to 9 Aug Free
Louth Craftmark Art & Craft Market
Location: Louth
Event Type: Market
Maker: Louth Craftmark
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info