The 2026 August Craft Month events programme
1 Aug to 1 Aug £45
By the Coast’ Felting Workshop with Textile Artist Andrea Hayes.
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Andrea Hayes
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 4 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Open Studio – Tracey Johnston Ceramics
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug €20
Meath Made presents – Tote-ally Creative Workshop
Location: Meath
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Anita Reynolds
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug £75
Copper Foil Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Wendy Hough -Wendy's Glass House
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €10
Keeping Time: Connecting County Carlow’s Watchmaking Heritage with Contemporary Irish Craft
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Bryan Leech
Craft Type: Horology
More Info 26 Aug to 26 Aug €110
Make a Sterling Silver Spinner Ring – Wednesday Evening
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug Free entry to exhibition and demonstrations; 10€/ workshop at registration
Snáitheanna/Threads Festival
Location: Limerick
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Festival, Family Friendly
Maker: Friends of Lace Limerick
Craft Type: Lace, Spinning, Textile Making
More Info 15 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Celebrating the Connemara National Park in Cloth
Location: Galway
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Irish Patchwork Society
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug 170.00
Master class Texture in Clay
Location: Waterford
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Eileen Singleton
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug Free
Yard Studios Open Morning
Location: Sligo
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Yard Studios - Alison Hunter, Mary Cooper
Craft Type: Felt, Interior Furnishings, Mixed Media Construction, Printing, Spinning, Textile Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug 75
Botanical Impressions: Workshop 2 Monoprinting with Plants
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug €8 per child
Summer Festival of Art Craft & Design
Location: Wexford
Event Type: Workshop, Meet the Maker, Festival, Family Friendly, For Children
Maker: The Makers House
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug €45.00
Mother’s & Daughters
Location: Mayo
Event Type: Family Friendly
Maker: Victoria Foutz ~ Bijoux
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug Free
Patchwork and Quilting by hand: Mini Workshop
Location: Laois
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Laois Quilters
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug TBC
Card Making with Quilling
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Celia Kluever
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug 195.00
Full Day Introduction to Jewellery Making
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Shannon McShane
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug Free
Felting Fun Day
Location: Roscommon
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Market, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Belinda Reid
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug £28
Needlefelt Highland Cows
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Lisa Denton
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 15 Aug to 16 Aug 250
Sew your own dress/top (Intermediate level) Two Day Sewing Retreat with Heidi Higgins
Location: Tipperary
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Heidi Higgins
Craft Type: Fashion Design
More Info 15 Aug to 16 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Artists’ Open Studios – Jo Hatty – Sculpture and Jewellery
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Jo Hatty
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 15 Aug to 16 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Artists’ Open Studios – Anna Smyth – Ceramics
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Anna Smyth
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 15 Aug to 16 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Artists’ Open Studios – Cula Ceramics
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Cula Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info