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 19 Aug to 19 Aug €20
Kids Crochet Workshop with Ann Mechelinck
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Ann Mechelinck
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 19 Aug to 19 Aug Free
Rush Rattle, Rope and Weaving Workshop with Sonia Caldwell
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Sonia Caldwell
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 19 Aug to 19 Aug Free
Lumra Work Demonstration
Location: Sligo
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Mary Copper
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug €80
Kids Hand-building in Clay Workshop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kira O'Brien
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug Free
Crafternoon Tea at the Museum Studio
Location: Laois
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Mountmellick Development Association
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 20 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Summer Festival of Art Craft and Design, John Sinnott Maker Talk
Location: Wexford
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: The Makers House
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug Free
From Rubber Rubbish to Designer Bags
Location: Sligo
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Martha van der Meulen
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €40
Needle Felting Workshop in Bray, with Jenni Kilgallon (21st Aug 5pm)
Location: Wicklow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Jenni Kilgallon
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €60
Laser Cutting Taster
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Lettering
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Willow Bird Feeder Workshop at The Leitrim Design House
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: For Children
Maker: The Leitrim Design House
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €65
Beads & Beyond: Creative Jewellery Making Workshop
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 21 Aug to 13 Sep free
Common Threads
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Jane Mathers, Lucy Moore, Zoe Gibson, Jude Fenton, Maya Todd, Margaret B. Russell, Helen O'Hare and Wilma Kirkpatrick
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €25
Needle-felted Kerry Mountain
Location: Kerry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Caroline Dunne-Bertozzi
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Dale Chihuly’s Azure Blue Sconce
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Maker Talk
Maker: Kim Mawhinney
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Meet the Makers – Bobbin Lace
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Unagh McCullough
Craft Type: Lace
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €85
Make a Sterling Silver Hammered Ring
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info