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 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
‘Wool Paintings’; An exploration of wool as an art material
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Eirlume Mosaic and Stained Glass Studio – Open Studio
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Eirlume Studio
Craft Type: Glass Making, Mosaics, Woodworking
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Craft & Design Flagship Shop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker:
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Candle Making, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Felt, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Printing, Soap Making, Textile Making, Toy Making
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Craft & Design Pop Up Shop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker:
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Candle Making, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Felt, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Printing, Soap Making, Textile Making, Toy Making
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Showcase Exhibition: Echoes of the Makers
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker
Maker:
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Reflection…
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Creative Peninsula exhibition
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 1 Aug to 30 Aug Free
This Beautiful Place…
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: nna Smyth, Joel Smyth, Lauren Ciara McCullough, and Ruth Osborne
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Printing
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula Twilight Market and Arts Night
Location: Down
Event Type: Market, Fair, Demonstration
Maker: Creative Peninsula artists and makers
Craft Type: Ceramics, Mixed Media Construction, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Craft at ‘On The Pig’s Back’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker:
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug £30
1-to-1 Throwing with Tracey Johnston
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
Lino Print with John Bastow
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Family Friendly, For Children
Maker: John Bastow
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 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 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Charlie Mahon Ceramics Open Day
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Charlie Mahon Ceramics Pottery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free to visit
The Buttermarket Craft and Design Courtyard
Location: Fermanagh
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Market
Maker:
Craft Type: Ceramics, Fashion Design, Jewellery Making, Leatherworking, Multiple, Textile Making
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free and other
Summer Festival of Art Craft and Design
Location: Wexford
Event Type: Workshop, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Festival, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: The Makers House
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Woodworking
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
MADE SLOW
Location: Donegal
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Donegal Designer Makers
Craft Type: Ceramics, Fashion Design, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Soap Making, Textile Making
More Info