The 2026 August Craft Month events programme
1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Many Hands – One Place
Location: Louth
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Garrett Mallon
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 15 Aug Free
“Made with Love” Quilt Exhibition by the members of the South Midlands Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Irish Patchwork Society South Midlands Branch
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 13 Aug to 13 Aug €85
Candle Making Experience
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Douglas Higgins
Craft Type: Candle Making
More Info 14 Aug to 14 Aug £75.00
Tiffany Glass Workshop with Eleanor-Jane McCartney at The Giant’s Causeway
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Eleanor-Jane (E-J) McCartney
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug £28
Needlefelt Highland Cows
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Lisa Denton
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 19 Aug to 19 Aug Various - see event description
Lampwork Bead-Making Workshop with Maggie Napier
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Maggie Napier
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Craft and Design at ‘On The Pig’s Back’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 3 Aug Free
Cork Potters Clay Trail: Charlie Mahon Ceramics
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Charlie Mahon Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug €0
Stone Sculptor Christine Byrne Open Studio/Gallery
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Christine Byrne
Craft Type: Felt, Mixed Media Construction, Printing
More Info 2 Aug to 2 Aug Free
The Wool Day
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Lithuanian Arts And Crafts Group Zivile Zeniauskaite
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug €45
Beginner Embroidery with Sarah Buckley
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sarah Buckley
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 85
Benchspace Bite – Make a Sterling Silver Hammered Ring – Thursday Evening
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug €60
An Introduction to Circular Weaving with Ann Mechelinck
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Mechelinck
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug €60
An Introduction to Circular Weaving with Ann Mechelinck
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Mechelinck
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €20
Raw Wool Adventure workshop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Zivile Zeniauskaite
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free
Douglas Court Shopping Centre Open Air Craft Market
Location: Cork
Event Type: Market
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop: Create a ‘Wool Painting’ with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Family Friendly
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €25
Modern Granny Square Crochet Workshop with Fernanda Schneider
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Wildwire Jewellery
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €0
Make a pinch pot with Diana Skalkos
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Diana Skalkos
Craft Type: Ceramics, Printing
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 Free
Grannies, Squares and Stitches. A Morning of Creativity and Community
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Emma Jacobs
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info