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 22 Aug to 22 Aug 85.00
Stained Glass Taster Workshop – Kilkenny City
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Aveen Keogh
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 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Stephen Hurley – Artist Talk and Screen Print Demo
Location: Louth
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Demonstration
Maker: Stephen Hurley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
McQuilties Open Studio
Location: Galway
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Mary McCarty
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Earth to Pigment
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Helena Tarn
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug 50 euro
Tile Making
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kriti Khatri
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug €50
Macrame Mirror Making Workshop
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kriti Khatri
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Tiny Traders Village Market
Location: Galway
Event Type: Market
Maker: Tiny Traders Village Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug Free
CQ Sunday Market at Writers’ Square
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Market
Maker: Cathedral Quarter
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug 35
The Flax Meitheal Harvest Celebration
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Festival
Maker: Fibreshed Ireland
Craft Type: Spinning, Textile Making
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug 159 euro
Carve Your Own Ring | Wax Carving Workshop
Location: Kildare
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Loinnir Jewellery
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug 159 euro
Carve Your Own Ring | Wax Carving Workshop
Location: Kildare
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Loinnir Jewellery
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug Free
St. Catherine’s Park /Lucan Demesne Public Market
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Market, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Eugene Sweeney
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug 85.00
Stained Glass Taster Workshop – Kilkenny City
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Aveen Keogh
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug 85.00
Stained Glass Taster Workshop – Kilkenny City
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Aveen Keogh
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 23 Aug to 23 Aug €100
Willow Basket Weaving (Asymmetric Basket)
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Leitrim School of Art
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow
More Info