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 8 Aug to 8 Aug 115
Benchspace Bite – Make a Set of Stacking Rings – Saturday Afternoon
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €150
Improve Your Decoupage Skills with Mary Ffrench
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mary Ffrench
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
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 8 Aug to 8 Aug €100
Bookbinding Workshop with Barbara Hubert Bookbindery
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Barbara Hubert Bookbindery
Craft Type: Book Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Sashiko Stitched Pin Cushion Mini-Workshop with Mary Palmer
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mary Palmer
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Family Friendly
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Artist Talk – Women Make Art Project Space – Suzanne O’Sullivan
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Blackwater Valley Makers
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Meet the Makers ‘In the Making’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Blackwater Valley Makers
Craft Type: Ceramics, Fashion Design, Felt, Glass Making, Toy Making, Woodworking
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €50
Needle Felting Workshop with Emily Thompson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Emily Thompson
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €45
Lino Cut Workshop with Solas agus Scath
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Solas agus Scath
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €45
Beginner Embroidery Workshop with Sarah Buckley
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sarah Buckley
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €60
Paper Piecing Patchwork One Day Workshop with Tamsin Blackbourn
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tamsin Blackbourn
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 9 Aug to 9 Aug €40
RAW Wool Adventure workshop. Create natural sustainable home decor
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Zivile Zeniauskaite
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 11 Aug to 11 Aug €70
Benchspace Bite – Make a Woodturned Honey Dipper – Tuesday Evening
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 11 Aug to 11 Aug €0
Felt workshop for beginners with Zivile of Zen Felting
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Zivile
Craft Type: Felt, Printing
More Info