The 2026 August Craft Month events programme
1 Aug to 7 Aug Free
The Sound of Clay by Gatothorceramica at The Kiosk Project Art Space in Drogheda
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Demonstration
Maker: Adriana Torres Escobedo
Craft Type: Ceramics, Music Instrument Making
More Info 1 Aug to 16 Aug Free
“Listen to the Land Speak” – West Cork Creates
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 3 Aug to 16 Aug Free
Seisún – A celebration of rhythm through clay and music
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition
Maker: Cre Collective NI
Craft Type: Ceramics, Horology
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £45
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Castle Espie Workshop – “Creative Café with Tracey Johnston Ceramics – Flowerpot”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £25
Wet Felting a Landscape or Floral Design with Sharyn Kelly
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sharyn Kelly
Craft Type: Felt
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 20 Aug to 20 Aug Free
Casadh An t’Sugan – Rope making Demonstration
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sonia Caldwell
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug €90
How to Build a Church: Angel Wing Stone Carving with Dominic Keogh of Memento Mori Stonework
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Dominic Keogh
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug €50
How to Build a Church: Textile Workshops with Ann Fleeton – Printing with Plants
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Fleeton
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug €50
How to Build a Church: Textile Workshops with Ann Fleeton – Boro Slow Stitching
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Fleeton
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 20 Aug to 20 Aug €120
How to Build a Church: Ironworking Workshops with Triscele Forging – Iron Smelting
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Triscele Forging
Craft Type: Metalworking
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Local Crafters Showcase at Bushmills Visitor Information to celebrate August Craft Month
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Causeway Coast and Glens Visitor Servicing Team
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Join our meet the Maker Morning at Painted Earth
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Trevor Woods, Gail Kelly
Craft Type: Ceramics, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €65
‘Make Your Own Piece’ Pottery
Location: Waterford
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ardmore Pottery & Gallery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug £65
Belleek Pottery Hands On Experience
Location: Fermanagh
Event Type: Workshop, Family Friendly
Maker: Belleek Pottery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 21 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Le Chéile Collective
Location: Kerry
Event Type: Open Studio, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Le Chéile Collective
Craft Type: Ceramics, Furniture Making, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Lace, Metalworking, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Printing, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Tiny Traders Village Market
Location: Galway
Event Type: Market
Maker: Tiny Traders Village Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug £20
Paper pulp sculpture demonstration and workshop by sculptor Elizabeth Jorn
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Elizabeth Jorn
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Rush Chair seating demonstration
Location: Cork
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: Sonia Caldwell
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug 65
Gals Night!
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Drysdale Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug Free
Protecting our Heritage – Borris Lacemakers 10th Anniversary Celebration
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Borris Lacemakers
Craft Type: Lace
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug £62
Fused 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