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 21 Aug to 21 Aug €75
Natural Oils for Face & Gua Sha Techniques with Tracy McCarthy of Naturally Balanced
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Naturally Balanced
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €80
Botanical Cyanotype Workshop with Angela Wilson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Angela Wilson
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €45
An Evening of Food and Creativity with Pebble Art
Location: Cavan
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Crafts of Ireland
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 21 Aug to 21 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 21 Aug to 21 Aug €50
How to Build a Church: Textile Workshops with Ann Fleeton – Hand sewn folded hexagons
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Fleeton
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €50
How to Build a Church: Textile Workshops with Ann Fleeton – Silk Painting
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ann Fleeton
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 21 Aug to 21 Aug €120
How to Build a Church: Ironworking Workshops with Triscele Forging – Iron Forging
Location: Galway
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Triscele Forging
Craft Type: Metalworking
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €85
Candle Making Experience
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Douglas Higgins
Craft Type: Candle Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug From €25
Make your own puppet
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop, Family Friendly, For Children
Maker: Camille Pagniez (Jenna Pan dolls)
Craft Type: Toy Making
More Info 22 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Dublin Maker Festival
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Festival
Maker: Amy Hassett
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Blacksmithing, Book Making, Fashion Design, Felt, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Lace, Leatherworking, Metalworking, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Spinning, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Mini Festival of Calligraphy
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tom Dunphy
Craft Type: Lettering
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug 170
Create your own ‘pâte de verre’ glass bowl
Location: Wexford
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Fiona Byrne
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €40 per person
Frayne Woodcraft: From Root to Bowl experience
Location: Meath
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Damian Spain
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €40 per person
Frayne Woodcraft: From Root to Bowl experience
Location: Meath
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Damian Spain
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Demo in our Window – Meet the Maker
Location: Limerick
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Demonstration
Maker: BY DESIGN - A Local Story
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug 50 euro
Tile Making
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Kriti Khatri
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info