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 22 Aug to 22 Aug 20
Kids Fused Glass Sea Horse Sun Catcher
Location: Armagh
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Natasha Duddy
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug Free
Thread and Hook through time with Irish Crochet Lace Revival Group
Location: Dublin City
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Family Friendly
Maker: Maureen Murray
Craft Type: Lace
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €60
Make a Wooden Serving Board – August
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €250
Make your Wedding Rings Couples Class – Saturday
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug 20
Kids Ceramic Monster Pots
Location: Armagh
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sarah-Louise Mitchell
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug tbc
The Black Sheep Festival
Location: Wicklow
Event Type: Workshop, Exhibition, Meet the Maker, Maker Talk, Festival, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: The Shaking Bog
Craft Type: Felt, Multiple, Spinning, Textile Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug £25pp +booking fee
Sashiko & Visible Mending with AH Designs
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Gráinne Mullan
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 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 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 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 22 Aug to 23 Aug Free
Cross Collaboration – A Gathering of Glassmakers
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Glass Society of Ireland
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 22 Aug to 22 Aug €45
Lino Print Workshop with Solas agus Scath
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Solas agus Scath
Craft Type: Printing
More Info