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 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Stitched Together – The Community Story Shawl Exhibition
Location: Monaghan
Event Type: Festival
Maker: Monaghan County Museum and Monaghan Town Library
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 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 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Rhythm – the 2026 August Craft Month Exhibition at Craft NI Gallery
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Craft NI Gallery
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 28 Aug Free
“Linen Landscapes” Dr. Zoë Victoria Gibson
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Zoë Victoria Gibson
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Tessera Exhibition
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
The Art of Yoga Exhibition
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
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 1 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Collecting Art Talk and Exhibition Tour
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
The Glucksman Gallery CCM Pop Up Shop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Market
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Douglas Court Shopping Live Craft Demonstrations!
Location: Cork
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Cork Craft and Design at ‘On The Pig’s Back’
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
McQuilties Open Studio
Location: Galway
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Mary McCarty
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
Make Your Own Wind-up Toy Character Using Air Dry Clay
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: The Cottage Market
Craft Type: Multiple, Toy Making
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
Zine and colllage making workshop @ The Cottage Market
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: The Cottage Market
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug Free
Decorate a mini Mexican Pot @ The Cottage Market
Location: Louth
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: The Cottage Market
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 1 Aug to 1 Aug £50
Slip Casting Workshop with Rachel Leary Ceramics
Location: Fermanagh
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Rachel Leary Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info