The 2025 August Craft Month programme
1 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Fibre of Our Being 2025 Exhibition
Location: Cork
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Kilcoe Studios
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 3 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Crafts at Kilgraney Gallery
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Ceramics, Jewellery Making, Mixed Media Construction, Printing, Textile Making
More Info 29 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Liza’s Studio Open Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Elizabeth Jorn
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug €60
Make a Plant Dibber
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug £10.00
A Cut Above: Traditional Sewing of Scissor Holders
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Arthur Cottage
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug €10
Designing a Watch – From Concept to CAD
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Demonstration
Maker: Bryan Leech
Craft Type: Horology
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug €25
Kids Paper Mache workshop
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Jeni Ng
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug £30
Creative Ceramic Workshop: Embracing Neurodivergent Thinking
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Andrew Cooke
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 30 Aug to 30 Aug Free
Visit to Boris Anrep’s Mullingar Cathedral Mosaics
Location: Westmeath
Event Type: Maker Talk
Maker:
Craft Type: Mosaics
More Info 7 Aug to 17 Aug Free
South Midlands Branch Irish Patchwork Society Exhibition
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Anne Marie Horan
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 7 Aug to 6 Sep Free
Travelling Threads
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Top Floor Art Studio Group - Emma Whitehead, Jaele McColgan, Lynda Kelly, Bridget Pullen, Geri Graham, Janice McHenry, Carolyn MacDougall, Hazel Bland
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction, Textile Making
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €65
Fold & Adorn: Origami Jewellery Workshop
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug £70
Making it on Rathlin: Crafting an Island Experience
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Alison Gault, Anna Duffy, Rathlin Wool Group, Craft Market Makers on Rathlin, Johnny Mitchell Wildlife Photography
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug £38
Mosaic Making with Geraldine Cooper
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Geraldine Cooper
Craft Type: Mosaics
More Info 7 Aug to 8 Aug €120
Batik Workshop with Angela Wilson
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Angela Wilson
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug £35
Creative Café with Tracey Johnston Ceramics
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug €35
Mini Basket Session – Coiled Baskets with Sonia Caldwell
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sonia Caldwell
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow
More Info 7 Aug to 4 Sep Free
Landmarks: A Louth Journey
Location: Louth
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Creative Spark
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free
Meet the Makers – Bobbin Lace
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: Unagh McCullough
Craft Type: Lace
More Info 7 Aug to 17 Aug Free
Liam O’Neill: 1968 – 2025 – A Retrospective
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Liam O'Neill
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 7 Aug to 27 Sep Free to visit
August Craft Month Exhibition (Un)Bound
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker
Maker:
Craft Type: Ceramics, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Metalworking, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free to visit
Exhibition Opening: August Craft Month (Un)Bound
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Exhibition, Meet the Maker
Maker:
Craft Type: Ceramics, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Metalworking, Mixed Media Construction, Multiple, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free - prebook tickets via Eventbrite
Introduction to Mountmellick Embroidery workshop for children
Location: Dublin City
Event Type: For Children
Maker: Maree Langwell, Christina Kearney
Craft Type: Lace
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Make your own Upcycled Tote Bag Workshop at The Leitrim Design House
Location: Leitrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: The Leitrim Design House
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 9 Aug free
Carving stones to make into jewellery
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Demonstration
Maker: Alistair Wright
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info