The 2026 August Craft Month events programme
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 4 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Open Studio – Tracey Johnston Ceramics
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 15 Aug to 15 Aug €20
Meath Made presents – Tote-ally Creative Workshop
Location: Meath
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Anita Reynolds
Craft Type: Textile 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 €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 26 Aug to 26 Aug €110
Make a Sterling Silver Spinner Ring – Wednesday Evening
Location: Cork City
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug FREE
Visual Art Trail: The Yarn Garden
Location: Offaly
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug €150.00
Fire & Feast
Location: Waterford
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ardmore Pottery & Gallery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug Free
Inspiring Yarns ‘Needle Felting Landscapes’ Workshop
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Asa McDowell / Claire Anketell
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 5 Aug to 26 Aug 55
4 Week Patchwork Quilting Workshop with Angeline Murphy
Location: Armagh
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Angeline Murphy
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug 15
Fused Glass Hot Air Balloon Creations for 6-11yrs
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Natasha Duddy
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £30
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Linoprinting” with Rosie Ennis
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Rosie Ennis
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £27
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Finger Knitting”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Christine Casey
Craft Type: Textile Making
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 5 Aug to 5 Aug £5
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – “Musical Instruments” Meet the Maker
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker
Maker: William Smyth Harps, Boardman Violins and Avalon Guitars
Craft Type: Music Instrument Making
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £40
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Forage and Print Workshop with Ruth Osborne
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Ruth Osborne
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £30
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ceramic dog portrait workshop with Sharon Regan
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Sharon Regan
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 5 Aug to 5 Aug £40
Ceramic Planter Pot
Location: Armagh
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Sarah-Louise Mitchell
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 6 Aug to 28 Aug Free
Objects and Innovations Exhibition
Location: Down
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Collection of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Craft Type: Ceramics, Glass Making, Jewellery Making, Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 16 Aug free
The Sixth Annual Exhibition by the members of the South Midlands Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Irish Patchwork Society South Midlands Branch
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 75
Botanical Impressions: Workshop 1 Making Botanical Inks & Pigments
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 85
Benchspace Bite – Make a Sterling Silver Hammered Ring – Thursday Evening
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Benchspace Cork
Craft Type: Jewellery Making
More Info