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 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Open Day at the Glenn Lucas Woodturning Study Centre
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Glenn Lucas Woodturning
Craft Type: Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug £50
Nerikomi Workshop
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Corinne Price
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Various
Traditional Skills Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Festival, Family Friendly, Demonstration
Maker: Ulster Folk Museum
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Blacksmithing, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Lettering, Metalworking, Music Instrument Making, Printing, Spinning, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Tiny Traders Village Market
Location: Galway
Event Type: Market
Maker: Tiny Traders Village Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 245
Lamp and Shade Making
Location: Cork
Event Type: Workshop, Open Studio
Maker: Orla Culligan / Laure Mouniamy
Craft Type: Ceramics, Interior Furnishings, Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug 25
Pottery Wheel and Back to School Pencil Pot Workshop with Shauna McCann
Location: Tyrone
Event Type: Workshop, For Children
Maker: Shauna McCann
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 22 Aug £135
Stoneware Green Man
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Anna Donovan
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug €75
Botanical Impressions Workshop 1: Making Botanical Inks & Pigments
Location: Carlow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Martin Marley
Craft Type: Printing
More Info 8 Aug to 29 Aug free entry
Made In Kilkenny Exhibition “BLUE”
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: MADE in Kilkenny
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow, Candle Making, Ceramics, Furniture Making, Glass Making, Interior Furnishings, Jewellery Making, Leatherworking, Multiple, Textile Making, Woodworking
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
Grannies, Squares and Stitches. A Morning of Creativity and Community
Location: Cork
Event Type: Meet the Maker, Maker Talk
Maker: Emma Jacobs
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free
New Studio Open Day
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Amanda McCulloch
Craft Type: Mixed Media Construction
More Info 8 Aug to 9 Aug 225
Doll Making Workshop – Two Days
Location: Dublin
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Yelena Kosikh
Craft Type: Toy Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Free to members of MAAI
Smashing Mosaics – The Mosaic Artists Association Ireland (MAAI) Summer workshop with Laura O’Hagan
Location: Wicklow
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Laura O'Hagan
Craft Type: Mosaics
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug £98
Celtic Knot Willow Making
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Navar Willow
Craft Type: Basketry & Willow
More Info 8 Aug to 9 Aug Free
McQuilties Open Studio
Location: Galway
Event Type: Open Studio, Meet the Maker
Maker: Mary McCarty
Craft Type: Textile Making
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug Cost £60 full, £55 concession
Coastal Glass Collection | Beach Hut Sun Catcher for 8-12 yrs
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Natasha Duddy
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info