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 6 Aug to 6 Aug £40
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – “Expressive Charcoal Drawing”
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Elaine Burke
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £70
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Felt Basket Workshop with Mandy Nash
Location: Down
Event Type: Open Studio
Maker: Jane McCann
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug 50
Needle felting Textile Art Workshop with Deirdre McClorey
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Deirdre McClorey
Craft Type: Felt
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug Free
Late Night Art Market
Location: Belfast City
Event Type: Market
Maker: Rotten Apple Events
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 6 Aug to 6 Aug £45
Lampshade Workshop with Valerie Polding
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Valerie Polding
Craft Type: Interior Furnishings
More Info 6 Aug to 28 Aug 0
Nowadays -Exhibition by Stephen Hurley
Location: Louth
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Stephen Hurley
Craft Type: Printing
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 7 Aug to 7 Aug TBC
‘Make Your Own Piece’ Pottery
Location: Waterford
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Ardmore Pottery & Gallery
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free
Tiny Traders Village Market
Location: Galway
Event Type: Market
Maker: Tiny Traders Village Market
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – “Twilight Market and Arts Night”
Location: Down
Event Type: Market
Maker: Creative Peninsula
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 7 Aug to 31 Aug Free
Of Sand and Ash
Location: Kilkenny
Event Type: Exhibition
Maker: Glass Society of Ireland
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug 65
Gals Night!
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Drysdale Ceramics
Craft Type: Ceramics
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug £35
Creative Peninsula August 2026 – Ards Arts Centre Workshops – Throw Down with Tracey Johnston
Location: Down
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Tracey Johnston
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 7 Aug to 7 Aug Free
Douglas Court Shopping Centre Open Air Craft Market
Location: Cork
Event Type: Market
Maker: Cork Craft Month
Craft Type: Multiple
More Info 8 Aug to 8 Aug £10
Fused glass workshop with Eleanor-Jayne McCartney
Location: Antrim
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Mid Antrim Museum
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info 8 Aug to 1 Jul Cost £60 full, £55 concession
Coastal Glass Collection | Layered Coast Scene for 18+ yrs
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Event Type: Workshop
Maker: Natasha Duddy
Craft Type: Glass Making
More Info