Design & Crafts Council Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of August Craft Month 2025, in partnership with Craft NI.
- Over 1,000 makers across 26 disciplines will take part in all-island annual celebration
World renowned designers alongside emerging Irish artisans have come together to form a collective of over 1,000 talented makers headlining the celebrations for this year’s August Craft Month.
August Craft Month is a vibrant celebration of creativity and craftsmanship in every corner of this island. It is clear to see that craft remains buoyant in Ireland and initiatives like August Craft Month play an important role in supporting our makers in their work in keeping heritage alive as well as developing new and innovative disciplines.
Peter Burke TD
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Ireland’s Biggest Craft Celebration Returns
The largest showcase of craft on these shores returns for a fourth year in its all-island format, as Craft NI and Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) partner to deliver hundreds of events celebrating 26 different disciplines.
Hundreds of Events Across the Island
A total of 336 events are scheduled to take place across the island with this number growing as the month progresses. Many of these events will be free to the public.
Launch Event in Co. Meath
As part of this year’s launch, a special event, hosted by craft collective and DCCI member organisation Meath Made in the Swift Culture Centre, was attended by Mary Blanchfield, CEO at DCCI and Katherine McDonald, Director of Craft NI.
It is a pleasure to partner once again with Craft NI in this island-wide celebration of our wonderful makers and the craft they passionately promote. Now in its fourth year, August Craft Month has firmly established itself as a major, all-island celebration of craft, growing in scale and impact each year.
Mary Blanchfield
CEO at DCCI
August Craft Month events will be hosted by passionate makers working across craft disciplines including ceramics; jewellery; glass; woodturning and textiles.
In total 26 craft disciplines are represented across a wide range of exciting craft events taking place throughout the month including workshops; exhibitions; demonstrations; markets and fairs; open studios; meet the maker events and maker talks, as well as family-friendly/children’s activities.
Together with the showcasing of artisan and traditional heritage and contemporary skills, August Craft Month provides a perfect platform for the general public to find out about craftspeople and makers either in their local area or in another county and to support them through purchasing their work.
Once again, this year’s programmes will give members of the public and those who are passionate about craft a unique perspective on the work that goes on here. It also provides a platform for the public to support the work of our skilled craft makers and learn more about the crafts.
Katherine McDonald
Director of Craft NI
Additionally, Cork Craft Month, in association with August Craft Month, organised by Cork Craft & Design will once again present a vibrant programme of events in 2025, celebrating both contemporary and traditional craft across Cork city and county.
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August Craft Month 2025
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