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Upcoming Events

Upcoming EvĦnts

Join us for Irish Design Week 2026! Engage in insightful panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and inspiring exhibitions that will spark your creativity. Don't miss this chance to link and tie a connection!

Highlights

ECIS 2026 (European Creative Industries Summit)

ECIS 2026 (European Creative Industries Summit)

Events:
Keynotes
12.11.2026

Ireland's Cultural Capital - Moving from Funding to Investment

Ireland's Cultural Capital - Moving from Funding to Investment

Events:
Keynotes
09.11.2026

The Irish Design Excellence Award Exhibition

The Irish Design Excellence Award Exhibition

Events:
Keynotes
07.11.2026

Highlights

Stay tuned. More events are on the way.

Mon 9th Nov, 6:00 pm

Ireland’s Cultural Capital – Moving from Funding to Investment

Heritage craft careers panel at TU Dublin Grangegorman, 11 Nov 2026. Hear from stained glass makers, thatchers and conservation professionals.

Panel Discussion

Design Futures in Heritage Craft

Immersive light installation by Irish artist Anthony McCarthy. Step into the dark and discover how light, movement and time change what you see.

Sat 7th Nov - Sun 8th Nov, 10:00 am

Proper Dark

Upcycling workshop in Dublin at NCAD. Bring a garment and transform it with native Irish wool, guided by Cúpla Snáithe and Floral & Fred.

Fri 13th Nov, 10:00 am

Cúpla Snáithe Workshop

Thu 12th Nov, 8:00 am

ECIS 2026 (European Creative Industries Summit)

Mon 9th Nov, 10:30 am

Design of Craft Conference 2026

Sustainable crafts workshops in Sligo with Queer Shed. Try knit repair, 3D-printed ceramics and eco printing. Queer folks and allies welcome.

Sat 7th Nov - Tue 10th Nov, 4:00 pm

Futurum: Sustainable crafts x Queer Shed Sligo

Fri 13th Nov, 2:30 pm

Creating the News of the Future

Creative design workshop for 15 participants each day of Design Week 2026. Explore materials in 2D and 3D and take home what you make.

Mon 9th Nov - Thu 12th Nov, 2:00 pm

Change and Opportunity in Challenging Times

Bring Your Glass: We Bring The Pens & ideas

Sun 8th Nov, 2:00 pm

Bring Your Glass: We Bring The Pens & ideas

Music and landscape exhibition at Echo Space, Nenagh Arts Centre. Explore Anseo and graphic scores where sound becomes image. 10-24 Nov 2026.

Tue 10th Nov - Tue 24th Nov, 9:00 am

Anseo: Music As Design

Mon 9th Nov - Sat 14th Nov

Welcome to the table

Irish Design 2050

Panel Discussion

Tue 10th Nov - Sat 14th Nov, 7:00 pm

Irish Design 2050

Explore textile repair, upcycling and laser engraving in this hands-on workshop. Mend, transform and personalise clothing and fabrics using creative techniques.

Thu 12th Nov, 10:00 am

Drop-In Repair and Upcycling session

Learn to create your own asymmetric basket using sustainable, home-grown willow and a unique foraged stick handle in this hands-on basketry workshop.

Thu 12th Nov, 10:00 am

Willow Asymmetric Basket Workshop

Wood assemblage workshop at Ardgillan Castle. Design your wooden wall sculpture, have it laser-cut, then build it with artist Maria Atanacković.

Fri 13th Nov, 10:00 am

Piece by Piece — a wood assemblage workshop

Fri 13th Nov, 12:00 pm

SORRY I’M LATE – MOODBOARDING AND CONCEPTUALISING YOUR IDEAS

ReStyle Galway

Sat 7th Nov - Sun 8th Nov, 11:00 am

ReStyle Galway

Carrickmacross Lace Workshop

Sat 14th Nov - Sat 21st Nov, 10:00 am

Carrickmacross Lace Workshop – The Butterfly – Theresa Kelly

Sat 7th Nov, 12:00 pm

The Irish Design Excellence Award Exhibition

Sat 7th Nov - Tue 15th Sep, 10:00 am

Le Chéile Collective: Design Week Exhibition

Thu 12th Nov, 6:30 pm

The Pluriversity by Studio Saol