Ballymaloe Craft Fair

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Date: Friday 16, Sat 17 & Sun 18 November 2018

Time: Friday 6pm to 9pm
Sat & Sunday 10am to 6pm

€5 Entry (Children under 16 FREE) & FREE Parking

Ballymaloe Craft Fair

Over the past eight years, the Ballymaloe Craft Fair has built a national reputation as the pre-eminent crafts show south of Dublin for the winter season and every year it gets bigger and better. Be sure to visit Ballymaloe Grainstore (upstairs and down!), The Carrigaun Room, Demo Theatre and Big Shed for an impressive array of textiles, glassware, sculptures, art, woodwork, jewellery, leather goods and unique local and national crafty gifts.

A visit to the Ballymaloe Craft Fair takes all the stress out of starting your Christmas shopping combining a beautiful location with a huge variety of crafts and design.

The Ballymaloe Craft Fair will take place over on the weekend of 16th (6pm to 9pm), 17th and 18th November (10am to 6pm) on the grounds of Ballymaloe House - entry is €5 and children under 16 are FREE.

Enjoy a day out with family and friends and browse 100+ craft, design and food stalls for unique and special Christmas gifts or something for yourself, whilst your children are entertained.

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Ballymaloe Grainstore Multi Purpose Venue

Something for everyone... start Christmas at Ballymaloe

The Ballymaloe Craft Fair will showcase crafty gift ideas and unique artistic talents and promises to be a weekend packed full of festive and enjoyable Christmas shopping and family fun. Browse the vast selection of fine textiles, pottery, jewellery, wood and glass work, paper crafts, fine art, children's toys and dolls, cosmetics, confectionery, knit wear and more and enjoy live music in the Big Shed and delicious food from many of our local market food heroes.

Throughout the weekend there will also be numerous interactive stands and tastings to delight visitors as they watch and enjoy these masters of food, drink and craft doing what they do best - creating something of beauty by hand.

Entry to the Ballymaloe Craft Fair is €5 per person and children under 16 are FREE and there is plenty of FREE parking too.

Sustainable Living Fringe at The Ballymaloe Craft Fair

The perfect combination of bustle and bliss to make this years Ballymaloe Craft Fair and Sustainable Living Fringe. Roll up your sleeves and kick off your shoes at this family-friendly, hands-on, ‘do-fest’!

Start your day with yoga in the small shed, Explore a world of hands-on fun with a truck-ton of cool, clever, crafty and all day workshops – from making your own body scrub to feeding the friendly compost monster and potting your own take-home plant. Artist Annie Holland together with friends will be at this years first ever Sustainable Living Craft at the Ballymaloe Craft Fair with amazing headdresses made of Single-Use Plastic and will be hosting a Photobooth, not to mention, workshops and activities for ideas and inspiration on all things sustainable.

Come for the fun and leave with Christmas sorted! Join our book-in workshops to make your own Christmas decorations and gifts with a treasure trove of recycled & natural goodies. Cruise the Craft markets for the perfect festive season goodies along with cultural cooking demos and a delectable all-day food market, it’s the place to nourish your tummy, nurture your soul, unleash your creativity.

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