Dundalk Craft Market

What to Expect

Dundalk Craft Market brings the town’s makers indoors to An Tain Arts Centre on the last Saturday of every month, running from 11am to 3pm. It was set up specifically to give Dundalk’s crafters a regular showcase of their own, in a town that for years had craft and farmers markets but nothing dedicated purely to local handmade work. Expect a changing mix of stalls from local artists and crafters, covering things like handmade jewellery, art, textiles, candles and other small-batch craft work, with the exact line-up varying from month to month depending on who has booked a table. There is no admission fee, though the market usually runs a small raffle in aid of the day’s running costs, with tickets priced between 5 and 20 euro. Because it is held inside the arts centre rather than outdoors or in a car park, it runs regardless of weather, which is not something every Louth market can promise through the fuller winter months. The market is a genuinely small-scale, community-run operation rather than a commercial promotion, organised directly by one of the participating crafters, and it sits alongside An Tain’s usual programme of theatre, music and visual art rather than taking over the whole building for the day.

Good to Know

• Date and time: last Saturday of every month, 11am to 3pm
• Venue: An Tain Arts Centre, Crowe Street, Dundalk (inside the Town Hall building)
• Price: free admission; raffle tickets €5 to €20
• Recurrence: monthly, indoors year-round regardless of weather
• Contact: marielokeeffe@gmail.com or 083 189 8661
• Format: local crafters and artists only, no imported or resold goods

Getting There

An Tain Arts Centre is on Crowe Street in Dundalk town centre, inside the Town Hall building, within easy walking distance of the bus station and the main shopping streets. Dundalk is on the Dublin-Belfast rail line and just off the M1 motorway, roughly 80km north of Dublin and 55km south of Belfast, making it straightforward to reach by car, bus or train. On-street parking and nearby car parks serve the town centre, and the venue’s central location means the market combines easily with a wider look around Dundalk on a Saturday.