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One of the many art workshops at The Ark, Dublin. Facebook/The Ark Dublin
family event guide

6 events for families this weekend - from Seachtain na Gaeilge to stadium tours

Wrap up and head out for an afternoon of family fun.

DUBLIN

Me & The City: Artist Jole Bortoli  is hosting a series of workshops about Dublin’s buildings at The Ark Children’s Theatre, and this Saturday it’s all about creating a 3D design of a new building that Dublin would be proud of. Ideal for junior architects!

Suits: 5-12. Time: 11.30am (Ages 5-7)/2pm (Ages 8-12). Tickets: €11.50. Find out more here.

Seachtain na Gaeilge: The National History Museum is hosting free activity trails as Gaeilge this weekend. Just drop in and pick up an activity sheet at reception to brush up on your Irish.

Suits: 8 – 12. Time: All weekend. Tickets: Free. Find out more here.

Junior Explorers: The GAA Museum at Croke Park has resurrected its brilliant family friendly Junior Explorer tours, taking place every Saturday morning. Families will get to go behind the scenes at Croke Park, visit changing rooms and run to the pitch through the player’s tunnel.

Suits: The whole family. Time: Saturdays at 10.30am. Tickets: €9/€14. Under-3s go free. Find out more here.

CORK

Make Your Own Book: Artist Susan Walsh is hosting a children’s book-making workshop on Sunday at Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh. Children will make their very own concertina style book with a marbled paper cover, before designing the content of their first masterpiece.

Suits: 4 +. Time: 11.30am & 2pm. Tickets: €5. Find out more here.

273 Who needs words when the cover looks this pretty? Sirius Arts Centre Sirius Arts Centre

MAYO

White: This forty-minute show about the strange world of the colour white is an engaging and highly visual show that’s ideal for first-time theatregoers. Taking the stage at the Linenhall Arts Centre this Saturday, consider this a brilliant family morning out.

Suits: 2-4. Time: 11am. Tickets: €8/€25 for a family of 4. More information here.

GALWAY

Sleeping Beauty: Mini ballerinas will be in awe of the Royal Moscow Ballet as they bring Sleeping Beauty to the stage of Galway’s Town Hall Theatre this Sunday. Matinees are ideal for families, too.

Suits: 4+ . Time: 2pm. Tickets: €30. Book tickets here.

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