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| Date | EVENT & VENUE | Contact | |
 | 05 Sep | Birds in the Park Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Children’s Art Cart Workshops at Phoenix Park Visitor Centre 10.30am – 12.30pm every Sunday Children must be supervised by an adult.Maximum number of 15 per session.Children 6 years & over |
01 6770095 www.phoenixpark.ie |
 | 09 Sep | Blenny, The Waterdaughter Kilkenny arts Festival Mack the lighthouse-keeper watches over a small fishing town and the ocean, but doesn’t feel part of either, not until the day a Blenny Fish follows him home! |
056 7752175 www.kilkennyarts.ie |
 | 09 Sep - 12 Sep | Phizzfest Phibsborough, Dublin Phibsborough Community Arts Festival. Phizzfest is a fantastic opportunity to promote the area, people and talents through the celebration of the creative arts. The programme will feature musicians, The Clé Club, children’s activities and workshops, plays and films. There will be walking tours, literary talks, yoga, art trails and a community fun day. Events will include competitions |
01 222 2222 www.dublincity.ie |
 | 10 Sep - 12 Sep | Waterford Harvest Food Festival Waterford City Slow Food Ireland and Waterford City Council have joined forces to offer you an opportunity to celebrate our food heritage and culture whilst experiencing an exciting range of culinary delights from across the county and the wider island. |
050 872639 www.slowfoodireland.com |
| 11 Sep | Bat Walk Belvedere House and gardens These Bat Walks begin with an illustrated talk on Bats, dispelling all of the myths and detailing just how marvellous these tiny mammals really are. Followed by guided bat walk with use of Bat Boxes (which allows you to hear the bats, hunt, and communicate with each other) around Belvedere's parkland. Walk in weather permitting, entry in free , donations to Bar Conservation Ireland if desired. |
044 9349060 www.belvedere-house.ie |
| 11 Sep - 12 Sep | Live Magic Shows Fota Wildlife Park, Cork Join resident Fota Wildlife Park magician Tony Baloney for a magical weekend with magic shows from 2 - 5pm on both days. |
021 4812678 www.fotawildlife.ie |
| 11 Sep | Storytelling Workshops lough gur Storytelling Workshops – an ideal preparation for the Lough Gur annual storytelling competition in October, or just come for the fun and be entertained! €7 per child |
061 385386 www.loughgur.com |
| 11 Sep - 12 Sep | Family activity weekend Farmleigh, Dublin |
01 8155900 www.farmleigh.ie |
| 11 Sep | Family Fun Day Dundrum Methodist Church, Dundrum, Dublin entertainment for all the family with a market, bouncy castles face painting, an animal petting area, track and field games, arts and crafts all to keep the children entertained! We have just confirmed the Discovery Gospel Choir, Aglor Gospel Choir and the Boys Brigade Band. There will also be a BBQ and home made refreshments served. All making for a fantastic Family Day out!! Adults just €2, children free |
01 6110801 www.christianaid.ie |
| 12 Sep | Dads day off Dun Laoghaire |
01 2054700 www.dlrevents.ie |
| 12 Sep | The Liffey Swim River Liffey Swimmers challenged with competition and excitement swim through the heart of Dublin City Centre. Over 400 swimmers will compete in the 2010 Liffey swim – swimming 1800m from Watling St. Bridge to the Custom House |
www.swimireland.ie |
| 12 Sep | Animals in the Park Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Children’s Art Cart Workshops at Phoenix Park Visitor Centre 10.30am – 12.30pm every Sunday Children must be supervised by an adult.Maximum number of 15 per session.Children 6 years & over |
01 6770095 www.phoenixpark.ie |
| 13 Sep - 20 Sep | A taste of west cork Skibbereen, Co Cork Cork has long been regarded as the culinary capital of Ireland and this fantastic festival demonstrates the quality of food and produce available in the west of the county. Across the week of the festival, the town of Skibbereen hosts food tastings, cookery demonstrations featuring celebrity chefs, and special offers at the town’s top-notch restaurants and pubs. With a backdrop of live music, family fun days and stunning exhibitions, it’s every food-lover’s dream festival! |
www.skibbereen.ie |
| 15 Sep | MEET THE AUTHOR: Derek Landy Draoicht Primary School event Suitable for 4th - 6th class. 10.30-11.30am Free but booking essential |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 16 Sep - 26 Sep | Clifden Arts Festival Clifden, Co Galway A celebration of the arts where a host of visiting artists rub shoulders with local performers. Poetry,music, dance, theatre and comedy – something to suit all tastes. |
www.clifdenartsweek.ie |
| 19 Sep | Tracing Fun Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Children’s Art Cart Workshops at Phoenix Park Visitor Centre 10.30am – 12.30pm every Sunday Children must be supervised by an adult.Maximum number of 15 per session.Children 6 years & over |
01 6770095 www.phoenixpark.ie |
| 19 Sep | Rosdillig Steam Threshing and vintage rally Borris, Carlow 20th Vintage Rally displaying working machinery. Parade of vintage farm engines, all kinds of vintage tractors, cars and engines. A fun day out for all the family in an idyllic setting. |
087 7751895 |
| 19 Sep | The Big Buggy push for Barnados Malahide Castle Want to be part of a world record attempt? Barnardos are looking for mammies and daddies to join us for the Big Buggy Push for Barnardos as we try and smash the current record for the most buggies with children pushed over a one mile distance!The record attempt is part of this exciting new event for Barnardos. There will be lots of fun entertainment on the day and takes place in the beautiful grounds of Malahide Castle on the 19th of September. Register today at barnardos.ie |
01 7080491 www.barnardos.ie |
| 21 Sep - 23 Sep | National Ploughing Championships Athy, Co Kildare The National Ploughing Championships is the All-Ireland National Ploughing finals and is the largest rural gathering of people in Europe. |
059 8625125 www.npa.ie |
| 24 Sep | Dublin Culture Night Dublin On Culture Night hundreds of arts and cultural venues throw open their doors late into the night with many running a free events programme for young and old including tours, talks, exhibitions, concerts, outdoor events, films and a whole range of other exciting activities |
01 6772255 www.culturenight.ie |
| 24 Sep | Culture Night Temple Bar, Dublin Hundreds of museums, galleries and many more mysterious venues open free of charge and late into the night so you can experience the very best of culture all in one night. |
www.templebar.ie |
| 25 Sep | Thomas & Friends live on stage INEC, Killarney This all new 90-minute musical adventure is packed with audience sing-a-longs, high energy dancing and thrilling adventures. When Thomas makes a big mistake, all the engines on the Island of Sodor must work together to prepare for the exciting event under the Big Top and Thomas must prove he’s a really useful engine once again. |
064 6671555 www.inec.ie |
 | 25 Sep | Sound Circle - for families National Concert Hall Building on the success of their 'Seashoreshow', Nico Brown and Martin Brunsden invite children aged 3-12 and their families to join them for another fun hour of musicmaking with an imaginative dimension 10.30am & 12.15pm Tickets €8 per person, Family Ticket for 4 €30 |
01 4170000 www.nch.ie |
| 25 Sep | Papilio with Anna Rosenfelder Draoicht A yellow square goes for a walk, little red dots play hide and seek and a blue circle starts to sound … Theater Papilio’s first show for the very young is a highly visual theatre experience for a first time audience, an abstract play with objects, movement and voice. €5 30mins 1pm & 3pm Age 2-4 yrs. |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 26 Sep | Traditional Harvest Day Bunratty Folk Park One of the highlights of the day will be the vintage threshing machine in the haggard at the Folk Park. Visitors can watch the crew of farmers at work, demonstrating the art of threshing, as they separate the grain from the sheaves. |
061 711200 www.shannonheritage.ie |
| 26 Sep | Green Living & Lifestyle Open Day Bog of Allen Nature Centre In a change from previous years the IPCC are bringing forward their last open day of the year. This is mainly due to poor weather experienced towards the end of the year. All are welcome to this event and the day will focus on how we can divert waste, decrease our energy consumption, garden with wildlife in mind and traditional cleaning remedies for around the home. |
www.ipcc.ie |
| 26 Sep | Medieval Life - includes a visit to Ashtown Castle Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Children’s Art Cart Workshops at Phoenix Park Visitor Centre 10.30am – 12.30pm every Sunday Children must be supervised by an adult.Maximum number of 15 per session.Children 6 years & over |
01 6770095 www.phoenixpark.ie |
| 02 Oct | Leon and the place between Draoicht Little Leon goes to see a magic show with his brothers and sisters. There is so much magic in the air that Leon can even smell it! So when magician Abdul Kazam asks for someone to come forward Leon knows that it must be him. He bravely steps onto the stage, through the door and into the place between. It is a place full of mystery and illusion! But when his adventure is over will Leon be able to find his way back to his brothers and sisters? This is a delightful tale about magic and the power of believing. 1pm & 3pm 55 Mins Age: 5+ |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 02 Oct | FAMILY DAY: Pictures and Posters Draoicht 12 – 3pm Using our exhibition of colourful Abbey Theatre Posters as a starting point, our artists will help you create a graphic master piece to adorn your bedroom wall. Family Day Notes: No booking necessary - just drop in at any stage / Please wear old clothes / These activities are designed for children from 5-10 years, though younger and older siblings will be welcome to try their hand too / All children must be accompanied by an adult … all adults must be accompanied by a child / Please be aware that Draíocht’s Family Days are not designed for groups.Free |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 04 Oct - 10 Oct | World Animal week Dublin Zoo A globally recognised events that unites the worlod in celebrations of animals. |
01 4748932 www.dublinzoo.ie |
| 05 Oct | MEET THE AUTHOR: Steve Cole Draoicht Primary School event Suitable for 2nd - 4th class. 10.30-11.30am Free but booking essential |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 06 Oct | Scruffs Dog Show Belvedere House and gardens 10 Fun Classes for all to enjoy - All entry fees go to the ISPCA Belvedere's Scruffs Dog Show In aid of and association with the ISPCA. In Belvedere's Scruffs Dog Show we are judging for Happy Healthy Well adjusted & Loved dogs regardless of lineage or ancestral line!!! One person is allowed in free of charge with a dog to be entered into the Scruffs Dog Show Otherwise Belvedere’s normal admission rate applies |
044 9349060 www.belvedere-house.ie |
| 09 Oct - 10 Oct | Pregnancy & Baby fair RDS, Dublin |
0818 719300 www.ticketmaster.ie |
| 14 Oct - 15 Oct | The girl who forgot to sing badly Draoicht Sometimes it takes a girl sized human to solve an adult sized problem. Peggy O’Hegarty and her parents are packers. They squeeze fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even bikes into brown paper bags. And all the while Peggy sings with the voice of an angel – a grossly unfortunate angel, who can’t sing at all. But one day work stops working, and the jobs stop coming, and Peggy steps outside to find Winter has arrived … and everyone in her city is gone! 11am 60 mins / Age 7+ |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 17 Oct - 23 Oct | Flip Flop 2010 Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire Details to follow |
01 2312929 www.paviliontheatre.ie |
| 22 Oct | Duck & Dog Charity Chase Belvedere, Mullingar After last year's successful Dog & Duck Charity Chase, the event is coming back bigger and better in 2010. The challenge of the open-water swim across Lough Ennell remains but with the added dimension of runners racing around the lake to try and beat the swimmers to Belvedere. Will the dogs or the ducks get home first? Enter as a swimmer. Enter as a runner. Enter as a Team. |
087 207 5175 |
| 25 Oct | Halloween Bunratty Folk Park Shannon Heritage invites all ‘ghastly ghouls’, ‘grisly gremlins’, ‘scary fairies’, ‘wicked witches’ ‘devilish demons’ and ‘hair-raising warlocks’ to go a haunting at Bunratty Folk Park, Co. Clare, on Bank Holiday Monday 25th October 2010 to get into practice for Halloween. |
061 711200 www.shannonheritage.ie |
| 26 Oct | Cartoon Saloon Illustration & Design Workshop Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre At the end of the workshop, the kids will have learned about how to design characters (kitten, puppy, etc.), will have made their own animation flipbook and will have drawn a storyboard/comic with a one-page scenario. |
01 8020898 www.seamusenniscentre.com |
| 26 Oct | MID-TERM WORKSHOP - In The Dark Draoicht For 13-16 year olds. Garvan Gallagher invites you to take part in a workshop that explores photography by making your own pinhole camera, learning how an image is formed and developing your own pinhole image in Draíocht’s Darkroom. 11am – 2pm €10 Place are limited so early booking is advised on tel: 01-8852622 |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 27 Oct - 28 Oct | Magic Brooms and scary Masks workshops Dublin Zoo Make your own broom and create a scary mask |
01 4748932 www.dublinzoo.ie |
| 27 Oct | Halloween Crafts with Aoife McGonigle National Print Museum 3-4pm 4-7 year old €20 each |
01 6603770 www.nationalprintmuseum.ie |
| 27 Oct | MID-TERM WORKSHOP Make A Monster Draoicht For 4-6 year olds With dreaded clay fangs, bright button eyes and wild wool for hair these puppet monsters are sure to give a fright! Join us for some petrifying puppet making over the midterm. 11am – 1pm €10 per Child (One accompanying adult free) Place are limited so early booking is advised on tel: 01-8852622 |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 28 Oct | Halloween Crafts with Aoife McGonigle National Print Museum 2.30pm - 4pm 8-12 year olds €20 each |
01 6603770 www.nationalprintmuseum.ie |
| 28 Oct | MID-TERM WORKSHOP Creepy Clay Animation Draoicht For 7-9 year olds Book in for some frightful fun with Artist Michelle Hall and create your own spooky models and frightening sets from modelling clay and learn to animate them in your very own bloodcurdling film! €10 per Child (One accompanying adult free) Place are limited so early booking is advised on tel: 01-8852622 |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 29 Oct | Creepie Crawlie Trick or Treat Thursday Bog of Allen Nature Centre for children aged between 7 and 13 years. Activities supervised by experienced tutors to include: * Creepie Crawlie Quest, * Story Telling and * Batty Crafts10am 1pm. Bring a snack pack, rain coat and outdoor shoes. Places limited. Cost: Euro 15 |
www.ipcc.ie |
| 30 Oct | Bat Walk Belvedere House and gardens These Bat Walks begin with an illustrated talk on Bats, dispelling all of the myths and detailing just how marvellous these tiny mammals really are. Followed by guided bat walk with use of Bat Boxes (which allows you to hear the bats, hunt, and communicate with each other) around Belvedere's parkland. Walk in weather permitting, entry in free , donations to Bar Conservation Ireland if desired. |
044 9349060 www.belvedere-house.ie |
| 30 Oct - 31 Oct | Boo at the Zoo Dublin Zoo Promises to be truly Spooktacular with plenty to do and see |
01 4748932 www.dublinzoo.ie |
| 30 Oct | Mask Making Lough Gur Mask Making & Face painting for Halloween!! €7 per child |
061 385386 www.loughgur.com |
| 30 Oct | Concert under Construction for families National Concert Hall The Calefax Reed Quintet is coming from Holland to introduce you to their instruments and play some classics from Debussy, Bach, Mozart, Prokofiev and more. But that's not all…the Calefax lads will build instruments out of pipes, to show how different sounds can be made. 12.30pm Tickets €10 per person |
01 4170000 www.nch.ie |
| 30 Oct | The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories Draoicht This triple-bill includes the wonderful story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar's metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly; the fanciful account of Little Cloud's travels through the sky, and the Mixed-Up Chameleon's discovery of his own unique nature. The whimsical tales have enchanted several generations, and Mermaid's acclaimed stage adaptation teaches as well as entertains. 2pm & 4pm €5 |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 13 Nov - 15 Nov | Tralee Circus Festival Tralee The Tralee Circus Festival is a way for the diverse strands of a contemporary circus culture to meet, share ideas and create an Irish expression for this exciting art form. This fun-filled weekend is packed with shows and workshops and features some of the world's best talent. |
www.traleecircusfestival.com |
| 13 Nov | Pottery workshops with Nicole O'Connor Lough Gur |
061 385386 www.loughgur.com |
| 19 Nov - 21 Nov | Food & Design Winter Fare Belvedere House and gardens Belvedere will once again host the Food & Design Winter Fare on 19th, 20th & 21st of November 2010 |
044 9349060 www.belvedere-house.ie |
| 20 Nov | The Tall Tale of Mr Punch Draoicht If you think you’ve seen a Punch and Judy show before, you haven’t seen anything yet! For 300 years the infamous Mr Punch has entertained and enthralled Irish audiences with his brand of zany slapstick humour. This new version of a classic tale is your chance to see him at his wildest and most boisterous, fusing traditional puppet theatre with the best of traditional Irish music. 2pm & 4pm 50 Mins Age: 6+ |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 21 Nov | Batik with Bláithín Quinn National Print Museum 2.30pm - 4pm 8-12 year olds €20 each |
01 6603770 www.nationalprintmuseum.ie |
| 28 Nov - 11 Jan | Aladdin Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
0818 903001 www.ticketmaster.ie |
| 04 Dec | Christmas Crafts with Aoife McGonigle National Print Museum 3-4pm 4-7 year old €20 each |
01 6603770 www.nationalprintmuseum.ie |
| 05 Dec | Christmas Crafts with Aoife McGonigle National Print Museum 2.30pm - 4pm 8-12 year olds €20 each |
01 6603770 www.nationalprintmuseum.ie |
| 11 Dec | Pottery workshops with Nicole O'Connor Lough Gur |
061 385386 www.loughgur.com |
| 11 Dec - 12 Dec | Duckett's Grove Christmas craft and food fair Carlow Enjoy the magic and fun of Christmas in the unique setting of Duckett's Grove Historic House, Walled Gardens and Pleasure Grounds. Experience a winter wonderland of traditional Christmas activities showcasing the best of Carlow from speciality foods to local craft and musical talent. Santa's Lodge, 20 feet Christmas tree, festive display of lights and lots, lots more |
059 9131554 www.carlowtourism.com |
| 11 Dec | FAMILY DAY: Snowflakes, Stars and Bunting Draoicht We’ll have scissors, glitter and cardboard, come and learn how to make Christmas decorations including snowflakes and bunting to hang on your Christmas tree and maybe you’ll leave some for our tree too! 12-3pm FREE Family Day Notes: No booking necessary - just drop in at any stage / Please wear old clothes / These activities are designed for children from 5-10 years, though younger and older siblings will be welcome to try their hand too / All children must be accompanied by an adult … all adults must be accompanied by a child / Please be aware that Draíocht’s Family Days are not designed for groups. |
01 8852622 www.draiocht.ie |
| 22 Dec - 09 Jan | Cinderella Olympia Theatre, Dublin |
www.ticketmaster.ie |
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