If you’re aged 6+ and play an instrument, this is your chance to come and play in a real trad session! Drop in to our open trad seisiún, especially for children, led by members of Ceoltóirí Chluain Tarbh, a long established and highly active Irish music organisation. Children who can play a tune on the fiddle, bodhrán, harp, concertina, or
Try your hand at a variety of fun traditional crafts using different natural materials at this year’s Tradfest Children’s Crafts Club for Ages 4+. Craftspeople of the past and present have found inspiration in the plants, animals and landscapes of the Irish woodlands. They explore the forests, foraging for natural materials to make beautiful crafts. This year the Tradfest Crafts
Learn to use a range of fun household objects to create music as you form your own family folk band for an afternoon! A jug band is a type of traditional folk band from America where at least one member of the band plays music using a jug! On this side of the world they are sometimes called Skiffle bands.
An intimate traditional music performance specifically designed for young children (aged 3-6) and their families. The creatures of Whistleberry Forest have discovered a little oak tree growing deep in the woods. However, there are no birds singing, no leaves rustling, and no animals scurrying around its trunk. This delightful music performance takes children and accompanying adults on an adventure through
February Mid Term Break Spring Crafts & Ponies Camp Festina Lente are running a Spring Themed Camp for Children during the February Mid-term Break from Monday 20th to Friday 24th February 2017 where kids will do spring themed activities and crafts and do pony riding and pony grooming. Welcome the spring season by getting creative – make beautiful things for decoration, to upcycle