Big Day Out 2026

Start time

8 August at 12:00

Location

Athenry Town Park

Support Athenry Community Playground Group and raise funds to renovate the playground! The BIG DAY OUT is back! Join us on 8th August from 12:00-4:00 p.m. This event will fill Athenry Town Park and Playground with live music, food trucks, makers mart, and plenty of activities for you and your kids to enjoy!

Dance workshops, yoga, drumming workshops, live readings, crafts, circuses and more – we’ve got everything from calm to creative and something for everyone!

During the BIG DAY OUT, you will have FREE ACCESS to FOOD TRUCKS, a local MAKERS MART, RAFFLE and LIVE MUSIC in Athenry Park.

TICKETED ENTRY includes access to the following:

• 💃 Yoga workshops for Teens and Kids (funded by Galway County Council)
• 🌳 Drumadore Workshops (funded by Creative Ireland)
• 🎨 Art and Illustration Workshops
• 🧑‍🍳 Mud Kitchens and Toddler play zone
• 🖌️ Face painting
• 📚 Storytelling and Bookish Delights at the Little Free Library
• … And much, much more!

€15 per child
€5 per adult
Children under 2 go free!