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Cruinniú takes place countywide on Saturday June 7thWe have an exciting day of youthful creativity lined up. If you didn't get the chance to book, have a look at our Turn Up and Play listings that you can rock up to on the day. |
Turn up and play events (No booking required)
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Prototypes for Cyborgs: – A Space Opera | Interactive Exhibition Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny All ages |
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Cruinniú na nÓg Family Fun Day – Donegal Town Donegal Castle All ages |
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Biodiversity Day at Inch Nature Reserve Farland Car Park, Inch Wildfowl Reserve (Inishowen) All ages Booking advised, but not essential |
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People That I Love: Young People’s Art Exhibition Launch Falcarragh All ages |
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Woodcrafts on Moville Green: Bird Boxes and Planters for Pollinators Moville Green Ages 5+ years |
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Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair Ages 8+ years |
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Circus Picnic Derry - Cruinniú na nÓg Craft Village, Derry City Ages 5+ years |
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Our World, Our Culture Exhibition Donegal County Museum All Ages |
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Raphoe Family Resource Centre Ages 5-15 years |
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DJ Showcase - Buncrana Lates Swan Perk, Buncrana Ages 14-17 years |
Shared Island
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Central Library, Foyle Street, Derry Ages 11+ years |
Events for Teenagers
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Central Library, Letterkenny 13-18 years |
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DJ Showcase - Buncrana Lates Swan Perk, Buncrana Ages 14-17 years |
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Youth Theatre Island: Donegal Workshops An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny 13-18 years |
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Youth Theatre Island: Donegal Performances An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny All Ages |
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Synth and Sound Design Workshop Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny 15-18 years
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Prototypes for Cyborgs: – A Space Opera | Interactive Exhibition Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny All ages |
Imeachtaí As Gaeilge
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Ag Cruinniú Aibhleogaí; Gathering Embers Ballyconnell House, Falcarragh Ages 9-15 years |
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Áislann Rann na Feirste 8-15 years |
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Bó Finne: The White Cow Puppet Theatre Workshop Garradh Colmcille, Falcarragh Ages 10-14 years
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Aaranmore Island Ages 5-15 years |
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Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair Ages 8+ years |
Bookable Events in your local area - Letterkenny/ Milford
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Central Library, Letterkenny 13-18 years |
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Cara House, Letterkenny 5-8/9-12 years |
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Gallowglass Community Centre Milford 5-12 years |
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Kids Arts & Crafts Creative Workshop with Art Farm Mevagh Family Resource Centre Downings 4-12 years |
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Youth Theatre Island: Donegal Workshops An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny 13-18 years |
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Youth Theatre Island: Donegal Performances An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny All Ages |
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Synth and Sound Design Workshop Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny 15-18 years
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Printmaking with Laura Buchanan County Museum (Fully Booked) |
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Smarty Pants, Bonagee, Letterkenny (Fully Booked)
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Bookable Events in your local area - Inishowen
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Buncrana Library Ages 5+ years (Fully Booked) |
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Creative Ways to Tell Your Stories – Pottery Carndonagh Library Ages 8+ years (Afternoon Session Fully Booked) |
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Writing and Reading in Nature/ Letter Writing/ Painting to poetry Warrenview Manor, Muff Ages 6+ years |
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Spraoi agus Spórt: Creative Ways to tell your stories – Digital Storytelling Digital Creative Lab, Carndonagh Ages 9-18 years |
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Spraoi agus Spórt: Creative Ways to Tell your Stories – Sewing | Inishowen Maritime Museum, Greencastle Ages 7+ Years |
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Biodiversity Day at Inch Nature Reserve Farland Car Park, Inch Wildfowl Reserve (Inishowen) All ages |
Bookable Events in your local area - Donegal
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The Bluestack Special Needs Foundation Donegal Town All ages |
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The Power of Creative Movement – Drama and Dance Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon Ages 7-18 yeares |
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Bundoran Library Ages 5-8 years |
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The Forge Family Resource Centre, Pettigo Ages 7-13 years |
Bookable Events in your local area - Stranorlar/Lifford
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“The Painted Pig” Pottery Workshop St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre Ages 5+ years |
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The Balor Theatre Ages 9-12 years |
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Manga Comic Workshop (Beginners Session) Finn Valley Family Resource Centre Stranorlar Ages 9+ years |
Bookable Events in your local area - Glenties
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Stop Motion Animation with The Arty Fox ! Leabharlann Phobail na Rosann Ages 9-15 years (Fully Booked) |
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Dunfanaghy Family Resource Centre Ages 12-15 years |
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Science Experiment/ Slime-Making/ Face-Painting Workshops Downstrands Family Resource Centre Ages 2-14 years |
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Ag Cruinniú Aibhleogaí; Gathering Embers Ballyconnell House, Falcarragh Ages 9-15 years |
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Áislann Rann na Feirste 8-15 years |
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Bó Finne: The White Cow Puppet Theatre Workshop Garradh Colmcille, Falcarragh Ages 10-14 years
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Aaranmore Island Ages 5-15 years (Fully Booked) |
Cruinniú na nÓg Programme 2025 - Lead in Events that Culminate on June 7th
We're currently building the content for Cruinniú na nÓg 2025.
Lead in events:
Buncrana Lates: DJ & Music Production (Must commit to all 4 sessions)
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Ireland is the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth Plan to enable the creative potential of children and young people.
It takes place across 1 Saturday in June leading to hundreds of events nationwide, catering for all children and young people aged 0-18 years.
The inaugural Cruinniú na nÓg took place on 23rd June 2018 and for the past number of years, including under exceptional circumstances in 2020, young people and families have come together to enjoy, a wide range of creative activities including workshops, tutorials and creative packs delivered to homes across the county.
Over the past number of years, Culture Division in Donegal have worked extensively with children and young people by including Donegal Youth Council in the planning meetings and asking young people what they would like to see, do, or try each Cruinniú na nÓg. The result is a programme which includes their suggestions alongside exciting events they may never have imagined.
Take a peek at the national at Cruinniú na nÓg programme
Visit some great workshop recordings from previous years:
In June 2024, as part of this year’s Shared Island Funded Cruinniú na nÓg project, Scoil Colmcille in Letterkenny held a multicultural day, celebrating and engaging with cultural traditions of the many different nationalities of the young people who attend the school, and they had lots of fun doing it!
For Cruinniú na nÓg 2023 Rhyme Island engaged with young people from the IPAS centre in Letterkenny, and their creativity shines through in this short video.
As part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2022 this theatre workshop, led by Eve Li and Leanne McLaughlin, engaged young people living in Direct Provision and young people from the Irish community in collaboration to create these short performances.
These entertaining videos, as Gaeilge, are from the young people, aged 12 to 17, who engaged with the Fís Feasa workshops in Dunfanaghy Workhouse as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2022, where they were given tips and skills on how to become video creators using their smartphones.