Activities for 5–8 Year Olds in Mayo

Mayo School of Music - Castlebar & Kiltimagh

Founded in Kiltimagh in June 2006, Mayo School of Music emerged from a genuine desire to fill a void in high-quality music education within the County. Today, our school has become a renowned and comprehensive center for musical...

Achill Experience Aquarium & Museum

Mayo's only aquarium, tucked into the same building as the Museum of Achill Life on the edge of Keel village. Guided tours run every 45 minutes and get kids right up close to native and exotic sea creatures -- catshark pups, jellyfish,...

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Centre Stage Vocal Academy

At Centre Stage we love to pass on our love of music and musicals to our students. We offer classes in singing, piano and guitar. We also have a Stage School for student who love the theatre with an annual musical performance . Our...

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Ballyjennings Stables

Indoor-arena lessons all levels; holiday camps ages 7+.

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Westport Drama School

Westport Drama School runs speech and drama classes for children and teenagers aged 6 to 18 at Westport Town Hall, Co. Mayo, across Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday sessions grouped by age. The school is run by instructor Aoife Creaby....

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Turtle Tots - Great National Hotel Ballina

Turtle Tots baby and toddler swimming lessons at Great National Hotel Ballina, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. Offers autism swim (3 - 5 years), baby swimming lessons (3 - 17 months), pre-school swimming lessons...

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Rugbytots - Sacred Heart School, Westport

At Sacred Heart School in Westport, Co. Mayo, Rugbytots holds its Saturday rugby play sessions for toddlers and young children under the Rugbytots West franchise. The class at Sacred Heart School is split by age: the youngest group, two...

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Rugbytots - De La Salle Sports Hall, Castlebar

Rugbytots runs its weekly rugby-themed play sessions for toddlers and young children at De La Salle Sports Hall in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, with classes on Saturday mornings. At De La Salle Sports Hall, sessions are split by age: two to...

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Little Kickers Mayo

Little Kickers Mayo runs its preschool football classes at An Sportlann on McHale Road, Castlebar, part of the national franchise built around confidence, coordination and social skills rather than competitive matches. All four age...

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StageSchool Ireland - Westport (The Quay School)

StageSchool Ireland teaches dance, drama and singing at The Quay School in Westport, part of a network with centres in Dublin, Galway and Ennis as well as Mayo. Junior Stage classes for ages four to seven run on Fridays from 4pm to...

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Soccer Stars Mayo - Westport

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Gaelscoil Na Cruaiche in Westport, Co. Mayo, with sessions on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am. Children are grouped by age and stage, starting with Soccer...

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Mayo School of Ballet

Mayo School of Ballet teaches classical dance to children aged five to eighteen from venues in Westport and Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The school is affiliated with both the Irish Ballet Teachers' Association and the International Dance...

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Danceworld West - Westport

Danceworld West teaches dance at Westport Leisure Park on James Street, one of six County Mayo venues run by Danceworld, for boys and girls aged five to eighteen. Classes include hip hop, contemporary and musical theatre, covering...

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Danceworld (Claremorris venue)

Danceworld has been teaching dance in County Mayo for 26 years, and its Claremorris class meets weekly on Wednesdays at Claremorris Leisure Centre for boys and girls from four and a half years up. Classes cover hip hop, contemporary and...

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Claremorris Leisure Centre

Leisure centre offering regular child swimming lessons, intensive swimming lessons, swim camps and hosts Danceworld kids dance classes.

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Music West – Music Magic

Music West runs its Music Magic programme from its premises at Castlebar Retail Park on the Breaffy Road, Co. Mayo, offering pre-instrumental, active music-making classes for young children on Saturdays. The programme is split into a...

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Mango Martial Arts Academy

Mango Martial Arts Academy teaches ATA Taekwondo from its base at Moneen Industrial Estate in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, with its head office in Swinford. Classes are grouped by age: ATA Tigers, for 4 to 7 year olds, focuses on listening...

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Hey Amigos!

Fun Spanish classes for kids taught by a Spanish native speaker; bilingual-focused children’s language classes in Castlebar.

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Dance Concepts (Ballyhaunis)

Dance Concepts runs children's dance classes at its Ballyhaunis venue in Co. Mayo, part of a network founded in 2016 that now teaches across Galway, Mayo, Cork, Clare and Kildare. The Ballyhaunis programme follows the group's inclusive,...

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RINKA Kids Fitness – Ballina

RINKA Kids Fitness runs school-holiday camps in Ballina at the Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA pitch, alongside regular classes at venues including the Sean Duffy Community Centre. Camps combine gymnastics, ball skills, relay races, obstacle...

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Fantastic Gymnastics - Castlebar

Fantastic Gymnastics offers kids gymnastics classes for children aged 6 to 15 at McHale Road Retail Park in Castlebar, with sessions held on weekends. The club is led by Mark Bartoszewski, giving continuity of coaching across the age...

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Play group in Irish/Gaeilge

This Irish-language playgroup meets in Ballina Library, County Mayo, giving parents, guardians and children a relaxed, welcoming space to play and socialise entirely through Irish. Songs are a regular feature of the session, alongside...

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Mini Messers Sensory/Messy Play Classes

Mini Messers offers sensory and messy-play classes for babies through to school-age children, from 6 months to 6 years, around Belcarra, County Mayo. Sessions typically run around 10am and are based mainly out of Belcarra Community...

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Elaines Gift of Touch

Elaine's Gift of Touch offers a range of nurturing support for families in Co. Mayo, from pregnancy massage and infant massage classes to parent-and-child massage sessions and postpartum doula care. Infant massage classes (€140) are...

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Drummin Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Drummin Parent and Toddler Group welcomes parents and children to Drummin National School near Westport, Co. Mayo, every Tuesday from 10.30am to 12.30pm during term time. Tea and coffee are provided for the parents, and there are plenty...

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Crossmolina Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Crossmolina Parent and Toddler Group meets every Thursday from 10am to noon during term time at Crossmolina Civic Centre on Mullinmore Street, Co. Mayo. It's a pop-in session with refreshments served, giving caregivers a safe setting to...

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Belmullet Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Belmullet Parent and Toddler Group meets every Monday from 10.30am to noon during term time at the Irish Wheelchair Centre in Logmore, Co. Mayo, for children aged up to five and their caregivers. Toys, snacks, tea and coffee are all...

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Baby Boppers

Baby Boppers brings music, movement and sensory play to babies and toddlers across Mayo and Sligo, using scarves, pom poms, ribbons and other props set to music to encourage creativity, imagination and simple exercise. Classes are...

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Achill Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Achill Parent and Toddler Group, also known as Spraoi Acla, meets every Thursday from 10am to noon during term time at Crossmolina Civic Centre, Co. Mayo. Toddlers build social skills and confidence through arts and crafts, music and...

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