Kids Activities in Galway

Santa's Christmas Magic at Brigit's Garden

Santa's Christmas Magic at Brigit's Garden in Rosscahill is a two-and-a-half-hour Christmas experience. It includes a musical show, stories, an elf treasure hunt, games, arts and crafts, the Christmas wishing tree and photos with Santa....

Chat & Play Monivea

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Fr. Sammon Centre, Monivea, Co. Galway. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided, coffee shop...

Christmas Festival at Slieve Aughty Centre

The Christmas Festival at the Slieve Aughty Centre, a riding centre near Loughrea, is an outdoor festive day with a visit to Santa. Children aged 4 to 12 get the full package with pony rides, alongside crafts and an appearance from the...

Stuntworx Elite Gymnastics and Cheerleading

Stuntworx Elite in Galway offers gymnastics and cheerleading for children aged 4 to 15, catering for both recreational and competitive levels, alongside a recreational ninja warrior class on Fridays. Gymnastics and cheerleading sessions...

Loughrea Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Run by Loughrea Family Resource Centre, this parent, baby and toddler group meets every Wednesday from 10 to 11.30am at the centre on Pigott's Street, Loughrea, County Galway, suitable for all babies and children under five. Mums, dads,...

Nurture & Bond Baby Massage

A welcoming space for you and your baby to slow down, connect and bond through the power of touch. Learn baby massage techniques while enjoying a chance to meet like-minded parents, share experiences and feel supported as you navigate a...

The Best Start Club - Tuam

The Best Start Club runs baby and toddler sensory music classes on Monday mornings at the Family Resource Centre in Tuam: toddlers aged 1 to 4 at 10am, babies from 0 to 12 months at 11am and young babies from 0 to 6 months at 12pm....

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The Best Start Club - Oranmore

The Best Start Club runs baby and toddler sensory music classes at Oranmore Community Centre on Thursday mornings. Toddler and mixed-age classes are for children aged 1 to 4, and siblings are welcome once registered; there is a separate...

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Christmas Magic at Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry

An evening of Christmas shopping with local makers, festive music, mulled wine and a visit from Santa at Raheen Woods Hotel. Thursday 19 November 2026, evening.

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Visit Santa at Glinsk Christmas Fair

Glinsk Community Development Society brings Santa to the Glinsk Christmas Fair at the community centre. One ticket covers a family and is booked by time slot. Sunday 6 December 2026, from 10.30am.

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Santa's Afternoon Tea at The Connacht Hotel, Galway

A festive afternoon tea with Santa at The Connacht Hotel on the Old Dublin Road in Galway. Sunday 13 December 2026, 2pm to 5pm.

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Breakfast with Santa at the Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort

A buffet breakfast with Santa at the Lady Gregory Hotel on the Ennis Road in Gort. Every child goes home with a goody bag. Sunday 20 December 2026, 10am to 12pm.

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The Planet Galway

The Planet Entertainment Centre is in Galway Shopping Centre on the Headford Road.

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Monkey Business Galway

Monkey Business is an indoor play centre on the Western Distributor Road, Galway.

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Galway Bay Sailing Club - Junior Courses

Galway Bay Sailing Club at Renville, Oranmore is an Irish Sailing training centre running junior courses each summer. Start Sailing is a one-week Level 1 course for ages 8 to 17, run Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 17:00 with a supervised...

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StageSchool Ireland - Galway

StageSchool Ireland's Galway centre runs Saturday drama, singing and dance classes at Galway Educate Together National School on Thomas Hynes Road. Junior Stage is for ages 4 to 6 in 90-minute sessions, and Senior Stage is for ages 6 to...

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GMA Stage School (Galway Music Academy)

GMA Stage School runs musical theatre, performing arts and voice classes for children on Saturday mornings at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway. There are three age groups: Little Dreamers for ages 4 to 6, Lights, Camera, Action for...

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Galway Music Academy

Galway Music Academy has taught music in Galway since 2012 and welcomes children from age 4, as well as teenagers and adults. Younger children (4 to 6) usually start in group or pre-instrumental programmes, while one-to-one weekly...

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Moycullen Basketball Club

Moycullen Basketball Club (CC Mhaigh Cuilinn) is a Galway club that runs underage boys' and girls' teams from U10 to U18, along with Na Rogairi Oga, a programme for the youngest players born 2018 to 2020 that trains on Saturdays at...

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Leisureland Salthill

A council-run leisure centre on the Salthill promenade with a 25m pool, learner pool, leisure pool with a 65m water slide, an inflatable obstacle course and a 9-hole adventure golf course.

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Pure Skill

An indoor sports centre at Knocknacarra with a circuit of ten activities, baseball cages and golf chipping machines, plus a food area.

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Eye Cinema Galway

A cinema in Galway city showing current releases and offering private hire for groups and schools.

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Brigit's Garden

A Celtic-themed garden and woodland near Rosscahill with nature trails, themed gardens and a ring fort.

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VR World Galway

A virtual reality venue at Liosban with group VR games and a party room, with free parking at the front.

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Galway City Karting

An indoor karting track on the Tuam Road that also runs stag, hen and corporate sessions.

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Slieve Aughty Centre

A family-run riding centre in the Slieve Aughty hills offering riding lessons, trekking, an organic cafe, eco accommodation and children's activities.

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Wildlands Adventure Centre

An adventure centre at Moycullen with a treetop course, climbing walls, a ninja-style obstacle course and an imaginative play area, with a cafe on site.

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Santa's Grotto at Galway Christmas Market

Galway's Christmas Market in Eyre Square runs its own Santa's Cabin on the main plaza, between the Browne Doorway and the Christmas Tree, as well as a Santa's Express Train among its amusement rides. Each grotto visit includes an...

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Galway Art Academy

Galway Art Academy is a children's art school in Galway city run by teaching artist Dee Deegan, who holds an MA in Creative Practice, a Higher Diploma in Art and Design Teacher Education and a first-class honours degree in Fine Art. It...

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Santa Experience at Loughwell Farm Park, Moycullen

Loughwell Farm Park near Moycullen runs a Winter Wonderland and Santa experience, simplified this year to keep the price down. Children meet Santa and get a golden ticket to swap for a gift of their choice in Santa's Toy Shop, and the...

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Lunch with Santa at the Lough Rea Hotel & Spa

The Lough Rea Hotel & Spa on the Athenry Road in Loughrea hosts a family lunch with Santa. Families sit down to a three-course festive lunch, then Santa arrives with a gift for each child, with time to chat and take photos, and there's...

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Ultraflex Dance Academy (Oranmore)

Dance academy running classes and summer sessions for children aged 8-12 in Athenry, Loughrea and Oranmore.

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Ultraflex Dance Academy (Loughrea)

Dance academy running classes and summer sessions for children aged 8-12 in Athenry, Loughrea and Oranmore.

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Senshin Sports (Briarhill)

At Unit 18 Briarhill Business Park in Galway city, Senshin Sports runs the same range of Judo and gymnastics classes for children, teens and adults as the club's Athenry headquarters. Little Ninjas, the judo class for ages 4 to 6, and...

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Christmas Santa at Turoe Pet Farm

Santa returns to Turoe Pet Farm near Loughrea for Christmas 2026. Children visit Santa and get a token for a present from Santa's Shop, and the ticket includes all the farm's play areas. It runs at weekends in November, Fridays to...

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Elf Town Galway: The Journey to Christmas

Elf Town Galway presents The Journey to Christmas at Galway Racecourse in Ballybrit, an immersive live Christmas experience for children and their grown-ups. It ends in a private family visit with Santa, with complimentary refreshments,...

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Wildlands Winter Wonderland

Wildlands Winter Wonderland takes over Baile Beag, the Christmas play village at Wildlands in Moycullen. Children meet Santa's elves, post letters to the North Pole, decorate cookies and meet Santa, and the ticket includes the fairy...

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Loughwell Farm Park

Loughwell Farm Park sits in the Moycullen countryside about 15 minutes from Galway city, between Moycullen and Spiddal, and leans more towards a full play centre than a traditional petting farm. Its 12,000-square-foot indoor Playbarn...

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Turoe Pet Farm & Leisure Park

Turoe Pet Farm & Leisure Park has been run by the Corcoran family near Loughrea, County Galway since 1993, and is built to work in any weather thanks to a mix of large indoor and outdoor play facilities. Indoors, Inflatable City is an...

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Galway Atlantaquaria - National Aquarium of Ireland

Overlooking Galway Bay in Salthill, this is Ireland's largest aquarium dedicated to native Irish species, drawing on more than 25 years of experience introducing families to life in Irish rivers, lakes and seas. Two floors of tanks lead...

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Pelvic Health West

At Pelvic Health West in Oranmore Co. Galway, Orlaith offers pregnancy assessment and treatment to prepare for your upcoming labour and for the treatment of any pregnancy-related pain. Orlaith offers post-natal checks of the pelvic...

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Woodford Parent & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Woodford Community/Youthclub Hall, Woodford, Co. Galway H62 YR74.

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The Little's Klub - Klub Malucha

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at The Polish House, Unit 1, Merlin Pk Industrial Estate, Doughiska Rd, Galway H91 VY70.

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Portumna Baby & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Portumna Courthouse, Main Street, Portumna, Co Galway H53 XN15.

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Little Waves Parent & Baby/Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Maree Community Centre, Oranmore, Co. Galway.

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Grúpa Tuismitheoirí Leanaí Arann

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Mainistir Inis Mór, Oileain Árann, Co.na Gaillimhe.

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Diamond Hill Parent & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Diamond Hill Community Sports Centre, Letterfrack, Co. Galway.

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Cumasú Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Árd Family Resource Centre, Cumasú Centre, Doughiska Rd, Galway H91DKF7.

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Clontuskert Toddler & Baby Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Clontuskert Community Hub, Crossconnell, Clontuskert, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53D602.

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Clifden Parent & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Connemara Chamber Office, Galway Rd., Clifden, Co. Galway.

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Turtle Tots - Core Fitness Claregalway

Turtle Tots holds baby and toddler swimming lessons at Core Fitness in the Claregalway Hotel, County Galway, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The pool is kept warm at around 30 degrees and 1.3m deep, with classes...

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Turtle Tots - The Ardilaun Hotel

Turtle Tots teaches baby and toddler swimming at The Ardilaun Hotel in Salthill, Galway, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The hotel pool is kept warm at around 29.5 degrees and 1.4m deep, with classes for babies,...

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Rugbytots - Claregalway

Rugbytots runs weekly rugby play sessions for toddlers at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway, Co. Galway, held on Sunday mornings. The class covers the Rugbytots West area and is open to children aged two to five, with the youngest...

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Rugbytots - Scoil Einde Boys N.S, Salthill, Galway

Scoil Einde Boys NS in Salthill, Galway hosts a Saturday Rugbytots class run by Rugbytots West, bringing the franchise's rugby play programme to local toddlers. Two age groups run at Scoil Einde Boys NS: two to three and a half year...

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Toddler Sense Galway

Toddler Sense Galway runs its parent-and-toddler classes at Leisureland in Salthill, for children aged 13 months to 5 years. It is the toddler-focused sister programme to Baby Sensory, built around adventure play and structured activity...

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Baby Sensory Galway

Baby Sensory Galway runs a baby class in Oranmore, one of three Galway venues alongside Athenry and Salthill. The Oranmore sessions are for babies from birth to around 13 months. As with the group's other Galway classes, sessions bring...

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Baby Sensory Galway

Baby Sensory Galway's Salthill class runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from the Leisure Suite at Leisureland on the seafront. It is one of three Galway venues alongside Athenry and Oranmore, all for babies from birth to around...

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Baby Sensory Galway

Baby Sensory Galway holds a Thursday and Friday baby class at the Tranquillity Leisure & Spa inside the Raheen Woods Hotel. Sessions are for babies aged birth to around 13 months, running alongside the group's other Galway classes in...

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Little Kickers County Galway

Little Kickers County Galway holds its Connemara classes at Ballyconneely Community Hall on Sunday mornings, with Little Kicks and Junior Kickers sharing one slot and Mighty Kickers and Mega Kickers sharing another, between them...

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Water Babies - Enable Ireland Galway

Water Babies runs weekly baby and toddler swimming classes at the Enable Ireland centre on Seamus Quirke Road in Galway, teaching children from birth up to around four years and older across five named age teams as they build water...

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Water Babies - Athenry Tranquillity Leisure and Spa

At Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry, Co. Galway, Water Babies runs weekly swimming lessons for babies and young children through its Tranquillity Leisure and Spa pool, covering the franchise's five named age stages from newborn up to...

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Water Babies - Clayton Hotel Ballybrit

Water Babies holds weekly swimming lessons for babies and young children at the Clayton Hotel in Ballybrit, Galway, covering the franchise's five named age stages from newborn babies up to children of around four years and older....

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Water Babies - Waves Pool, John Paul Centre

Water Babies runs weekly baby and toddler swimming classes at the Waves Pool in the John Paul Centre, Ballybane, Galway, taking children from birth up to around four years and older through five named age stages as their swimming...

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Water Babies - Ocean Fitness (Salthill Hotel)

At Ocean Fitness in the Salthill Hotel, Galway, Water Babies teaches weekly swimming lessons for children from birth up to around four years and older, grouped into five age-based teams from new babies through to more independent young...

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Little Kickers County Galway

Little Kickers County Galway also runs Sunday classes at St Fursa's Parish Hall on Church Road, Headford, offering the same preschool football programme focused on confidence, coordination and social skills in a non-competitive setting....

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Little Kickers County Galway

Little Kickers County Galway runs preschool football classes on Saturday mornings at The District Gym on Bothar Thuama, Athenry, part of the nationwide franchise designed to build confidence, coordination and social skills in a fun,...

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Tuam All Stars Gymnastics Club

Gymnastics club offering recreational gymnastics classes and summer camps for kids.

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Galway Community Circus - Youth Circus Tuam

Galway Community Circus runs weekly youth circus classes in Tuam from The Family Centre Sports Hall on the Dublin Road. The Flea Circus class, for children aged 5 to 7, introduces circus games and activities that build teamwork and...

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Drumadore (Tuam kids classes)

Drumadore runs a kids' drumming programme called Drumadore Steps in the Tuam and Claregalway area of County Galway, part of the wider Drumadore school based in Headford. Classes teach rhythm and group drumming through a weekly,...

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Dramatastic Tuam

Dramatastic runs weekly drama and musical theatre classes for children in Tuam, Co. Galway, split into three age groups: Theatre Tots for four- to six-year-olds, Dramatastic Dynamos for six- to eight-year-olds, and Starlight Performers...

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Turtle Tots - Oranmore Lodge Hotel

Turtle Tots holds baby and toddler swimming classes at Oranmore Lodge Hotel near Galway city, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The Leisure Club's teaching pool is kept warm at around 30 degrees and 1.4m deep, with...

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Little Kickers - Oranmore (Maree Community Centre)

Little Kickers holds its Oranmore classes at Maree Community Centre on Saturday mornings, one of several County Galway venues for the preschool football programme that builds confidence, coordination and social skills in a relaxed,...

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Fit and Funky Kids Club (Oranmore)

Multi-activity camps and classes including fun exercise games, dance, gymnastics, athletics and creative activities for kids.

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Busy Bees - Children's Activity Centre (Oranmore)

Indoor activity centre for children 6 months-10 years with bouncing castles, play structures, and runs kids classes/sessions (e.g. Friday 10:30am class, €15).

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Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Galway (Oranmore classes)

Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Galway runs a weekly class in Oranmore as part of its wider Galway programme, which also covers Salthill and Athenry. The Oranmore session sits alongside Baby Sensory, for babies from birth to around 13...

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4M Dance Centre - Oranmore

Dance centre running weekly dance classes in Oranmore on Mondays (4:45-5:45pm), part of a wider dance school with performance shows.

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Ultraflex Dance Academy (Athenry)

Dance academy running classes and summer sessions for children aged 8-12 in Athenry, Loughrea and Oranmore.

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Senshin Sports (Athenry)

Senshin Sports runs its Athenry academy, the club's headquarters on Caheroyn Road, offering Judo and gymnastics classes for children, teens and adults. Younger children can join Little Ninjas, a judo class pitched at ages 4 to 6, while...

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Fit and Funky Kids Club (Athenry)

Multi-activity camps and classes including fun exercise games, dance, gymnastics, athletics and creative activities for kids.

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Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Galway (Athenry classes)

Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Galway runs weekly baby and toddler classes at the Tranquillity Leisure & Spa inside Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry. Baby Sensory sessions are for babies from birth to around 13 months, while Toddler Sense...

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Athenry Music School

Athenry Music School offers group and individual music lessons for children, built around the Suzuki method's mother-tongue approach of listening, repetition and gradual mastery. Group classes include Suzuki strings and piano, alongside...

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4M Dance Centre - Oranmore Hip Hop

4M Dance Centre runs a hip hop class for children aged 7 to 11 on Monday evenings at Keane's Bar in Oranmore. Hip hop classes give kids an energetic, music-driven way to build rhythm, coordination and confidence through choreography. At...

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Rugbytots - Oranmore

Rugbytots' Oranmore sessions run on Saturdays at Calasanctius College in Co. Galway, for children aged 2 to 3.5 years. At this age, classes centre on basic movement, listening skills and following instructions through playful,...

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Club Vitae Oranmore - Summer Camps

Club Vitae Oranmore runs a range of summer camps for children and teens aged 4 to 15, spread across different weeks of the school holidays. The Swim Camp focuses on pool-based skills, while the Kids Activity Camp offers a broader mix of...

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Loughrea Gymnastics

Loughrea Gymnastics offers classes for children from age 4 right through to the teenage years, giving a long-term pathway for kids who want to continue developing their gymnastics skills as they grow. Regular classes build strength,...

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Little Kickers County Galway - Loughrea

Little Kickers County Galway also runs football classes for young children in Loughrea. As with other Little Kickers locations, sessions are built around fun, non-competitive games rather than formal training, introducing preschool and...

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Aloha Kids Yoga and Mindfulness - Ballinasloe

Aloha Kids Yoga and Mindfulness runs yoga-based classes for children aged 4 to 12 at Crofty's Yard on Main Street, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes are split into a Juniors group for ages 4 to 7 and a...

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Dance Concepts - Moylough, Ballinasloe

Dance Concepts runs classes for children and teens aged 3 to 18 at the Moylough Community Resource Cultural and Heritage Centre near Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The youngest dancers can join Tots & Tutus, a gentle introduction to movement...

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AKT Stage School - Ballinasloe

AKT Stage School's Ballinasloe branch runs drama classes at the Town Hall Theatre in the town. Holding classes in an actual theatre venue gives students a real stage setting to work in from early on, which can be a real draw for a stage...

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Rugbytots - Ballinasloe

Rugbytots holds Saturday sessions at Ballinasloe Ardscoil Mhuire in Co. Galway, for children aged 2 to 3.5 years. At this youngest age group, classes focus on basic movement, listening and following simple instructions through playful,...

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Little Kickers County Galway - Ballinasloe

Little Kickers County Galway runs football classes for young children at McNevin Avenue in Ballinasloe. The Little Kickers approach favours fun, non-competitive games over formal drills, introducing preschool and early primary-age...

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Ballinasloe GAA - Easter Camp

Ballinasloe GAA runs a 3-day Easter camp for children aged 5 to 13, covering both hurling and football over the Easter break. The camp is hosted with the involvement of Galway hurlers, giving young players a chance to learn from and be...

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Fun 2B Fit - Hip Hop, Tuam

Fun 2B Fit runs hip hop dance lessons for children at The Family Centre on Dublin Road, Tuam, with classes held on Mondays. Hip hop is a high-energy, rhythm-driven style that appeals to kids who enjoy fast-paced movement and popular...

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Sara Falvey Yoga - Kids Yoga

Sara Falvey Yoga offers kids' yoga classes for children aged 6 and up at Yoga Darsana, based at the old driving range in Salthill, Galway. Yoga classes for this age group typically use simple poses, breathing exercises and games to...

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Emer MacDermott Art School

Emer MacDermott Art School offers art classes for children and young people. Art school classes of this kind typically build technical drawing and painting skills over time, moving beyond simple craft activities toward more considered...

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Galway Community Circus - Toddler & Family Circus

Galway Community Circus's Toddler & Family Circus programme runs at Westside/Shantalla, Galway, with Toddler Circus for ages 1–4 attending with an adult, and Family Circus open to children aged 4+ along with younger or older siblings. A...

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Water Babies - Dunlo

Water Babies runs swimming classes in Dunlo, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, for children from young babies up to around 5 years old. Classes are kept small — 30 minutes long, with a maximum of 10 children and one carer per child — so each...

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Sugradh Creative/Messy Play Toddler Playgroup in Galway

Sugradh Creative/Messy Play also runs sessions in the Renmore area of Galway, following the same themed sensory tray format used across its classes — each week centred on a favourite children's book, with trays curated mainly for...

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Sugradh Creative/Messy Play Toddler Playgroup in Galway

In Loughrea, County Galway, Sugradh runs its themed sensory tray class on Fridays, with each week's activity built around a different children's book. The trays are curated mainly for toddlers aged 18 to 36 months, using non-toxic...

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Phonics with Robot Reg Galway

In Mountbellew, County Galway, Phonics with Robot Reg runs early literacy classes for children aged three months to five years, using a curriculum developed by a primary school teacher and speech therapist. Sessions are split by age -...

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Nurture and Play

In Craughwell, Co. Galway, Nurture and Play runs both Baby and Parent classes and Toddler-Preschool and Parent classes at St Michael's Community Centre, giving families a full progression of sessions as their child grows from baby to...

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Nurture and Play

Nurture and Play holds its Athenry classes at Marie's Wellness Studio in Co. Galway, offering Baby and Parent sessions for the youngest children in a small, local setting. A parent or carer attends alongside their baby throughout the...

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Nurture and Play

At Ballinderreen Community Centre in Co. Galway, Nurture and Play offers both Baby and Parent classes and Toddler-Preschool and Parent classes, making it one of the few venues in the network to cater across the full 0-3 age range at a...

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Little Kickers Galway

Little Kickers Galway runs classes at a venue in Galway (H91 PN50), for children from around 18 months to 7 years old, priced at €59. Football is used as the framework for developing fundamental movement skills — balance, agility and...

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Little Kickers Galway

Little Kickers runs preschool football sessions in Moylough More, Co. Galway, for children aged approximately 18 months to 7 years, at €59. The classes are play-orientated, using football to develop fundamental movement skills,...

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Little Kickers Galway

Little Kickers Galway holds classes at Newtown (Darcy), Co. Galway, for children aged around 18 months to 7 years, priced at €59. The sessions use football as a fun, play-based way to build core movement skills — balance, agility,...

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Little Kickers Galway

In Ballycuirke West, Co. Galway, Little Kickers runs its preschool football programme for children aged roughly 18 months to 7 years, costing €59. Classes build fundamental movement (balance, agility, coordination), gross motor skills...

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Little Kickers Galway

Little Kickers Galway offers its preschool football classes at a venue in Galway city (H91 E622), for children aged approximately 18 months to 7 years, at a cost of €59. Football is used as a vehicle for developing fundamental movement...

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Lasting Touch Baby Massage

Lasting Touch Baby Massage's Craughwell class runs on Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11.30am, led by a registered midwife and certified infant massage instructor, for babies up to 12 months old with a parent or carer. The full course...

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Kangoo Jumps Galway

Based at Unit 7B, Oranmore Business Park, Kangoo Jumps Galway runs rebound-boot fitness classes for children aged 6 and up together with parents and other adults. The main family session, Bonding Families, is for kids 6+ accompanied by...

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Gort Parent & Toddler Group

The Gort Breastfeeding Support Group meets at the Gort Resource Centre on Church Street, Ballyhugh, on the first Thursday of every month from 10.30am to 1pm — free to attend, open to pregnant, breastfeeding, pumping or weaning mothers,...

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Gort Parent & Toddler Group

Gort Buggy Buddies meets every Thursday at 10am outside the Coole Park tearooms gate, County Galway — a free, informal walk-and-chat meetup for parents with babies and toddlers, moving inside the café if the weather turns. A WhatsApp...

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Galway Community Circus

Shantalla is the main hub for Galway Community Circus, offering the widest range of classes: Toddler Circus for ages 1–4 with an adult on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Family Circus on Saturdays for ages 4+ with siblings (adults...

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Babywearing ireland

Babywearing Ireland's Galway Sling Meet gives parents and carers of babies and toddlers up to age 3 the chance to get informal, peer-to-peer support with babywearing, led by experienced volunteers. It's a relaxed, welcoming space for...

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ARD Little Swimmers

ARD Little Swimmers takes place on Thursday mornings, 10am–12pm during term time, at the Clayton Hotel on the Monivea Road in Ballybrit, Galway — a baby and toddler swimming session run by ARD Family Resource Centre for €10 per child...

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ARD Family Resource Centre (Briar Hill)

ARD Family Resource Centre's Tuesday Parent & Toddlers Group meets at Kids Space in Briar Hill Shopping Centre, Galway, from 10am to 12pm during term time, at a cost of €5 per child — a chance for babies and toddlers to play while...

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Water Babies - Maldron Hotel Oranmore

At Carrowmoneash in County Galway, Water Babies offers swimming classes for children from newborn to five years old, using the sessions for both developmental benefit and close bonding time between parent and child in the water. Classes...

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Woodford/Surrounding Areas Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Woodford Parent, Baby & Toddler Group is a voluntary, parent-run group open to families in Woodford and the surrounding parts of Co. Galway. It meets at Woodford Youth Club Hall every Friday from 10am to 12pm during the school term,...

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Westside Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Westside Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets at Westside Community Centre in Galway every Thursday from 10 to 11.30am during the school term, for parents, grandparents and guardians with children aged newborn to three. It's an easy way...

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Westside Library - Toddler Story Group

Westside Library on Seamus Quirke Road, Galway runs a free weekly Storytime for children up to school age every Friday at 3.30pm. Parents and childminders are welcome to bring little ones along to help the librarian choose a selection...

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Universal Rhythmic Gymnastics Club -Salthill

Universal Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in Salthill, Galway teaches rhythmic gymnastics to children aged 4 to 14 in small groups at Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Club on Doctor Mannix Road. Classes run for an hour and cover the core apparatus of...

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Tuam Library - Baby and Toddler Group

Tuam Library in County Galway runs a free Rhyme Time session for babies and toddlers every Wednesday at 11am - thirty minutes of songs, nursery rhymes and stories aimed at the library's youngest members. It's a relaxed, informal way for...

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Tots Football Fun - Salthill

Tots Football Fun in Salthill offers a weekly introduction to football for children from 18 months to 5 years old, run inside an inflatable pitch at Salthill Knocknacarra GAA Club on Dr Mannix Road, Galway. Each session opens with free...

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Galway Dance Centre - Tots Ballet

Tots Ballet at Galway Dance Centre in Terryland Retail Park on the Headford Road introduces two, three and four-year-olds to creative movement and the basics of ballet technique. Classes run on Saturdays at 11.45am, and parents are...

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Sugradh Creative/Messy Play Toddler Playgroup in Galway

Sugradh's Athenry class meets on Tuesdays from 10.30 to 11.30am at Kardio Kids, Raheen Woods Hotel, with each week built around a themed sensory tray inspired by a well-loved children's book. Trays are designed mainly for the 18–36...

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Renmore Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Renmore Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 10 to 11.30am during the school term at Renmore Community Centre on Renmore Avenue, Galway. It's a pop-in session for parents, childminders and grandparents with children...

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Portumna Library - Toddler (up to 5) Storytime / Lego Group

Portumna Library on Castle Ave in Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway runs two free weekly sessions for younger children back to back on Fridays. Storytime at 3pm is a relaxed listen-along session for children up to school age, with parents...

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Phonics with Robot Reg Galway

Phonics with Robot Reg Galway runs early literacy classes at Oranmore Community Centre for children from three months to five years old, developed by a primary school teacher in collaboration with a speech therapist. Classes are split...

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Down to Earth Forest School

Run by Down to Earth Forest School at Brigit's Garden in Pollagh, Rosscahil, Co. Galway, this outdoor programme gets children outside in all seasons rather than in a classroom. Little Twigs is the parent-and-toddler strand, for babies...

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Oughterard / Clann / Corrib Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

The Oughterard branch of the Clann/Corrib Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets at the back of Oughterard Community Centre on Main Street, Co. Galway, with easy parking right up to the door for unloading buggies and little ones. It's a...

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Oranmore Library - Story time for toddlers to under 5s

Oranmore Library, on tSráid Mhór in Órán Mór, County Galway, runs a free weekly Storytime session for parents, childminders and children up to school age, held every Friday at midday - a relaxed midweek outing built around stories and...

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Nurture and Play

Nurture and Play runs Baby and Parent classes at Maree Community Centre in Co. Galway, part of a small network of parent-and-child sessions held across the county. Classes are designed for babies and toddlers up to age 3, with a parent...

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Maree Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Also known as the Little Waves Playgroup, Maree Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Thursday from 10 to 11.30am at Maree Community Centre in Garraun Upper, County Galway, welcoming mammies, daddies and all carers with children from...

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Little Kickers Galway

Little Kickers Galway runs its preschool football programme at venues in Garraun Upper and Glennagloghaun South, Co. Galway, for children aged roughly 18 months to 7 years, priced at €59. Classes use football to build movement skills —...

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Kinvara Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Kinvara Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10am to noon at Kinvara Community Centre on Glebe Road, County Galway, welcoming mums, dads and carers with children from birth to five for a morning of play and...

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Kinvara Mum to-Be & New Mum Social Group

Kinvara Mum to-Be & New Mum Social Group meets every second Tuesday from 9.30 to 11am at SIAR Café on The Quay in Kinvara, County Galway, offering peer-led support and advice for women who are pregnant or in their first year of...

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Kangoo Jumps Galway

Kangoo Jumps Galway offers a high-energy, low-impact rebound-boot workout suitable for children aged 6 and up, alongside parents and other adults. The Bonding Families class - for kids 6+ with a parent, guardian or grandparent - runs on...

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Headford/ Cloughanover Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Headford/Cloughanover Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10am to noon at Cloughanover Community Hall on Headford Road, Galway, open to mums, dads, grandparents and carers with children from birth to five. There's a...

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Gort Parent & Toddler Group

Gort Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets at the ICA Hall on Bolands Lane, Gort, every Friday from 10 to 11.30am during the school term, and is free to attend. There's no social media page for this particular group, so it's best to...

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Garrafrauns Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Also known as Playful Pals, Garrafrauns Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10am to noon at Garrafrauns Community Centre, County Galway, welcoming mums, dads, grandparents and carers with children from birth to five....

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Galway Community Circus

Galway Community Circus runs a circus arts programme for ages 1 to 17 (and adults) at its Renmore venue on the city's Eastside. The philosophy is 'circus for all' — non-competitive, creative sessions that build confidence, resilience...

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Galway City Library - Baby & Toddler Group

Galway City Library, based at Hynes Buildings on St Augustine Street, runs a free Rhyme Time session every Friday at 11.30am for babies and toddlers, mixing songs, rhymes, stories and music into a lively half hour that little ones are...

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Football Fun & Development - Renmore

In Renmore, Galway, Football Fun & Development runs weekly sessions on Wednesdays for children aged 5 to 12, open to boys and girls of any ability. Rather than focusing purely on football technique, sessions use the game as a vehicle...

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Football Fun & Development - Ballinfoile

Football Fun & Development runs weekly sessions in Ballinfoile, Galway, for children aged 5 to 12, with a free three-week trial for new families to see if it's the right fit. Sessions welcome boys and girls of any ability and use...

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Flying High Fitness

Flying High Fitness runs a parent-and-toddler aerial fitness session in Galway (H91 YC61), for babies and toddlers aged 0 to 3 along with a parent or caregiver. Children get to explore aerial hammocks in a relaxed setting, with stories...

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Craughwell Baby & Toddler Group

Craughwell Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 10am to noon at St Michael's Community Centre in Craughwell, County Galway, with plenty of toys and floor mats set up for babies alongside space for toddlers and...

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Corofin Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Corofin Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 9.15 to 11.45am at Dr Duggan Hall in Ballybanagher, County Galway (with an occasional Saturday session too), on a drop-in basis for children from birth to five. There's a...

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Claregalway Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Claregalway Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 10am to noon at Claregalway Community Centre in Lakeview, County Galway, welcoming mums, dads, carers and grandparents with children from birth to five. There's a good...

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Ballygar Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Ballygar Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 11am to 1pm at the Old School Building on Market Square, Ballygar, County Galway. It's a drop-in session, so there's no obligation to attend every week - parents can pop in...

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Ballybane Library - Toddler Group / Junior Book Club

Ballybane Library on Castlepark Road, Galway, runs two separate free sessions for different ages. Rhyme Time, aimed at parents and toddlers, is a fun hour of stories, songs and rhymes held every Friday at 11am, while the Junior Book...

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Ballinfoile Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Ballinfoile Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 9.30 to 11am at the Ballinfoile Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre on Headford Road, Galway, offering a relaxed setting for parents and carers with children from birth to...

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Ballinasloe/Killalaghton Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Ballinasloe/Killalaghton Parent, Baby and Toddler Group has traditionally met every Thursday from 10am to noon at Killalaghton Hall in Killoran, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, offering mums with babies and preschool-age children a...

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Ballinasloe Library - Story time for toddlers to under 5s

Ballinasloe Library on Society Street, Townparks, County Galway, runs a free weekly Storytime session for parents, childminders and children up to school age, held every Friday at 2.15pm - a relaxed, no-cost way to build a reading habit...

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Baby Massage with Kathryn

Kathryn is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI) who runs baby massage classes in Portumna, County Galway, for babies from newborn up to crawling age. Group sessions give parents dedicated time with their baby alongside other...

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Baby Massage Oranmore

Baby Massage Oranmore runs small-group classes weekly over a five-week term in Oranmore, County Galway, each session lasting an hour and a half. Classes are baby-led, suitable from birth right through to the active crawling stage,...

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ARD Family Resource Centre (Doughiska)

ARD Family Resource Centre runs parent-and-baby groups from its base at the CUMASÚ Centre on Doughiska Road, Galway (H91 DKF7), serving families in Ardaun, Roscam and Doughiska. The Wednesday drop-in (10am–12pm, term time, €3 per child)...

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Athenry Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Athenry Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Monday from 10 to 11.30am at Athenry Community Hall on Cross Street (near the credit union), County Galway, giving newborns through to preschoolers a dedicated space to play - a baby...

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Art Room 109

Art Room 109 runs child-led art sessions for parents and walking toddlers aged 1 to 5, built around open-ended play rather than formal instruction. Each 60-minute class offers up to six sensory and creative stations, using homemade,...

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XVAcademy – Football Academy

XVAcademy Football Academy runs coaching sessions from the XVArena Football Hub in Ballybane, Co. Galway, for children and young players of all abilities. Sessions focus on technical skills, game intelligence, confidence and teamwork,...

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Galway Cookery Classes

These Irish baking and cooking classes run from a country home in Kilcolgan, on Galway's west coast, covering everything from scone and bread making to Irish stew, apple pie and Irish coffee. Menus can be personalised around specific...

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