This year Cruinniú na nÓg was held on the 15th June 2024 and featured more than 1,000 free creative activities for children and young people throughout the country.

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.

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 and tutorials to recitals and readings in every city, town and village across the country.

Delivered in partnership with the 31 Local Authorities and supported by RTÉ, young people across the island of Ireland are invited to participate in a day of fun, free, creative activities; from Youth Theatre workshops and mural making, to animation and 3D modelling.