Wild Child Event
This event at Sligo Abbey gets children interacting with history, nature, and art. Families can use an activity map to find hands-on stations, play lawn games, and go on a biodiversity and fossil hunt.
Wild Child Event | Heritage Ireland Skip to content Heritage Ireland Buy a Heritage Card Home What’s on Wild Child Event Wild Child Event Price Free of charge Dates 24/08/2026 - 24/08/2026 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Location Sligo Abbey Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter On this page Description Contact Gallery Opening Times Contact Facilities --> --> Wild Child Event --> Drop the screens and unleash your inner explorer! This National Heritage Week, join us at the historic Sligo Abbey for Wild Child Day, an action-packed, colourful afternoon designed to get children interacting with history, nature, and art in a fun new way. Using our newly designed, vibrant activity map as your guide, you and your little adventurers can navigate through a series of hands-on stations scattered across the sacred grounds and ancient ruins. What’s happening on the Day? 🎲 Games in the Grass: Head over to the expansive lawns beside the spiral staircase. We will have giant, colourful lawn favourites set up, including Twister, Snakes and Ladders, and a competitive Bean Bag Toss and lost more. 🏺 Biodiversity & Fossil Hunt: Grab a magnifying glass and become a nature detective. Young explorers can search a
Family practicalities
- Pram-friendly (likely)
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