Friars Gate Theatre & Arts
Vibrant arts venue offering children's drama classes, youth theatre workshops, youth music classes, and family-friendly summer camps.
Plan your visit
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Family practicalities
- Pram-friendly (likely)
- Step-free access
- Café on site
- Toilets
What to expect
Friars Gate Theatre & Arts in County Limerick is a 130 seater venue that hosts a wide variety of performances in an intimate atmosphere, with something to suit every taste in entertainment, contemporary drama, Celtic themed plays, traditional Irish music, cabarets, jazz, comedy, even belly dancing. The Friars Gate Art Gallery is open daily with temporary exhibits of local and other artists. Friars Gate is host to an extensive community arts programme, including art for adults, drama for children, youth theatre workshops, Irish traditional music classes in tin whistle, flute and violin and Pilates and yoga day classes.
The Friars Gate annual summer camps in drama and creative music making for children take place throughout July and August.
More information
- Time to allow
- 1-2 hours
- Listed by
- Fáilte Ireland Attractions