We found 40 confirmed Christmas events for kids in 4 cities across Ireland for 2026: Santa’s grottos, pantos, light trails, winter festivals and more. Pick your city for dates, times, prices and a link to every host.
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Christmas Events for Kids in Dublin
We confirmed 15 Christmas events for kids in Dublin for 2026.
Christmas Events for Kids in Galway
We confirmed 10 Christmas events for kids in Galway for 2026.
Christmas Events for Kids in Cork
We confirmed 8 Christmas events for kids in Cork for 2026.
Christmas Events for Kids in Limerick
We confirmed 7 Christmas events for kids in Limerick for 2026. The first is Castle Christmas on 21 November, and the season runs until 10 January with Limerick on Ice.
Christmas events for kids in other countries
- The United States
- Canada
- Quebec (in French)
- The UK
- Australia
- Germany (in German)
- Spain (in Spanish)
- The Netherlands (in Dutch)
- Belgium (in Dutch)
- Belgium (in French)
- Switzerland (in German)
- Switzerland (in French)
- Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (in French)
- Italy (in Italian)
- Japan (in Japanese)
- Brazil (in Portuguese)
- Austria (in German)
- New Zealand
- France (in French)
A story for the trip home
Our picture book follows Rally the corgi on his first train ride to see his grand-paw-rents, and every page is hand-painted in watercolour. It is a cosy five-minute read after a big day out.

A bedtime story after seeing SantaRally Takes the Train is a five-minute rhyming picture book about a corgi’s first train ride, hand-painted in real watercolour. Ages 0 to 8.
Buy on Amazon.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Event names belong to their hosts. Rally Takes the Train is a family picture book and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any host listed here. Confirm dates, times and prices on each host’s own site before you go.