Thousands of young people and their families participated in over 500 workshops, webinars, classes and performances that took place all over Ireland on Saturday 13th June!

Cruinniu na nOg 2020
An astonishing 500 workshops, webinars, classes and performances took place all over Ireland on Saturday 13th June!
We couldn’t have done it without the hard work of the Creative Ireland Co-ordinators in local authorities around the country and support from RTE across all their channels, as well as a huge range of creative partners.
There was a wonderful variety to our creative challenges.
Here’s just a few:
Organising a céili in the kitchen
Organising a céili in the kitchen so the whole family can join in with Airc Damhsa. Cruinniú went glocal with our embassy network organising céilis in North America and Asia. We loved the one in Japan!

Organising a céili in the kitchen – Japan
The Great Lighthouses of Ireland and Fighting Words invited 7-12 year-olds to beome Young Storykeepers. We were stunned to receive 1,256 stories, poems, illustrations, song lyrics and even stop-motion animations. With so many entries, these wonderful works will be showcased in a multi-volume Young Storykeepers digital magazine over the coming months.
Build and fly your own kite

Aoibheann O’Neill (12) and Josh McCabe (11) and Josepha Madigan TD at Marley Park. Photo Mark Stedman
There were also countless opportunities to be creative and learn something new.
‘Tunes from me gaff’ with the Irish Youth Music Awards

‘Tunes from me gaff’
‘Become a marine broadcaster’ with the National Aquarium Centre
Singer song writing workshops in Leitrim