Baboró International Arts Festival for Children: Illustrating a Character
11 October 2026FinishedTicketed
Children invent an illustrated character and place it in a three-dimensional village scene with Shona Shirley Macdonald.
MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026
- When
- 11 October 2026
- Where
- Outset Gallery, Galway
- Entry
- Ticketed
- Kind
- Family
What you will do
A drawing demonstration introduces how a book illustration takes shape before participants make their own characters. Materials are included, and clothes suitable for messy art are recommended. Macdonald’s Shapeshifters exhibition is also at Outset Gallery during the festival.
Planning your visit
On 11 October, the 11am session is for ages 5 to 7, accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. The 12.30pm session is for ages 8 to 10, attending without adults but brought and collected by one. Sessions last an hour and tickets are €8 per person. Access from Cornstore Mall is described as partial.
Programme
- Sunday, 11 October 202611:00
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children: Illustrating a Character
Ages 5 to 7 with a ticket-holding adult
- Sunday, 11 October 202612:30
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children: Illustrating a Character
Ages 8 to 10; children only
Tickets and entry
Ticketed.
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, read 22 September 2026
Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: baboro.ie. This site does not sell tickets. It holds no information about whether any are left.
Ages 5 to 10, with different adult attendance rules by session.
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, read 22 September 2026
Also on nearby
- Baboró International Arts Festival for Children: Shapeshifters Exhibition 10 to 18 October 2026, Outset Gallery
- Creatures of Samhain, Terrors from the Irish Underworld 28 October to 1 November 2026, De Burgo's
- Luxmuralis 23 to 31 October 2026, Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church
- Moth & Butterfly - Riddle me a story 1 to 31 October 2026, Galway City
- Gaillimh Ah-Boo! - Baboró International Arts Festival for Children 9 to 18 October 2026, Galway City
- Galway Comedy Festival 2026 20 to 26 October 2026, Galway City
Where this comes from
Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.
- Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
Venue, dates, entry details and official links imported from the Events dataset under CC BY 4.0. Source descriptions are not republished. - Baboró International Arts Festival for Children · read 22 September 2026
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