Cruinniú na nÓg 2026

Open18 Feb, 2026, 09:00 - 12 Mar, 2026, 17:00

Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland’s national day of free creativity for children and young people, takes place Saturday, 6 June 2026.

We invite artists, creative practitioners, organisations, and community groups to apply for grant funding to deliver free, process-led creative activities for children and young people (0–18 years) in County Kerry.

Projects should enable young people to explore creativity through doing, making, creating, and it should culminate in a public event or showcase on 6 June 2026.

Please read the full guidelines prior to submitting your application, available at https://arts.kerrycoco.ie/cruinniu-na-nog/

For more information or enquiries, please contact the Arts Office on arts@kerrycoco.ie or 0667183541, or visit Cruinniú na nÓg | KerryArts or Cruinniú na nÓg - Creative Ireland

Start (current step)

Complete (not completed)

Email (required field)

Organisation/Promoter (required field)

Contact Person (required field)

Phone Number (required field)

Website (if applicable)

Social Media accounts (where relevant)

Title of Event or Initiative (required field)

Please describe your initiative, to include details of the process led activity, showcase or culmination on 6th June, proposed dates, and target group: (required field)

Start date (proposed) (required field)

Day

Month

Year

Times of activities (required field)

Where will the event take place? (include exact location eircode if known) (required field)

What are the estimated attendance figures at your event(s)? (required field)

Please give a brief description of the creative practitioner(s)/artist(s) involved. (required field)

Provide a detailed breakdown of costs of this proposal (required field)

Payment requirements:

	Yes	No
Have you previously completed a supplier set up form / EFT for Kerry County Council payments	Have you previously completed a supplier set up form / EFT for Kerry County Council payments - Yes	Have you previously completed a supplier set up form / EFT for Kerry County Council payments - No
Can you provide a valid Tax Clearance Certificate	Can you provide a valid Tax Clearance Certificate - Yes	Can you provide a valid Tax Clearance Certificate - No
Are you registered for VAT	Are you registered for VAT - Yes	Are you registered for VAT - No

Booking Required (required field)

Yes

Booking method:

Please submit at least one image to represent your project/event

If you have any supporting documentation to include with you application, please upload here. Alternatively, these can be emailed to arts@kerrycoco.ie

Conditions of funding (required field)

	Agree	Disagree
All individuals working with children and young people must be appropriately Garda Vetted where parents are not present for the activity (required field)	All individuals working with children and young people must be appropriately Garda Vetted where parents are not present for the activity - Agree	All individuals working with children and young people must be appropriately Garda Vetted where parents are not present for the activity - Disagree
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy must be in place and available upon request (required field)	Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy must be in place and available upon request - Agree	Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy must be in place and available upon request - Disagree
Funding can be used to for creatives’ fees / purchase materials / to engage an artist in creating new work / to fund a showcase / or performance of new work / video editing (required field)	Funding can be used to for creatives’ fees / purchase materials / to engage an artist in creating new work / to fund a showcase / or performance of new work / video editing - Agree	Funding can be used to for creatives’ fees / purchase materials / to engage an artist in creating new work / to fund a showcase / or performance of new work / video editing - Disagree
The awarded Individuals/Organisations are responsible for their own project management, insurance, risk assessment and any other administration and paperwork related to the funded project (required field)	The awarded Individuals/Organisations are responsible for their own project management, insurance, risk assessment and any other administration and paperwork related to the funded project - Agree	The awarded Individuals/Organisations are responsible for their own project management, insurance, risk assessment and any other administration and paperwork related to the funded project - Disagree
Insurance must indemnify Kerry County Council (required field)	Insurance must indemnify Kerry County Council - Agree	Insurance must indemnify Kerry County Council - Disagree
Any photos and videos from the project will be accompanied by consent forms, with parents signatures for under 18's (required field)	Any photos and videos from the project will be accompanied by consent forms, with parents signatures for under 18's - Agree	Any photos and videos from the project will be accompanied by consent forms, with parents signatures for under 18's - Disagree

Has this application been prepared with the aid of AI (artificial intelligence) i.e chat gbt? (required field)

Yes