Rumleys Open Farm provides a great location for many different occasions from birthdays to school tours and an excellent day out for all the family. The farm has a wide range of activities for children of all ages and has many exotic and domestic animals.
Join Rumley’s Open Farm on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday for their annual Easter egg hunt at 3 pm daily.
Liberty Hill
Waterfall
Cork
Tel :
Email : info@rumleysfarm.ie
Web : www.rumleysfarm.ie
Hop on board and join the 5,000 customers who have already booked the Easter Train Adventure at Rathwood this April for a fun filled adventure for the whole family.
Running from: 12th of April – 21st of April 2014
Get to meet the Biggest Egg of all Humpty Dumpty & his army of friends, along with our all time favourite the Easter Bunny.
Join the adventure as they make their way through the Woods on the hunt for Magical Eggs
With surprises a plenty along the way don’t delay Book Today!
Book online starts the 17th of February 2014
Rath
Tullow
Co. Carlow
Phone : +353-5991- 56285
Email : Info@rathwood.com
Web address : https://easter.rathwood.com/
Sure to be a big hit wit young and old, the Rathwood Express Train is perfect for both young and old. The train runs through the Woods and stops at the pond to feed the ducks and swans.
The Train journey takes you around our Animal Park so everyone gets a chance to see our goats, pet lambs and Santa’s reindeer. The journey takes approximately 20 minutes and can be enjoyed by all. Rathwood train trip is a great family day out!
Rathwood’s Train can be pre-booked for groups and school tours by calling Reception on 059 91 56285
This Christmas, The Gaiety Panto will tell the enchating tale of Snow White with its familiar lavish and fun-loving touch. The Gaiety Panto, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will begin a 6-week run from 1st December 2013 – 12th January 2014 and tickets are on sale now from usual outlets nationwide. For more information, see www.gaietytheatre.ie
Take a beautiful young girl, an evil, wicked stepmother, a poisonous apple, seven fun-loving and caring dwarfs, and the love of a handsome prince and you have the recipe for a great night of panto full of music, laughter and excitement for all the family young and old. Tickets start from €19.50 and you can choose from matinee or evening shows. Today, families come from far and wide to the Gaiety Christmas Panto and for many it has become a true Christmas tradition.
Winners have been contacted, congratulations :
Lorraine O’Byrne
Andrea O’Donoghue
Sandra Magee
*Winners can select their preferred time and date to attend Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at The Gaiety Panto. Please note, this is strictly subject to availability
SANTA’S PLAYLAND – A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS PARADISE
OPENS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30TH AT THE AMBASSADOR THEATRE
One of this Christmas’ biggest events is here!
Santa’s Playland has taken up residence at The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin in preparation for this year’s festive season. Opening Saturday, November 30th at 10am the spectacular event runs until Monday, December 23rd.
And the great news is adults go free and there is no queuing for Santa!
Santa’s Playland transports children to a magical Christmas paradise. On entering Santa’s Playland children will be treated to a special Christmas play time. The Play Area is full of Christmas treats with bouncy castles, slides and Christmas displays.
Of course, any visit to Santa’s Playland would not be complete without an audience with the Big Man himself and everyone will have the chance to chat to Santa and share their hopes and desires for Christmas presents. Every child will receive a present from Santa
Saturday November 30th – Doors open 10.00am, last entrance 6.00pm
Monday to Friday – Doors open 10.00am, last entrance 6.00pm
Saturday and Sunday – Doors open 10.00am, last entrance at 6.00pm
Entry for one hour per ticket on the hour every hour.
Tickets €12.50 Monday to Friday, Tickets €14.50 Saturdays and Sunday.
Kate O’Brien
Orla Monaghan
Thomas Sheridan
Sinead Maguire
Niall O’Shea
**Updated information for Christmas 2014 coming soon**
Festina Lente is an embracing not-for-profit organisation which provides a range of occupational, learning and employment opportunities for people whose needs have not been met in mainstream services. Workshops take place in Festina Lente on a regular basis and also cater for special needs. For more nformation check out www.festinalente.ie or www.facebook.com/festinalenteequestrian
Competition Closed, winner has been contacted :
Ciara Kelly
Visit Santa and enjoy a festive Christmas experience at Red Mountain Open Farm in Donore Co Meath. All Christmas activities for 2013 are under one roof so regardless of the weather you’re guaranteed to have a good time!
Have fun on the farm including the large indoor play area.
All the above is €5 per person.
Optional Extras :
Visit to Santa with present €8
Visit to Santa €2.50
Blue Barrell Express Train : €2.50
Red Mountain Open Farm got its name from the Red Mountain, which is the hill between the Farm and Donore Village. It is believed by some researchers that the colour of the sunrise on the morning of the Winter Solstice was the original inspiration for the name of the hill over which that sunrise occurs when viewed from Newgrange. The hill is called Red Mountain. Located just five minutes from the Newgrange Monument the Open Farm boasts the most extensive indoor facilities of all open farms in Ireland.
Address : Corballis, Donore, Drogheda, Co. Meath
Phone : 086 257 3159 / 041 98 23221
Email : info@redmountainopenfarm.ie
Web address : www.redmountainopenfarm.ie
Enjoy a unique Santa day out experience this year with a visiy to Santa’s Workshop at Aillwee Cave in the heart of the Burren. Just forty minutes from both Galway and Shannon and perched high on its Burren terraced mountain side with what has to be one of the most spectacular views of Galway Bay.
As well as your special personalized visit, Santa has arranged lots of exciting entertainment for you which continue right throughout the day – face painting, puppet show and carnival entertainment all included in your ticket prices. Park the car and take the Santa Train up and down the hill.
Enjoy a complimentary entry to the Burren Birds of Prey Centre.
Don’t forget to check out what’s NEW in the Farm Shop, specially selected festive delights both for a gift for someone or treat yourself.
“The Ultimate Christmas Shop” with a bit of sparkle and festive fun for all. From those all important gifts for your loved ones to the dressing of your tree all is available at Aillwee.
Dates for Santa’s Workshop 2013 –
Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st December
Friday 6th December to Sunday 8th December
Friday 13th December to Sunday 15th December
Thursday 19th December to Sunday 22nd December
Address : Ballyvaughan, Co Clare
Phone : 1890 245593 / 065 7077036
Email : info@aillweecave.ie
Web address : www.aillweecave.ie
Cinderella – Pantomime at The Helix
Christmas 2014
TheatreworX Productions, the hugely successful team behind the last six pantomimes at The Helix including Sleeping Beauty, Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, and Jack and the Beanstalk return for their seventh panto with their latest hilarious adaption of Cinderella. Join our stunning Cinderella (Megan Cassidy) on a journey through the panto-sphere of fun and excitement as she proves that a new pair of shoes really can change a girls life, when she meets her gorgeous Prince Charming (Chris Currid). Donning some rather stylish outfits this year, our panto stalwarts and audience favourites Eoin Cannon & Aidan Mannion return as Cinders’ Ugly sisters who will make it their business to make Cinders as miserable as possible. They are joined again by the hilarious Colin Hughes as Buttons and Adam Lynch as Dandini who both return for their sixth panto. Our Wicked Stepmother (Mary Murray) will take a break from Love/Hate and instead love to hate our Cinders this Christmas, but will be kept in check by the beautiful Fairy Godmother (Erica Delaney Hayes) who will ensure that Cinderella will indeed go to the ball.
Cinderella will dance all night at The Helix this year as our hilarious panto will once again have our audience on their feet and dancing in the aisles. Enjoy the best value Christmas has to offer at The Helix this year. With the funniest panto in town, onsite parking and Santa’s Grotto, The Helix Panto is the perfect family choice this Christmas.
Produced by TheatreworX Productions
Written By Karl Harpur & Claire Tighe
Directed by Karl Harpur
Musical Direction by David Hayes
Choreography by Claire Tighe
Assistant Choreographer Jennifer Dawson
BOOKING & TICKET DETAILS
Fri 28 Nov- Sun 11 Jan
Preview ticket price from €16.50, Standard ticket price from €21.00, Discount family tickets from €17.25
School performances @ 11am daily. Call for full schedule of school performances
Early booking is advisable
Previews;
Fri 28 Nov 7pm, Sat 29 Nov 2pm & 6pm, Sun 30 Nov 1pm & 5pm
Family Show times;
6, 13, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 Dec
2, 3, 10 Jan @ 2pm & 6pm
7, 14, 21, 31 Dec
4, 11 Jan @ 1pm & 5pm
5, 11, 18, 19 Dec
7, 8, 9 Jan @ 7pm
Sensory Friendly Performances
22 Dec @ 2pm
4 Jan @ 5pm
Booking 01 7007000
www.thehelix.ie
Booking Fee Applies
WIN 1 of 3 family passes to Cinderella … **Competition Closed**
Congratulations to our 3 winners – Laura O’Leary, Hannah Farrell and Jack Monaghan
“Of the pantomimes I’ve seen this season, the Helix’s is the best” Sunday Times (Sleeping Beauty 2013/14)
“Genuinely stonking song and dance numbers evoke Broadway spectacle…..Beauty and the Beast could have plausible claim as the outstanding pantomime of the season” Irish Independent (Beauty & The Beast 2012/13)
“Clever wise-cracking, lavish costumes, elegant choreography and subtle satire” Joyce Hickey, The Irish Times (Aladdin 2011/12)
“ ..with the well-paced action….lots of stage changes, and strong musical talent, it zips along. And d’ya know wha’? It’s a scream” Sunday Independent (Beauty and the Beast 2012/13)
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. A modern Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF this Christmas.
Features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar & Chad Beguelin. Book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan & Bob Martin. Direction & choreography by Morgan Young. Set and Costume design by Olivier Award winner Tim Goodchild. Lighting design by Oliver Award winner Tim Lutkin and Sound design by Ciem Rawling.
CAST TO BE ANOUNCED AT A LATER DATE!
Please note under 3’s are not permitted.
A SPLASHY, PEPPY, SUGAR-SPRINKLED HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT!”
– The New York Times
“ELF is happy enough for families, savvy enough for city kids and plenty smart for adults!”
-Variety
Imagine at Fota Island Resort
This Winter, the gorgeous woodlands at Fota Island Resort in Cork will be transformed by Santa and his magical elf helpers into a dramatic and exciting Christmas experience for the whole family. Imagine will begin the 28th of November and runs until the 23rd of December.
We are happy to give you a little hint about what the Imagine experience will involve, but as the element of surprise is essential to the magic of Christmas, we can’t give away everything at this stage!
What we can tell you is that there will be a Christmas market, an interactive North Pole experience, a train journey that will take you to our winter wonderland walkway which culminates in a magical visit to Santa in his snow covered log cabin in the heart of the enchanted Christmas woods. You will enjoy a warming hot chocolate along the way and of course there is lots of other unexpected festive fun during the Imagine experience!
Remember to dress ‘Christmassy’ and although the majority of the experience is indoors, there are outdoor elements so dress accordingly!
Ticket prices:
Grown Ups €12.50/pp
Little Ones €20/pp
Children under 12 month are free of charge.
Book online from www.fotaimagine.ie
Fota Island Resort
Cork
Tel : 021 4883700
Email : imagine@fotaisland.ie
Web : www.fotaimagine.ie
