Music Generation Kildare

22/05/2026

We're gearing up for an exciting and busy week of performances here at MGK! ✨ There's still time to get your tickets for the Teen Spirit Showcase as part of June Fest Newbridge 2026 at Riverbank Arts Centre! 🤩

This show is sure to sell-out soon, so visit https://www.riverbank.ie/event/june-fest-2026-teen-spirit-showcase/ to get your tickets for this fantastic showcase of youth music bands from across Co. Kildare! 🎶

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

19/05/2026

SUMMER CAMPS 2026

Our 2026 Summer Camps are now open for registrations! Please see below for details of our Music Camps and Band Camp 🎶

➡️ Info and registration for Music Camp (Athy, Kildare town, Celbridge) here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/gkLBjDe4wD
➡️ Info and registration for Band Camp (Kildare town) here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/TQNa536DhP

Registrations for all summer camps close on Friday, 26 June 2026, at 5pm.

All summer camps run subject to demand. Places are limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Where demand exceeds available places, a waiting list will be formed. Further information may be found at the registration links above.

Looking forward to an exciting summer of music! ☀️ 🤩

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

08/05/2026

We're really looking forward to being a part of The Kildare Inclusivity Festival on Sunday, 10 May! We'll see you there 🤩🎵

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

Bhí Féile do Chách Chill Dara na bliana seo caite go hiontach agus beidh an Fhéile do Chách ar siúl arís i mbliana, agus í níos mó fós! Bí linn ag Ráschúrsa an Churraigh Dé Domhnaigh, 10 Bealtaine, 11am-6pm 2026 le haghaidh ceiliúradh lúcháireach, fáilteach um ionchuimsiú míchumais, inrochtaineacht agus spiorad pobail. Arna óstáil ag Líonra Rochtana Chontae Chill Dara (CKAN), Comhairle Contae Chill Dara agus comhpháirtithe, is é is aidhm don imeacht SAOR IN AISCE seo, a thacaíonn le teaghlaigh, bacainní a chur dínn agus spás fáilteach a chruthú do gach duine. Tabhair leat do chairde, do theaghlach, nó tar chuig an bhFéile i d’aonar agus tum tú féin sa spraoi!

After an amazing debut last year, the Kildare Inclusivity Festival is back and bigger than ever. Come along to The Curragh Racecourse on Sunday, May 10th, 11am–6pm 2026 for a joyful, welcoming celebration of disability inclusion, accessibility and community spirit.
Hosted by County Kildare Access Network (CKAN), Kildare County Council and partners, this FREE, family friendly event is all about breaking down barriers and creating a welcoming space for everyone. Bring your friends, family, or just yourself and dive into the fun!

What’s new for 2026?
• A dedicated Quiet Zone for time out and relaxation
• A Quiet Entrance to help ensure a calm arrival experience
• A Quiet Hour from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• A brand new Vehicle Demonstration Zone
• An external music stage adding to the festival atmosphere
• KARE Inclusive Sports Zone
Enjoy returning favourites too, including:
• Family Fun Zone
• Barretstown Magic Moments
• CKAN’S Our World Inclusive Toy Display
• And so much more!

Don’t miss this inclusive, uplifting day out for all ages and abilities.
Free entry | Fully inclusive
For more information, visit www.ckan.ie

05/05/2026

We're so excited to be a part of Kildare Inclusivity Festival, coming up this Sunday, 10 May! See you there 🤩

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

Kildare Inclusivity Festival is a community day out celebrating disability inclusion, connection and welcoming spaces for everyone.

Sun 10 May • The Curragh • 11am–6pm • Free entry
Quiet Hour 11–12 • More info: ckan.ie

For further information, visit: https://kildarecoco.ie/News/Kildare,County,Council,Announces,Kildare,Inclusivity,Festival,2026.html

The Curragh Racecourse

28/04/2026

We are so excited to be a part of the incredible Kildare Inclusivity Festival, taking place on 10 May 2026 at The Curragh Racecourse! 🤩 Read on to learn more about this fantastic event, and looking forward to seeing you there! 🎶

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The Kildare Inclusivity Festival 2026

After an amazing debut last year, the Kildare Inclusivity Festival is back and bigger than ever! Join us at The Curragh Racecourse on Sunday, May 10th, 11am–6pm 2026 for a joyful, welcoming celebration of disability inclusion, accessibility and community spirit. Hosted by County Kildare Access Network (CKAN), Kildare County Council and partners, this FREE, family-friendly event is all about breaking down barriers and creating a welcoming space for everyone. Bring your friends, family, or just yourself and dive into the fun!

What’s new for 2026?
· A dedicated Quiet Zone for time out and relaxation
· A Quiet Entrance to help ensure a calm arrival experience
· A Quiet Hour from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
· A brand-new Vehicle Demonstration Zone
· An external music stage adding to the festival atmosphere
· KARE Inclusive Sports Zone

Enjoy returning favourites too, including:
· Family Fun Zone
· Barretstown Magic Moments
· CKAN’S Our World Inclusive Toy Display
· And so much more!

Don’t miss this inclusive, uplifting day out for all ages and abilities.

➡️ Free entry | Fully inclusive For more information, visit www.ckan.ie
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Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

27/03/2026

It's the start of a busy period of rehearsals and performances for our ensembles, schools and hubs, this weekend! Our Teen Spirit Jazz Ensemble are excited to perform as part of Kildare Jazz Festival at Riverbank Arts Centre on Sunday, 29 March 🎶

➡️ There are a few tickets still available at this link: https://www.riverbank.ie/event/kildare-jazz-festival-2026-teen-spirit-jazz-ensembles/

Don't miss this fantastic performance by the next generation of Kildare jazz superstars! 🤩

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

03/02/2026

We hope you had a fantastic St. Brigid's Day and Bank Holiday weekend! Back in 2024, we were privileged to partner with Sing Ireland and Arts in Co Kildare Kildare County Council for 'Brigid Sings' ☀️

Check out the below post to learn more about this project 🎶

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council

Happy St Brigid's Day!

Traditionally marking the first day of Spring, and we are springing in to action planning and preparing for all the exciting events in store for 2026!

Today we are looking back at our Brigid Sings 2024 event in collaboration with Music Generation Kildare and Kildare County Council Arts Office . If you would also like to reminisce on your own participation, or find out more about our resources from the event, check out our website https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0rlmyC0
Keep your eyes peeled for more Brigid announcements to be made over the coming weeks!

Brigid Sings is a collaboration between , , and

05/01/2026

UPDATE 12 January 2026: all places have now been allocated. The next registrations for our hubs will be in August 2026. Please keep an eye on our page for updates regarding summer camps and other programmes. Thanks! ☺️🎵

Happy New Year! ✨

We are delighted to share details of places available in our hubs programme. Please see the below images for details of the places and registration process.

➡️ To register for a place, email [email protected]. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Hubs resume from next Monday, 12 January 2026. We look forward to an exciting term! 🎶

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare

23/12/2025

We're coming to the end of an incredibly busy term here at Music Generation Kildare! 🤩 Congratulations to the hundreds of young musicians who gave incredible performances as part of our programmes in schools settings and hubs this month ✨🎶

➡️ Our programmes will resume on Monday, 12 January 2026, and we'll issue updates on the week of 5 January.
➡️ We will share details of any places available in our hubs on Monday, 5 January 2026, at 5pm, on our social media channels and in our email newsletter. Any places available will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, and we will include details in the update.

Our sincere thanks to all the amazing young musicians in our programmes and their families, the fantastic school and centre communities with whom we're privileged to work, and our incredible colleagues and partners at Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services and Kildare County Council for all of their invaluable help and support this year.

To play us out, here's Suncroft National School performing alongside their musician educators earlier this month at Riverbank Arts Centre - wishing you a very Merry Christmas and very best wishes for 2026! 🎄 ✨ 🎵

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare Music Generation Ireland

15/12/2025

Congratulations to all the young musicians on their fantastic performance as part of the Pulse of the Peatland culmination last week! 🤩 And our sincere thanks to the incredible Ruairi Glasheen for his amazing work throughout the project alongside so many young musicians who participated 🎶

We were privileged to be part of this incredible project as part of the Artist in Residence Programme at Maynooth University, alongside Maynooth University Music, Music Generation Offaly, Music Generation Westmeath, and Kildare County Council Arts in Co Kildare ✨ 🎶

Kildare and Wicklow ETB Training Services Music Generation Ireland