Meet UCD Lyons Farm Goat Herd

Meet UCD Lyons Farm Goat Herd

Join us for an educational experience with our goat herd! Learn about their care, behaviour, and their role in sustainable farming. Discover fun facts, like their brilliant climbing skills and unique eye shape. See how we teach vet students about rearing and managing a healthy herd. In Ireland, goats play a key role in producing milk… Continue reading Meet UCD Lyons Farm Goat Herd

Taiko Drummers

Don’t miss this captivating Japanese Drum performance by the Japan Taiko Team. Led by the team from the UCD Centre for Japanese Studies, the team introduces UCD students to traditional Japanese drumming and collaborates annually with the UCD students’ Taiko Team. Experience the energetic rhythms and diverse intercultural performances of EJ Taiko!  

Fighting Words Drop-In Story Zone

Drop in to the Story Zone with Fighting Words, a space where anyone can come to write or draw their own story. Expert mentors will be on hand to offer advice and feedback. Fighting Words provides free programmes in creative writing across Ireland.

Family Yoga

Add a little Zen to your day and take a moment to unwind at this introductory Yoga session. Whether you’re a total beginner or just looking to reset, all are welcome to join in and find a little calm amid the festival buzz.

VR Lab Demos

Embark on an adventure with UCD Computer Science where reality meets the extraordinary! Enter Virtual Reality (VR) worlds run by AI that are powered by Large Language Models, which can teach you a lesson on any topic you like or generate a whole new world described by you. Through two cutting-edge demonstrations, you can witness… Continue reading VR Lab Demos

Ringsend Rock School

Ringsend Rock School has been providing quality music lessons for more than a decade to kids and adults in the Ringsend Community and beyond. Enjoy performances from some of their students on the main stage in the Family Fun Zone.

Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture:

Explore the future of farming with Digital Agricultural Technology (AgTech) and its key role in a sustainable food future. Join us to explore, operate, and test some cutting-edge technologies and how they are being applied in food production. Discover how these innovations are helping farmers and growers increase efficiency and create a sustainable food future.

Sensory Walk to the Centre for Experimental Archaeology

This walk will leave from the Information Stand at Building 71, by the Upper Lake, at 1:00pm and at 3:00pm. Come on a journey of connection with nature. Join this guided sensory trail through Campus and UCD Woodlands to the Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture. Hear about the flora and fauna that share… Continue reading Sensory Walk to the Centre for Experimental Archaeology

BioBeo-BiOrbic Circular Bioeconomy Education

Check out our nature-based bioeconomy learning resources for all ages – Beo and Raja comics, animated videos, boardgames, homemade puppet show and the interactive BioBeo App to test your knowledge on the huge variety of trees as you stroll on the UCD Woodland Walk. Find out about efforts to protect our precious wading birds such… Continue reading BioBeo-BiOrbic Circular Bioeconomy Education