A colourful and lively celebration awaits our Aldi Community Games family in Carlow from 27th to 28th August!

We couldn't be more excited about this weekend in VISUAL Carlow and St Patrick's College Carlow!

This weekend is a celebration of Arts and Culture and will showcase so much talent from every corner of Ireland.

Over 1,000 talented children along with their families and supporters from all over Ireland will travel to VISUAL Art Theatre  Carlow  this weekend to take part in the second of the National Aldi Community Games finals.

Children aged between six and sixteen from all over Ireland will be taking part in the National Arts and Culture Finals in a host of different events including Art, Handwriting, Singing, Dancing, Chess, Model Making and more.

The colourful and lively celebration that we have planned for you is open to the public with many outdoor events to entertain the crowds - including Giant Chess, Magic Shows, Parades, Music, Face-painting, Stilt Walkers, Penalty Shoot-outs, Skittles and much more.  This weekend promises to be a very special event for all the family and we just can't wait! 

Bus Éireann, National Travel Partner of Community Games and will have employees on site to meet and greet participants, family and friends this weekend as well as having treats and prizes in for some lucky children!

We are excited to announce that Brown Bag Films will be our very special guests on Saturday 27th August at the VISUAL Theatre in Carlow where they will be holding 4 workshops - Free of Charge - for our Community Games children and they will have spot-prizes and merchandise for those who take part on the day!  Each workshop will last approximately 45 minutes.  All these workshop places have been filled up but if you come along on the day and there are any cancellations there may just be a place for your child!  The workshops are at 12 noon, 1pm, 4pm and 5pm in the VISUAL Art Gallery. 

But not only that - Brown Bag Films will be screening episodes of Karma's World and Ada Twist Scientist in a special Cinema Room for our younger audience! This Cinema will be upstairs in the Visual Art Gallery and will be running from 10:30 am on Saturday!  Aldi are supplying the popcorn :-) ​

Brown Bag Films is among the most technically-advanced studios in the world, with full animation, picture and audio post-production facilities in-house. Their motto is simple: “We love animation.” In fact, they love it so much they've trademarked it! 'We Love Animation®'.

The studio’s much-loved TV shows are viewed by millions of children worldwide and include Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Karma’s World, Bing, Ridley Jones, Peter Rabbit, Wild Kratts, Olivia, Ada Twist Scientist, Vampirina, and Octonauts. 

The Group Creative Director of Brown Bag Films, Darragh O'Connell, is a proud silver medallist in Art for Kildare Community Games :-) 

​Darragh O’Connell co-founded Brown Bag Films in 1994 with Cathal Gaffney. He produced the short films ‘Give Up Yer Aul Sins’ which was nominated for an Oscar® at the 2002 Academy Awards®, and Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty which received an Oscar® nomination at the Academy Awards® in 2010.
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For more information, you can check them out on Facebook, Twitter  Instagram or at their website www.brownbagfilms.com.