Classical Kids Interactive Concert: Wind at The Lark, Balbriggan

What to Expect

Classical Kids Interactive Concert: Wind is an interactive concert designed for children aged 0-8 and their families, built around singing, movement and games as much as straight listening. This edition focuses on wind instruments, part of a wider series from ClassicalKids.ie that also covers strings, traditional Irish music and opera at different dates, giving young audiences a proper, hands-on introduction to a range of instrument families rather than a single passive concert.

It’s presented by the Irish Institute of Music & Song in partnership with ClassicalKids.ie, with support from Fingal County Council, and is aimed at making live classical music accessible and genuinely enjoyable for very young children rather than something they have to sit still through. For parents in Balbriggan, Skerries or Rush, it’s a rare chance to bring toddlers and young kids to a live, interactive music event locally rather than travelling into the city for something similar.

The Lark in Balbriggan has become a regular venue for this kind of family and community programming, and events aimed specifically at the 0-8 age group are relatively hard to find outside Dublin city centre, so this is a genuinely useful addition to what’s on offer for young families in north Fingal. Musicians typically bring the actual instruments being featured for kids to see and hear up close, which tends to land better with younger children than a standard seated concert.

Good to Know

• Sunday 9 August 2026, 11:00am
• The Lark, Balbriggan
• Aimed at children aged 0-8 and their families
• Focus on wind instruments, part of a wider Classical Kids series
• Presented by the Irish Institute of Music & Song and ClassicalKids.ie, supported by Fingal County Council
• Check the Explore Fingal listing for booking details and price

Getting There

Balbriggan is on the Dublin to Belfast rail line and served by regular Iarnrod Eireann and Dublin Bus/Go-Ahead services from the city, roughly 45 minutes from Dublin city centre. The Lark is within the town, an easy walk from Balbriggan train station, with parking available around the town centre.