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family · Monday 29 June 2026 · 9:00am to 2:00pm 
STARCAMP Summer Camp - Week 1
At Longford-Drumlish Community Sports Hub · Drumlish, Co. Longford
At Longford-Drumlish Community Sports Hub · Drumlish, Co. Longford
STARCAMP has been running summer camps across Ireland since 2007, and the Longford edition draws children from across the county every year. Week 1 runs at the Longford-Drumlish Community Sports Hub and packs five mornings with performing arts, games, and creative activities for children aged 4 to 12. If your child has energy to burn over the summer and you want something that does more than babysit them, this is a well-run programme with a genuine track record.
The 2026 theme is circus, and it runs through everything on the timetable. For younger children (ages 4-8, the STARCAMP group), that means clowning games, balance activities, singing, dancing, colourful circus crafts, treasure hunts, magic, and a teddy bear circus party - the week wraps up with a little circus show. Older children (ages 8-12, the STARCREW group) get a more advanced version: ringmaster skills, circus-style challenges, choreography, music, mystery-solving, and outdoor adventures. Both groups build confidence and teamwork in a group setting without it ever feeling like a school exercise.
Camp runs 9:00am to 2:00pm each day, with free early drop-off available from 8:45am. Sibling discounts apply, and multi-week bookings come with a price reduction. The base price is from €100 per week. Optional STARCAMP merchandise - including a t-shirt - can be added at booking. Medical information and allergy details are collected during registration, so the team comes prepared.
Drumlish is a small village in north Longford, sitting just off the N4 Dublin-to-Sligo road. Coming from Dublin, take the N4 northwest and exit for Drumlish - it is roughly 120km from Dublin, or about 90 minutes depending on traffic. From Longford town itself, it is around 15 minutes by car. The Community Sports Hub at Hillstreet (Eircode N39 V8N9) has a carpark on site. Bus Eireann services run along the N4 corridor with stops at Longford town, from where a local taxi or lift would be needed for the final stretch into Drumlish.
Drumlish is a quiet community village with a strong GAA tradition - the Longford Slashers have a connection to the wider county, and the sports hub itself was developed in 2020-2021 to give the community a proper facility for exactly this kind of activity. The surrounding countryside is typical gentle Longford farmland, good for a walk or drive between drop-off and pick-up. There is more to see in Drumlish and across Co. Longford.
Heading to Longford-Drumlish Community Sports Hub in Drumlish? Longford has plenty more to see. Read the Drumlish area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.