Family Fun Day

Join us on 28^th February 2026 for the 'Engineering Our Future: Family Fun Day' in Alice Perry Engineering Building at University of Galway, where we celebrate Engineering as part of the Engineers Week 2026! The Family Fun Day will provide plenty of science and engineering shows, workshops and hands-on activities that will inspire young (and older!!) people and help them learn about the world around us!

This is a free event running between 10am - 4pm on 28^th February 2026. Most activities do not require pre-booking. For shows, a limited number of tickets can be booked in advance using the links given in the table below. The shows will have free tickets available on the day on a first-come-first-served basis. 

The event is supported by Engineers Ireland West, Construct Innovate, Arup and MaREI Centre.

Free parking for visitors will be available on 28^th February 2026 throughout the main campus (staff & student parking). Please, park in designated places only. A campus map is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/buildings/maps/ 

Zinc café  will be open between 10am-2pm on the day in the Alice Perry Engineering building for teas, coffees and light snacks. If you would like to bring a packed lunch, there are water stations and places available to sit inside in the Alice Perry Engineering building and outside. 

*If accessing on your mobile phone, please turn the phone into landscape mode for better view of the table.

For any queries contact:
Jamie Goggins (jamie.goggins@universityofgalway.ie),
Magdalena Hajdukiewicz (magdalena.hajdukiewicz@universityofgalway.ie) or
William Finnegan (william.finnegan@universityofgalway.ie).