National Play Day is an initiative of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and each year the Department provides funds to support Local Authorities in delivering a programme of activities to support National Play Day.
The aim of National Play Day is to promote play and recreation opportunities for children and young people across the country.
In 2025, events for National Play Day can take place on any day or combination of days between 5th July and 13th July 2025 inclusive. The theme for 2025 is ‘The Power of Play’
In recent years Waterford City & County Council, in collaboration with Waterford Sports Partnership, has used the funding for the following initiatives in Waterford:
Planning for National Play Day 2025 is underway and information on planned events will be available here as soon as it is available.
