The Skerries Wild Bee Festival, now in its fifth year, is a family-friendly event with bee themed crafts and activities for children as well as educational events and lectures suited to serious nature lovers both amateurs and experts.

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Join us in celebrating our pollinator pals with a weekend of walks, talks, workshops, storytelling, arts, crafts and family fun at Skerries Mills Community Garden.

The much-loved Skerries Annual Wild Bee Festival is back for 2026, taking place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June at Skerries Mills.

This year’s festival programme includes a fantastic line-up of speakers, guided walks and hands-on activities, with something for everyone from curious beginners and families to gardeners, nature lovers and pollinator enthusiasts.

Throughout the weekend, visitors can enjoy sessions including Naomi Lavelle’s Family Pollinator Science Workshop, Sarah Larragy on RestPoll and the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, Brian Seales’ Plant Walk in Skerries Mills Wildflower Meadow, Kate Harrington’s Basic Bumblebee Identification Workshop, Charlie Heasman’s talk on the weird and wonderful interactions of plants and pollinators, and a Birdwatch Ireland Bird Walk with Cathal Copeland.

There will also be face painting, arts and crafts stalls, storytelling and family-friendly activities across the weekend.

What to expect:

• The Skerries Annual Wild Bee Festival is very family friendly and the talks and walks programme caters to the amateur gardeners as well as the experts.
• It takes place outdoors for the most part at the site of our Community Garden - with stalls under marquees.
• The ground is gravelly but relatively even and therefore accessible for buggies and wheelchairs.
• There are bike stands for locking up your wheels.
• The Mills Cafe offers breakfast and lunch menus.
• Our stalls will have arts and craft activities for children and grown-ups.
• You will be able to buy merchandise as a memento and support our community garden.
• The walks and talks are bookable and free and donations are very welcome.
• The weather is very unpredictable but the festival will go ahead in sunshine or rain!