St Fintan's GAA Family Fun Day, Ballymore

What to Expect

St Fintan’s GAA runs a family fun day at its grounds in Ballymore on Saturday 22 August, starting at 2pm. Club fun days in Wexford follow a familiar shape: the pitch and surrounding field are given over to games and activities for children, the clubhouse handles food and refreshments, and the afternoon doubles as one of the club’s main fundraising and membership events of the summer. Everything runs on volunteer labour from club members and parents.

Late August is the natural slot for it. The county’s underage seasons are winding towards their conclusion, the schools are about to go back, and the club gets a last chance to bring in families who have been coming to matches all summer. Ballymore is a small rural settlement, so this is genuinely a local afternoon rather than a tourist event, which is exactly what makes it worth going to if you want to see how a Wexford GAA club actually operates outside of a championship match day. Contact the club through its own channels for the running order and any pre-booking, since details of individual activities tend to be finalised in the fortnight beforehand.

Good to Know

• Saturday 22 August 2026, from 2pm
• St Fintan’s GAA grounds, Ballymore, Co. Wexford
• Family fun day run by the club, with activities for children
• Admission and activity charges are set by the club; check locally for prices
• Outdoors on club grounds, so weather dependent
• Follow the club’s own social channels for the final programme and any weather calls

Getting There

Ballymore is a small rural townland in County Wexford, reached on local roads off the main routes through the county. There is no scheduled public transport to the grounds, so driving is the only practical way in. GAA clubs in rural Wexford usually park cars in a field beside the pitch on event days, which can get soft after rain, so a car with reasonable clearance is worth having if the weather has been poor in the preceding days. Allow extra time on narrow approach roads if the day is well attended.