The 3rd European Sport for All Games will take place in Limerick from 7th - 10th August 2026.
The five-day Games will bring together over 250 participants from 26 European delegations, transforming parks, streets and public spaces into a vibrant and colourful celebration of traditional sports, games, heritage and culture. Demonstrations and performances will take place across the city, and people of all ages and abilities are welcome to take part.
The Games are being organised by Limerick Sports Partnership and TAFISA in collaboration with Limerick City and County Council, University of Limerick, Sport Ireland, and co-funded by the European Union.
Festival Programme
Friday 7th August
- 10am-4pm: Come and try all the activities in one location:
Mary Immaculate College Campus
- 10am-4pm: “How Sport and Physical Activity can impact Culture” Conference
Mary Immaculate College
- 6pm-8pm: Official Opening Ceremony
King John’s Castle
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th August @ 11am - 4pm
Come and try activities in the following locations:
All locations:
- GAA (Ireland)
- Tchoukball (France)
- Dance (International Dance Organization – Denmark)
- Dance (Grüne Funken Oberelspe – Germany)
- Dance Sport (Malta)
- Dodgeball (Irish Dodgeball Association)
Arthur's Quay Park
- Gymnastics for All & Trampolining (Estonia)
- Tamburello (Italy)
- Break the Line Challenge & Blindfold Trust Circle (Romania)
- Traditional Folk Wrestling (Serbia)
- Various Target Games (Spain)
- Various Target Games (Türkiye)
Honan's Quay
- Eisstockschießen (Austria)
- Shuffleboard/Jeux de Palets, Disc Golf, Sarbacanes/Blowpipes, Quilles/Skittles, Tug of War/Tir a la Corde, and Barrel Rollers (France)
- Cheese Wheel Rolling, La Ruzzola, Il Ruzzolone (Italy)
Hunt Museum Garden
- Czech Relay Games (Czechia)
- Ring Whip Cracking, Pulli Dog, and Horseshoe Throw (Hungary)
- Draughts (Italy)
- Novuss (Latvia)
- 7½, Canut, Three in a row (Spain – Valencia)
People's Park
- Pljočkanje (Croatia)
- Spike Ball (Lithuania)
- Sjoelen/Shuffleboard (Netherlands)
- Ducza, Pierścieniówka, Polish Ringo (Poland)
- Škuljanje (Slovenia)
- YOU.FO (Netherlands – new sport)
- Disc Golf (All Ireland Disc Golf Association)
- Kho Kho (India)
- Field Archery (International Field Archery Association – Ireland)
Nicholas Street
- Movement Games (Denmark)
- Martial Arts/ Blindfolded Stick Fighting (Georgia)
- Skittles (Spain)
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Various Locations Throughout Limerick City
