#ThinkLanguages Week 2026
#ThinkLanguages Week 2026
Registration is now open!
Registration is now open for #ThinkLanguages Week 2026. This year events will be taking place nationwide during the week of 16 – 20 November 2026.
Join thousands of TY students from across Ireland in a festival of languages and cultures. Enjoy inspirational talks, engaging language-filled workshops, and compete against schools nationwide in our fun and interactive #ThinkLanguages Quiz. Over 21,000 students across 240 schools took part last year!
Partners for 2026
We are delighted to welcome back the Irish Film Institute, Cultural Institutes, Gaisce and universities from across Ireland who will be bringing #ThinkLanguages beyond the school gates. Why not catch a foreign language film at one of the IFI cinemas or visit a third level campus to experience language learning in a whole new context! For more info, see our Partners page.
Europa Experience
Celebrate #ThinkLanguages Week’s recognition as an Associated Event of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026 with a trip to one of Dublin’s most multilingual venues! At Europa Experience, students can explore how the European Union works through interactive multimedia exhibits available in 24 different languages. For more information, visit the #ThinkLanguages Partners page.
EU Presidency in Ireland
#ThinkLanguages is now recognised as an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026! The event contributes to multilingualism, youth engagement, and intercultural understanding through language learning. This pairs well with the Deapartment of Foreign Affairs involvement for another year and their a Career for EU strategy!
Get ready to enter our competitions!
We will once again run two amazing competitions this year: the Champion Team Vlog Competition and the Individual Poster Competition. The winning Champion Team will jet off to Brussels, courtesy of our partners at the Department of Foreign Affairs, while the top posters will each receive an amazing prize! Find out more about our competitions here.
The aims of #ThinkLanguages Week are to:
• Celebrate languages together in schools, universities and organisations on a national level
• Support teachers to create space in the school calendar to showcase languages and what they offer beyond the classroom
• Excite and engage TY students about the languages and cultures around them within the school, wider community and around the world
• Promote inclusion and the many personal, social, professional, and cultural benefits of language learning
• Encourage TY students to choose languages at senior cycle and into third level education
• Engage with the local community to raise awareness of the benefits of language skills
Want to know more?
• Check out the #ThinkLanguages page on our website for all the latest information.
• There is a Facebook group for teachers in registered schools to exchange ideas and ask questions. You can join in the conversation here.
• Find out more about our competitions here.
• If you have any further queries, please contact us.