For 70 years, since 1954, the Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival has celebrated a timeless, unchanging Irish tradition and treasure, and the ongoing pleasure given by our native oysters.
To celebrate both the 70th anniversary of this iconic festival and the start of oyster season, restaurants throughout the city and county are giving the humble oyster and all of the fruits of the sea pride of place on their menus. Galway’s leading chefs all have a profound grá and respect for the Irish native oyster as a key ingredient on their menus.
The 2024 Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival Seafood Trail features 16 of the city’s leading seafood establishments from McDonagh’s world-renowned seafood restaurant on Quay St, to the city’s best known oyster houses Tigh Neachtain and Chef JP McMahon’s Aniar. The trail extends all the way out from the city to Blackrock Cottage and then joins up with the BIM “Taste the Atlantic” Bay Coast Seafood Trail along the Wild Atlantic Way.
The 70th Anniversary of the Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival takes place from Friday 27th - Sunday 29th September at the Festival Marquee in Nimmo’s Pier, Galway and is supported by Failte Ireland and BIM.
