Galway Sessions festival - a taste of Connemara

Thu, Jun 04, 2015

THE GALWAY Sessions festival, the annual celebration of Irish folk, trad, and dance, returns from Monday June 15 to Sunday 21, with a special focus on Connemara's many and magnificent musicians, singers, and dancers.

Monroe's to bring Galway a Flavour of Brazil

Thu, Jun 04, 2015

FRIDAY JUNE 12 is Dia dos Namorados in Brazil, the Latin American nation's equivalent of Valentine’s Day, and to mark the occasion, Monroe’s Backstage Bar will host a night of Brazilian music and dance.

Roisin Dubh Art and Craft market

Thu, Jun 04, 2015

THE RÓISÍN Dubh Art and Craft market returns this Sunday to the Dominick Street venue, running from 1pm until 6pm, and hosting more than 20 local artists, craftspeople and designers.

Galway Gaming Tribes National Competition @ The Loft

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE GALWAY Street Fighter Community will host a day of competitive video games from 1pm to 8pm in The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street.

Galway Fringe Festival FundIt campaign

Thu, May 28, 2015

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival online FundIt campaign, to support the upcoming festival which runs from July 11 to 27, runs until Tuesday June 2, and the festival is appealing to the public for support.

Become a Friend of the Galway International Arts Festival

Thu, May 28, 2015

The Galway International Arts Festival recently launched its new Friends of the Festival 2015 programme, which allows participants in the scheme access to tickets, priority booking, and exclusive event invitations.

Galway International Arts Festival 2015 - full programme announced

Wed, May 27, 2015

A GIANT, bulbous whale floating in the sky; a woman transitioning to a man; Red Rock's Cathy Belton in a one-woman show; a new short play by Enda Walsh, and Crowded House's Tim Finn exploring his origins through song and story - this is just some of what is coming to the 2015 Galway International Arts Festival.

Fundraising night for Nepal and Africa

Thu, May 21, 2015

A FUNDRAISING night featuring comedy, impressions, a DJ, and a raffle, in aid of Nurture Africa and the Trocaire Nepal Appeal, takes place in The Cellar Bar on Friday May 29 at 8.30pm.

Galway Early Music Festival 2015

Thu, May 07, 2015

A FEAST of fools, ticking clocks, apocalyptic visions, and a time warp - time is of the essence at the 20th Galway Early Music Festival which runs from Thursday May 14 to Sunday 17.

Galway Early Music Festival returns in May

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

THE 20TH Galway Early Music Festival returns, from Thursday May 14 to Sunday 17, with ancient, medieval, Renaissance and baroque music and dance. This year’s theme is ‘Time’, focussing on the cycle of the seasons, the monastic hours, the ‘ages of man’, and the ages of the world.

Traid Phicnic 2015 - ceol agus craic in July

Wed, Apr 08, 2015

LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ and TG4 Musician of year 2014 Harry Bradley will be among the musicians coming to An Spidéal from Friday July 3 to Sunday 5 for the village’s fourth annual Traid Phicnic festival.

Kylemore Abbey to host arts festival First Thought talks

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

The Galway International Arts Festival will present a special edition of its popular First Thought talks programme in Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, on Sunday April 12.

Calling creatives to the Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival returns from July 11 to 27 with theatre, music, literature, art, dance, and Irish language events across the city and county.

Stagecoach summer camps

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

STAGECOACH GALWAY will run a season of drama and musicals workshops in St Mary’s College in July and August, culminating in a show by the end.

Alice The Musical summer camps run from July 13 to 17 for four to six-year-olds and six to 16-year-olds, while a Broadway themed Fame Jr course runs for 12 to 18-year-olds from August 4 to 8. Class sizes are kept small to just 17 per class. Early booking is advised through www.stagecoach.ie/galway or 091 - 556274.

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

SEACHTAIN NA Gaeilge returns for 2015 with, despite its name, a fortnight of Irish language, culture, and heritage events from Saturday February 28 to Tuesday March 17.

Éigse an Spidéil 2015

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

AN SPIDÉAL’S ANNUAL arts festival, Éigse an Spidéil, returns from Wednesday March 4 to Sunday 8, celebrating culture, community, development, and innovation in the area.

Galway Early Music Festival to celebrate 20th Birthday

Tue, Feb 17, 2015

A ROMP originally performed by teenage French choir members in the Middle Ages will be one of the central shows at this year’s Galway Early Music Festival which runs from Thursday May 14 to Sunday 17 and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Galway bands to feature in Patrick’s Day parade

Thu, Feb 12, 2015

THE 2015 St Patrick’s Day Parade will showcase the wealth of talented and imaginative bands, musicians, and community music groups, at work in the city.

Galway Theatre Festival fun fundraiser

Thu, Jan 29, 2015

COMEDY, MUSIC, and air guitar antics will be the order of the day at Lose Those January Blues!, a fundraising event for the Galway Theatre Festival.

€1 million target to make Thoor Ballylee a major cultural centre

Wed, Jan 14, 2015

FEBRUARY WILL see the launch of a major project to restore Thoor Ballylee and create a world class culture/education centre in time for the 150th anniversary of the birth of WB Yeats in June.

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