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Just as the nights grow darker and the veil between worlds feels a little thinner, the trio will arrive at the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, October 31, at 8pm.

Galway is getting into the spirit of the season as Blas na Samhna – A Taste of November returns for 2026, bringing food, folklore and autumnal flavours to venues across the city and county.

Ballybane Community Hub has announced a series of upcoming events for the local community, including a Halloween-themed cookery demonstration, free health screening and an evening of classic board games.

GAA-mad children from Athlone and the wider Midlands region can learn more about Ireland’s ancient sport from the time of Setanta right up to the era of Cian Lynch!

The Irish Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association held its eighth Annual 5K Charity Walk on Saturday, June 18, in aid of three local charities; COPE Galway, Croí Heart and Stroke Foundation and The Galway Simon Community, raising over €8,000 with donations still coming in.

Údarás na Gaeltachta has welcomed Galway County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a whiskey distillery, shop, café, tasting bar and heritage centre at Páirc Ghnó Charna, Roisín na Maithniach, Carna. Údarás had applied for planning permission for the facility on behalf of Drioglann Iarthar na Gaillimhe Teoranta.

Blas na Bealtaine, a new food festival for Galway taking place throughout the month of May, will feature a variety of events across the city and county in the coming weeks.

Blas na Bealtaine, a new food festival for Galway taking place throughout the month of May, will feature a variety of events across the city and county in the coming weeks.

Prior to 1961, public performance of Irish traditional music in Galway took place primarily in the form of céilís in large dancehalls — namely in the Hangar, the Commercial and the Astaire. These were enormously popular — remember the hundreds of bicycles parked outside the Hangar on a Sunday night — but they began to go out of fashion in the sixties and were regarded as old fashioned and backward.

The Galway Hooker Sailing Club, in partnership with The Salthill Village, Blackrock Cottage, the Grainne Mhaol Rowing Club, and Galway City Council is excited to announce the revival of An To?stal, (The Gathering), a celebration of Galway’s maritime life and seafaring customs.