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Misleór Festival of Nomadic Cultures returns to Galway

Wed, Sep 18, 2024

Paddy Keenan, musician, formerly of The Bothy Band, a renowned custodian of the Traveller piping tradition.

Europe’s only annual festival of nomadic cultures, Galway based Misleór has launched their 2024 programme. The programme features a vibrant mix of music, film, talks, poetry, storytelling, workshops and art exhibitions. The Misleór Festival of Nomadic Cultures will connect nomadic peoples from around the world and showcase their artistry at over 25 events over four days. ?

The festival takes place from September 26th to 29th.?The theme this year is: Custodians: Keepers of Culture, and it recognises and celebrates nomadic peoples as guardians of music, song, dance, stories, skills and knowledge.

Misleór, which means ‘wanderer’ in the Irish Traveller language Cant, was established in 2019 by the Galway Traveller Movement.?In 2024, the festival features contributions from the Traveller, Roma, Sámi, Mongolian, Inuit, and Romany Gypsy communities.?


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