Auditions and excitement for Renmore pantomime

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Renmore Pantomime Society’s 46th annual production will be Goldilocks and The Three Bears for an online generation.

For the Love of Gort

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Creatives from Gort Arts will host their third annual member exhibition, opening this Saturday, September 19, in the Michael Kennedy Pottery Studio.

Autumn edition of Crannóg magazine

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Galway’s international literary magazine, Crannóg, will launch its 65th issue next Friday, September 25 in the The Crane Bar on Sea Road, at 6.30pm.

'Tons' of culture across county on Friday

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Culture Night is not just for latte sippers in town with notions, but also celebrates modern, rural Ireland - this year most noticeably in Ballinasloe with a unique rumble of machinery beating the background rhythms to agricultural life.

New art space interrogates landscape

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Taking place at the newly opened Satellite Projects & Studios on Fr Griffin Place, folús will add to Galway’s growing visual arts scene, bringing together a diverse group of artists and writers for an exhibition centred on the histories, mythologies and possible futures embedded in landscape.

Writers’ group releases new collection and memoir

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

The community writing group’s 2027 Write-on Anthology and The Boy in the Bed by Frank Fahy, will be launched at the Clybaun Hotel on Friday, September 18, at 3pm.

Trio aim to colour the air with chamber music

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

Three celebrated, international musicians with Irish roots will combine their talents for an afternoon of colourful, virtuosic chamber music at St Joseph’s Church on Presentation Road, next Sunday, September 20, at 3pm.

Launch party for 2026 Comedy Festival

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

After months of careful curation, talent scouting and cajoling, organisers of the Galway Comedy Festival are going for a well-earned pint and a chuckle tomorrow, Friday, September 11, in Mary Mullen’s Bar, at 6.30pm, to show off their 2026 line-up to a select few, before its publication next week.

Late night at the museum

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

The thirtieth anniversary showing of a seminal TV documentary, live music and explaining a unique flag display will all form part of this month’s evening entertainments at Galway City Museum on Thursday, September 24.

Choir seeks singers to tackle Dvořák

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

Galway Choral Association (GCA) is a mixed-voice community choir, with openings for men and women who would like to join it to perform a beautiful, four-part piece of choral music.

Porcelain expresses fragility of loss for Tuam survivors

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

The sacred site of Knockma Hill overlooks the plains of Tuam where St Mary's Mother and Baby Home operated from 1925 to 1961, and its survivors have sited their experiences on it through the ancient art of shaping clay.

Have your caricature cartooned on Culture Night

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

The Galway Cartoon Festival is hosting a special cartoon and painting event at the Town Hall Theatre, for Culture Night, on Friday, September 18.

Dutch mutiny in Tuam

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

Young artists from Galway and The Netherlands are to perform at the Mall Theatre in Tuam for Culture Night on Friday, September 18.

EU presidency offers chance to exhibit Galway's arts

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

A Special Made in Galway showcase will be the city and county’s contribution to Cultúr 2026, the official cultural programme of Ireland’s current Presidency of the European Union.

EU presidency offers chance to exhibit Galway’s arts

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

A special Made in Galway showcase will be the city and county’s contribution to Cultúr 2026, the official cultural programme of Ireland’s current Presidency of the European Union.

The National Symphony Orchestra will perform in Cellissimo

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

With the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s death approaching next year, Music for Galway’s 45th International Concert Season is inspired by classical music’s German revolutionary.

Did Irish patriots inspire America?

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

For the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society will host a public talk interrogating aspects of connexion between Ireland and revolutionary America.

Sheepish take on sensitive issues

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

A play tackling topics as complex as sexual assault and identity – from the perspective of a sheep – will return to Galway for one night only on Tuesday, November 10, at 8pm.

Ravers reunion at Róisín's

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

Thirty years after their formation, and six years after the passing of producer extraordinaire Andrew Wetherall, the Sabres of Paradise will play Galway in 2027.

Knockout funk

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

Inspired by boxer Katie Taylor’s final fight in Croke Park this weekend, Galway pop singer-songwriter Daniel Cohen will release a new single tomorrow, Friday, September 4.

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