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Concert pianist and artistic director of Music for Galway Finghin Collins will offer his own flourishing finish to the city’s 44th International Concert Season at St. Joseph’s Church next Wednesday, April 29, at 7.30pm.

Support from these sponsors is central to making GIAF possible and enables the festival to offer almost a third of its programme free to the public.

The line-up for this year’s Galway International Arts Festival is imminent, and organisers are keen to highlight how important the vital role Friends of the Festival play in bringing this world-renowned event to audiences each year.

The festival is an initiative of Age & Opportunity, an organisation which brings people together from all over Ireland to foster and inspire creativity among older people.

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A truly stellar line-up of musicians from Wigmore Hall, the home of London’s chamber music, will visit Galway city in March.

Leading Irish musicians, tenor Gavan Ring and pianist Fiachra Garvey, will perform Ballads of a Bogman in St Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road, on Wednesday, February 11, at 7.30pm.

The Arts Council is currently inviting expressions of interest from artists and arts professionals interested in being part of its peer panels, which play a key role in decisions on funding applications.

Galway’s winter cultural calendar is set for a major highlight this January as Music for Galway announces details of its much-anticipated Midwinter Festival 2026, titled The Quartet Extends. Running from Friday, January 23, until Sunday, January 25, at the Town Hall Theatre, the festival promises a rich celebration of chamber music, creativity and collaboration, and, in the words of its organisers, “total indulgence”.

Galway City Council Arts office is now rolling out 2026 grants and bursary schemes aimed at supporting local arts organisations and practitioners to produce engaging and inclusive arts programmes for Galway city.