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The Saturday Market at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church is a Galway tradition that goes back some 800 years. It was a fruit and vegetable market which expanded greatly at this time of the year when the farmers brought in large numbers of turkeys and geese for sale.

Galway City centre is due to get even more Christmassy this weekend as Tiny Traders returns to open their annual Christmas market in Edward Square tomorrow.

In just 15 days time, the festive spirit will hit Galway when the Christmas Market Galway opens in Eyre Square, kicking off eight weeks of fun and frolics in the city centre.

With a festive atmosphere very much to the fore, the Athlone Christmas Market will be a focal point within the town’s Civic Square with cabins open for shop local trade from today (Thursday, December 15) until Sunday, December 18.

The Westside Christmas Market Committee is delighted to welcome back Westside Christmas Market and Family Day to its calendar of activities. The event takes place today Thursday Dec 8 and all are welcome to come along and join in the festivities.

Sometimes you visit a store and your breath will be taken away. That is what will happen when you take a trip to Home Gallery’s showroom at Briarhill Business Park.

Galway’s popular Christmas Market in Eyre Square returns next week, with organisers promising a plethora of scrumptious seasonal treats and a large variety of crafts and experiences. It also represents a considerable boost for the city as research has shown that for every €1 spent in the market, €3 is spent in city businesses.

Ballinahown Community Development Association will host its first ever Christmas market on Tuesday, December 21.

The popularity of the Athlone Christmas Market was clearly evident this past weekend as members of the public flocked en masse to sample the various wares on offer from local producers within the surrounds of the civic square in the heart of the town.

For many people, the Christmas market takes place in Eyre Square and involves a big wheel, hurdy-gurdies and German beer tents. For others, it is part of a Galway tradition that goes back some 800 years under the shadow of the old grey St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. This was the fruit and vegetable market which expanded greatly at this time of the year with the big influx of turkeys and geese for sale.