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There are many cultural architects of the Galway that emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. There was a creative energy abroad then, a sense that the old, austere order could be challenged and that a small city on the western edge of Europe could imagine itself differently. That decade conceived the Galway International Arts Festival, the Galway Advertiser, Druid and a growing community of musicians, artists, writers, journalists and performers who all contributed to that transformation.

The world-renowned masters of storytelling and pioneers of imagination have called this anniversary performance on Sunday, October 25, Fíain – a celebration of the wild heart of the West.

Macnas, noun: The frolic-like behaviour of a young calf let out to grass for the first time after being kept in all winter; joyous abandonment; dalliance, wantonness.

The announcement of the Galway International Arts Festival 2026 programme arrives with a sense of scale and confidence that underscores its position as one of Europe’s most dynamic multidisciplinary arts festivals.

Locations across County Galway figure prominently in the Government’s latest plan for developing a truly bilingual public service.

The role of Macnas in the cultural history of Galway is set to be enhanced with the creation in the city of a year-round Macnas Visitor Experience.

Macnas have announced their Halloween spectacle, An Treun: The Summoning of the Lost, a spectacular, shape-shifting parade inspired by a long-lost tale by Dracula author Bram Stoker and the haunting call of the practically vanished Corncrake on Sunday, October 26 at 5.30pm.

Macnas have announced their Halloween spectacle, An Treun: The Summoning of the Lost, a spectacular, shape-shifting parade inspired by a long-lost tale by Dracula author Bram Stoker and the haunting call of the practically vanished Corncrake on Sunday, October 26 at 5.30pm.

As summer swoons through its August swansong, Macnas has revealed plans for its Hallowe’en spectacle, An Treun – The Summoning of the Lost.

Local councillors are expected to dredge up the legacy of the 2020 City of Culture celebrations at the first full Galway City Council meeting of 2025 next week.