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A seachrán can be a wandering vagabond, a clever rogue, maybe astray in the head as well as abroad, and the play that made the word infamous in nineteenth century America returns to Galway this summer, for the first time since 1982.

There is something transformative about summer in Galway. It arrives not simply as a change in weather, but as a change in atmosphere, energy and possibility. The city seems to stretch its arms towards the Atlantic, welcoming visitors, artists, students, entrepreneurs and dreamers from across Ireland and around the world. Streets fill with colour, music drifts through the air, cafés spill onto pavements, and every corner seems alive with conversation and creativity. Summer in Galway is not just a season; it is an experience that defines the city and helps shape its future.

This Friday, February 6, Saturday, February 7, and on Friday, February 27, all at 8pm, the Glenamaddday Players bring this two-hander ‘home’ before touring it to drama festivals across the country next month.

Written by renowned children’s author Mary Murphy with an original score by award-winning composer Tom Lane, the production will be presented in both English and Irish language versions.

In her first major gig since selling out the Galway International Arts Festival’s Big Top this summer, legendary jazz and blues singer, Mary Coughlan, plays the Black Box Theatre, next Friday, December 19.

The Saw Doctors will play the Heineken Big Top on Friday, July 24 2026 as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

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An exhibition of just 50 of his thousands of photos will be launched in The Kenny Gallery during the Galway International Arts Festival to document the fiftieth anniversary of another stalwart of modern Galway city: the Druid Theatre Company.

The Town Hall Theatre has just launched an exciting programme of events for July - September 2025 that will entertain and enthral!

Each year Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh join forces to bring to Galway some of the most exciting music acts to play at the iconic Heineken Big Top.