Galway Arts Festival 13-26 July 09
The pulse of Galway's culture brought about the birth of the Galway Arts Festival some three decades ago and what started out as a modest street festival is now a huge production of theatre, street performances, dance, poetry readings, music concerts and much more.
Festival Highlights
The programme for this year's Arts Festival is now available! Visit our dedicated Arts Festival page in the Main Festivals section to get a detailed rundown on this year's highlights. From Shakespeare to Tommy Tiernan to Primal Scream, there's something to suit everyone!
Everything you wanted to know about Festivals in Galway!
Welcome to the Galway Festivals website, the first website dedicated to the festival capital of Ireland, Galway. Here you will find information about the multitude of festivals that are on in Galway throughout the year. We are now well into festival season following on from the amazing two weeks that was the Volvo Ocean Race stopover and would invite you to check out what's coming up in the next few months.
From the excitement of the Galway Races to the diversity of the programme in the Galway Arts Festival and the Cuirt Literature Festival. From the challenge of the Connemara Marathon to the fun of the Babaro International Arts Festival for Children. It is all here!
The content and information on this website is current and regularly updated and you will find lots of ideas of things to do while you are in Galway along with links to the official sites of all the featured festivals. So click through & browse, book accommodation, find out more, plan your future breaks and enjoy!
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Accommodation in Galway
Whether you are here for the culture or the oysters, Galway has the perfect hotel to suit your needs. Our booking engine on the top left of all pages, features 50 hotels to cater to all tastes and budgets! Book online today!
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