Events
Christy Moore at the Black Box
Christy Moore joins Declan Sinnott
Lloyd Cole plays The Róisín Dubh
Galway Early Music Festival 2009
May 15th - 17th 2009 - Galway Early Music Festival draws from the medieval history of Galway City, and features medieval, renaissance and baroque music and dance.
Volvo Ocean Race 2009
May 23rd to June 6th 2009 - The Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover Festival will take place in Galway City from the 23rd May - 6th June, and the docks area will be transformed with the arrival of the spectacular Volvo 70 fleet following their high-speed dash across the Atlantic from Boston.
DruidSynge: The Playboy of the Western World
June 2nd to 6th 2009 - A story of love, rivalry and betrayal - a rich encounter with one of Ireland's most beloved dramatists
Imelda May plays the Black Box
Imelda May plays the Black Box Theatre in June 11th 2009, taking to the stage at 8pm.
Galway Sessions
June 15th - 21st 2009 - The Galway Sessions is an annual week-long event with an expansive programme featuring concerts, folk-club gigs, open-air events, and a fun, music packed session trail.
Galway Film Fleadh (Festival) 2009
July 7th - 12th 2009 - The Galway Film Fleadh, a six day international film event held every July, welcomes a diversity of filmmaking from around the world. The Fleadh is very much a filmmakers’ festival, and attracts directors, actors, cinematographers and artists of all generations and cultural backgrounds, who present their work before their peers.
Galway Arts Festival 2009
July 13th to 26th 2009 (Including the Macnas Parade) - Galway Arts Festival is Ireland's largest annual arts festival, taking place each July in the city of Galway. Founded in 1978, the Festival collaborates with artists and companies throughout the world to produce and present an international programme of theatre, spectacle, dance, visual arts, music, literature & comedy involving hundreds of artists and performers.
Galway Races - Summer Festival Race Meeting 2009
July 27th - August 2nd 2009
Clarinbridge Oyster Festival 2009
September 11th - 13th 2009
Galway International Oyster Festival 2009
September 24th - 27th 2009
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children 2009
October 12th - 18th 2009. Begun in 1997, Baboró is recognised as the leading Irish Arts Festival devoted exclusively to children.
Galway Junior Film Fleadh 2009
Nov 10th - 14th 2009 - The Junior Film Fleadh was founded with the aim of addressing young people as a distinctive cinema-going audience in a way that caters for their particular needs and tastes.
Galway Jazz Festival 2009
November 20th to 23rd - the Galway Jazz Festival presents a weekend of leading local, national and international jazz artists in a broad range of venues in Galway City.
