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Galway

Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth-largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact. Wikivoyage

Population 83,456 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland
Tourist office · 400 m Galway Tourist Information Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Galway African Film Festival

    May

    Galway African Film Festival (GAFF) was an annual African film festival which took place annually in Galway in Ireland in late May / early June.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Galway Film Fleadh

    July

    The Galway Film Fleadh (pronounced [fʲlʲaː]; Irish for "festival") is an international film festival founded in 1989 as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Describing itself as Ireland’s leading film festival, the event is held every July in Galway, Ireland.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. Galway International Arts Festival

    July

    Galway International Arts Festival features music, theatre and exhibitions every year for two weeks in late July

  4. Galway Races

    July – October

    Ballybrit Race Track, also known as Galway Racecourse, is a horse race course in County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballybrit, in the environs of Castlegar, just north of the N6 Bóthar na dTreabh, c.6 km northeast of Galway city.

    Official site Wikipedia

  5. Galway Oyster Festival

    September

    Galway Oyster Festival has the World Oyster Opening Championship, where lads race to open 30 oysters as fast as possible. Also has oyster tastings and tours of oyster farms. It's on Friday–Sunday of the last week of September

  6. Galway Comedy Festival

    October

    Galway Comedy Festival features popular Irish, British and international comedians every year for a week in late October. Past headliners have included names such as Deirdre O'Kane, Dara Ó Briain, Russell Howard and Rhod Gilbert

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Galway); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

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