Qué hay en Galway, Irlanda, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Christmas break en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 7 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic winter storms (1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente))

Concurrido — February mid-term break en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic winter storms (1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — St Patrick's Day parade, Easter break en Irlanda

• Festival

  St Patrick's Day parade

  14–17 MarFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  A long weekend of trad sessions and family events ends with the parade on the 17th, from University Road over the Salmon Weir Bridge to Eyre Square. Pubs in the Latin Quarter are packed by midday. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Easter break en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Cuirt literature festival

  21–26 AbrFestival de artesReserva pronto

  One of Ireland's oldest literary festivals brings Irish and international writers to the Town Hall Theatre and smaller venues for readings, talks and workshops. Popular events sell out. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Festival

  Galway Early Music Festival

  22–24 May

  Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music in churches and halls, with street performances, dance and costumed re-enactment around the city centre over a long weekend. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Galway Early Music Festival (22–24 May)

Máxima afluencia — Galway International Arts Festival, Galway Races

• Festival

  Galway Film Fleadh

  6–14 Jul · normalmenteFestival de cine

  Ireland's main film festival runs for six days in early July, with premieres at the Town Hall Theatre and a market alongside it. It lands the week before the arts festival, so July gets busy early. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Galway International Arts Festival

  13–27 Jul · normalmenteMucha genteReserva pronto

  Two weeks of theatre, big-tent gigs and street spectacle that turn the whole city into the venue. Accommodation is gone months ahead and the campsites out at Salthill fill with it. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Galway Races

  25 Jul – 4 Ago · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha genteReserva pronto

  Seven days at Ballybrit from the last Monday of July, and the city runs on it: shuttle buses, hats, and hotel rates that treble. Ladies' Day on the Thursday is the one that fills the trains. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Galway Races, Summer holidays en Irlanda

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Galway Races (25 Jul – 4 Ago (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Festival

  Galway Oyster Festival

  24–30 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de recolecciónReserva pronto

  The last weekend of September, the first weekend of the native oyster season, and a shucking championship on the Claddagh. Running since 1954, and it still empties the bars of the Latin Quarter into a marquee. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Macnas Halloween parade, October mid-term break en Irlanda

• Festival

  Macnas Halloween parade

  25 Oct – 1 Nov · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  Giant puppets and drums through the dark streets on the Halloween weekend, drawing crowds in the tens of thousands. It is free, it is one night, and the route is packed an hour beforehand. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Macnas Halloween parade, Galway Christmas Market

• Apertura

  Galway Christmas Market

  14 Nov – 22 Dic · normalmenteNavidad y Año NuevoMucha gente

  Eyre Square is boarded over with chalets and a big wheel from mid-November until just before Christmas. It is the busiest the city gets outside July, and it is dark by half four. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Macnas Halloween parade (25 Oct – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Galway Christmas Market, Christmas break en Irlanda

• Riesgo

  Atlantic winter storms

  1 Dic – 28 Feb · normalmenteTemporales de invierno

  Most named storms reach Ireland in winter, and Galway takes them head on: gales close the Salthill promenade, cancel Aran Islands ferries and flights, and can push the sea into Spanish Arch and the Claddagh. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Galway Christmas Market (14 Nov – 22 Dic (normalmente))