Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Galway, Ierland

Druk — Christmas break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic winter storms (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — February mid-term break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic winter storms (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — St Patrick's Day parade, Easter break in Ierland

• Festival

  St Patrick's Day parade

  14–17 mrtNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Easter break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Cuirt literature festival

  21–26 aprKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Galway Early Music Festival

  22–24 mei

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galway Early Music Festival (22–24 mei)

Topdrukte — Galway International Arts Festival, Galway Races

• Festival

  Galway Film Fleadh

  6–14 jul · meestalFilmfestival

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Galway International Arts Festival

  13–27 jul · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Galway Races

  25 jul – 4 aug · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Galway Races, Summer holidays in Ierland

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Galway Races (25 jul – 4 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Galway Oyster Festival

  24–30 sep · meestalPlukseizoenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Macnas Halloween parade, October mid-term break in Ierland

• Festival

  Macnas Halloween parade

  25 okt – 1 nov · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Macnas Halloween parade, Galway Christmas Market

• Opening

  Galway Christmas Market

  14 nov – 22 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Macnas Halloween parade (25 okt – 1 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Galway Christmas Market, Christmas break in Ierland

• Risico

  Atlantic winter storms

  1 dec – 28 feb · meestalWinterstormen & zware wind

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Galway Christmas Market (14 nov – 22 dec (meestal))