O que acontece em Galway, Irlanda, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Christmas break em Irlanda, férias escolares em 7 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Atlantic winter storms (1 Dez – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Movimentado — February mid-term break em Irlanda, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Atlantic winter storms (1 Dez – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — St Patrick's Day parade, Easter break em Irlanda

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  St Patrick's Day parade

  14–17 MarFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Easter break em Irlanda, férias escolares em 6 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

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  Cuirt literature festival

  21–26 AbrFestival de artesReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos melhores meses em clima

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  Galway Early Music Festival

  22–24 Mai

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Summer holidays em Irlanda, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em junho.

Ainda em andamento: Galway Early Music Festival (22–24 Mai)

Lotação máxima — Galway International Arts Festival, Galway Races

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  Galway Film Fleadh

  6–14 Jul · normalmenteFestival de cinema

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Galway International Arts Festival

  13–27 Jul · normalmenteLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Galway Races

  25 Jul – 4 Ago · normalmenteEvento esportivoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Galway Races, Summer holidays em Irlanda

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Galway Races (25 Jul – 4 Ago (normalmente))

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

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  Galway Oyster Festival

  24–30 Set · normalmenteTemporada de coletaReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Macnas Halloween parade, October mid-term break em Irlanda

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  Macnas Halloween parade

  25 Out – 1 Nov · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Macnas Halloween parade, Galway Christmas Market

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  Galway Christmas Market

  14 Nov – 22 Dez · normalmenteNatal e Ano-NovoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Macnas Halloween parade (25 Out – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Galway Christmas Market, Christmas break em Irlanda

• Risco

  Atlantic winter storms

  1 Dez – 28 Fev · normalmenteTempestades e ventanias de inverno

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Galway Christmas Market (14 Nov – 22 Dez (normalmente))