Siamsa 14-06-23

Vito Sputnik who have been playing in venues all over the west are organising their first Milonga in Galway tonight – They Dropped by Flirt FM earlier in the week to play some Tangos and talk music Galway Folk Festival kicked off on Tuesday for it’s second year with Steve…

Live from Nuns Island for Cruinniú na nÓg: June 10th

Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland’s national day of free creativity for children and young people under-18, takes place on Saturday June 10.Galway Arts Centre’s Nuns Island Theatre will host an array of events from 11am to 5pm – for young people and by young people – covering theatre, film, visual arts,…

Siamsa 08-06-23

On Friday night Galway Mechanic’s institute host Jinx Lennon, Ursidae and Dogs. Jinx Lennon is touring his most recent album – ‘Walk Lightly When the Jug is Full‘. The album is my North East punk folk voyage into Celtic tunings which I spent the covid years getting to grips with…

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Red Bird Youth Art Collective seeks new members

Galway Arts Centre’s youth collective, Red Bird – Ireland’s only youth-led visual art collective for young people aged 15-24, starts a new project on 24th September. Working with sound artist Anne Marie Deacy, Red Bird will embark on a process of exploring the urbansoundscape and creating a sonic map of…

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Galway Culture Night 2022

One Night for All Friday 23 September Galway City Culture Night takes place on Friday 23 September. Galway City will host over 50 events with 200 artists participating in a diverse programme of visual arts, music, film and storytelling. VISUAL ARTS Kicking off the programme is Just Art It, the…

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Black Gate Introducing Festival

A brand new music festival for Galway city… Black Gate Introducing! Taking part in venues across the city from June 16th to 19th; experience some of the most exciting emerging songwriters and bands that Galway has to offer. Curated by local promoters Free House, A Modern Movement and Eclectics, the…