Galway Events Guide
By Donna Gannon
The Galway Jazz Festival takes place from 3–6 October across multiple venues in the city, featuring an exciting mix of performances from leading local, national and international jazz artists.
The Galway Comedy Festival is returning to the heart of Galway City to bring together the hilarious and witty work from Irish comedians. The festival runs from 21-27 October and will include over 70 shows across 16 venues. More information can be found here: https://galwaycomedyfestival.ie/programme
On 26 October, Galway’s streets will be transformed by the return of the Macnas Halloween Parade. This year’s theme, An Treun – Summoning of the Lost, promises a free, unmissable spectacle filled with giant puppets, live music, and dazzling street performances. More information is available here: https://www.galwaytourism.ie/event/macnas-halloween-parade/
The Galway Cartoon Festival runs from 3–8 October, showcasing a playful and thought-provoking mix of cartoons from Irish and international artists, special guests and a range of exhibitions across the city. More information is available here: https://galwaycartoonfestival.ie/
The Baboró International Arts festival for Children will be filling Galway with theatre performances, dance, music and visual arts specially created for younger audiences and their families. This event will take place from 10-19 October. The Baboró events programme and ticket information is available here: https://www.baboro.ie/festival/programme
Looking ahead to November, the TULCA festival of visual arts runs from 7-23 November, showcasing contemporary visual art exhibitions, performances and talks throughout the city. More information about this event is available here: https://www.tulca.ie/
