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All Abroad! Galway Arts Festival 2013's Box Office is now open!
Date Added: Jun 17, 2013
Galway Arts Festival's Box Office
will open today, Monday 17th June at 10am at Galway Tourist Office,
Forster Street, Galway. To coincide with the opening, the Festival is providing
an amazing offer to see Grizzly Bear on Friday 19th July and Josh
Ritter with Mick Flannery on Saturday 20th... [more information]
It's here! Galway Arts Festival launches its fantastic 2013 programme.
Date Added: May 29, 2013
The
Irish premiere of Fabulous Beast Dance
Theatre's Rite of Spring and
Petrushka; the world premiere of
riverrun a co-production with Olwen
Fouéré's The Emergency Room; a major
new exhibition by John Gerrard; the
international theatrical sensation Mies
Julie; the return of... [more information]
IMELDA MAY AT FESTIVAL BIG TOP IS NOW SOLD OUT
Date Added: May 26, 2013
Imelda May's show at the Festival Big Top is now sold out but tickets still remain for the rest of our Big Top shows. To secure yours, click here.
We'll be announcing our full line-up for this year's Festival with our programme launch later in the week. Be the first to know by signing up... [more information]
GAFTV IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
Date Added: May 20, 2013
The Galway Arts Festival web television - GAFTV in association with Skillnet Ltd - have opened a call for recent graduates or unemployed people who have an interest, background or passion for film production.This full time course, from the 1st - 26th of July, is based around the Galway Arts... [more information]
Mick Flannery and West Cork Ukulele Orchestra Join Josh Ritter
Date Added: May 13, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to announce Josh Ritter will be joined by Mick Flannery, one of Ireland's finest singer songwriters for a very special Saturday night in the Festival Big Top. There will also be stellar support from the fantastic West Cork Ukulele Orchestra for what will be... [more information]
Tickets for Howie the Rookie on Sale Now!
Date Added: May 8, 2013
Gaway Arts Festival is thrilled to be welcoming Landmark Productions back to Galway with Mark O'Rowe's stunning Howie the Rookie, starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor of RTÉ's smash hit drama Love/Hate.
Howie the Rookie will run at An Taibhdearc from the 22nd-27th July. Tickets are on sale now. To... [more information]
LOVE HATE’S NIDGE TO STAR AT GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
Date Added: May 2, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to announce a major new production by Landmark Productions, one of Ireland's leading theatre producers.
The electrifying Howie the Rookie written and directed by Mark O' Rowe and starring Love/Hate actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor will run at An Taibhdhearc from the... [more information]
DAMIEN DEMPSEY TO PLAY FESTIVAL BIG TOP
Date Added: May 2, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to announce Damien Dempsey will support Glen Hansard in the Festival Big Top on July 25th. Ever since he burst onto the Irish music scene with his 1997 single Dublin Town, Damien Dempsey has captured the pain and triumph of life far removed from the world of... [more information]
A Galway Arts Festival Update
Date Added: Apr 19, 2013
Macnas
have informed Galway Arts Festival of their decision not to produce a Parade as
part of this year's Festival.The
reason for this decision is financial. The
Festival, in recent years, has invested approximately 20% of the overall costs
of the annual Parade, which is produced by... [more information]
THE RITE OF SPRING & PETRUSHKA TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Date Added: Mar 27, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is proud to announce tickets are on sale now for the The Rite of Spring / Petrushka double bill on July 15th in the Black Box Theatre, for what promises to be an extravaganza of world-class dance theatre courtesy of the renowned choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan and the... [more information]
GAF & FABULOUS BEAST PRESENT THE RITE OF SPRING AND PETRUSHKA
Date Added: Mar 21, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is thrilled to announce Igor Stravinsky's classic The Rite of Spring will have its Irish premier in the Black Box Theatre on Monday, July 15th in a radical reinterpretation by the acclaimed director and choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan with the renowned Irish-based dance... [more information]
IMELDA MAY TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Date Added: Mar 13, 2013
Galway Arts Festival are thrilled to announce tickets for Imelda May at the Festival Big Top this July 26th are on sale now, with a limited number of Early Bird tickets for sale on a first come, first served basis.
To purchase yours, simply click here.
The contemporary Queen of... [more information]
JOSH RITTER TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Date Added: Mar 7, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to be welcoming Josh Ritter and special guests to the Festival Big Top this summer on July 20th.
Tickets for Josh Ritter at the Festival Big Top are on sale now, with a limited number of Early Bird tickets available on a first come, first served basis. ... [more information]
IMELDA MAY TO PLAY THE FESTIVAL BIG TOP THIS SUMMER
Date Added: Mar 6, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is thrilled to announce Imelda May will play the Festival Big Top on Friday July 26th with special guests.
Imelda May has come along way from the Liberties in Dublin, while still staying true to her Irish roots and the Rockabilly and Blues music she fell in love with as... [more information]
JOSH RITTER TO PLAY FESTIVAL BIG TOP ON JULY 20TH
Date Added: Mar 4, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to announce Josh Ritter will play the Festival Big Top with special guests on July 20th.
In 2006, Josh was named one of the 100 Greatest Living Songwriters by Paste magazine, an accolade the many fans of his work will be unsurprised by. Josh’s... [more information]
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR GLEN HANSARD AT THE BIG TOP
Date Added: Feb 28, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to be welcoming Glen Hansard and special guests to the Festival Big Top this July 25th.
Tickets are on sale now, with a limited number of Early Bird tickets available on a first come, first served basis.
Starting out as the Frames' frontman, Glen has gone... [more information]
GRIZZLY BEAR AT THE BIG TOP: EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Date Added: Feb 25, 2013
A limited number of early bird tickets for Grizzly Bear and
special guests at the Festival Big Top on July 19th are now on sale.
Grizzly Bear are one of the
most critically acclaimed bands of recent times. Their 2012 album, Shields was
heralded as one of the albums of the... [more information]
GLEN HANSARD TO PLAY FESTIVAL BIG TOP
Date Added: Feb 21, 2013
Galway Arts Festival is thrilled to announce Glen Hansard will play the Festival Big Top on Thursday July 25th with special guests. Accompanied by an eleven-piece band, the Frames frontman and Oscar winner will be playing songs from his solo album Rhythm And Repose along with Frames classics... [more information]
GRIZZLY BEAR TO PLAY FESTIVAL BIG TOP
Date Added: Feb 15, 2013
GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL AND ROISIN DUBH PRESENT GRIZZLY BEAR AT THE FESTIVAL BIG TOP FRIDAY JULY 19TH
Galway Arts Festival is delighted to announce Grizzly Bear will play the Festival Big
Top this summer on Friday July 19th with special guests. Since 2002, Grizzly
Bear have gained global... [more information]
