PTC Grand Finals
14 Mar 2012 - 18 Mar 2012
The Bailey Allen Hall in NUI Galway, Ireland, will stage snooker's Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for the first time in...
PTC Grand Finals
14 Mar 2012 - 18 Mar 2012
The Bailey Allen Hall in NUI Galway, Ireland, will stage snooker's Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for the first time in...
Connemara Four Seasons Walking Festival - Spring
16 Mar 2012 - 18 Mar 2012
The Connemara Four Seasons Walking Festival - Spring - takes place from the 16th-18th March 2012. It is a walking festival aimed...
Gaelforce Trail Blazers Event
17 Mar 2012 - 17 Mar 2012
For 2012, Gaelforce events are adding a Trail Blazers event which will take place on St Patrick's Day, 17th March, which will...
Biking Blitz - Round 3 - Galway
18 Mar 2012 - 18 Mar 2012
The second editiion of the Biking Blitz Series kicks off in February with events taking place in various places, including Round 3...
Inis Mór Set Dancing Weekend
30 Mar 2012 - 01 Apr 2012
Fáilte Aran, Inis Mór, is hosting its first Set Dancing Weekend on Inis Mór (Inishmore) from the 30th March-1st April, 2012. Enjoy...
Féile Raifteirí
30 Mar 2012 - 01 Apr 2012
Dé hAoine 30 Márta -- Oscailt na féile le Gary Hastings (fliúiteadóir) -- Ceardlann amhránaíochta le hamhránaí sean-nós -- Seisiún...
Easter Festival at Slieve Aughty Riding Centre
31 Mar 2012 - 15 Apr 2012
The Easter Festival is a family event at Slieve Aughty Riding Centre and takes place from the 31st March to 15th April, 2012, from...
Connemara International Marathon (Connemarathon)
01 Apr 2012 - 01 Apr 2012
The Connemara International Marathon is a day of racing around a very scenic part of the West of Ireland. Comprising of Ireland's...
Galway Food Festival
06 Apr 2012 - 08 Apr 2012
The Galway Food Festival takes place from Friday-Sunday, 6th-8th April, in Galway City - celebrating Galway as a good food...
Rás Chonamara
07 Apr 2012 - 09 Apr 2012
Rás Chonamara is a three-day competitive cycling race which is being held on the Easter Weekend, i.e. 7th-9th April. It is based...
Clifden Traditional Music Festival
13 Apr 2012 - 15 Apr 2012
Clifden Traditional Music Festival is a weekend of the very best of Irish music, song and dance with concerts, sessions, workshops...
Cúirt International Festival of Literature
24 Apr 2012 - 29 Apr 2012
Cúirt International Festival of Literature is an annual celebration of the very best of contemporary writing in poetry, fiction...
Leenane Mountain Walking Festival
04 May 2012 - 06 May 2012
The Leenane Mountain Walking Festival includes a choice of high-level mountain walks or a low-level option, and enjoy a unique...
Fleadh na gCuach - The Cuckoo Festival
04 May 2012 - 07 May 2012
Fleadh na gCuach (The Cuckoo Festival) takes place annually in Kinvara on the May Bank Holiday weekend - 4th-7th May, 2012. It is...
Connemara Mussel Festival on the Renvyle Peninsula
04 May 2012 - 06 May 2012
A celebration of Killary Mussels harvested from “One of the Forty Places to See Before you Die” takes place from the 4th-6th May...
An Tóstal Festival
06 May 2012 - 06 May 2012
On Sunday the 6th of May, 2012, the An Tóstal festival will again showcase the very best of Irish coastal traditions and customs...
Connemara Adventure Challenge
12 May 2012 - 12 May 2012
The Connemara Adventure Challenge takes place on Saturday, 12th May 12th 2012. The race will take the format of three disciplines;...
Galway Early Music Festival
17 May 2012 - 20 May 2012
Based in the medieval City of Galway, the Galway Early Music Festival features medieval, renaissance and baroque music and dance....
Galway County Fleadh
18 May 2012 - 20 May 2012
The Galway County Fleadh will take place in Clifden from the 18th-20th May, 2012. This will be the first round of competitions on...
Connemara Four Seasons Walking Festival - Summer
01 Jun 2012 - 03 Jun 2012
Connemara Four Seasons Walking Festival ensures participants get to walk the very best of the Connemara highland and islands. Led...
Havana Cultura Festival
01 Jun 2012 - 03 Jun 2012
Havana Cultura (formerly Little Havana Festival) returns to Galway's Latin Quarter over the June Bank Holiday weekend, 1st-3rd...
Connemara Rough Diamond
02 Jun 2012 - 02 Jun 2012
The Connemara Rough Diamond Adventure Race is a mix of biking, hiking and running with quirky obstacles thrown in for good...
Sky Road 10K Challenge
03 Jun 2012 - 03 Jun 2012
The Sky Road 10K Challenge takes place in Clifden on Sunday, 3rd June, beginning at 14.00. It is run for a charity of your choice....
Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon
03 Jun 2012 - 03 Jun 2012
The first Markel Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon Festival takes place on Sunday, 3rd June, amidst the stunning surroundings of one of...
The Galway Sessions
11 Jun 2012 - 17 Jun 2012
The 11th Galway Music Sessions Festival takes place in multiple venues in Galway City from the 11th-17th June, 2012. It is the...
Week of Welcome - Ireland Reaching Out
24 Jun 2012 - 30 Jun 2012
Week of Welcomes takes place in South East Galway from the 24th-30th June. Why not come for a week or a long weekend! Many towns...
Pátrún Inis Mór
29 Jun 2012 - 01 Jul 2012
Pátrún is a three-day festival which takes place on the Island of Inis Mór, Aran Islands, from the 29th June-1st July. Pátrún...
Galway Cathedral Recitals
05 Jul 2012 - 09 Aug 2012
The 2012 summer series of concerts in Galway Cathedral begin on Thursday evening, 5th July at 20.00, and continue each Thursday...
Fleadh Ceoil Árainn - Aran Trad Fest
06 Jul 2012 - 08 Jul 2012
Fáilte Aran are hosting its second Fleadh Ceoil Árainn - Aran Trad Fest - which will take place on Inis Mór, Aran Islands from the...
Galway Film Fleadh
10 Jul 2012 - 15 Jul 2012
The Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland's leading film festival, is a six-day international event, held every July and welcomes a...
Féile Mhic Dara
14 Jul 2012 - 16 Jul 2012
In the sixth century St. Mac Dara built a small church on one of the islands off the coast, namely ‘Cruach na Cara’. The Saint’s...
Galway Garden Festival
14 Jul 2012 - 15 Jul 2012
The third annual Galway Garden Festival is scheduled to take place at Claregalway Castle on Saturday and Sunday, 14th and 15th...
Galway Arts Festival
16 Jul 2012 - 29 Jul 2012
Galway Arts Festival is Ireland's largest annual arts festival, taking place each July in the city of Galway. Founded in 1978, the...
Joyce Country Challenge
21 Jul 2012 - 21 Jul 2012
The Joyce Country Challenge in the south Mayo/west Galway region awaits all walkers on Saturday, 21st July 2012. The Challenge...
Traditional Basketmaking
29 Jul 2012 - 05 Aug 2012
Traditional Basketmaking is a Culture Week on Inis Mór, Aran Islands, and takes place from the 29th July-5th August, 2012. The...
Omey Races
04 Aug 2012 - 04 Aug 2012
Omey Races (horse racing on the beach) takes place on the 4th August on Omey Strand Omey is a tidal island located near...
Festival of the Connemara Pony & The Connemara Pony Show
05 Aug 2012 - 12 Aug 2012
The Connemara Pony is a distinctive breed with excellent qualities: strong, intelligent and very hard working, perfect for the...
Umbro Galway Cup Tournament
08 Aug 2012 - 11 Aug 2012
Salthill Devon are proud to once again host the Umbro Galway Cup. The 2012 tournament will be the eighth year of an event that is...
Tour de Bog Cycle
09 Aug 2012 - 09 Aug 2012
Annual 25km fun charity cycle for all ages through the majestic beauty of Connemara, from Roundstone to Ballyconneely and back in...
Cruinniú na mBád - Gathering of the Boats
17 Aug 2012 - 19 Aug 2012
Discover the rich maritime history of the Connemara coastline region as boatmen race across Galway Bay, set against the picture...
Cruinniu na mBad Festival
17 Aug 2012 - 19 Aug 2012
Up to 100 unique Irish boats, the Galway Hookers, once the workhorses of the coast of Connemara and North Clare, will gather for a...
Connemara Watersports Day
19 Aug 2012 - 19 Aug 2012
Annual Fundraiser in aid of ISPCC & Childline takes place on Sunday, 19th August, commencing at 13.00. As always, Renvyle...
Oughterard Show
25 Aug 2012 - 26 Aug 2012
The annual Oughterard Show takes place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August, 2012. Saturday's events are entirely devoted to...
Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
31 Aug 2012 - 02 Sep 2012
The Clarenbridge Oyster Festival has, for many years, been established as a premier event of top-class international entertainment...
Ironman
02 Sep 2012 - 02 Sep 2012
E & R Events are delighted to announce that the Ironman 70.3 Galway will take place in and around the scenic city of Galway, on...
Galway Races - Autumn Festival
10 Sep 2012 - 12 Sep 2012
The Autumn Galway Racing Festival is a three-day meeting with a mixture of flat and national hunt racing. Commencing on Monday,...
Galway Americana Festival
13 Sep 2012 - 16 Sep 2012
This year, you are invited to 'Go Wild In The West!' with a series of gigs and sessions in a variety of venues down in the...
Portumna Shorelines Arts Festival
20 Sep 2012 - 23 Sep 2012
Don't miss the fourth annual Portumna Shorelines Arts Festival from 20th to 23rd September. Highlights include a great line up of...
Clifden Arts Festival
20 Sep 2012 - 30 Sep 2012
Clifden Community Arts Week celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2012 and once again offers a superb range of poetry readings,...
Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival
28 Sep 2012 - 30 Sep 2012
Following its inception in 1954, the Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival will be celebrating its 57th anniversary this...
Leenane Autumnal Festival
29 Sep 2012 - 30 Sep 2012
The Leenane Autumnal Festival will be held in the picturesque village of Leenane, set at the head of Killary Harbour, on the 29th...
Ballinasloe International October Fair & Festival
29 Sep 2012 - 06 Oct 2012
A nine-day extravaganza of all things equestrian, with entertainment, music and great family fun, the Ballinasloe International...
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children
15 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children takes place in Galway City from the 15th-21st October. Full details of the...
All Ireland Open Festival of Dancing Championships
19 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012
The 23rd Annual All Ireland Open Festival of Dancing Championships will be held in the Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort, from Friday...
Galway Comedy Festival
24 Oct 2012 - 29 Oct 2012
The Galway Comedy Festival takes place in Galway City from the 24th-29th October, 2012. On this weekend in October, the Festival...
Baffle Poetry Festival
26 Oct 2012 - 28 Oct 2012
The Baffle Poetry Festival is held every year on the October bank holiday weekend. At the heart of the weekend is the poetry...
Galway Races - October Festival
28 Oct 2012 - 29 Oct 2012
The October Racing Festival takes place in Galway this year on Sunday and Monday, 28th and 29th October, 2012. So if you fancy...
Tulca - Season of Visual Arts
09 Nov 2012 - 25 Nov 2012
Tulca is the Gaelic word for wave, flood, deluge, gush, outpouring. It is an independent organisation that reflects a unique...
Spirit of Voice Festival
10 Nov 2012 - 12 Nov 2012
The annual Spirit of Voice Festival is a cultural celebration of song and spoken word. It will take place at multiple venues in...
