• Date -
  • Location Fisheries Field, Galway, Ireland

Galway International Arts Festival, which runs from

  • 13-26 July 2026
  • the festival includes The Heineken® Big Top at Fisheries Field, Galway, and concert series at various venues in Galway.

There are concerts at

13-26 July 2026 – Galway International Arts Festival | Galway International Arts Festival

These events feature a mix of music performances, showcasing a variety of genres and artists.

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Venues⎜Heineken Big Top | Galway International Arts Festival

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The Heineken® Big Top at Fisheries Field hosts several major events during the Galway International Arts Festival 2025.

The events scheduled include:

Venue: Heineken® Big Top, Fisheries Field

  • 15 July 2026
    • Patti Smith Quartet
  • 16 July 2026
    • The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev 2026
  • 17 July 2026
    • Block Rockin Beats
  • 18 July 2026
    • Emeli Sandé  and  James Morrison
  • 22 July 2026
    • Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Kate Nash
  • 23 July 2026
    • James Band
  • 24 July 2026
    • The Saw Doctors
  • 25 July 2026
    • Bell X1
  • 26 July 2026
    • Cian Ducrot

Cian Ducrot

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The Saw Doctors

 

Venue: Róisín Dubh, Dominick Street 

  • 13 July 2026
    • The Wellermen
  • 14 July 2026
    • Just Mustard
  • 15 July
    • Los Mirlos
  • 16 July
    • The Latchikos
  • 17 July 2026
    • Femme Fest
    • with  Shark School
  • 18 July 2026
    • David Kitt
  • 19 July
    • Glasshouse perform Sigur Rós
  • 20 July
    • Gwenno
  • 21 July 2026
    • The Wran
    • with special guests Groev
  • 22 July 2026
    • Puerto Candelaria
  • 23 July 2026
    • Lloyd Cole
  • 24 and 25 July 2026
    • Sprints
  • Sunday 26 July, 2.30pm
    • Paddy Hanna
    • performs Burt Bacharach
  • Sunday 26 July, 8pm
    • Sexy Tadhg

Dominick St Galway

Venue: Monroe’s Live, Dominick Street

  • Wednesday 15 July, 8pm
    • Lucy Rose
  • Thursday 16 July, 6pm
    • Kevin Burke, Dermot Byrne, Noriana Kennedy and Jim Murray
  • Thursday 16 July, 9pm
    • Simple Things
  • Friday 17 July, 7pm
    • Bricknasty
  • Friday 17 July, 11pm
    • Le Boom
  • Saturday 18 July, 8pm
    • Chasing Abbey
  • Sunday 19 July, 8pm
    • DUG
  • Tuesday 21 July, 8pm
    • Badly Drawn Boy
  • Thursday 23 July, 8pm
    • Tolü Makay
  • Friday 24 July, 8pm
    • Cardinals

 

Irish Rail – Galway Ceannt Train station

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail provide great links to Galway city (Ceannt station) from all over the country.

  • From Heuston Station Dublin to Galway,
  • Galway to/from Limerick
  • Galway via Limerick Junction to/from Cork and Tralee

Check below for Bus routes from the Train Station to the venue.

To plan your journey see Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail for timetables and routes.

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Visit the Galway City Bus Network Maps

to find your bus services to and from the Eyre Square in Galway city centre

Bus Services:

    • 401 Eyre Square – Salthill (Bus Éireann)
    • 402 Shangort Road (Seacrest) – Eyre Square – Merlin Park (Bus Éireann)
    • 404 Newcastle – Eyre Square – Oranmore (Bus Éireann)
    • 405 Rahoon – Eyre Square – Ballybane (Bus Éireann)
    • 407 Eyre Square – Bóthar an Chóiste (Bus Éireann)
    • 409 Eyre Square – Parkmore Industrial Estate (Bus Éireann)
    • 410 Eyre Square – Knocknacarra (City Direct)
    • 411 Eyre Square – Cappagh Road (City Direct)
    • 412 Eyre Square – Western Distributor Road (City Direct)
    • 424 Eyre Square – Barna (Bus Éireann)
  • Note –  Road Closures and route / bus diversions may be in place before, during and after the parade. Please follow Garda and Galway Pride Parade Organisers’ instructions
  • Public Transport: Use the TFI Journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

Fisheries Field is just

  • 10 minutes walk from Eyre Square, Galway.
  • 14 minutes walk from Ceannt train station, Galway.
  • 14 minutes walk from Roisin Dubh and Monroe’s tavern to Fisheries Field

Galway-fisheries field walk map

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Fisheries Field, Galway, Ireland