This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM
The Arts Council is to support 16 festivals across Galway this year, totaling 2.2 million euro.
The grants range from 3,000 euro for Inishbofin Set Dancing & Trad Weekend to just under a million euro for the Galway Arts Festival.
The Galway allocation of just over 2.2 million euro forms part of a national allocation of 14.7 million which is the Arts Council’s largest ever investment in festivals.
Approximately 80% of programming across the supported festivals is free to attend, making these events accessible to a wide audience and particularly to families.
The Arts Council says the economic impact of the festival sector is also considerable.
Included in the Galway allocations are Baboró International Arts Festival for Children €438,000 / Galway Film Fleadh €150,000 / Clifden Community Arts Week €135,000 / Cuirt International Festival of Literature €132,000 /Tulca €130,000 and Architecture at the Edge €100,000
Full list of Galway allocations:
September Architecture at the Edge €100,000
10 – 19 October Baboró International Arts Festival for Children €438,000
September Clifden Community Arts Week €135,000
22 – 27 April Cuirt International Festival of Literature €132,200
02 – 10 May Galway Theatre Festival €76,000
14 – 27 July Galway International Arts Festival €994,690
02 – 04 May Inishbofin Arts Festival 2025 €8,900
26 – 28 September Inishbofin Set Dancing & Trad Weekend €3,000
25 – 28 September Misleór Festival of Nomadic Cultures €44,900
30 January – 02 February Moth and Butterfly Festival 2025 €10,000
September and October North East Galway Fit-Up Theatre Festival €11,500
11 – 14 September Shorelines Arts Festival €18,000
03 – 05 October Something In The Water €6,000
05 – 07 September Tionól Lámhchleasaíochta €9,000
November Tulca €130,000
08 – 13 July Galway Film Fleadh €150,000
