What to do in Galway in November 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Mar 31

  The Tribes in Hungary: Walter Lynch and Ferenc Martyn

  Galway City Museum · Spanish Arch

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Cabaret

  2:30 PM

  Halloween Spooktacular

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  • Cabaret

  15 €–20 € Tickets ↗

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Oíche Phádraig: A Celebration of the Songs of Padraig Stevens

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  30 € Tickets ↗

• Dance

  8 PM

  Physical Landscape

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  • Dance

  18 €–20 € Tickets ↗

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Tuesday Evening Book Club: The Creeper by A. M. Shine

  Charlie Byrne's Bookshop · City Centre

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  The Mersey Beatles

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  32 € Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Hot Mess

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  25 € Tickets ↗

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Club Leabhar Gaeilge Meánleibhéal: Cairdeas & Cogadh le Áine Ní Ghlinn

  Charlie Byrne's Bookshop · City Centre

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  —Time not announced

  Gallery Lates

  Galway Arts Centre · West End

  • Visual arts

  Free

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  How I Became A Wave

  Monroe's Live · West End

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Dexys Midnight Runners

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  • Music

  51 € Tickets ↗

• Dance

  8 PM

  Romeo & Juliet

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Dance

  26 €–30 € Tickets ↗

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• Music

  8:30 PM

  Derek Ellard @ The Crane Bar

  Derek Ellard · Rodney Owl

  The Crane Bar · West End

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  Project Smok

  Monroe's Live · West End

  • Music

• Visual arts

  until Nov 22

  Veruca Salt (TULCA Festival of Visual Arts 2026)

  Galway Arts Centre · West End

  • Visual arts

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Literature

  11 AM

  Children's Storytime

  Charlie Byrne's Bookshop · City Centre

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

• Dance

  8 PM

  Romeo & Juliet

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Dance

  26 €–30 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  Smash Hits

  Monroe's Live · West End

  • Music

• Cabaret

  —Time not announced

  Bingo Loco

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  • Cabaret

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Ralph McTell - Somewhere Down the Road

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  34 € Tickets ↗

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Jamie Duffy

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  32.65 € Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Andy Irvine & Quilty

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  32 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  KhakiKid

  Roisin Dubh · West End

  • Music

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  A Taste of Cellissimo with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

  Leisureland · Salthill

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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• Other

  7:30 PM

  TEDxGalway

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  33 €–38 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Importance of Being Earnest

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  15 € Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  —Time not announced

  Gallery Lates

  Galway Arts Centre · West End

  • Visual arts

  Free

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Sharon Shannon & Mike McGoldrick

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  • Music

  25 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Importance of Being Earnest

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  15 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Deuce

  Monroe's Live · West End

  • Music

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Rory's Stories - The Good Ol' Days

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  27 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  The Frank And Walters

  Roisin Dubh · West End

  • Music

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Literature

  11 AM

  Children's Storytime

  Charlie Byrne's Bookshop · City Centre

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  3 PM

  The Misadventures of the 3 Little Pigs

  Leisureland · Salthill

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Importance of Being Earnest

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  15 € Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  8 PM

  Gearóid Farrelly: No Pressure

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Comedy

  25 € Tickets ↗

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• Music

  —Time not announced

  find-joy

  Roisin Dubh · West End

  • Music

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Theatre

  3 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Michael English: Irish Concert Tour 2026

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  32.50 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Seamus Fogarty

  Roisin Dubh · West End

  • Music

Monday, November 16, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  An Evening in Ireland with Jeff Tweedy

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  • Music

  43 €–45 € Tickets ↗

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Other

  7:30 PM

  Back to the 80s!

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  15 €–22 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  All Shook Up

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  22 €–26 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Other

  7:30 PM

  Back to the 80s!

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  15 €–22 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  All Shook Up

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  22 €–26 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  —Time not announced

  Gallery Lates

  Galway Arts Centre · West End

  • Visual arts

  Free

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  80s Icons Show

  Leisureland · Salthill

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Abuse Your Illusion

  Monroe's Live · West End

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  All Shook Up

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  22 €–26 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  10 PM

  Bicurious

  Monroe's Live · West End

  • Music

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Literature

  11 AM

  Children's Storytime

  Charlie Byrne's Bookshop · City Centre

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

• Music

  2:30 PM

  All Shook Up

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  22 €–26 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  3 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

• Other

  7 PM

  Over the Top Wrestling

  Black Box Theatre · Dyke Road

  30 €–45 € Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Haute & Freddy

  Roisin Dubh · West End

  • Music

Sunday, November 22, 2026

• Theatre

  3 PM

  Shamtown - A Musical Show

  Town Hall Theatre · City Centre

  • Theatre

  33 €–35 € Tickets ↗

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