 | Westwood Hotel again Ranked as One of World’s Best Hotels on Expedia® Insiders’ Select™ List
Expedia® travelers have again ranked The Westwood Hotel in Galway City among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select™ list. Click here to read more |
 | Galway City Marathon 2010
The Galway City Marathon is operated by Running Adventures Ireland Ltd T/A Galway City Marathon. The organisers are Galway brothers Paul and Richard Donovan, who have a unique combination of international experience as competitors and race directors. www.galwaycitymarathon.com |
 | Planning a Party? We Cater for Free!
YES, book your upcoming evening party with The Westwood and we will provide you with a private / semi-private room in which to celebrate and provide free finger food platters for the group.
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 | Award win for the Westwood Hotel
The Four Star Westwood Hotel in Galway City has been awarded a Special Merit Award by the more than 6,000 Customers of CIE Tours International which passed through its doors during 2009. Click here to read more... |
 | Ironman 70.3 Series coming to Galway.
The Ironman 70.3 Series is coming to Galway in September 2011. The event is so called because it involves a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile cycle and 13.1 mile run and is an exhausting test of endurance that has become the fastest-growing triathlon series in the world, with 31 events internationally, leading to qualification for the World Championship in Florida. Click here to read more about the Ironman 70.3 series... |
 | Volvo Ocean Race 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race is an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour which has been built on the spirit of great seafarers - fearless men who sailed the world’s oceans aboard square rigged clipper ships more than a century ago. The 2010 race will finish in Galway. www.volvooceanrace.com |
 | Chill n' Grill
The perfect way to spend those long hot summer nights - Office Party Nights
All numbers catered for whether its small departments or large organisations! - Social or Private Event
Choice of dates available, day or night for groups from 30 - 300 persons.
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GALWAY FESTIVALS & EVENTS AUGUST Crinniu na mBad Festival: Up to 100 unique Irish boats, the Galway Hookers, gather every August for a weekend of racing and celebration at Cruinniú na mBád (Gathering of the Boats) festival in Kinvara. Since its revival in 1979, the festival has become one of the most unique and successful weekend festivals in Ireland. See www.kinvara.com Umbro Galway Cup Tournament Salthill Devon took it upon themselves to take the first step to develop international football in the South of Ireland; creating and developing the Umbro Galway Cup, which takes place in their modern state-of-the-art facility at Drom Soccer Park. Now in its fifth year, the Umbro Galway Cup continues to grow and prosper. The competition has been broadcast on national television [Setanta Sports, RTÉ], and has attracted teams from the UK, the US, Canada, the South East, Eastern Europe, as well as a strong representation of Irish clubs. League of Ireland outfits such as Shelbourne, Derry City, and Bohs have attended in the past, and have competed against UK academies like Ipswich Town, Glasgow Celtic, Aberdeen, Leeds Utd, Newcastle Utd, Fulham, and Leicester City. The Umbro Galway Cup targets the Boys Under 15 age group each year as the Elite cup – a competition dedicated solely to professional clubs and established academies. In 2005, the Football Association of Ireland walked away victorious, while it has been our friends from the UK who have claimed the title in the past three years – Aberdeen in 2006, and Ipswich Town, under the guidance of Sammy Morgan, in 2007. 2008 saw a strong Leicester City outfit emerge victorious from what was the strongest Elite group to date. See www.galwaycup.com/index.asp
SEPTEMBER Clarenbridge Oyster Festival: No where else on earth can match the perfect conditions that exist in Clarenbridge for growing and harvesting Oysters, which is why the Clarenbridge Oyster festival has been so popular since it’s beginnings in 1954. The festival is full of food, music, dancing and family fun. See www.clarenbridge.com Galway Oyster Festival: This festival to celebrate the beginning of the Oyster season was created in 1953 by local hotelier Brian Collins as a way of extending the Galway festival season into September, filling his hotel and bringing business to the region. 56 years later, the festival is still going strong. See www.galwayoysterfest.com Arthur's Day Arthur's Day refers to a series of music events which were first organised in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Guinness brewing company. See: www.guinness.com/en-ie/arthursday/index.html
OCTOBER Great Irish Beer Festival: A festival of beer appreciation, for lovers of barley. See www.greatirishbeerfestival.com Baboró International Arts Festival for Children Baboró was originally conceived and nurtured under the auspices of Galway Arts Festival and first presented a Baboró programme in 1994. By 1997, to address the needs of children who may not usually be included in cultural events, it was decided to create a festival independent of Galway Arts Festival, offering a fully formed multi-arts programme to schools during the month of October in Galway and surrounding areas. See: www.baboro.ie/ Galway Race meeting October Bank Holiday Weekend - October 25th and October 26th. Two great days of horse racing and fun. See www.galwayraces.com/ Open House Festival " The inaugural Open House Galway programme was launched along with details of the city’s first architectural festival. The event, in partnership with the Irish Architecture Foundation, takes place from October 16 to 18. By selecting some of the city’s best examples of quality design, Open House aims to enthuse and engage the public in the built environment. Guided tours will be provided by the architect of each participating building." Excerpt from Galway Advertiser See: http://openhousegalway.ie/ Galway Comedy Festival The Festival will entertain you to some of the most magical, hysterical and outright funny folk on the planet, all for your enjoyment. See: http://www.galwaycomedyfestival.com/ Galway Aboo! Halloween Festival Galway is transformed into Ghoulway when the city’s Latin Quarter comes alive with free wicked entertainment for the Galway Abooo Halloween Festival. NOVEMBER Galway Jazz Festival: The aim of this festival is to foster Jazz as a contemporary art form in the west of Ireland. This festival features a range of Jazz music in a broad range of venues across the city. See www.galwayjazzfestival.com Spirit of Voice Festival: This festival is a celebration of of song and spoken word. See www.spiritofvoice.com MAY The Galway Early Music Festival This festival runs annually in May and features concerts by top international performers, workshops, schools events and music and theatre in the Galway City Museum and in the street. The Festival has a unique, relaxed and friendly atmosphere and highlights the medieval town of Galway and the artistic and cultural richness of the area. See www.galwayearlymusic.com/festival.html JUNE Galway Regatta Galway’s oldest rowing regatta takes place every June at NUIG Sports Grounds in Dangan just across from the Westwood Hotel. Celebrating 126 years, the Galway Regatta has always boasted the best of rowing in the city, in addition to attracting top rowers from the rest of Ireland. Galway enjoys a top position in Irish rowing due to the efforts of NUIG, Tribesmen, Galway, the Bish, and the Jes. This popular annual regatta is hosted by the Galway Rowing Club. Traditionally one of the most colourful sporting events in the city since its inauguration in 1884 in the grounds of Menlo Castle, the regatta has its origins in rowing matches which took place between the Corrib Rowing and Yachting Club (founded 1864), and the Commercial Boat Club (founded 1875). These races became the Galway Regatta, and rowing on the Corrib reached its peak in 1929, when the Emmets won the IARU senior eights, a feat they repeated in 1931. Spectators can view the racing from the NUIG grounds at Dangan Galway Sessions Festival of Celtic Music and the Arts. See www.galwaysessions.com Womens Mini Marathon Galway The Galway Women's Mini Marathon is now in it's second year of existance. The inaugural run took place on Sunday 28th June 2009, as part of Galway Simon Community's 30 Anniversary Celebrations. Over 360 ladies took part and the event raised vital funds for the Charity's homeless services throughout the city. After the success of the first event, the organisers want to ensure that this event becomes a cornerstone in the West's athletic calendar. See www.womensminimarathongalway.ie JULY Galway Arts Festival Regarded as one of Europe's key cultural events, Galway Arts Festival is an international celebration of the performing and visual arts. Each year over 100,000 people attend the Galway Arts Festival, with hundreds of writers, artists, performers and musicians creating theatre, spectacle, street art, music, comedy, literature and music to produce a stunning fortnight of cultural activity and celebration. See: www.galwayartsfestival.com The Galway Film Fleadh (July 6th – 11th) Ireland’s leading film festival, is a six day international film event held every July and welcomes a mad diversity of filmmaking from around the world. The Fleadh is very much a film lovers’ festival, and attracts directors, actors, cinematographers and artists. See: www.galwayfilmfleadh.com Galway Races Adrenalin-pumping action, heart-stopping finishes and breath-taking fashion; you are at the Galway Races. Situated on the outskirts of Galway city, in the West of Ireland, the Galway Racecourse is the place to be. See: www.galwayraces.com | 
