This is the archive for the weekend of 1 Oct. Prices and times were checked then and may have changed. See this weekend
Co. Galway · Thu 1 to Sun 4 October
Free things to do in Galway this weekend
Free to get in, all 8 of them. Every listing gives the time, the price where it's published, and where we read it.
Fri2 October
| 5pm to 6pm |
Galway Cartoon Festival: Having a Laugh launchMain exhibition opening of the festival's tenth year.Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Galway
Free~ Checked 3/4Festival programme page only; free, no booking or ticket page. |
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| 7pm |
Martin Rowson liveGuardian cartoonist's stand-up show. Free, places limited.LIV Vintage Studios, Fagan Court Offices, 3 Lower Cross Street, Galway
Free~ Checked 3/4Galway Cartoon Festival programme only; doors 6.30pm, no booking link. |
| Nothing on Friday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sat3 October
| 6am to 6pm |
Galway MarketFood, produce and craft stalls around St Nicholas' Church.Galway Market, Church Lane
Free~ Checked 3/4Market's own site gives standing Saturday hours; nothing posted for 3 Oct specifically. |
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| 10am to 5pm |
Galway City MuseumFree museum of Galway history beside the Spanish Arch.Galway City Museum, Spanish Parade
Free~ Checked 3/4Standing opening hours from museum site (Tue to Sat); galleries close 4.45pm. Suggested donation €5. |
| 11.30am |
NewWriting Workshop with Natasha NolanTown Hall Theatre, Galway
Free~ Checked 3/4From the venue's ticket feed; not yet cross-checked with a second source. 2 seats left on 2 Oct. |
| 12pm |
Small Crane ExtravaganzaGlenn Marshall builds a Wooden Horse of Troy; children's drawing too.Bell Book and Candle, Small Crane, Sea Road, Galway
Free~ Checked 3/4Galway Cartoon Festival programme only; free, no booking. |
| 3pm |
NewMending WorkshopTown Hall Theatre, Galway
Free~ Checked 3/4From the venue's ticket feed; not yet cross-checked with a second source. 3 seats left on 2 Oct. |
| Nothing on Saturday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sun4 October
| 4pm |
The odd oneGlenn Marshall Can't DrawIsland children teach a Private Eye cartoonist to draw.Áras Éanna Arts Centre, Inis Oírr, Aran Islands
Free~ Checked 3/4Galway Cartoon Festival programme only. Ferry extra: festival bus leaves 1 Victoria Place 9am; book with Aran Island Ferries. |
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| Nothing on Sunday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Galway's five picks, every Thursday
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