Galway has a lot of Restaurants to choose from. Most of these are with a 10-15 minute from the Bed and Breakfast. We have selected a couple of our favourites:

Ard Bia
www.ardbia.com

Mac Donaghs Fish and chips
www.mcdonaghs.net

The Malthouse Restaurant
www.themalthouse.ie

The GBC Restaurant Galway
www.gbcgalway.com

Milano's Restaurant
www.milano.ie

Cava's Restaurant
www.cavarestaurant.ie

Cookes Restaurant and Wine Bar
www.cookesrestaurantandwinebar.ie

Brannigans Restaurant
www.brannagans.ie

Galway city nightlife is vibrant and exciting. There are always activities and goings on in the city. Something of notable interest to visitors is the sheer amount of tradtional Irish Music in the city centre. Most bars have live sessions most nights of the week. Its impossible to avoid and most visitors love this part of the Galway experience. The Bars which have some of the more notable acts that are with wlaking distance are O'Connors Bar, The Crane Bar, The Quays Bar, Cookes Bar.

Galway city has a handful of good nightclubs and theatre is a very importatn part of the city. There are plays on the townhall most nights of the week. Galway also has more than its fair share of larger concerts.

MARCH

St. Patrick's Day Parade
Parade through the streets of Galway.
Web: www.stpatricksgalway.com

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APRIL

Cúirt International Festival of Literature
Literary festival.
Web: www.galwayartscentre.ie

The Galway Early Music Festival
Featuring concerts, workshops, street performances of music, dance and historical re-enactment.
Web: www.galwayearlymusic.com

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MAY
Volvo Ocean Race
This year's stopover in Galway will be the biggest sporting event in Ireland and is free for everyone to attend.
Web: www.letsdoitgalway.com

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JUNE
Galway Sessions
Traditional music festival. Various venues
Web: www.galwaysessions.com

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JULY
Galway Film Fleadh
Film festival for feature films and shorts.
Web: www.galwayfilmfleadh.com

Galway Arts Festival
One of Europe's most inventive, vibrant & colourful  events.  A truly international celebration of the performing and visual arts which takes place in and around Galway City each July.
Web: www.galwayartsfestival.ie

The Galway Races – Summer Festival Meeting.
Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway.
Ireland's premier horse racing festival.
Web: www.galwayraces.com

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AUGUST
Connemara Pony Show
Clifden, Co Galway. Premier show for Connemara Ponies in Ireland for breeders and owners from home and overseas.
Web: www.cpbs.ie

Roundstone Summer Festival
Roundstone, Co Galway. A weekend where people can come and sample the beauty of the village of Roundstone and the warmth and friendliness of its inhabitants.
Web: www.roundstonesummerfest.com

Galway Races – Autumn Festival Meeting
Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway
Web: www.galwayraces.com

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SEPTEMBER
Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
Clarenbridge, Co. Galway
Great food, great Guinness, great music and entertainment all in a splendid marquee on the banks of the Claren River which flows through the village of Clarenbridge on the edge of Galway Bay.
Web: www.clarenbridge.com

Clifden Arts Week
Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway
Web: www.clifdenartsweek.ie

Galway International Oyster Festival
Galway City
Music, song, dance and food, and oysters, of course!
Web: www.galwayoysterfest.com

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SEPTEMBER
Baboró - International Arts Festival for Children
All day at all the major venues in Galway City. National and International theatre, puppetry, music, dance etc. for children. Including family events and workshops.
Web: www.baboro.ie

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OCTOBER
Galway Races October Bank Holiday Weekend Meeting
Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway
Web: www.galwayraces.com

Galway is a delightful medieval city bustling with markets, and buskers. It is full of quirky bars and restuarants and is set adjacent to the sea and has river running through the centre of it. It is both historical and pictureque. Noted below are some focal points of the city centre.

Eyre Square Centre: Athy (Eyre Square)
Eyre square is the focal point of Galway city. It is where the last remains of the historic city hall is. There also are statues and a fountain which resembles the sails of a Galway hooker. Throughout the summer season Eyre square is bustling with activity and is an ideal location to people watch and enjoy the summer sun. the large grass area is used for small concerts and activities throughout day and night. Eyre Square is surrounded by some of Galways longest standing Hotels and Bars and to one corner is the Bus Station.  Just off Eyre Square is a large shopping centre.

Town Hall Theatre: Skerrett (Woodquay)
Galways town Hall located almost riverside and once a court house with majestic stone columns and cobblestonned forcourt, it plays host to a variety of live performance and art house film, and there is something on almost every night. It has hosted many national and international plays and is a focal point of both the film fleadh and the galway arts festival.

Corrib River Walkway: French (Waterside)
A  quarter-mile path from the Salmon Weir Bridge to Wolfe Tone Bridge, with a former millcourse waterway on the east, and the Corrib River on the west.The walk takes you down towards the claddagh and west galway towards the foot of the river corrib and provides a scenic route with many wild flowers, past the cathedral, and in sight of anglers, fisherman, canoers. The river is controlled by a dam and can get high ..

Spanish Arch: Morris (Long Walk)
The Spanish Arche is an area at the foot of the Claddgah wehre the Corrib meets the sea. It traditionally was fish market. The Claddagh is an irish word for strand and is traditionally where the Galway Hooker boats would dock with turf , fish and animals.

Blake’s Castle: Blake (Quay Street)
Blakes castle is part of the front of Jurys hotel. It was a prison until early 19th century Blake’s Castle is now incorporated into the front of Jury’s Hotel.

Red Earl’s Lane (Quay Street)
Quay st is a bustling café area with a charming setting and great for people watching. With a number of walkers and passers by it is where you will fins a great meal, great bars, and a vibrant atmosphere

Tigh Neachtain’s Martyn: (Cross Street)
One of Galway’s best known and most frequented pubs, Tigh Neachtain’s is very popular with locals and visitors alike.

St Nicholas’s Church: Darcy (Market Street)
St Nicholas’ Church was completed about 1324, and is the oldest parish church still in use in the west of Ireland. It has been used  by all the Tribes in its early history, Nowadays the site hosts the weekly Saturday market where all kinds of goods including food, clothing and domestic goods are sold.

Lynch’s Castle: Lynch (Lower Abbeygate Street)
A famous castle located in the middle of shop st. Now a bank is formally was the residence of the lynch’s tribe.

www.galwaytourism.ie