Galway Folk Festival returns next week (June 3–7, 2026) for five days of music, culture, family friendly events, and late-night celebration across the city.
Recently tipped by National Geographic as one of Ireland’s must-visit summer experiences, the festival has become one of the standout highlights of the Irish music calendar. Now in its 5th edition, the festival brings together over 80 acts across 11 venues, from headline concerts and intimate seated shows to late-night sessions and a bustling free daytime programme throughout the city.
Demand for this year’s festival has been exceptional, with several shows already completely sold out, including: Hot House Flowers, Lisa O’Neill, and Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet.
With limited availability remaining across the programme, early booking is strongly advised. Don’t miss your chance to see acts like The Divine Comedy, Richard Thompson, Damien Dempsey, Muireann Nic Amhlaoih, Niall McCabe, CLADA, Bill Ryder-Jones, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Muireann Bradley, and many more.
The festival’s FREE daytime programme will again take place across the weekend, with the return of Cuppa Tea TV, who will host an outdoor stage across Saturday 6th June and Sunday 7th. Tony Clayton-Lea also returns with Culture Vultures, curating a series of conversations and events across the weekend. Additional elements of the daytime programme include Westend Sessions and Youth in Music.
FULL 2026 LINE-UP:
THE DIVINE COMEDY
RICHARD THOMPSON * DAMIEN DEMPSEY
LISA O’NEILL * HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
MUIREANN BRADLEY * FLYTE * RÓIS
JAMIE MCINTYRE * SEÁN KEANE
BILL RYDER-JONES * BRÍGHDE CHAIMBEUL
CLADA * NIALL MCCABE * MUIREANN NIC AMHLAOIBH
RÍOGHNACH CONNOLLY & HONEYFEET * NOTIFY
SEANCHOÍCHE * DYLAN FLYNN & THE DEAD POETS
ALAN DANIEL TOBIN * ALDER * ALL THINGS EVE * BEC O’MALLEY
BLESSED AMONGST WOMEN * BIG LOVE CAR WASH * BIG TOOTH
BILLY TRACEY & THE SCOPE * BOG JAZZ * BRID * CAOILIAN SHERLOCK
CARA COYLE * CARDINEAU SIN * CHRIS BRAIN * D. CULLEN
DAVID SLATTERY, CLARA BUTELER & ADRIAN RAHILL * DELYRA * DOGPOND * DON STIFFE
DORA GOLA * DRIVEN SNOW * ELIZABETH DAVIDSON-BLYTHE & DANIEL QUAYLE * EZMAY GRACE
FEEDBACK * FLAVIE MIALON * GREENSHINE * GROEV * HÁNT * HERON RED * HOW I BECAME A WAVE
KATE PRENDERGAST * KENAN FLANNERY * LIAM CARROLL & CO * LILY LYONS * LÚAN * MICHAEL MCGOVERN
MICK N FLICK * MICKY O’LYNN * MUSKETEER * NADIA REID * NIAMH KEANE * PADRAIG JACK * PAURIC O’MEARA
ROVING CROWS * SABBAGES * SARA GERDINE * SEÁN LYONS * SEÁNIE Ó’LOINGSIGH * SHANI
THE ROSECAPS * SONA * SPENCER JO * TESSIO * THE EVERGREEN BROTHERS * THE HIDDEN MAPLE *
THE WOOD OF O * THUNDER & RAIN * TRACY BRUEN * WHISKEY DRAM * WILL SOFTLY * WITHOUT WILLOW * YONDER BOYS * ÁINE TYRRELL
CULTURE VULTURES WITH TONY CLAYTON-LEA * CUPPA TEA TV * WESTEND SESSIONS * YOUTH IN MUSIC
Visit http://www.galwayfolkfestival.com/ for full details.
The Divine Comedy image – DC RAINWESTENBERG