Exhibitions

Mt Lucas NZEB Retrofit Rig

Thursday – Sunday, 11:00-16:00, Eyre Square, Galway City, No registration Required (Free). From Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June, Eyre Square will play host to the Mount Lucas Retrofitting Rig – a fully equipped mobile Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) unit to deliver training on energy upgrades and retrofitting in communities across Ireland. The mobile…
Galway Environmental Action Fair 2026

Saturday, 11:00-18:00, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. Would you like to do more in your own community on climate change and biodiversity? Come to the Volunteer Fair at Father Burke Park and meet with the local groups and organisations already making a difference. Connect with volunteers, find out what’s happening in your area,…
Repair Club

Saturday, 11:00-13:30, Stretch Tent, Father Burke Park, Taking care of your clothes can cut their carbon footprint by up to 30% over their lifetime, simply by repairing, re-wearing, and keeping them in use for long. At the Repair Club, volunteers from both of Galway City’s 2 monthly repair events! ( ‘Galway Repair Cafe’ and ‘Westside…
Cultural Exchange for Climate Stories

Saturday, 11:00-18:00, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. Cultural Exchange for Climate Stories brings together community participants from diverse cultural backgrounds in Galway, working with local artists to explore how climate change is experienced across different countries. Six country-based stands will invite visitors to move through the festival space and engage with climate stories…
SEAI

Saturday, 11:00-18:00, Stretch Tent, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) will host an information stand at the Galway Climate Festival, offering practical advice on home energy grants and supports available to homeowners. Visitors can drop by to learn about key upgrade pathways, including individual energy upgrades, One…
Madra in the Park

Saturday,11;00-18:00, Stretch Tent, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. Visit MADRA at the Climate Inspirations Festival! We’re promoting ‘Love you Dog, Love your City’ and ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop’ – give a rescue dog a second chance at a loving home. Chat with our team about Responsible Pet Ownership, from spray/neuter initiatives and proper pet…
Wild Kind Screening

Thursday – Sunday, Festival Tent, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. Wildkind is a ten minute animated film by Fermanagh creator Ciara Tinney, based on her illustrated book written for her daughters to help nurture a life that is wild and kind which will be filmed continuously over the festival. Wildkind was directed by…
Outdoor Exhibition: ReViewing Ireland: A Photo Study of Ireland’s Environment

Thursday – Sunday, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. In 2024, the National Library of Ireland (NLI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined forces to create a Photographer-in-Residence initiative to visually capture and record the Irish environment and our response to the climate crisis. As Photographer-in-Residence, Paula T Nolan titled her project ‘ReViewing…
Earth Action

All Year Round, Museum Ní gá clárú (saor in aisce). Earth Action, created by Melanie Lynch, is an exhibition that inspires visitors to shift from climate anxiety to inspired action, highlighting how unsustainable consumption and climate pressures pose critical dangers for both people and nature.Blending science-based calls for action, artworks by Róisín Coyle and Eugene…
Sounds of Climate Change Exhibiton

Monday – Sunday, Museum, Free, no registration required. The Sounds of Climate Change is an immersive audio-visual exhibition created by Engineer & Acoustician Eugene McKeown, and commissioned by Galway City Council in 2025. The exhibition invites visitors to experience the changing Irish and global environment through sound — from melting glaciers to shifting seasons —…
Westend Art Collective Exhibiton – Future Fossils

Wednesday – Sunday, West End Art Collective, Dominick Street, Free, no registration required. Future Fossils is a conceptual art exhibition by the Westend Art Collective, exploring climate change through the lens of archaeology and material culture. The exhibition presents everyday contemporary objects as if they were discovered thousands of years in the future, preserved as…