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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…
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Lunch Time Music Session with Harry Fennel
Friday, 12:30-13:30, Stretch Tent, Father Burke Park, No registration required (Free). Join Harry Fennel for a lunchtime music session in the Festival Tent on Friday. Praised as one of Ireland’s most captivating emerging singer-songwriters, the Dublin-born, Galway-based artist’s old-time folk and Americana sound has compelled audiences at Electric Picnic, All Together Now, Whelan’s and The…
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Schools Out Party
Friday, 12:00-17:00, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. Celebrate the end of the school year in the heart of Galway with a fun-filled afternoon for the whole family! Join us for a lively Schools Out Party at Fr. Burke Park, packed with music, movement, and hands-on activities for young people of all ages. Whether…
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School’s Out Climate Carnival
Friday, 15:30-17:00, Festival Tent, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. School’s out for summer — and what better way to learn about what is happening on our shores! Join the team from Galway Atlantaquaria for a fun-filled afternoon, perfect for families and children of all ages. Take part in the Midshore Memory Challenge, get…
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Evening Music Session with Emma Lohan
Friday, 17:00-18:00, Stretch Tent, Father Burke Park, Free, no registration required. Join Emma Lohan for a relaxed lunchtime music session in the Festival Tent on Friday. A singer-songwriter, performance artist and producer from the west of Ireland, Emma delivers fully improvised, hardware-driven performances co-created in real time with her audience. Grab a bite, unwind, and…
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Climate Cocktail Club
Friday, 17:30-22:00, Festival Tent, Father Burke Park, Tickets required. The West of Ireland is where soil meets salt, where ancient ways meet new ambition, and where Europe faces America across the wildest ocean on earth. Wild Atlantic Impact is a gathering for the people turning this edge into an engine of opportunities – ocean regeneration,…
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Climate Cocktail Club After Party with Paul Belton
Friday, 10:00-Late, Upstairs in the Róisín Dubh Free, no registration required. After the Climate Cocktail Club, join us for a bit of networking and dancing with DJs Paul Belton and Galway City Council’s Fergal Cushen, upstairs in the Róisín Dubh. Good chats, good tunes, and a nice way to round off the night. New for…
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Community Sports and Games
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 11:00-18:00, Father Burke Park Free, no registration required. Get stuck into a fun-filled day of classic sports games for all ages! Have a go at favourites like tug of war and more. Whether you’re playing to win or just for the craic, it’s all about getting active, having fun, and bringing…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 —…
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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…