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Ireland's largest comedy festival. Tues 20 - Mon 26 Oct, 2026. Explore the full programme now. Tickets on sale now. "Galway Comedy Festival.
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An inspired selection of comedy brilliance" - The Irish Times

“As with all of the finest festivals, it features a selection of the best acts plus a few special treats that you’re unlikely to see anywhere else.” - The Guardian

Tues 21 - Mon 27 Oct, 2025

30/10/2026

Tomorrow... we close out our Gaillimh Ah-Boo! celebrations, and thus our 2026 Festivities as a whole 👻

Tomorrow in Pálás at 5:30pm: What We Do In The Shadows, introduced by Rhys Darby and followed by a Q&A 🧛🏼‍♂️🐺

Celebrate Halloween with a special film screening of the hit 2014 horror/comedy mockumentary following vampire housemates who struggle to cope with the complexities of modern life, and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead

Book the remaining tickets from galwaycomedyfestival.ie

29/10/2026

The last ones standing at

The line-up for our 2026 Closing Gala on Monday were the perfect pack to bring the curtain down on our epic week:

👏🏻 Karl Spain, Rhys Darby, Emma Doran, Steve Wrigley, Rob Nother & Spencer Jones 👏🏻

📸 xadacka™ | florian stravock

25/10/2026

Stroll To The Stout at Galway Comedy Festival

For a proper welcome back to Galway - we sent Martin Maloney, Taran O'Sullivan & Owen Colgan to Woodquay for of Galway's creamiest cultural experiences: Stroll To The Stout

Their visits to The Hole In The Wall and Tigín guaranteed an afternoon of craic, tunes & a good reminder to stay hydrated

25/10/2026

THE PENULTIMATE DAY OF

Over the past week, we have brought to Galway City & County 48 wonderful shows featuring even more wonderfuller comedy artists

We still have two more days of to go, followed by our Gaillimh Ah-Boo! Halloween celebrations

25/10/2026

THE PENULTIMATE DAY OF

Over the past week, we have brought 48 wonderful shows with even more wonderfuller comedy talents to Galway City & County

We're not quite finito just yet, with two days of still to come - followed by more spooktacular Gaillimh Ah-Boo! events

Today's line-up includes solo shows, mixed bills, family & dog friendly comedy, laughter yoga, live music & our third annual charity fundraiser

Take a look-see and perhaps event book-see: galwaycomedyfestival.ie

24/10/2026

A SATURDAY STACKED WITH CRAIC

This is the most jam-packed day of and we've got that Bank Holiday buzz, big time 🐝

Of today’s 13 shows, 6 are sold-out with more headed the same way ⏰

23/10/2026

WEIRD IRELAND LIVE 👻

Last night in Pálás, Brinsley McNamara brought us Weird Ireland for its sold-out Galway debut - as part of Gaillimh Ah-Boo! & . With special guest Kevin Larney

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