BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Galway: free\, next 7 days (Fri Sep 18 to Thu Sep 24\, Europe/ Dublin). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than download. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldisc overy.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/galway-ireland/next-7-days-free.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Galway: free\, next 7 days (Fri Sep 18 to Thu Sep 24\, Europe /Dublin). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rathe r than download. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldis covery.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains informatio n from CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:Galway · free · next 7 days · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:LUNCHTIME TALK: Buoys Caught in a Storm DTSTART:20260918T120000Z DTEND:20260918T130000Z DTSTAMP:20260911T181522Z UID:10001312-1789736400-1789740000@galwaycitymuseum.ie CATEGORIES:education,free DESCRIPTION:Did you know that buoys off the Irish coast collect vital real -time data used to help forecast the weather?\nJoin Guy Westbrook from the Marine Institute for a fascinating talk about the buoys that collect live ocean and weather data around Ireland. He’ll also share the story of wh at happened when Storm Éowyn put these vital instruments to the test. \nD on’t miss this fascinating insight into life at sea and the science behi nd weather forecasting. \nThis event will take place in the Education Room on Level 2. \nThe event is free of charge\, but seats are limited. Please email Museum@GalwayCity.ie to make a booking and call the Museum on (091) 532460 for further details. LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T181522Z LOCATION:Galway City Museum\, Galway City Museum\, Galway\, H91 CX5P\, Ire land URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/event/lunchtime-talk-buoys-caught-in-a-sto rm/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=galway-ireland X-SOURCE-NAME:Galway City Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CULTURE NIGHT: Tráidisiún Áitiúil – Amhráin agus Ceol DTSTART:20260918T150000Z DTEND:20260918T155500Z DTSTAMP:20260806T002701Z UID:10001307-1789747200-1789750500@galwaycitymuseum.ie CATEGORIES:arts,free,music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a pack ed programme of free events\, including live music\, storytelling and a gu ided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.\n  \nJoin singer and multi-instrumentalist Gráinne Cotter and friends for Tr áidisiún Áitiúil – Amhráin agus Ceol (Local Tradition: Songs and Mu sic)\, a lively session of traditional Irish music and song celebrating th e music and songs of Galway musicians and composers. \nWeather permitting\ , this event will take place in the Museum Courtyard\; in the event of wet weather\, the session will move indoors to Galway City Museum. \nSuitable for All Ages. Free – No Booking Required \nCulture Night is supported b y The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Galway City Arts Offi ce LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T002701Z LOCATION:Galway City Museum\, Galway City Museum\, Galway\, H91 CX5P\, Ire land URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/event/culture-night-traidisiun-aitiuil-amh rain-agus-ceol/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=galway -ireland X-SOURCE-NAME:Galway City Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CULTURE NIGHT: Walking Tour of Some Galway Institutions DTSTART:20260918T160000Z DTEND:20260918T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260911T181522Z UID:10001308-1789750800-1789758000@galwaycitymuseum.ie CATEGORIES:free,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a pack ed programme of free events\, including live music\, storytelling and a gu ided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.\n\nT he theme of this year’s Culture Night walkabout is Life in Galway’s In stitutions. Speakers from the University of Galway and elsewhere will intr oduce some institutions and discuss life within their walls. \nThis free e vent will start promptly at 5 pm\, at the entrance to the Galway City Muse um. Participants should turn up in good time\, prepared for any weather ev entuality. The walkabout will proceed from the Museum to a number of other sites around the city\, with different speakers presenting for 7-8 minute s at each. \nThe event\, which is coordinated by John Cunningham and Brend an McGowan\, as part of Galway City Museums Culture Night programme\, is s upported by the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. \n  \nSpeak ers and Topics\n5.00 Introduction : John Cunningham \n5.05 Salthill Indust rial School : Sarah-Anne Buckley \n5.13 St Anne’s Industrial School\, Le naboy : Conall Ó Fatharta \n5.26 Institutions in the writings of Pádraic Ó Conaire : Brendan McGowan \n5.40 Orphans’ Breakfast Institutes : Mar y Cunningham \n5.49 Magdalen Asylum : Lorraine Grimes \n6.04 Galway Mendic ity Institute : John Cunningham \n6.18 Children in Galway Gaol : Geraldine Curtin \n6.32 The Galway Workhouse : Sorcha Clarke \n  \nParticipants ar e also encouraged to visit the exhibition in the Museum\, ‘Survivor Stor ies: Tuam and Ireland’s Institutional Past’\, which runs until 19 Sept ember 2026. \nCulture Night is supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhai rle Ealaíon and the Galway City Arts Office \nPhoto: Aerial view over the site of St Joseph’s Industrial School\, Galway. GCM Collection. LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T181522Z LOCATION:Galway City Museum\, Galway City Museum\, Galway\, H91 CX5P\, Ire land URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/event/culture-night-walking-tour-of-some-g alway-institutions/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ga lway-ireland X-SOURCE-NAME:Galway City Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CULTURE NIGHT: Operatic Performance - A Journey Around the EU in S ong DTSTART:20260918T164500Z DTEND:20260918T174500Z DTSTAMP:20260812T160152Z UID:10001309-1789753500-1789757100@galwaycitymuseum.ie CATEGORIES:free,music,theater DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a pack ed programme of free events\, including live music\, storytelling and a gu ided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.\n  \nIn this operatic performance\, themes of mythical creatures (Inspired by The Crane)\, travel (inspired by The Galway Hooker)\, love death/memory ( inspired by The Funeral Pall) and love (inspired by The Claddagh Ring) wil l be explored by soprano Helen Hancock with Ramin Haghjoo\, piano\, throug h songs and arias from Ireland\, Austria\, Germany\, Czechia\, France\, It aly\, Hungary from composers including Mozart\, Strauss\, Wagner\, Fauré\ , Duparc\, Lehár\, Dvořák\, Thomas Moore\, and Ina Boyle. \nThis event will take place in the Monument exhibition gallery on Level 0. \nSuitable for All Ages. Free – No Booking Required \nCulture Night is supported by  The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Galway City Arts Offic e \nPhoto:  Soprano Helen Hancock. Copyright Marshall Light Studio. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T160152Z LOCATION:Galway City Museum\, Galway City Museum\, Galway\, H91 CX5P\, Ire land URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/event/culture-night-operatic-performance-a -journey-around-the-eu-in-song/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm _campaign=galway-ireland X-SOURCE-NAME:Galway City Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CULTURE NIGHT: At Home in the Hedges – Stories & Songs of the La nd DTSTART:20260918T180000Z DTEND:20260918T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T160152Z UID:10001310-1789758000-1789759800@galwaycitymuseum.ie CATEGORIES:arts,free,literary,music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a pack ed programme of free events\, including live music\, storytelling and a gu ided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.\n  \nThe Moth & Butterfly Tellers invite you on a captivating journey throug h stories and songs of the land. Moth & Butterfly is a storytelling and ar ts collective based in Galway. \nThis event will take place in the Educati on Room on Level 2. \nSuitable for All Ages. Free – No Booking Required \nCulture Night is supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Galway City Arts Office LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T160152Z LOCATION:Galway City Museum\, Galway City Museum\, Galway\, H91 CX5P\, Ire land URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/event/culture-night-at-home-in-the-hedges- stories-songs-of-the-land/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_camp aign=galway-ireland X-SOURCE-NAME:Galway City Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://galwaycitymuseum.ie END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR