MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT IN LOUGHREA
| Events Calendar | Music-Pubs & Nightlife | Festivals |
Events Calendar
FESTIVALS IN LOUGHREA
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
| January | ||
|---|---|---|
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| - | - | Loughrea |
| February | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 14/02/2010 | St. Valentines Day | Loughrea |
| March | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 07/03/2010-13/03/2010 | National Tree Week | Loughrea & Nationwide |
| 08/03/2010-13/03/2010 | Library Ireland Week @ your Library | Your Library, Galway City & County |
| 13/03/2010-17/03/2010 | St Patrick's Festival [including Parade] | Loughrea |
| 22/03/2010-27/03/2010 | National Childminding Week 2010 | Galway City & County |
| 26/03/2010 - 28/03/2010 | Féile Raifteirí Festival | Loughrea & Craughwell |
| 27/03/2010 | Earth Hour 2010 | All around the world |
| 27/03/2010 - 11/04/2010 | Easter Festival @ Slieve Aughty Riding Centre | Kylebrack West, Loughrea |
| April | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 27/03/2010 - 11/04/2010 | Easter Festival @ Slieve Aughty Riding Centre | Kylebrack West, Loughrea |
| May | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 25/05/2010 @ 8pm | Galway 5km series Loughrea | Loughrea |
| June | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 00/06/2010 | The Three Rivers Storytelling Festival in East Galway Libraries | Loughrea |
| July | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 00/07/2010 | East Galway's Food Festival | Loughrea |
| 00/07/2010 | Loughrea Horse Show | Loughrea |
| August | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 00/08/2010 | - | Loughrea |
| September | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 00/09/2010 | European Mobility Day-Car Free Day | Main Street, Loughrea |
| October | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 00/10/2010 | BAFFLE FESTIVAL 2010 | Loughrea |
| November | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 00/11/2010 | - | Loughrea |
| December | ||
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 25/12/2010 | CHRISTMAS DAY | |
Other Events:
Annual production by St. Brendan's Choral & Dramatic Society
Loughrea Youth Theatre - 2 productions/year
FESTIVAL: Féile Raifteirí
Antoine O'Raifteirí, the great Gaelic poet of the 18th and 19th centuries, will be celebrated during Féile Raifteirí Festival
Date: Friday, 26th March 2010 - -Sunday, 28th March 2010
Location: Loughrea and Craughwell
Admission: All events are FREE of charge (except the concert in the Library)
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Friday, 26th March 9.00pm | The Festival officially opens with a music, singing and poetry session under the theme ‘Raifteirí... fear conspóideach’ (controversial) Admission: FREE Failtiú agus Oscailt na Féile
Ciorcal amhránaíochta/filíochta agus seisiún ceoil
| The Green Room An Teach Beag Main Street Loughrea |
| Saturday, 27th March 11am - 1pm | Ceardlann Filíochta Faoi stiúir Philip Cummings Admission: FREE
| Gaeilge Locha Riach Loughrea |
| Saturday, 27th March 3pm - 5pm | Ceolchoirm na n-Óg
Ceol, Amhránaíocht, Drámaíocht le scoláirí agus ceoltóirí óga Oirthear na Gaillimhe
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Admission: FREE
| Halla Mór Lough Rea Hotel Galway Road Loughrea |
| Saturday, 27th March 8pm | Ceolchoirm Mhór na Féile in Onóir Raifteirí (Festival Concert) (A great festival concert featuring a host of musicians, singers, poets and dancers)
Bean an Tí: Muireann Ní Dhuigneáin
| Leabharlann (Library) Church Street Loughrea |
| Sunday, 28th March 11am | Aifreann na Féile (i gcomhar le Music Matters) Admission: FREE
| Otharlann Naomh Breandáin (St. Brendan's Home) Lake Road Loughrea |
| Sunday, 28th March 3.00pm-5.00pm | Taobh le Dealbh Raifteirí & Cuairt ar Uaigh Raifteirí i gCillínín
Airneán Tráthnóna agus clabhsúr na féile in Cawley’s, Creachmhaoil
Ceol, amhránaíocht, filíocht agus scéalaíocht
| Cawley’s Bar Creachmhaoil (Craughwell) |
East Galway Food Festival
The festival aims to highlight the quality of locally-produced
Location: Loughrea, County Galway
Date: July 2010 (exact date to be confirmed)
Time: 12.00pm to 5.00pm
Earth Hour 2010
Date: Saturday, 27th March
Time: 8.30pm - 9.30pm
Billions of people around the globe will take part in Earth Hour on Saturday, 27th March from 8.30pm to 9.30pm by turning off the lights in their homes and businesses as a symbolic action against climate change
Easter Festival @ Slieve Aughty Riding Centre
Location: Slieve Aughty Riding Centre, Kylebrack West, Loughrea
Date: Saturday, 27th March - Sunday 11th April
Stop by any day for a pony ride, Easter treats or a spring walk through the forest.
EASTER CHARITY RIDE
Date: Sunday, 4th April
Time: From 1p.m.
The ride will benefit Special Olympics Ireland
Other events on the day include:
- Special children's Easter Egg Hunt
- Optional Jumping Ride
- X Country Ride and lots more
BUILD YOUR OWN CLAY OVEN
2 day workshop
Date: Saturday 10th April - Sunday, 11th April
Time: 10-4pm
Admission: €50/person (includes lunch first day and pizza's and breads from the oven on the 2nd day)
For more information check out the Slieve Aughty Riding Centre website: http://www.riding-centre.com/
Music - Pubs & Nightlife
CLUBS
| VENUE | Description |
| Ringo’s Nightclub O'Deas Hotel, Bride Street, Loughrea |
Dancing at the disco-Ringos every Friday, Saturday & Sunday night Admission: €10 |
| Amnesia Nightclub Loughrea Hotel and Spa, Galway Road, Loughreaa |
Day: Every Saturday and Bank Holiday Sunday Time: 11pm-2.30am Admission: €10 FREE TAXI to Amnesia
Call: Book & Celebrate a special occasion at Amnesia and recieve FREE Finger Food for 50 of your guests & a FREE bottle of Champagne for the Birthday Girl or Boy. Call: 091 880088 |
| VENUE | Description |
| Connolly's Bar Main Street Loughrea |
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| Moylan's Pub Main Street Loughrea |
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| McNamee's Pub Bride Street Loughrea |
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