Celebrating on a larger scale than ever across the city and county, Galway International Arts Festival 2025 announced its most ambitious programme to date featuring a programme of theatre, music, circus, dance, visual arts, comedy, street spectacle and talks over 14 exciting days and nights. Sabotage, a roller-coaster ride of jaw-dropping circus from NoFit State, featuring outrageously talented performers, live music and stunning imagery; a newly commissioned installation from David Mach; a celebration of Druid’s 50th anniversary, with a double-bill directed by Garry Hynes; a new opera Mars from Jennifer Walshe and Irish National Opera; new dance/theatre Scorched Earth from Luke Murphy; an enormous insect wandering the streets of Galway City; a stellar line up at the Heineken® Big Top; artists Erin Lawlor, Richard Long and Arts Alive; musicians Bernard Butler, Richard Thompson, The Magic Numbers, Villagers, Mari Samuelsen and a 40th anniversary celebration of Galway’s Mary Coughlan; and First Thought Talks featuring Congresswoman Parmila Jayapal, Fintan O’Toole, Eman Mohammed and a host of speakers are amongst just some of the highlights of this year’s programme.