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The 49th Clifden Arts Festival

17 to 27 September 2026Ticketed

Clifden’s forty-ninth arts festival fills eleven September days with performance, writing and visual art.

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When
17 to 27 September 2026
Where
Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden
Entry
Ticketed. Listed price: €15. Check booking options and fees with the provider.
Kind
Festivals

What to expect

The programme spans music, theatre, film and literary events, bringing visiting artists into a town with a long-running community arts tradition. Different venues give individual events their own scale and atmosphere.

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Planning your visit

The 2026 festival runs from 17 to 27 September. Use the current programme to choose a performance, then check its venue, ticket and starting time. A festival visit can combine several events, but admission is not automatically shared between them.

Sources: Fáilte Ireland Open Data

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Tickets and entry

Ticketed. Listed price: €15. Check booking options and fees with the provider.

Fáilte Ireland Open Data, imported 22 September 2026

Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: clifdenartsfestival.ie. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.

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Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Clifden Arts Festival is in Clifden, County Galway. Routes here end at Clifden Arts Festival, Unit 1 Bridge St, Clifden, Galway, using the venue position in this listing.

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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Clifden (635401), 90 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Clifden 90 m
    buses 423, 419, 432 and 923
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  • Clifden East 400 m
    bus 923
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  • Tullyvoheen 800 m
    bus 923
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  • Clifden Glen 2.0 km
    bus 923
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Getting to Clifden covers the journeys into the town itself.

Where this comes from

Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.

  • Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
    Licensed event-specific tourism record researched and rewritten; organiser source availability checked.

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