Róisín Dubh
Dominick Street, Galway H91 N4AP
Galway, Ireland
Galway Comedy Festival 2026
20–26 October 2026
Galway Comedy Festival fills the city with a week of stand-up, pairing solo shows by Irish and international headliners with mixed bills that put several comics on one stage. The programme also takes in improv, comedy in the Irish language, late-night shows, a comedy club crawl and sessions for children.
The 2026 festival
The Galway Comedy Festival 2026 runs 7 days, from Tuesday 20 October 2026 to Monday 26 October 2026, in Galway, Ireland. On its stages: stand-up and improv. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site.
Where the shows are
Town Hall Theatre
Courthouse Square, Woodquay, Galway H91 H3C2
Pálás
Merchants Road, Galway H91 F6DF
Leisureland
Leisureland, Galway H91 KT3V
On the 2026 bill
The festival's own line-up as of 6 October 2026. Line-ups change, and the festival's site has the last word.
Dara Ó BriainDeirdre O’KaneEmma DoranGeorgie CarrollJack DeeRhys DarbyTommy TiernanAdam BurkeAidan KillianAideen McQueenAl PorterAndrew MaxwellBarry MurphyBernard CaseyBernard O’SheaCasey GothardChris WattsDane FrisbyDanny O’BrienDarragh BourkeDarren GaffneyDavid McSavageEddie MullarkeyEllie HorganEmer MaguireEnda WhitneyEnya MartinIan CoppingerJay FitzJess CollinsJess SpencerJoe RooneyJohn CollearyJustin CassidyKarl SpainKat O’HanlonKevin GildeaLaura O'ConnellMartin MaloneyMaureen LanganMicky BartlettMike WozniakPaddy McDonnellPatrick McDonnellRisteárd CooperRob NotherSeán BegleySenan McAllorumSerena TerrySharon MannionShawn UyosaSinéad QuinlanSpencer JonesStephen FrostSteve SteenSteve WrigleyTaran O’SullivanTerry AldertonTommy McCarthy
Questions
When is the Galway Comedy Festival 2026?
20–26 October 2026 in Galway, Ireland.
Where does the Galway Comedy Festival happen?
Róisín Dubh, Dominick Street, Galway H91 N4AP; Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Woodquay, Galway H91 H3C2; Pálás, Merchants Road, Galway H91 F6DF; Leisureland, Leisureland, Galway H91 KT3V.
Where do I book for the Galway Comedy Festival?
On the festival's own site, galwaycomedyfestival.ie, which also has the latest programme and any changes.