Moth & Butterfly present Bitter and Sweet, a special night of storytelling and improvisation featuring guest storyteller Clare Murphy, on June 16th at Rouge Restaurant, Galway.
Ben MacCaoilte and Erin Lalor perform an evening of music and spoken word in Kinvara on 20th June, presented by Poppy Lane Sessions.
Open Mic in The Salthouse at 8pm on the last Monday of the month in Galway.
Seanchoíche Galway brings its global storytelling platform to the Galway Folk Festival on 7 June, inviting audiences to enjoy spoken stories on the theme of "Summertime."
Open Mic in The Salthouse at 8pm on the last Monday of the month in Galway.
On Sunday, 13 April 2025, The Oil Slick will present the Turning Skies Showcase at Nuns Island Theatre, celebrating Cúirt’s 40th anniversary with an exciting mix of spoken word, music, and other artistic performances exploring the journey from endings to new beginnings.
On Sunday, 13 April 2025, An Taibhdhearc will host Ceiliúradh Ceoil agus Filíochta, an evening of music, song, and poetry celebrating Leabhar Mór na nAmhrán and Gearr Gonta: Céad Dán le Céad File, featuring performances by Máirtín Tom Sheáinín, Lillis Ó Laoire, Caitlín Ní Chualáin, and others.
On Saturday, 12 April 2025, Richard Scott and Oluwaseun Olayiwola will read from their poetry collections, exploring themes of trauma, intimacy, and identity, at The Mick Lally Theatre.
The Cúirt Open Mic takes place on 10th April at 8pm in Nuns Island Theatre — a welcoming evening of spoken word and poetry, presented in association with The Oil Slick.
Capturing Cúirt: 40 Years of Stories invites audiences to share and hear powerful, poetic, and mischievous tales from the festival’s history, in collaboration with Moth and Butterfly.
On 2nd February at 5:30pm in Rouge Restaurant, Galway, British Indian storyteller Peter Chand shares a moving and witty performance blending his parents' migration story from 1950s Punjab with traditional Indian folktales, captivating audiences worldwide; doors open at 5:30 PM, show at 6:00 PM, age 18+.
An interactive storytelling show for children with storyteller Dan Serridge in the Athenry Heritage Centre from 3.00pm on 2nd Feb.
Horizons takes place from 7.00pm at the Blue Teapot Theatre, Galway.
Join the Moth & Butterfly cast and crew at the launch of the 2025 Festival in the Blue Note, Galway at 5.00pm Jan 30th.
The Two Truths of Thomas the Rhymer is a solo performance by Daniel Serridge takes place in the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama on Jan 30th at 1.00pm.
On Dec 18th at the Bluepot Theatre, a programme launch for The Moth & Butterfly International Festival of Storytelling & Improvisation 2025, kicking off at 7pm.
Moth and Butterfly present a night of storytelling and improvisation featuring some of Galway’s finest storytellers and performers!
Moth and Butterfly present a night of storytelling and improvisation featuring some of Galway’s finest storytellers and performers!
Moth and Butterfly present Grape and Grain, a night of storytelling and improvisation in Rouge on Wednesday, 21st of August.
The Over the Edge Open Mic is back in the Westside Resource Centre on July 10th at 6.30pm.
Vox Galvia’s First Wednesday readings, hosted this month by Cormac Culkeen, will take place in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop at 6pm, Wednesday 3rd July.
Moth & Butterfly present their legendary night of storytelling and improvisation featuring some of Galway’s finest performers.
The November ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ presents Gioconda Belli, Estelle Birdy, and Sacha Hutchinson followed by the Over The Edge: Open Readings, an open-mic welcoming new readers.
Described as ‘Galway’s most magical arts night’, Moth and Butterfly is a storytelling event with huge heart. The tellers combine short true personal stories, fiction/folk tales with improvised stories, as well as inviting audience tellers to participate.
Curated and organised by Beau Williams, The Glasshouse Poetry Open Mic takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.
Described as ‘Galway’s most magical arts night’, Moth and Butterfly is a storytelling event with huge heart. The tellers combine short true personal stories, fiction/folk tales with improvised stories, as well as inviting audience tellers to participate.
Every week, Karl is joined by the best of established and emerging comedic talent from Ireland and afar, allowing audiences to see some of their favourite acts from the Irish and UK circuits, as well as discover the next big thing!
Every week, Karl is joined by the best of established and emerging comedic talent from Ireland and afar, allowing audiences to see some of their favourite acts from the Irish and UK circuits, as well as discover the next big thing!
Curated and organised by Beau Williams, The Glasshouse Poetry Open Mic takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.
Every week, Karl is joined by the best of established and emerging comedic talent from Ireland and afar, allowing audiences to see some of their favourite acts from the Irish and UK circuits, as well as discover the next big thing!
Every week, Karl is joined by the best of established and emerging comedic talent from Ireland and afar, allowing audiences to see some of their favourite acts from the Irish and UK circuits, as well as discover the next big thing!
This is a night for oral storytelling, so no reading or notes allowed – just pure story! The night is for both tellers and listeners, for without good listeners; there would be no good stories! There will be an opportunity for people to tell and also to just sit comfy and join in the journey of the imagination.
Every week, Karl is joined by the best of established and emerging comedic talent from Ireland and afar, allowing audiences to see some of their favourite acts from the Irish and UK circuits, as well as discover the next big thing!
