LAST UPDATE | 28 Jun 2021
THERE ARE HOPES that this year’s Galway Festival will have 5,000 spectators per day in attendance.
Ballybrit will host the annual event from Monday, 26 July to Sunday, 1 August and while 145,000 fans were at the 2019 edition, it was forced to take place behind closed doors in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A crowd of 1,000 people returned to the Curragh for the Irish Derby Festival over the weekend, which was chosen as one of the country’s pilot test events.
This morning, Galway Festival organisers revealed their aim in a social media post.
“We’ve been working with Horse Racing Ireland and the Government to host 5,000 people each day outdoors for our Festival,” it reads. “This has not yet been confirmed, but be assured, we are working away in the background.
“Stay tuned. Thank you for your support.”
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Hahaha they won’t even let us have a bite to eat indoors !
@JillyBean: This is outdoors?
Fair old crowds up there these days for the vaccines. Will they be able to manage an extra crowd there I wonder?
@Joe Kennedy: pint a bet and a vaccine?
@Barry Newell: haha…..that’d be a good day!
@Joe Kennedy: Galway tent been put to real good use
@Barry Newell: Now your talking:)
Was up around the Spanish arch Saturday night it look like that
You have to admire their optimism:)
Was up around the Spanish arch centrally it look like that
@George Demo: where were you Saturday, George?
The trial event at the Curragh went off very well and it was very enjoyable. Hopefully it will be a springboard for spectators at other big festivals.