Waiting for the annual Macnas (Halloween) parade to begin - an event like no other. Wildly popular among the Irish, we timed our stay here well to take in the frightening festivities!
"The annual Hallowe’en parade by Macnas (who celebrate their 35th anniversary in 2021), is the largest free event for Halloween that brings over 70,000 people onto the streets of Galway every year for a highlight of Ireland’s cultural events calendar."
"There is a different theme every year guaranteeing it will include signature Macnas giant creations and sculptural images, pyrotechnics, bespoke costumes, and epic performances to live and original music." - Galwaytourism.com
"Audiences are brought on a journey by Macnas conjuring up a magical-realist world brimming with fizzing light, infusing the streets with spices and aromas, wafting and roaming around dense dark corners that rise to meet the transcendental and magical." - Galwaytourism.com
A road trip into Wicklow County for some hiking in the Wicklow Mountains National Park. Then a stop by the Glendalough Woollen Mills to buy, well, beautiful wool products!
