Editing Galway (section)

===Events and festivals===
[[File:Salthill and Galway Bay, Galway (506275) (26131600653).jpg|thumb|right|[[Salthill]] and Galway Bay is a holiday destination]]
Many sporting, music, arts and other events take place in the city. The largest of these annual events begins with the [[Galway Film Fleadh]] and the [[Galway Arts Festival]] in July, the [[Galway Races]] in August, and the [[Galway International Oyster Festival]] in September. Other events include the [[Imbolc|Fleadh Imboilg]], the Baboró International Children's Festival, the [[Cúirt International Festival of Literature]], the Galway Early Music Festival,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://galwayearlymusic.com/|title=Galway Early Music|website=Galway Early Music}}</ref> [[Seachtain na Gaeilge]] (March), Salthill Air Show (June), the Colours Fringe Festival, Little Havana Festival, the Galway Sessions,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galwaysessions.com/ |title=Galway Sessions 2015 |website=galwaysessions.com}}</ref> Galway Garden Festival,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galwaygardenfestival.com/ |title=Home |website=Galway Garden Festival}}</ref> Galway Comedy Festival, Baffle Poetry Festival, Galway Aboo Halloween Festival, Tulca Festival of Visual Arts,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulcafestival.com|title=TULCA Festival of Visual Arts|website=tulca.ie}}</ref> Irish Fly Fair and Angling Show,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irishflyfair.com/ |title=Home Page of The Irish Fly Fair|website=irishflyfair.com}}</ref> Galway Science and Technology Festival, Spirit of Voice Festival, Galway Christmas Market,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie/ |title=Home |website=galwaychristmasmarket.ie |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214082701/http://www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie/ |archive-date=14 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Galway African Film Festival]] and Galway Pride Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galwaycommunitypride.com/ |title=Galway Community Pride |website=galwaycommunitypride.com |archive-date=24 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724155727/http://www.galwaycommunitypride.com/ |url-status=dead }}{{failed verification|reason=How does this website/page support this text?|date=June 2022}}</ref>[[File:Galway Christmas market 2016.png|thumb|Galway Christmas market 2016]]

In June 2010, the Super8 Shots film festival was launched in Galway, the first Super {{convert|8|mm|in|abbr=on}} film festival to occur in Ireland.<ref name="IRTI1">[https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0619/1224272842633.html The first Super 8 picture show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021121359/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0619/1224272842633.html |date=21 October 2012 }}, ''[[Irish Times]]'', 19 June 2010</ref>