Misleór

03/06/2026

We're delighted to announce the dates for Misleór 2026!

📍 Galway
📅 24–27 September 2026

We can't wait to welcome old friends and new faces back to Galway for another unforgettable celebration of culture, creativity and community.

Save the date – more announcements coming soon!

13/05/2026

Are you a filmmaker or storyteller from a nomadic background?

Misleór Festival is now accepting submissions for the Nomadic Shorts Programme 2026, a space for powerful, creative storytelling from nomadic communities around the world.

To apply, email [email protected] with the subject: “Nomadic Shorts 2026 Submission” including film synopsis, director/writer bio, screening link (if available) and any previous festival screenings.

Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026.

05/05/2026

🎬 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: NOMADIC SHORTS 2026

Are you a filmmaker or storyteller from a nomadic background?

Misleór Festival is now accepting submissions for our Nomadic Shorts Programme 2026, a space for powerful, creative storytelling from nomadic communities around the world.

✨ We welcome short films by artists and activists from:
Irish Traveller, Roma, Romani Gypsy, Sámi, Inuit, Indigenous Australian, Mongolian and other nomadic backgrounds.

📅 Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026

📩 To apply:
Email [email protected]
Subject: “Nomadic Shorts 2026 Submission”

Include:
– Film synopsis
– Director/writer bio
– Screening link (if available)
– Any previous festival screenings

🎥 Emerging filmmakers especially encouraged to apply

30/04/2026

Check out these creative youth!😍 This is what Misleór is all about🐴🎸🎨

Thanks to Involve Youth and Community Services, Creative Ireland, Galway and Roscommon ETB and Niall Teague for making these amazing creative projects possible

We will be expanding our youth programmes this year and hope to see you all at Misleór Youth and Family Day on 26th September

09/03/2026

Coming to Galway!

01/10/2025

01/10/2025

Thanks to Irish Traveller Movement for coming to Galway this weekend. We had an incredible turn out for the Talent Show at Misleór Youth Day. Over 40 children from across county Galway took part and each received a small goodie bag

Misleór in collaboration with Galway and Roscommon ETB and Galway Traveller Movement are proud to be encouraging young travellers and nomadic peoples to showcase their talents on stage.

They follow in the footsteps of our beloved MC on the day . Many thanks also to Caroline and Colin Stanley who supported PJ Mongan and the women who lead the 'If Hazel Could Talk' project to perform the song they wrote this summer

It was an incredible day of music, stories, Traveller pride and community spirit

More photos to come

CreativeIrl University of GalwayUniversity of Galway Access Centre Galway City Council Music Generation Galway City Friends of Merlin Woods

25/09/2025

We’re on the road again!

Misleór brings an installation of wooden horses made from recycled materials to Ballinasloe Fair, alongside a wattle tent from the If Hazel Could Talk project, featuring songs, artworks, and displays inspired by roadside and camp life. Visitors of all ages can get hands-on with traditional crafts such as paper flower-making, beady pockets, and horseshoe painting, exploring creativity while connecting with cultural heritage.

Misleór in Song Misleór Stage, 2 - 5pm

Catch nomadic singers and musicians on the Misleór Stage, with young and established talent sharing song, story, and tradition

Galway Traveller Movement The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Ballinasloe Fair

23/09/2025

**Change of time: 3pm Thursday 25th September

See ye there 🙋‍♀️

At Misleór’s Arts in Action showcase, three striking Traveller women from diverse backgrounds, art forms, and generations come together to celebrate the power of storytelling, a cornerstone of Traveller culture. ✨

Lavie Olupona, a Nigerian–Irish Traveller poet from Cork, brings youthful passion and poetic voice to the stage. At just 19, she has already earned recognition for her writing, including the Edna O’Brien Young Writers Award, and performed at Misleór and other cultural events

Lizzy Connors breaks ground as a daring Traveller rapper whose words challenge expectations and amplify stories often unheard, bringing a bold, contemporary energy to the tradition.

Chrissy Donoghue Ward, a respected poet and storyteller has just published her first children’s book, The Fairy Queen, transcribed by her daughter Elizabeth. Her tales, steeped in the oral tradition, carry the warmth, magic, and wisdom of generations.

This session is more than performance, it’s an unfolding of cultural memory, past and present in spirited harmony.

Arts in Action: Three Traveller Women, Three Generations, One Storytelling Tradition
🗓Thursday 25 September
🕐**3pm
📍O’Donoghue Theatre

Arts in Action NUI Galway University of Galway

23/09/2025