Hotel Booking

The conference rate is available with check in on October 24 through check out on October 27.

Room Rate: €125 for single / €135 for twin/double

Book your reservations at the Galway Bay Hotel by emailing reservations@galwaybayhotel.com. Reservations may also be made by calling 011 353 91 520 520.

Include the following information in your email, or have this information available if calling:

• - Full Name
• - Group Name: Association of Irish & Celtic Festivals
• - Dates 
• - Room type preference (single vs. twin/double)

Note: 
Galway Bay Hotel is offering a limited number of rooms at a discounted rate for conference attendees wishing to stay in Galway for the Macnas Parade on the evening of October 29th. These rooms will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis and are priced as follows:

  
Grant Information

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has graciously awarded us with a $40,000 grant to be used to assist each festival that attends the 2023 AICF Conference in Galway with their cost of attending. There is an expectation of each of the award recipients that they will book one, or more, of the showcase entertainers in the following two years at their festival. The $40,000 will be evenly distributed among each of those festivals who apply for the grant and attend the conference. To be eligible, the festival applying must have held a festival in 2023 with more than 1000 attendees and have committed to hold a festival in the subsequent two years. Payments will be mailed out shortly after the conference.

Click below to download the grant application. 

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