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Féile John Ford
An Spidéal, Co. Galway
5 September - 7 September 2025
Family friendly
Féile John Ford, taking place from Fri 5 to Sun 7 Sept 2025, celebrates the life, work, and Connemara roots of John Ford, six-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind classics, The Quiet Man, The Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers, and Stagecoach.

Exploring the creative thread that connects Ford’s legacy to the thriving film & TV industry along Cois Fharraige in the South Connemara Gaeltacht region today, Féile John Ford will also host Film Screenings behind his classics, The Quiet Man, The Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers & Stagecoach.

An Exhibition with unseen photographs and original artifacts from Ford’s Irish films. Talks on Ford’s roots in An Spidéal, Irish emigration to Maine, and the influence of Irish culture in his work. Education Programme of Storytelling Workshops in Irish for school children.

Readers are advised to check with the organiser before relying on the details published here.

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An Spidéal, Spiddle West, An Spidéal, Co. Galway, Ireland
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