The 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival will feature 53 races staged across seven days of top quality action at the Ballybrit Racecourse.
An estimated 150,000 people are expected to be in attendance at Galway Races throughout the week and the meeting is headlined by the Galway Plate and Galway Hurdle.
When is the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival?
The 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival is a seven-day meeting and this year's staging will take place from Monday 27th July until Sunday 2nd August.
Where does the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival take place?
Ballybrit Racecourse hosts the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival, which is located 6km northeast of Galway city.
Also known as Galway Racecourse, the 1.4 mile (2.25 km) circuit hosts both Flat and National Hunt racing between July and October.
How to watch 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival, live stream and TV channel
Every race from the Galway Races can be watched live via the bet365 Live Sports Streaming service.
In order to watch, customers will either need to have a funded sportsbook account or to have placed a bet within the last 24 hours.
RacingTV will also provide live television coverage of all of the action at the Ballybrit.
