@Macnas

Ireland’s leading street spectacle company, creators of the #MacnasParade. Supported by @artscouncil_ie.

 Galway, Ireland
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Joined June 2010
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To mark our 40th anniversary, we're excited to announce our 2026 Halloween spectacle: Fiáin. Save the date: the parade will take place in Galway on Sunday, 25th October, 2026.
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In Old Galway this week, Tom Kenny looks back on the early days of @Macnas, which is celebrating 40 years advertiser.ie/galway/article…

Forty years of Macnas

Macnas, noun: The frolic-like behaviour of a young calf let out to grass for the first time after being kept in all winter; joyous abandonment; dalliance, wantonness.

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Macnas brings the city of Galway to life for the opening of the Galway Arts Festival WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1991 @GalwayIntArts @Macnas rte.ie/archives/2013/0715/46…

Galway Arts Festival

More than 20,000 visitors throng the city streets to watch the annual Galway Arts Festival's summertime pageant.

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The Macnas parade at the biggest annual community arts festival in the country, the Galway International Arts Festival. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1994 @GalwayIntArts @Macnas rte.ie/archives/2014/0714/63…

Galway International Arts Festival

A battle of the tribes during the Macnas parade at the Galway Arts Festival.

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THANK YOU for celebrating 30 years of #ScienceWeek with us! 🎉 Science Week 2025 marked three decades of curiosity, collaboration & innovation shaping Ireland’s future. Bring on Science Week 2026 - we look forward to see you there! #ThenTodayTomorrow
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Science Week 2025 kicked off in spectacular style yesterday with @Macnas bringing magic to Cork’s Marina Market! An installation inspired by the performance will remain at Marina Market until Thurs, 13 November. Special thanks to Emilija Jefremova for the images! #ScienceWeek
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Science Week 2025 kicked off in spectacular style this evening with @Macnas bringing magic to Cork’s Marina Market! An installation inspired by the performance will remain at Marina Market until Thurs, 13 November. Special thanks to Emilija Jefremova for the images! #ScienceWeek
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It’s time to celebrate 30 years of harnessing the power of curiosity as Science Week 2025 is here! 🎉To kick things off, join us this evening at Marina Market, Cork, where the legendary @macnas will present a specially curated indoor performance from 4pm - 6pm.
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Renowned spectacle theatre company @Macnas will kick off Science Week 2025 with a specially curated indoor performance at Marina Market Cork this Sunday, 9th November. Visit scienceweek.ie to find events and festival happening near you! #ScienceWeek #ThenTodayTomorrow
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Extraordinary scenes in Dublin city tonight as thousands of people gather on the grand 18th-century streets of the North Georgian Core to witness the @Macnas ‘An Treun’ procession. Hats off to @DubCityCouncil for planning an event of this scale and quality on Dublin’s northside🧵
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Halloween time in Galway... 🎃🦇👻🎭 📸 Paddy Finn Photography 🎭 @Macnas 📍 Galway, Ireland #MacnasParade #Halloween #Galway #Ireland #VisitGalway – at Ireland
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Con Mór by @Macnas @KingJohnsCastle Celbrating Samhain in #Limerick
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Hats off to @Macnas for another absolutely incredible parade! We hope ye enjoyed it! 🎭✨ 📸 @Galwaybayfmnews 📍 Galway, Ireland #MacnasParade #Halloween #Galway #Ireland #VisitGalway – at Ireland
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This is your last minute reminder of the Macnas Parade happening later today from 5.30pm! Be sure to go see it, it's guaranteed to be another amazing spectacle! 🎭 📸 @Macnas 📍 Galway, Ireland #MacnasParade #Macnas #Galway #Ireland #VisitGalway – at Ireland
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There's a new giant in town! Meet The Boy will form part of this years Macnas Parade taking place through the streets of Galway on Sunday 26th October at 5.30pm! Don't miss it! 👁️🎃🎭 📸 IG/ emjcamera 🎭 @Macnas 📅 26th October at 5.30pm 📍 Galway City #Halloween #MacnasParade – at Ireland
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Ireland is the ‘Home of Halloween’ Dublin is home of @bramstokerdub How wonderful to bring Halloween, @Macnas ‘Alf the Newt’ to #EXPO2025 arena in conjunction with @DubCityCouncil Thankfully Alf doesn’t bite! Incredible sight! #CreativityConnectsPeople
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┊✧✧✧ BEST PHOTO ✧✧✧┊ 2025.10.11 ✨🟩🦎🇮🇪🟩✨ @IrelandatExpo #EXPO2025 #大阪・関西万博 #EXPO2025Forever
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🧿AN TREUN – The Summoning of the Lost 🎃Galway Parade – Sunday, 26th October at 5:30pm An Treun is a spectacular, shape-shifting parade inspired by a long-lost tale by Dracula author Bram Stoker and the haunting call of the vanished Corncrake. Details: macnas.com/works/an-treun
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On behalf Ambassador Kevin Kelly and Team 🇮🇪 in 🇮🇳, we extend our heartfelt greetings to everyone in Indiand Ireland on the joyous occasion of Dusshera and Shubho Bijoya 🙏 May this festive season bring joy to every home. Shubho Bijoya, Happy Dusshera, and Happy Gandhi Jayanti.
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【プレスリリース】 #ハロウィーン発祥の地 アイルランドより、本場のお祝いが日本に上陸！10月6日～11日、Expo 2025 大阪・関西万博において、アイルランドのハロウィーン文化を日本で再現し、ご紹介する特別プログラムを開催。お見逃しなく🧛‍♂️ 🔗: prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/00… #IrelandHomeofHalloween
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