14 Flags of Belonging
Druid Ln, (off Quay Street)
21:00 - 23:30hr, Friday 18 September, 2026
All are welcome – no booking required.
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The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Ln, (off Quay Street)
20:00-21:00 hr, Friday 18th September 2026
FREE entry – but prebooking is advised.
We are thrilled to announce a brand new public art flag display on Druid lane in collaboration with Galway City Council and supported by the Arts Council. The artists vibrant designs entitled 14 Flags of Belonging will adorn the Galway skies from 17th to 27th September 2026.
The 14 commissioned designers have worked to create a series of symbolic flags which represent various identities and communities in the city. These flags are a nod to the 14 Tribes of Galway, created in response to ‘Le Chéile – the Architectures of Belonging. our theme for 2026.
Each flag showcases intricate geometric patterns, celebrating the multicultural fabric of the city and speak to a place, a feeling, a tribe or community, a memory, and/or ideas and concepts around collective ideas of belonging, wellbeing, identity, imagination and purpose.
Their artwork spills out onto the streets of the Latin Quarter, bringing vivid colours and vibrancy along Galway’s Druid lane.
For the duration of rthe Architecture at the Edge Festival, these striking designs give us a glimpse of what's in store for the city's streets. The designs, responding to the "Belonging" theme, reflect the liveliness and excitement of the city of the tribes. It’s a privilege to work on this project and bring the colour and vibrancy of art out of into the streets of Galway.
To learn more about the designers follow @ArchAtTheEdge for updates.
Project credits
’14 Flags of Belonging’, is part of the Culture Night Late programme, funded by the Arts Council and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport under the Night-Time Economy programme with support from Galway City Council Arts Office.
For more details on Culture Night Late in Galway City, you can check out the @Archattheedge Instagram pages.