Galway International Arts Festival

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annual event arts festival nonprofit organization

Galway International Arts Festival is a major annual multidisciplinary arts festival in Galway, Ireland, showcasing theatre, music, visual arts, street spectacle, and more from Irish and international artists.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Galway International Arts Festival canonical	2
Galway Arts Festival	1
Galway International Arts Festival CLG	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13153666 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Galway International Arts Festival
Context triple: [Galway, hasFestival, Galway International Arts Festival]

A. Kilkenny Arts Festival
Kilkenny Arts Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts celebration in Kilkenny, Ireland, featuring music, theatre, visual arts, literature, and street performances across the city.
B. Cork Midsummer Festival
Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual arts and culture festival in Cork, Ireland, featuring theatre, music, dance, visual arts, and community events across the city.
C. Drogheda Arts Festival
Drogheda Arts Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts event in Drogheda, Ireland, showcasing theatre, music, visual arts, literature, and community performances.
D. Cork Jazz Festival
The Cork Jazz Festival is a major annual international jazz music festival held in Cork, Ireland, attracting renowned artists and large audiences from around the world.
E. Waterford Spraoi Festival
The Waterford Spraoi Festival is an annual street arts and music festival in Waterford, Ireland, featuring parades, performances, and cultural events throughout the city.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Galway International Arts Festival
Target entity description: Galway International Arts Festival is a major annual multidisciplinary arts festival in Galway, Ireland, showcasing theatre, music, visual arts, street spectacle, and more from Irish and international artists.

A. Kilkenny Arts Festival
Kilkenny Arts Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts celebration in Kilkenny, Ireland, featuring music, theatre, visual arts, literature, and street performances across the city.
B. Cork Midsummer Festival
Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual arts and culture festival in Cork, Ireland, featuring theatre, music, dance, visual arts, and community events across the city.
C. Drogheda Arts Festival
Drogheda Arts Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts event in Drogheda, Ireland, showcasing theatre, music, visual arts, literature, and community performances.
D. Cork Jazz Festival
The Cork Jazz Festival is a major annual international jazz music festival held in Cork, Ireland, attracting renowned artists and large audiences from around the world.
E. Waterford Spraoi Festival
The Waterford Spraoi Festival is an annual street arts and music festival in Waterford, Ireland, featuring parades, performances, and cultural events throughout the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual event ⓘ arts festival ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
field	comedy ⓘ dance ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ opera ⓘ street spectacle ⓘ talks and discussions ⓘ theatre ⓘ visual arts ⓘ
formerName	Galway Arts Festival ⓘ linked to: Galway International Arts Festival
foundedBy	Ollie Jennings ⓘ Padraic Breathnach ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	multidisciplinary arts festival ⓘ
hasImpact	economic activity in Galway ⓘ tourism in Galway ⓘ
hasParticipant	Irish artists ⓘ international artists ⓘ
hasTypeOfWorkPresented	Irish premieres ⓘ public art installations ⓘ site-specific performances ⓘ world premieres ⓘ
hasVenue	Black Box Theatre, Galway ⓘ Festival Big Top ⓘ Town Hall Theatre, Galway ⓘ various galleries in Galway ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Galway ⓘ
inception	1978 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
locatedIn	Connacht ⓘ County Galway ⓘ Galway ⓘ Republic of Ireland ⓘ
notableFor	commissioning new theatre works ⓘ international collaborations ⓘ large-scale street spectacles ⓘ
organizer	Galway International Arts Festival CLG ⓘ linked to: Galway International Arts Festival
partOf	cultural life of Galway ⓘ
significantEvent	rebranding as Galway International Arts Festival in 2014 ⓘ
sponsor	Fáilte Ireland ⓘ Galway City Council ⓘ The Arts Council of Ireland ⓘ linked to: Arts Council of Ireland
typicalTimeOfYear	July ⓘ
website	https://www.giaf.ie ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galway → hasFestival → Galway International Arts Festival ⓘ

subject linked to: Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Galway International Arts Festival → formerName → Galway Arts Festival ⓘ

linked to: Galway International Arts Festival

Galway International Arts Festival → organizer → Galway International Arts Festival CLG ⓘ