Cancer Care Tuam is partner charity for Headfest 2026

Cancer Care Tuam is the proud partner charity for Headfest 2026, and festival-goers will have several opportunities to support this vital local service throughout the weekend. Each year, a charity is selected to benefit from the popular Tractor, Truck and Vintage Run, which takes place this Saturday, 30 May. This year, all funds raised will go to Tuam Cancer Care.

Visitors will also be able to donate at the Cancer Care Tuam stand at the Craft Fair all weekend. Tuam Cancer Care provides free emotional, psychological and practical support to people with a cancer diagnosis and to their families. Services include counselling, complementary therapies, physical activity programmes and support groups, all delivered by experienced and accredited professionals.

In 2025, the centre supported more than 300 people across Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Clare, with demand continuing to grow. As a charity, Tuam Cancer Care must raise over half of its annual running costs to keep all services free and confidential.

The community support at Headfest will help ensure this essential community service continues to be there for people when they need it most. There is also a page on iDonate if you would like to donate to the charity but will not be in attendance over the weekend.

With a host of music, sport, cultural and food events catering for the whole family, Headfest 2026 is set to take over the town and surrounding area for six days from Wednesday May 27 to Monday June 1.

Monaghan’s Mega Marquee, on the grounds of Moyne Villa FC, will be the centre of the festival, and the venue for four nights of music beginning on May 28 with the Elevate local talent showcase.

The weekend line-up features All Folk’d Up and Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfetones on Friday May 29; DJ Jenny Greene, the Qween Tribute Band and the Jab Band on Saturday May 30; before Ruaile Buaile headline Sunday’s entertainment. This year’s festival is shaped around the themes of land, water and air, with a strong focus on Lough Corrib and its surrounding communities.

The Headfest programme includes historical talks on Lough Corrib, biodiversity talks and guided walks, panel discussions on water quality and sustainable farming, exhibitions and film screenings with Corrib Beo, plus Galway Hooker and power boat trips on the lake.

Food and local enterprise are an important part of the festival, with the annual Food and Craft Fair taking place on the Saturday and Sunday. The SOLAS Multicultural Day takes place on Saturday too, celebrating the diversity of the local community.

Buses are running from Tuam and Galway on Saturday, see www.headfest.ie for details and the full programme of events