Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is the largest and most complex cultural event ever undertaken on the island of Ireland.
That's according to the event organisers, who launched its official programme this evening.
It is made up of over 1,900 events across 154 projects, 170 partnerships and collaborations - with local, national, European and international artists and cultural organisations from over 30 different countries.
The programme will take place across the villages, towns, islands and city of Galway and will be based around the four fire seasons of Ireland's ancient Celtic calendar Imbloc, Bealtaine, Lughnasa and Samhain.
Tá Gaillimh suite ar imeall an Iarthair san Eoraip, ach i 2020, beidh a gcuid ealaíontóirí, taibheoirí, cónaitheoirí agus pobail i gcroílár na hEorpa. @galway2020 @DeptAHG @GalwayCoCo @GalwayCityCo pic.twitter.com/7oejpSmcdI
— Seán Kyne TD (@SeanKyneTD) September 18, 2019
The event will begin on February 1st with week-long celebrations in towns and villages across the county, culminating in a large public ceremony and spectacle on February 8th in Galway City.
Seasonal ceremonies will also mark the progression of the programme, which will run through until the end of January 2021.
To celebrate the end of the 12 months, the closing event will transform Galway into a "glittering gallery without walls."
The programme will host 30 projects celebrating the Irish language, 125 world premieres and 135 Irish premieres.
Themes of landscape, language and migration are interwoven throughout the programme - with national and international artists.
There will also be a special emphasis on the Irish language, reinforcing Galway as the capital of the Gaelteacht.
More information on Galway 2020 can be found here