Editing Castlebar (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Linen hall-castlebar.JPG|thumb|Linenhall Arts Centre]]
[[File:Country Life Museum - geograph.org.uk - 113145.jpg|thumb|Museum of Country Life]]
Castlebar is the location for important festivals and traditions, among which is the International Four Days' Walk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Whats-On/castlebar-international-four-days-walking-festival/13024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027021021/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Whats-On/castlebar-international-four-days-walking-festival/13024|url-status=dead|title=Castlebar International Four Days Walking Festival|archive-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> A well-established [[blues music]] festival in venues across the town took place for many years on the weekend before the first Monday in June, but has not taken place since 2011.<ref>[http://www.castlebarblues.com/ Castlebar Blues] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130215170125/http://www.castlebarblues.com/ |date=15 February 2013 }}</ref> During the 1970s and 1980s the town hosted the International [[Castlebar Song Contest]] which was televised nationally on [[RTÉ]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10409:castlebar-song-contest-to-be-chronicled-for-posterity&catid=23:news&Itemid=46|title=The Mayo News|website=www.mayonews.ie|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225904/http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10409:castlebar-song-contest-to-be-chronicled-for-posterity&catid=23:news&Itemid=46|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1981 and 1982, the town played host to the [[Occasion at the Castle]] music festival.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=27 April 2022 |title=Occasion, Occasion: Castlebar, 1981 |url=https://theblackpoolsentinel.com/2022/04/27/occasion-occasion-castlebar-1981/ |website= |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gillespie |first=Tom |date=11 February 2023 |title=Rock festival days in Mayo’s county town |url=https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2023/02/11/rock-festival-days-in-mayos-county-town/ |work=[[Connaught Telegraph]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref>

The [[National Museum of Ireland – Country Life|Museum of Country Life]] is located on the outskirts of Castlebar, and is the only branch of the [[National Museum of Ireland]] located outside Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.museum.ie/en/info/find-us-national-museum-ireland-country-life.aspx|title=Find Us &#124; Directions &#124; Maps &#124; Country Life &#124; National Museum &#124; Mayo|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412093258/http://www.museum.ie/en/info/find-us-national-museum-ireland-country-life.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Castlebar is home to the [[Linenhall Arts Centre]], which exhibits visual art throughout the year, as well as hosting live drama and music performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelinenhall.com/|title=Theatre, music, dance, cinema and art in Mayo, Linenhall Arts Centre|first=The Linenhall Arts|last=Centre|website=www.thelinenhall.com|access-date=11 August 2005|archive-date=3 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051103030840/http://www.thelinenhall.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Royal Theatre and Event Centre has capacity of 2,200 people fully seated or 4,000 people standing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theroyal.ie/|title=The Royal - Perfect Tips and Ideas for Life|website=The Royal|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810222613/http://theroyal.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> hosts larger-scale productions and popular music concerts.

There are Roman Catholic, [[Church of Ireland]] (Anglican), [[Elim Pentecostal]], and evangelical (Calvary Church Castlebar) churches in the town. An Islamic [[mosque]] was opened in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/70876-new-mosque-opening-today-in-castlebar|title=New Mosque Opening Today in Castlebar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Tom  |date=14 October 2023 |title=Opening of new mosque in Mayo is clearly a symbolic moment |url=https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2023/10/14/opening-of-new-mosque-in-mayo-is-clearly-a-symbolic-moment/ |work=[[Connaught Telegraph]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref>