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Gala may refer to:

Music

Gala (album), a 1990 album by the English alternative rock band Lush
Gala (singer), Italian singer and songwriter
Gala – The Collection, a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman
GALA Choruses, an association of LGBT choral groups
Gala, a 1986 album by The Walker Brothers

Organizations and brands

GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance), a Missouri non-profit organization for LGBT individuals connected with the Community of Christ
Gala (supermarket), an Irish convenience store chain
Gala Coral Group, a betting shop and bingo hall operator based in the United Kingdom
Gala Inc., a Japanese holding company
Gala RFC, a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland
Gala TV, a television channel
"Gala", a nickname of Turkish football club Galatasaray S.K.
Girls Academic Leadership Academy, a public 6-12 school for girls in Los Angeles

People

Gala (given name), the given name
Gala (king), king of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
Gala (singer), Italian singer/songwriter
Gala Dalí (1894-1982), wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
Gala Aleksić (born 1969), Serbian actress
Gala Varo, Mexican drag queen
Antonio Gala (1930–2023), Spanish poet and novelist
Gabe Gala (born 1989), Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player
Rosa Gala (born 1995), Angolan basketball player

Places

Gala, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Gala, Tibet, a village
Gala, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
Puerto Gala, a hamlet in southern Chile
A contraction of Galashiels, a Border town in Scotland

Others

Gala (apple), a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand
Gala (board game), a board game played in Thailand and Myanmar
Gala (festivity), a festival
Gala (film), a 1982 Canadian documentary film
Gala (literary prize), awarded by the Tbilisi City Assembly, Georgia
Gala (magazine), a French magazine
Gala (potato)
Gala (priests), the lamenting priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna
Gala Brand, a fictional character of the James Bond novel Moonraker (did not appear in the film version)
Gala (γάλα), a Greek word meaning milk; see Galaxy § Etymology
Swimming gala, an amateur swimming competition

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 '''Gala''' may refer to:
-==Agriculture==
-*[[Gala (apple)]], a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand.
-*[[Gala potato]], a potato variety
-==Events and festivities==
-* [[Gala (festivity)]]
-* [[Swimming gala]], an amateur swimming competition, often known as a ''swimming carnival'' in Australia.
-==Fiction, film and gaming==
-*Gala, protagonist of the ''[[Legend of Legaia]]'' video game
-*[[Gala Brand]], a fictional character of Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' series novel, ''Moonraker'' (did not appear in the film version)
-*[[Mak-yek#Gala|Gala (game)]]
 ==Music==
+*[[Gala (album)|''Gala'' (album)]], a 1990 album by the English alternative rock band Lush
+*[[Gala (singer)]], Italian singer and songwriter
+*''[[Gala – The Collection]]'', a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman
 *[[GALA Choruses]], an association of LGBT choral groups
+*''Gala'', a [[The Walker Brothers discography#Compilation albums|1986 album by The Walker Brothers]]
-===Albums===
-*''Gala'', [[The Walker Brothers]]
-*''Gala'', [[James Last]]
-*[[Gala (album)|''Gala'' (album)]], a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Lush
 ==Organizations and brands==
-*''[[Gala (magazine)]]'', a French magazine
 *[[GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)]], a Missouri non-profit organization for LGBT individuals connected with the Community of Christ
-*"Gala", the nickname of [[Galatasaray S.K.]], a football club in Turkey (although this nickname has never been used in Turkey, originating in European urban legend)
 *[[Gala (supermarket)]], an Irish convenience store chain
-*[[Gala Inc.]], a pure holding company that administers 'GALA Group' which is in the online gaming industry.
+*[[Gala Coral Group]], a betting shop and bingo hall operator based in the United Kingdom
+*[[Gala Inc.]], a Japanese holding company
-*[[Gala Coral Group]], a betting shop (Coral) and bingo hall (Gala Bingo) operator based in the United Kingdom
 *[[Gala RFC]], a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland
-*[[Gala TV]], the television channel produced by Gala Bingo
+*[[Gala TV]], a television channel
+*"Gala", a nickname of Turkish football club [[Galatasaray S.K.]]
+*[[Girls Academic Leadership Academy]], a public 6-12 school for girls in Los Angeles
 ==People==
+*[[Gala (given name)]], the given name
-*[[Gala (King of the Massylii)]], King of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
+*[[Gala (king)]], king of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
-*[[Gala (singer)|Gala Rizzatto]], known as Gala, an Italian singer/songwriter whose hits include "Freed from Desire" (1997) and "Come into My Life" (1997)
+*[[Gala (singer)]], Italian singer/songwriter
-*[[Gala Dalí]] (1894-1982), the wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
+*[[Gala Dalí]] (1894-1982), wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
-*[[Gala Videnović]] (born 1969), Serbian actress
+*[[Gala Aleksić]] (born 1969), Serbian actress
+*[[Gala Varo]], Mexican drag queen
-*[[Antonio Gala]] (born 1930), Spanish poet and novelist
+*[[Antonio Gala]] (1930–2023), Spanish poet and novelist
 *[[Gabe Gala]] (born 1989), Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player
 *[[Rosa Gala]] (born 1995), Angolan basketball player
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 *[[Gala, Iran]], a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
 *[[Gala, Tibet]], a village
+*[[Gala, Virginia]], an unincorporated community in the United States
 *[[Puerto Gala]], a hamlet in southern Chile
 *A contraction of [[Galashiels]], a Border town in Scotland
 ==Others==
+*[[Gala (apple)]], a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand
-*Gala (γάλα), a Greek word meaning '[[milk]]'. ''(See also [[Milky Way]] and [[Galaxy]] etymology.)''
+*[[Gala (board game)]], a board game played in Thailand and Myanmar
-*GALA (Graduated Audio Level Adjustment), using the speed pulse of the [[Wheel speed sensor|vehicle speed sensor (VSS)]] to adjust the volume in a car audio head unit
+*[[Gala (festivity)]], a festival
+*[[Gala (film)|''Gala'' (film)]], a 1982 Canadian documentary film
+*[[Gala (literary prize)]], awarded by the Tbilisi City Assembly, Georgia
+*[[Gala (magazine)|''Gala'' (magazine)]], a French magazine
+*[[Gala (potato)]]
 *[[Gala (priests)]], the lamenting priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna
+*[[Gala Brand]], a fictional character of the ''James Bond'' novel ''Moonraker'' (did not appear in the film version)
-*[[Gala RFC]], a rugby union club based in Galashiels
+*Gala (γάλα), a Greek word meaning ''milk''; see {{slink|Galaxy|Etymology}}
+*[[Swimming gala]], an amateur swimming competition
 ==See also==
+* [[Gala Group (disambiguation)]]
-*[[Durham Miners' Gala]], an annual gathering and labour festival held in Durham, England
+* [[Durham Miners' Gala]], an annual gathering and labour festival held in Durham, England
-*[[Galah]], a cockatoo native to Australia
+* [[Galah]], a cockatoo native to Australia
-*[[Galla Placidia]], Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great
+* [[Galas]], Greek mythological figure
+* [[Galla Placidia]], Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great
+* [[Gela (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
+{{Disambiguation|geo|given name|surname}}