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What's On

Here you can discover what’s on and find cracking events that will make your visit even more memorable! Armagh hosts three major festivals each year. The much-loved Georgian Festival celebrates the city’s 18th century Georgian heritage. The ‘Home Of St Patrick’ Festival hosts many exciting Irish and international artists and events, coming together in recognition of the strong connection with the Spiritual Father of Ireland. The Food & Cider Weekend celebrates Armagh’s famous apple orchards and the fabulous local cuisine of one of Ireland’s top food destinations. Foodie events are an integral part of the calendar so prepare for a taste sensation as you eat your way through our local delicacies and savour our award-winning artisan ciders. The area has a vibrant cultural scene and lovers of theatre, art and literature are spoilt for choice with countless events to ignite the imagination. We are also a fun destination for families where you can do anything from meeting the ancient Celts at The Navan Centre & Fort to bird watching at break of dawn at Lough Neagh or building your own rocket at Armagh Planetarium!

Free guided tour – Eilis O’Connell: A Family of Things

Venue: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio

22/06/2022 - 30/09/2023

Scarva Summer Band Concerts

Venue: Scarva Bandstand

16/04/2023 - 24/09/2023

Eilis O’Connell: A Family of Things

Venue: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio

17/06/2023 - 30/09/2023

FFRIDD (the middle ground) – VITTORIO CIREFICE

Venue: The Market Place Theatre

08/09/2023 - 04/11/2023

AWE & ALCHEMY

Venue: The Market Place Theatre

15/09/2023 - 04/11/2023

RBG Trio

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

22/09/2023 - 22/09/2023

Legendary Navan Fort / Emain Macha

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

22/09/2023 - 22/09/2023

Up The Poll Starring Conal Gallen

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

22/09/2023 - 22/09/2023

Stand-Up Session

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

23/09/2023 - 23/09/2023

Coppersmithing Jewellery Workshop

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

23/09/2023 - 23/09/2023

Orchard Landscape – Wet Felting

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

23/09/2023 - 23/09/2023

Fabric Makers, Quakers and Bakers at Dan Winter’s Cottage

Venue: Dan Winter's Cottage

23/09/2023 - 24/09/2023

World War Two Community Fun Day at Brownlow House

Venue: Brownlow House

23/09/2023 - 23/09/2023

Meet the Warriors!

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

23/09/2023 - 23/09/2023

Awakening – Fused Glass Ogham Experience

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

24/09/2023 - 24/09/2023

The Hen Do

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

26/09/2023 - 27/09/2023

Ceramic Pumpkins

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/09/2023 - 28/09/2023

7 Hills Blues Fest 2023

Venue: Locations across Armagh City Centre

29/09/2023 - 01/10/2023

The Murder of Michael Collins

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

29/09/2023 - 29/09/2023

Michael English In Concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

29/09/2023 - 29/09/2023

Cash Returns

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

30/09/2023 - 30/09/2023

Thai Curries

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

30/09/2023 - 30/09/2023

Willow Wreath With Fresh Foliage & 3D Wet Felted Flower

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

30/09/2023 - 30/09/2023

Murder On The Nile

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

30/09/2023 - 30/09/2023

Goitse

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

05/10/2023 - 05/10/2023

The Cripple Of Inishmaan

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

05/10/2023 - 05/10/2023

Autumn Crafts at the Gallery

Venue: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio

06/10/2023 - 07/10/2023

Three Ordinary Men Who Changed The World

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

06/10/2023 - 06/10/2023

Nosferatu With Live Music

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

06/10/2023 - 06/10/2023

Orchard/Cider Experience and Cooking Demo with Granny’s Traditional Griddle Breads

Venue: 87 Loughgall Road Portadown Co. Armagh N. Ireland BT62 4EG

07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023

Needle Felting – Seascape or Landscape

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023

Photographic Image Transfer To Textile & Wood

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023

Story And Flash Fiction Writing

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023

Beyond The Horizon

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023

Film Screening: 42nd Street [Dementia Friendly Screening]

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

10/10/2023 - 10/10/2023

Wet Felting Animal Portrait

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

12/10/2023 - 12/10/2023

Magpies on the Pylon

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

12/10/2023 - 12/10/2023

Hauntings

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

12/10/2023 - 12/10/2023

Inktense & Red Work Painting & Embroidery Workshop

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

13/10/2023 - 13/10/2023

One Night With You

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

13/10/2023 - 13/10/2023

The 4 Of Us

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

14/10/2023 - 14/10/2023

Clement McAleer: Selected Paintings 1973 – 2023

Venue: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio

14/10/2023 - 03/02/2024

Reginald D Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through S**t

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

15/10/2023 - 15/10/2023

Toddler Tuesday

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

17/10/2023 - 17/10/2023

Decorative Pumpkin Workshop

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

17/10/2023 - 17/10/2023

Landscape Painting with Michelle Wilson

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

18/10/2023 - 18/10/2023

Emer Maguire: One For The Road

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

19/10/2023 - 19/10/2023

A Night At The Soaps

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

19/10/2023 - 19/10/2023

Thai Cooking Vegan & Vegetarian

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

19/10/2023 - 19/10/2023

Chris Kent: Back At It

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

21/10/2023 - 21/10/2023

Halloween Besom Broom Workshop

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

21/10/2023 - 21/10/2023

The Elton John Show

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

25/10/2023 - 25/10/2023

Johnny McEvoy In Concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

26/10/2023 - 26/10/2023

Brownlow Castle Halloween Fright Night

Venue: Brownlow House

27/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

The Journey Of The Ulster Muse

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

27/10/2023 - 27/10/2023

Done To Death, By Jove!

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

27/10/2023 - 27/10/2023

Autumn Botanical Printing Workshop

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

27/10/2023 - 27/10/2023

Silver Linked Bracelet

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

27/10/2023 - 27/10/2023

SHARED?

Venue: Banbridge Town Hall

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

Autumn Style Wreath With Flowerworks

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

The Bjorn Identity

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

Time, Traces & Threads: Slow Stitch

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

Willow Berry Basket Weaving

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

Creepy Crafty Capers, Halloween fun @ Armagh County Museum

Venue: Armagh County Museum

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

Little Spooks 2023

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

28/10/2023 - 28/10/2023

Spooky 3D Pictures

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

30/10/2023 - 30/10/2023

Halloween Craft & Games Club 2023

Venue: The Hayloft at the Palace Demesne

30/10/2023 - 30/10/2023

Spider Web Lanterns

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

31/10/2023 - 31/10/2023

Pumpkin Mosaics

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

01/11/2023 - 01/11/2023

Nicho Skull Box

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

01/11/2023 - 01/11/2023

Ceramic Snowmen

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/11/2023 - 02/11/2023

Monster Buns – Cupcake Decorating For Kids

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/11/2023 - 02/11/2023

Joel M: Impossible

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/11/2023 - 02/11/2023

Samhain: The Beginning

Venue: Navan Centre & Fort

03/11/2023 - 03/11/2023

Harvest: A Tribute to Neil Young

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

03/11/2023 - 03/11/2023

Spooky Wet Felted Owl

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

03/11/2023 - 03/11/2023

Magical Mozart By Candlelight

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

Contemporary Weaving With Little Tangle – Abstract Wall Hanging

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

Gent’s Tweed Necktie

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

The Witches Are BACK!!

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

Novel Writing

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

Needle Felting

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

A Night With The Country Stars

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

09/11/2023 - 09/11/2023

RETROSPECTIVE SCAPES – COLIN HEYBURN

Venue: The Market Place Theatre

10/11/2023 - 06/01/2024

SHEUGHS & DITCHES – ROZZI KENNEDY

Venue: The Market Place Theatre

10/11/2023 - 07/01/2024

The Highstool Prophets

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

10/11/2023 - 10/11/2023

Christmas White Work Embroidery

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

10/11/2023 - 10/11/2023

Mixed Media Landscapes

Venue: FE McWilliam Studio

11/11/2023 - 11/11/2023

Carmen

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

11/11/2023 - 11/11/2023

The Pat McManus Band

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

11/11/2023 - 11/11/2023

Lino Printing

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

11/11/2023 - 11/11/2023

Mushrooms In Art

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

11/11/2023 - 11/11/2023

Painting With Ink

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

11/11/2023 - 11/11/2023

Phil Coulter: Four Score And Then…

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

12/11/2023 - 12/11/2023

Impact

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

17/11/2023 - 18/11/2023

Festive Botanical Printing On Linen

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

17/11/2023 - 17/11/2023

The Soda Popz Rock n Roll Show

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

18/11/2023 - 18/11/2023

Christmas Soap Making – Seasonal Spice

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

18/11/2023 - 18/11/2023

Fused Glass Christmas Decorations

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

18/11/2023 - 18/11/2023

Creedence Clearwater Review

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

19/11/2023 - 19/11/2023

Film Screening: Thirteen Days

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

22/11/2023 - 22/11/2023

Susan McCann: String of Diamonds Concert Tour

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

22/11/2023 - 22/11/2023

Stargazing Evening for Georgian Festival

Venue: Armagh Planetarium

23/11/2023 - 23/11/2023

Make-Up Masterclass With S.A.K. Make-Up

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

23/11/2023 - 23/11/2023

A Very Georgian Collection Tour

Venue: Armagh Observatory

24/11/2023 - 24/11/2023

Georgian Festival Stalls

Venue: Market Street, Armagh

24/11/2023 - 24/11/2023

Prudence & Promiscuity

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

24/11/2023 - 24/11/2023

Christmas Themed Wood Carving

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

25/11/2023 - 25/11/2023

Mission Santa

Venue: Armagh Planetarium

25/11/2023 - 25/11/2023

Introduction To Millinery – Pillbox Hat

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

25/11/2023 - 25/11/2023

Georgian Day on Vicars’ Hill

Venue: Armagh Robinson Library

25/11/2023 - 25/11/2023

Georgian Day Horse and Carriage Rides

Venue: Departing from outside Charlemont Place, Mall East, Armagh

25/11/2023 - 25/11/2023

Christmas Wreath With Flowerworks

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

30/11/2023 - 30/11/2023

Festive Dorset Button Making Workshop

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

01/12/2023 - 01/12/2023

Aladdin

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/12/2023 - 24/12/2023

Christmas Cupcakes For Kids

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/12/2023 - 02/12/2023

Writing For Stage & Screen

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/12/2023 - 02/12/2023

Film Screening: Meet Me In St Louis [Dementia Friendly Screening]

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

07/12/2023 - 07/12/2023

Silver Reef Knot & Twisted Silver Rings or Earrings

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

09/12/2023 - 09/12/2023

A Christmas Carol

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

14/12/2023 - 14/12/2023

Talon – The Best of Eagles

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

14/12/2023 - 14/12/2023

Wood Turned Smoking Snowman & Christmas Tree

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

15/12/2023 - 15/12/2023

Crafty Christmas Fun @ Armagh County Museum

Venue: Armagh County Museum

16/12/2023 - 16/12/2023

Cantilena At Christmas

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

20/12/2023 - 20/12/2023

Christmas Country Showtime

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/12/2023 - 28/12/2023

The Legend Of Luke Kelly – Dubliner

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

29/12/2023 - 29/12/2023

Neil Delamere: Neil By Mouth

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

30/12/2023 - 06/01/2024

The High Kings – The Road Not Taken Tour

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

10/01/2024 - 10/01/2024

The Stars Of Country Show

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

19/01/2024 - 19/01/2024

The Fureys

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

27/01/2024 - 27/01/2024

Born to be Wild

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/01/2024 - 28/01/2024

One Night of Adele

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

01/02/2024 - 01/02/2024

Frankie – The Concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/02/2024 - 02/02/2024

Rock Rising

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

03/02/2024 - 03/02/2024

Patrick Feeney In Concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

14/02/2024 - 14/02/2024

Philomena Begley & Ray Lynam In Concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

28/02/2024 - 28/02/2024

Greatest 80s Show

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

02/03/2024 - 02/03/2024

Paddy Raff: Gimme A Minute!

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

13/03/2024 - 13/03/2024

Jason Byrne – The Ironic Bionic Man

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

16/03/2024 - 16/03/2024

Mike Denver & Guests in Concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

22/03/2024 - 22/03/2024

Declan Nerney & Guests Live in concert

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

03/05/2024 - 03/05/2024

Diona Doherty – Got MILF?

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

17/05/2024 - 17/05/2024

The Summer Country Show

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

23/05/2024 - 23/05/2024

Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners

Venue: Marketplace Theatre

05/06/2024 - 05/06/2024