Armagh · Thu 1 to Sun 4 October

What's on in Armagh this weekend

17 listings: 4 fully checked, 13 with one soft field, 0 unconfirmed. Our five picks are labelled, starting with Book this now. How we check

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Dear Evan Hansen, Friday

NYPA's Dear Evan Hansen plays the Market Place Theatre, Armagh, at 7.30pm on Friday 2 October for £20. Saturday is sold out and Friday had 52 of 245 seats left on 28 September.

~ Checked 3/4Visit Armagh shows page (the venue's own listing) gives the date only; time and price from the venue's Ticketsolve box office. No event-specific venue page exists; marketplacearmagh.com is parked.

Paved square in Armagh's Market Place with the glass-fronted Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre and steps up to it — Market Place, Armagh. Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Thu1 October

Thursday 1 October
7.30pm	Dear Evan HansenNYPA Musical Productions' adult amateur staging. 145 of 246 seats left at 28 Sep.The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Market Street, Armagh £20✓ Checked 4/41 Oct: visitarmagh.com and marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com agree on date, time and price.
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Fri2 October

Classical columned front of Armagh County Museum on Mall East, with railings and a parked car — Armagh County Museum, Mall East, Armagh. Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Friday 2 October
9.30am to 4.30pm	Market Place gallery exhibitionsCiara Campbell-Crawford ceramics and Maria Liddy's Armagh landscapes in oils.The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Market Street, Armagh Free~ Checked 3/4Both shows run 12 Sep to 7 Nov; hours and free admission from Visit Armagh event pages. No ticket needed, so no second source. Opening days not stated, so listed on a weekday.
10am to 1pm, 2pm to 4pm	Gulliver's Travels at 300Exhibition marking 300 years since the book's first edition.Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street Free~ Checked 3/4Exhibition runs 10 Jul to 24 Dec; library opens Mon to Fri only and is closed Thu 1 Oct morning for a school visit. Free admission per library site; no ticket page.
7.30pm	Book this nowDear Evan HansenAmateur musical. 52 of 245 seats left at 28 Sep; Saturday sold out.The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Market Street, Armagh £20~ Checked 3/4Visit Armagh shows page (the venue's own listing) gives the date only; time and price from the venue's Ticketsolve box office. No event-specific venue page exists; marketplacearmagh.com is parked.
8pm	The odd oneThe Trial of Arthur ChichesterCourtroom drama putting the Nine Years War commander on trial. Studio, unreserved.The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre (studio), Market Street, Armagh £15✓ Checked 4/41 Oct: visitarmagh.com and marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com agree on date, time and price.
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Sat3 October

Grassy mound at Navan Fort under a grey sky, with trees at the edge of the field — Navan Fort, near Armagh. Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Saturday 3 October
9.30am to 4pm	Woodland fungi photography courseTwo-day macro workshop with Danny Gibson, Sat and Sun. Bring own camera. 16+.Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Oxford Island, Lurgan £90 (two days)~ Checked 3/4Dates, times and price from getactiveabc.com (council); booking via BookingBug widget, which is JS and was not read.
10am to 4pm	Armagh County MuseumFree council museum on the Mall with local history collections.Armagh County Museum, The Mall East Free~ Checked 3/4Saturday hours 10am to 4pm and free admission from the museum's Visit Armagh page. No ticket page. Current exhibition titles are in a JS grid and were not read.
10am to 4pm	Pastel and charcoal day workshopPastel Society of Ireland workshop with tutors Julie Wilson and Anthony Haughey.Millennium Court Arts Centre, 5-7 William Street, Portadown £40~ Checked 3/4Eventbrite ticket page (organiser Millennium Court) only; not listed on millenniumcourt.co.uk, whose events widget is JS. Ties in with the Pastel Society exhibition on show there until 17 Oct.
10.30am to 4pm	If it rainsPlanetarium dome showsHourly shows in the 360-degree digital theatre, exhibition entry included.Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, College Hill From £6✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, armaghobservatoryplanetarium.ticketsolve.com €8.00 with the ticket site's booking fee.
11am and 2pm	Under £20Legendary Navan Fort tour90-minute guided tour of the Iron Age site. 7 places left at 11am.Navan Centre and Fort, 81 Killylea Road, Armagh £13.50~ Checked 3/4Adult £13.50, child £9.50, family £39.50 from the council's Navan Ticketsolve box office. Venue page on Visit Armagh lists the tour but gives no times or prices. Also runs Thu, Fri and Sun.
3pm	Portadown v Limavady UnitedIrish Premiership league match.Shamrock Park, Brownstown Road, Portadown Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Date, 3pm kick-off and competition from Portadown FC fixture page. Ticket page is JS only, so no price read.
7pm	Armagh senior football championship semi-final: Killeavy v DrominteeClub championship semi-final; intermediate semi (Pearse Og v Naomh Peadar) at 5pm.BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Dalton Road, Armagh Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Fixture, venue and throw-in times from Armagh GAA's fixtures data (armaghgaa.net). No admission price published.
8pm	Teresa Livingstone: Nice LadyStand-up and piano songs from the Scundered podcast host. 16+.The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre (studio), Market Street, Armagh £16.50✓ Checked 4/41 Oct: visitarmagh.com and marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com agree on date, time and price.
8pm	Comedy night at Lurgan Town FCLocal comics in the football club, running to 1am.Lurgan Town Football Club, 83 Glenavon Lane £10~ Checked 3/4Eventbrite ticket page (organiser Lurgan Town) only; no club website found. Acts not named.
8.30pm	Date nightDanny Byrne BandLive band night with dancing at the bar on the square.Swifty's (formerly Mr Busby's), The Square, Newtownhamilton £16.96~ Checked 3/4Eventbrite ticket page only (organiser Swifty's Bar). Price is Eventbrite's displayed total. Event summary text says '3rd August' but the listed date is Sat 3 Oct.
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Sun4 October

Portadown High Street with shopfronts, flags, a parked van and green roadworks barriers — High Street, Portadown. Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sunday 4 October
11am to 5pm	Apple Sundays at Ardress HouseApple press, cider tasting and orchard picking at the National Trust farmhouse.Ardress House, Ardress Road, Portadown Free event, house admission applies~ Checked 3/41 Oct: nationaltrust.org.uk confirms date, time; no second source yet.
6pm	Armagh senior football championship semi-final: Clann Éireann v Crossmaglen RangersSecond club championship semi-final; intermediate semi Keady v Naomh Pól also on.BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Dalton Road, Armagh Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Fixture, venue and 6pm throw-in from Armagh GAA's fixtures data. Intermediate semi time not captured. No admission price published.
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