FESTIVAL
Map Key
· Planetarium to Mall (10MINS)
· Courthouse to Gaol (8MINS)
· Palace to Mall (8MINS)
· Palace to Vicars’ Hill (15MINS)
Saturday 29 November
Courthouse Mock Trials Armagh Courthouse | 10.30am | 12.30pm 2 .30pm |
Funfair
Shambles Yard | 11am-10pm (Quiet hour 11am-12pm) |
Georgian Gourmet Food Tour Market Place Theatre | 11am-2pm |
Horse and Carriage Rides Mall | 11am-7.30pm |
Georgian Festival Stalls Mall 11am-7pm | City Centre 11am-8pm FREE |
Living History Characters Across city centre & Mall | 11.30am-8pm FREE |
Georgian Christmas Afternoon Tea Armagh City Hotel | 12-5pm |
Festive Family Fun
Traditional games, Ferris wheel, swing boats, performers, Santa’s reindeer, hot chestnuts and more.
Surgery & Scurvy on the High Seas Armagh County Club | 1.45-2.15pm | 2.453.15pm |
Mission Santa Armagh Planetarium | 9.45am | 11.45am 2pm | 4pm |
Georgian Street Urchins Throughout city centre | 11am-5pm | FREE
Georgian Festival on Vicars’ Hill
Including wax sealing, living history, caricaturist, Cathedral Evensong 5pm Armagh Robinson Library/St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral/No 5 Vicars’ Hill | 12-5pm FREE |
The Mall | 12-6pm| FREE |
Performers & Live music
Throughout city centre and The Mall 11am-8pm FREE |
Red Coats
Throughout city centre & The Mall 11.30am-8pm | FREE |
Guided Georgian Walking Tour
Omniplex Cinema | 12pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm
Silhouette Cutter & Beautifully Georgian –Art and Costume Exhibition Armagh County Museum | 12-5pm | FREE |
Tours of the Archbishop’s Palace
Archbishop’s Palace (located in Palace Demesne, Friary Road) | 12pm | 3pm | 5pm |
Legendary Telescopes Tour Armagh Observatory | 12.30pm | 2.30pm
Georgian Ladies a Courtin’ Armagh County Club | 12.30-1pm
Gorgeous Georgian Armagh County Museum | 2-2.45pm |
Palace Demesne Walking Tour Friary Ruins (located in Palace Demesne, Friary Road) | 3-4pm |
Delicacies, Dancing & IndiscretionsThe Georgian Tontine Rooms The Charlemont Arms Hotel | 3.30-4pm |
Georgian Girl Power at the Reform Club, Politics & Gossip Armagh County Club | 4.30-5pm |
Georgian Lightshow‘Step into Christmas’ Market Street | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm |
Not So Gorgeous Georgian Walking Tour Armagh Gaol | 6.45-8pm |
Georgian Ghost Tour Vicars’ Hill | 7.30- 9pm | 8-9.30pm |
Georgian Breakfast Armagh County Club | 11am-12pm
Santa on Tour Market Street | 1-4pm | FREE |
Funfair Shambles Yard | 12-8pm (Quiet hour 12-1pm)
Festival Stalls City Centre | 12-5pm | FREE | Guided Georgian Walking Tour Omniplex Cinema | 12pm | 2pm |
the Georgians including exhibition, caricaturist, dress up, living history Armagh County Museum | 1-4pm
ARMAGH GEORGIAN FESTIVAL
GENERAL FESTIVAL INFO
TICKETS
Please visit w visitarmagh.com/Georgian to book tickets and to find out more about the individual events in the festival programme.
VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Please be aware that official photography and videography will be taking place through the festival. If you do not wish to be included, please inform photographer/ videographer and/or event staff.
ROAD CLOSURES
There will be road closures around the city centre during the festival to accommodate events. Full details available on website and social media.
ACCESSIBILITY
STARTING
POINTS
Please note the starting point is included for the tours on this map for reference but your tour may end at a different point. Be sure to verify details on your e-ticket.
PARK & RIDE OPTIONS
There will be a Park & Ride service available to and from the Palace Demesne, Navan Centre and Fort & Killylea, Richhill and Portadown Train Station, Markethill with key pick up/drop off point located on the Mall. Please see website for timetable and stops on each route. This service is highly recommended as car parks in the city centre will be extremely busy. All city centre car parks have accessible parking spaces. Council maintained city centre car parks will be free of charge on Saturday 29 November.
Welcome to... ARMAGH GEORGIAN FESTIVAL
Enjoy the splendours of our delightful city and we can show you our rich Georgian heritage with a dash of Christmas sparkle!
Armagh Georgian Festival is a series of unique experiences which celebrate the many different aspects of Georgian Armagh including buildings, history and heritage, through a varied programme.
Enjoy trotting along the tree-lined Georgian Mall in a horse and carriage ride. Browse at the Georgian artisan market, enjoying crafts, food and gifts for all ages.
Put on your hat and gloves and enjoy one of a selection of guided outdoor walking tours that recount the niceties of the era!
Be sure to enjoy the wondrous festival lights, street entertainment, music, living history characters, children’s entertainment, a special lightshow and charming atmosphere of a bygone time. Come and help us celebrate Christmas in Georgian Armagh!
FREE
We endeavour to make our events as inclusive as possible to those with accessibility and sensory needs. Please find details of provisions in place for Georgian Day, Saturday 29 November 2025 at w visitarmagh.com/ georgianaccessibility and please see the map for information on accessible toilets, changing spaces, quiet area etc. For further assistance on the day please speak to Event staff and stewards.
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Please note that all information correct at time of print.
PARK & RIDE SERVICES SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER
To make your visit stress-free, Park & Ride buses will operate on the following routes:
PORTADOWN → ARMAGH
Every 30 minutes from 10.45am to 1.45pm, then at 2.45pm and 3.45pm, stopping at Portadown Train Station, Richhill War Memorial, Elim Church and Mall East. Return departures from Mall East. Last departure at 8.50pm.
PALACE DEMESNE → MALL EAST
Shuttle runs from Palace Demesne every hour from 11.30am to 4.30pm, with return departures from Mall East, last departure at 8.45pm.
KILLYLEA CHURCH → NAVAN CENTRE → MALL EAST
Shuttle runs every 90 minutes from 11.20am to 3.50pm. Return departures from Mall East. Last departure at 8.45pm.
MARKETHILL (MAIN ST) → ARMAGH BAPTIST CHURCH → MALL EAST
Shuttle runs every 90 minutes from 11.20am to 3.50pm. Return departures from Mall East. Last departure at 8.45pm. Scan QR code for Park & Ride timetable.
Thursday 27 November
Beautifully GeorgianArt & Costume Exhibition Armagh County Museum | 10am-5pm | FREE |
Rokeby Lecture‘The Other Bishop’s Library’ Armagh Robinson Library | 7.30-9pm | FREE |
Beautifully GeorgianArt & Costume Exhibition Armagh County Museum | 10am-5pm | FREE |
Georgian Festival Stalls Market Street | 5-9pm | FREE |
Georgian Art Walking Tour‘From Hogarth to Reynolds’ Archbishop’s Palace (located in Palace Demesne, Friary Road) | 5.30-7.30pm |
Georgian Lightshow‘Step into Christmas’ Market Street | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | Georgian Paint and Sip Armagh County Museum | 6.30-9pm |
Not so Gorgeous Georgian Walking Tour Armagh Gaol | 6.45-8pm | Stargazing Evening Armagh Planetarium | 6.45pm | Funfair Shambles Yard | 7-10pm | Georgian