Events


 
Sean-nós and Set Dancing Classes
10th Apr 2013 until 12th Jun 2013
Time: 18:00PM to 19:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

with Kevin Goodwin

 
 
 
Irish Language Classes
10th Apr 2013 until 12th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 21:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

with Malachy Mc Namee & Kevin Goodwin

 
 
 
Irish Dancing
3rd May 2013 until 21st Jun 2013
Time: 15:30PM to 17:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

with Anne Marie McGirr (ADCRG) (Hire)

 
 
 
Zumba with Eileen McElhatton
15th May 2013 until 19th Jun 2013
Time: 19:30PM to 21:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Limited Places available, so book early to avoid disappointment!

 
 
 
Adult Print Workshops: Access for Artists with Raymond Henshaw
18th May 2013 until 3rd Jul 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 21:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

This course has been designed by Print Artist Raymond Henshaw for people who are interested in learning how to use the Print Studio facilities so they can be confident to come in and use the space for their own print projects in the future.

 
 
 
Beginner's Sewing Machine Skills
21st May 2013 until 27th May 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Home Craft Revival, Corlea Road, Omagh

Choice of three days

 
 
 
Photographic Contemplation upon Connections
25th May 2013 until 8th Jun 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Artist, Norma Burrowes, creates impressions of her environment through photography.

 
 
 
Walk Active Omagh” Urban walk programme
29th May 2013
Time: 12:00PM to 14:30PM

Location: Omagh Leisure Complex

Omagh District Council has produced a booklet which contains six urban walks with description and map detail of each walk, which range in distance from one and a quarter miles (3,00 steps) to three and a half miles (8.400 steps).

So why not register and for Free Spring “Walk Active Omagh programme”.

 
 
 
Alice In Wonderland - The Ballet
30th May 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Come with Alice on a magical adventure as she tumbles into Wonderland! Guided by the White Rabbit, Alice meets some astonishing characters, including the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, a studious caterpillar and those mischievous twins, Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

 
 
 
Adrian Knight – Ireland’s No. 1 Hypnotist
31st May 2013 until 1st Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Adrian Knight brings his hilarious comedy hypnosis show to Strule Arts Centre as part of his Irish Theatre Tour which kicks off in April followed by an extensive UK Tour this summer.

 
 
 
Langfield to Lough Derg Walk
1st Jun 2013 until 2nd Jun 2013
Time: 07:00AM

Location: Starts in Drumquin

The inaugural Green Road Walk, 20 miles from Langfield to Lough Derg, on Saturday 1 June 2013 under the auspices of Drumquin Wolfe Tones GAA in conjunction with The Gathering and in aid of local charities. A limited number of first registered walkers are invited to visit the Island where they will receive a blessing in the basilica, so Register now.

 
 
 
Ticket for Titanic
1st Jun 2013 until 2nd Jun 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:00PM

Location: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh

Meet Mary McGovern and several of her fellow travelling companions as they prepare to embark on their epic journey on Titanic

 
 
 
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Tribute Show
1st Jun 2013
Time: 14:00PM to 16:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

For the first time ever, much loved Disney characters from four popular TV shows appear together live on stage in an unforgettable celebration of the Magic that is Disney.

 
 
 
“Walk Active Omagh” Urban walk programme
5th Jun 2013
Time: 12:00PM to 14:30PM

Location: Omagh Leisure Complex

Omagh District Council has produced a booklet which contains six urban walks with description and map detail of each walk, which range in distance from one and a quarter miles (3,00 steps) to three and a half miles (8.400 steps).

So why not register and for Free Spring “Walk Active Omagh programme”.

 
 
 
The Vintage Afternoon Tea
5th Jun 2013
Time: 12:00PM to 16:00PM

Location: Mullaghmore House, Old Mountfield Road, Omagh

In aid of Care for Cancer

 
 
 
Raisin Aren't Sexy by Adrian Mullan
5th Jun 2013 until 7th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Raisin Aren’t Sexy is a humourous drama in which an ordinary man decides to privatise his mind and his memory so that advertisers can no longer take him for granted.

 
 
 
The Paperboys
6th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

The Paperboys make a welcome return to Strule Arts Centre after their outstanding performance in May 2008.

The Paperboys were formed by Mexican born, Tom Landa in the mid nineties in Vancouver. In a music scene dominated by flannel and grunge, Tom had a vision of forming a band that fused Folk, Celtic and Bluegrass music with Pop and Rock. He was armed with a dozen of self penned tunes and a lot of drive and ambition.

 
 
 
Harmonise
13th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

This vocal group from Dromore is returning to Strule Arts Centre with a show which promises to get your feet tapping! They made their first Strule appearance last Spring with a night of Irish songs and music. This year they’re taking some of your favourite tunes, old and new, and putting their own spin on them.

 
 
 
Homecraft Revival - Beginner's Dressmaking
14th Jun 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Corlea Road, outside Omagh

This one day course will teach people who already have basic sewing skills, how to make a top. You will learn how to read a pattern, all about suitable fabrics, how to cut your pattern out and all about the sewing techniques required in order to complete your top.

 
 
 
Creedance Clearwater Revived
14th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Creedance Clearwater Revived were formed by five musicians hailing from Coleraine and Belfast. The band pay tribute to one of the greatest acts in music history, Creedance Clearwater Revival.

 
 
 
Cullybackey Pipe Band NEW DATE
15th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

After their sell out concert here last year, Cloughfin Pipe Band once again host Cullybackey Pipe Band, one of Ireland's best pipe bands.

 
 
 
Place Names Exhibition
17th Jun 2013 until 29th Jun 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

This is the 11th year of the Primary Schools Place Names Exhibition organised by the Arts and Tourism Department of Omagh District Council.

 
 
 
Mojo Mickybo
20th Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Chatterbox Productions are proud to present Owen McCafferty’s classic play Mojo Mickybo. This vibrant and fast-paced tale tells the story of two boys growing up during the summer of 1970, blissfully unaware of the sectarian violence brewing around them.

 
 
 
Turas Chun na Gaeltachta
21st Jun 2013 until 23rd Jun 2013

Location: Dun Uladh Cultural Heritage Centre, Omagh

Weekend

 
 
 
Beginners Sewing Machine Skills
21st Jun 2013 until 27th Sep 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Home Craft Revival, Corlea Road, Omagh

Choice of three days

 
 
 
It Runs in the Family
21st Jun 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Borderline Players are delighted to bring this production of ‘It Runs in the Family’ to Strule following the hugely successful production Cash on Delivery in 2012.

 
 
 
Bag Making Workshop with Genevieve Murphy
22nd Jun 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 16:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Learn how to make these beautiful decorative bags out of recycled paper and mixed media fabrics.

 
 
 
Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Competition
22nd Jun 2013
Time: 11:00AM to 17:00PM

Location: Campsie Playing Fields

County Competition

 
 
 
Lecture on St Lucia Barracks & Omagh Court House
22nd Jun 2013
Time: 11:00AM to 13:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre, Omagh

A FREE public talk on two of Omagh's foremost buildings.

 
 
 
American Independence Celebrations
4th Jul 2013 until 7th Jul 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:00PM

Location: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh

Celebrate in style with bluegrass much, American games and much more

 
 
 
Jewellery Making with Maggie Jackson
5th Jul 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 16:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

In this jewellery workshop tutor Maggie Jackson will teach you how to create your own beautiful beaded jewellery.

 
 
 
Pottery for Children with Frances Sweeney
15th Jul 2013 until 26th Jul 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Children will love this five day workshop programme where they will be able to let the clay squish through their fingers and let their imagination run wild.

 
 
 
Glasgowbury Music Festival
19th Jul 2013 until 21st Jul 2013

Location: Sperrin Mountains Eagle’s Rock just outside of Draperstown

Glasgowbury returns with one of the most exciting years for the ‘small but massive’ festival yet, expanding for the first time into a two-day event.

 
 
 
Graffiti Art for Teenagers with Genevieve Murphy
20th Jul 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 15:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Create these fun, funky canvasses for your bedroom in our painting workshop.

 
 
 
Ultser Fleadh 2013
21st Jul 2013 until 28th Jul 2013

Location: Dromore

Dromore CCE are very happy to formally announce that the branch will host the Ulster Fleadh in the town for 2013.

 
 
 
Summer Art Club with Genevieve Murphy
29th Jul 2013 until 2nd Aug 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 15:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Looking for a fun way to spend your summer holidays? Then join Genevieve for her week long workshop programme,

 
 
 
"Meet the Ancestors" - A Living History Event
2nd Aug 2013 until 9th Aug 2013

Location: Omagh Living History Park (fomerly known as Ulster History Park)

A Living History event on Friday 2 and Friday 9 August

 
 
 
Summer Street Art
5th Aug 2013 until 9th Aug 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 16:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Omagh born Urban Artist Eoin McGinn, AKA his Means Nothing, has been based in Belfast for the past seven years.

 
 
 
A Culture of Making: evolution and growth
9th Aug 2013 until 31st Aug 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

How County Tyrone's rich heritage of artisans and traditional craftspeople have evolved into contemporary artists for the 21st century. Tyrone Design Guild has brought together both established and emerging artists and designer/makers from, or working in, Co. Tyrone.

 
 
 
"Medieval Fair and Joust" - A Living History Event
11th Aug 2013

Location: Omagh Living History Park (formerly Ulster History Park)

A day of living History from Northern Period Productions at the Omagh Living History Park

 
 
 
Cash on Delivery
16th Aug 2013 until 17th Aug 2013
Time: 20:00PM to 22:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Eric Swan, aided by his uncle George and unbeknown to his wife, Linda, has pocketed thousands of pounds through fraudulent DSS claims.

 
 
 
Craft for all – Strule Arts Centre Taster Sessions
17th Aug 2013
Time: 11:00AM to 15:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Drop-in, try-it-out!

 
 
 
Beginner's Dressmaking - Skirts
24th Aug 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Home Craft Revival, Corlea Road, Omagh

Course suitable for people who have basic sewing skills

 
 
 
Monster Windsocks and Kites with Jacqueline Toal
24th Aug 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 15:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

 
 
 
Rock School and Stage Starz workshops
26th Aug 2013 until 30th Aug 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 20:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

From Monday 26 to Friday 30 August young people from across the district will be honing their performing arts talents in music, drama and dance under the watchful eye of Ossia Music School and Stuart Gibson and Orlagh Simmonds.

 
 
 
Teddy Bears Picnic with Jacqueline Toal
30th Aug 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 15:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

Design and create your very own teddy bear using recycled material then create some eatable art.

 
 
 
Rock School and Stage Starz Showcase
30th Aug 2013
Time: 19:00PM to 20:00PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre (028) 8224 7831

This performance of music, drama and dance will be the culmination of a week long workshop programme which will take place in the Strule Arts Centre.

 
 
 
McCullagh Clan Gathering
6th Sep 2013 until 8th Sep 2013

Location: The Sperrins Region but based in the village of Greencastle

Open to all McCullaghs or McCulloughs ot any other variations.

 
 
 
The 12th Benedict Kiely - Literary Weekend 2013 ‘All The Way To Bantry Bay…and Other Journeys’
13th Sep 2013 until 15th Sep 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 17:30PM

Location: Strule Arts Centre

Confirmed speakers so far include Manchan Magan, Carol Drinkwater, Paul Clements, Afric McGlinchey, Mary Russell, Professor Kevin Whelan.

 
 
 
Voices Now
1st Oct 2013 until 31st Oct 2013

Location: Omagh

The Voices Now Festival harnesses the recent groundswell of interest in singing in the UK by bringing together professional and community choirs with a diverse range of abilities, genres and backgrounds. It started as a ground-breaking four-day event at Camden’s Roundhouse, attended by over 7000 people in 2011.

 
 
 
Easy Gifts
8th Oct 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Home Craft Revival, Corlea Road, Omagh

Feeling Creative, stuck for ideas for gifts

 
 
 
Mummy makes - Gifts for Kids
11th Oct 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Home Craft Revival, Corlea Road, Omagh

Course devoted to making lovely things for the treasures in your life

 
 
 
Beginner's Crochet
12th Oct 2013
Time: 09:30AM to 16:30PM

Location: Home Craft Revival, Corlea Road, Omagh

Spend a day getting to grips with this delightful craft.

 
 
 
Thanksgiving Day
28th Nov 2013
Time: 10:00AM to 16:00PM

Location: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh

Celebrate the American holiday of Thanksgiving

 
 
 
Days of Christmas Past
7th Dec 2013 until 22nd Dec 2013

Location: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh

Experience the magic of a traditional Christmas

 
 

Annual Events

There are a number of Annual Events running throughout the Omagh District area. Click here for details.