Events on the horizon

St Patricks Day Festival

t Patrick’s Day Festival in Ballycastle in association with Apex Housing Association

Start the morning with a full fry or fresh barista costa coffee to get the day off to a fulfilling start, lunch & light bites served from 12pm with evening dining available from 5pm. The Guinness will be flowing and the craic will be ninety!

12:30 PM – Families, clubs & school groups to gather at Dalriada Lower Car Park.

1:00-4:00PM – The parade begins! Led by a piper, we’ll march to the seafront in a wave of music, colour, and celebration. Dress up, bring the energy, and let’s fill the streets with festive spirit and community pride! Inside the Marine Hotel, there will be arts and crafts stations for families, including a quiet area for storytelling from Liz Weir as well as informal sport and dance demonstrations.

5:00pm: Performers from Lir School of Irish Dancing performing from 5pm at the hotel

7:00pm – 11:00pm: LIVE Music in the hotel

Be a part of the celebrations in Ballycastle, contact our reservations team for accommodation availability on 028 2076 2222 or book to stay at marinehotelballycastle.com

An Evening with Paula McIntyre | Saturday 3rd May

Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring delicious small plates, expertly crafted signature cocktails made with Paula’s premium drinks range, all followed by live music.

An intimate night celebrating the best of local food, drink, and music hosted by chef, food writer and broadcaster, Paula McIntyre.

Saturday 3rd May, 7pm
Ticketed event, limited spaces.

Murder Mystery | Friday 13th June

Ahoy there mateys – it is that time of year that the pirates need a break from their pillaging activities on the high sea so their Captain, Cap’n Walker De Plank accommodates their needs by a night of fun in the “Smugglers Inn”. Gold and goods are a plenty but there is many a secret to be told. Who holds the map to a Treasure which has been hidden and who has it in for the murder victim during the middle of the festivities? Can anyone be trusted? Wenches, town folk and pirates will cause havoc tonight but who is keeping secrets and deceiving everybody at the gathering. Discover the motive for the killing and protect your innocence as well as discovering “who dun-it”. Draw your own conclusion by the objectives set in your brief to obtain the answers to the murder in the Smugglers Inn.

Will you solve the case or will you be the next victim?

Theme for dress code; period clothing worn by characters is in the mid 1700’s years. | Tickets £45pp

NI Comedy Presents PADDY RAFF - HERE’s ONE FOR YA! Tour 2025 | Friday 19th Sep

Paddy Raff is hitting the road again in 2025 following the success of his last show, the biggest selling NI stand-up comedy tour of 2024 seen by a whopping 15,000+ people! With more comedy songs, hilarious tales of fatherhood, his former wedding band antics, musings on modern life and another musical visit from Nigel, the King of BT9 – ‘Here’s One For Ya!’ isn’t just a stand-up gig, it’s a show not to be missed.