What's on in Ballymena?
73 upcoming events
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Events in Ballymena
Sat26
Tomorrow
Sun27
Sunday 27 September
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Later
Fri 2 · 9:15 PM£11.55
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Daisy Jukes Live at Adair Arms Hotel
Adair Arms Hotel
Sat 3 · 3 PM£10
🎪Street party🎉Club
Coyote Ugly Themed Party – Fundraiser for WAVES
Moat Bar
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
Dunloy Accordion Band 70th Anniversary Concert
The Braid
Mon 5 · 10:30 AM
💼Career
Coffee & Connect Networking Meeting Ballymena
Ballykeel Business Centre
Wed 7 · 10:30 AM£31
✂️Workshop
Relief Wood Carving Workshop
The Braid
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
💼Career
Unit 4 Area Council Training
Pennybridge Industrial Estate
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎭Stage
Ballymena Autumn Fashion Show
The Braid
Sat 10 · 9:45 AM£16
♀️Feminism
Flourish Women’s Conference 2026 - ‘Above All’
Ballymena Elim Church
Sat 10 · 6 PM£8.80
💿DJ set⚡Electro
Sound On Zero
Diamond Rock Club
Wed 14 · 10 AM
Drawing for Beginners
The Braid
Sat 17 · 6:30 PM£11
🎫Concert
Screaming Eagles
Diamond Rock Club
Sat 17 · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Adderstone - Changelings
The Braid
Sat 17 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Braid Comedy Club Presents Kevin Gildea with Support from Ian Thomson Sean Begley and Neave Wright
The Braid
Fri 23 · 8 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Ballymena Chamber Orchestra Presents - A Night of Spooktacular Music
The Braid
Fri 23 · 8 PM
Knights of Comedy Presents Micky Bartlett
The Braid
Sat 24 Oct · 8 PM
✨Pop🕺Disco
Dancing Queen at 50 Tour
The Braid
Sat 24 Oct · 8 PM
✨Pop🕺Disco
The Bjorn Identity – Tribute to ABBA
The Braid
Mon 26 Oct · 6:30 PM£16.50
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
The Flesh And The Fiends (1960) Film Screening
The Braid
Fri 30 Oct · 5 PMFree
Hallowena
The Braid
Fri 30 Oct · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
NI Comedy Presents: Emer Maguire - Perfectly Chaotic
The Braid
Sat 31 Oct · 10 AM£27.80
Choral Workshop Day
St. Patrick's Church
Sat 31 Oct · 5:15 PM
CarrickFEARgus
The Braid
Sat 31 Oct · 6:30 PM£8.80
💿DJ set
Whiteabbey
Diamond Rock Club
Sat 31 Oct · 7 PM£0
Halloween Ball at The Barn
The Barn at Castle Kitchen + Bar
Thu 5 Nov · 7 PM
Our Spectrum Story
The Braid
Fri 6 Nov · 8 PM£22.38
MQP Bullseye
Lisnamanny Road
Fri 6 Nov · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The New Indians Showband live in concert
The Braid
Sat 7 Nov · 8:30 PM£11
🎉Club💿DJ set
Mentalitia
Diamond Rock Club
Mon 9 Nov · 10:30 AM
💼Career
Coffee & Connect Networking Meeting Ballymena
Ballykeel Business Centre
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
How’s Your Father? - Starring Conal Gallen
The Braid
Sat 21 Nov · 6 PM£11
💿DJ set
Grainne Duffy
Diamond Rock Club
Thu 26 Nov · 7:30 PMFree
🎭Theatre🎊Socials
What Revolting People! A celebration of Ulster Scots and the American Revolution
The Braid
Fri 27 Nov · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Gulliver's Travels: The musical Comedy
The Braid
Sat 28 Nov · 3 PM
🎪Kids' show
All Wrapped Up: A Winter Showcase
The Braid
Thu 3 Dec · 7:30 PM
🎭Panto
The Snow Queen — Alternative Medicine Theatre
The Braid
Sat 5 Dec · 6 PM£16.50
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Dan Reed — The voice, of The Network — EARLY SHOW
Diamond Rock Club
Tue 8 Dec · 8 PM
Farmers’ Choir NI Christmas Concert 2026
The Braid
Fri 11 Dec · 8 PM
Ballymena Chamber Orchestra Presents - A Classical Christmas
The Braid
Sat 12 Dec · 6 PM£8.80NL
Wildheat
Diamond Rock Club
Sat 12 Dec · 8 PM
Ballymena Chamber Orchestra Presents - Christmas Top Of The Pops
The Braid
Tue 15 Dec · 6:30 PM
Ballymena Chamber Orchestra Presents - A Christmas Celebration
The Braid
Fri 18 Dec · 8 PM
Braid Film Theatre Presents Steven Spielberg’s DUEL (1971)
The Braid
Sat 19 Dec · 10 AM£11.55
Dancing with The Daisy Jukes
Adair Arms Hotel
Sat 19 Dec · 10 PM£11
The Pat McManus Band
Diamond Rock Club
Thu 31 Dec · 7 PM£14.25
New Year's Eve at McKendry's
Galgorm
Thu 31 Dec · 9 PM£15.34
New Year's Eve at The Barn
The Barn at Castle Kitchen + Bar
Sat 9 Jan · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Jake O’Kane - Subtle As A Sledgehammer Tour
The Braid
Sat 16 Jan · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The Stars of Country Show
The Braid
Fri 22 Jan · 8 PM
Mike Denver
Tullyglass House Hotel
Fri 29 Jan · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Paddy McDonnell - Paddy Power Full
The Braid
Sat 30 Jan · 8:30 PM£16.50
The Diamond All Stars
Diamond Rock Club
Sat 6 Feb · 10 AM
Silver Stacking Rings Workshop
The Braid
Sat 6 Feb · 8:30 PM£16.50
The Diamond All Stars
Diamond Rock Club
Sat 20 Mar · 8 PM
The Highstool Prophets
Tullyglass House Hotel
Fri 2 Apr · 7:30 PM
Give My Head Peace Live
The Braid
Fri 9 Apr · 8 PM
✨Pop🕺Disco
Icons of the 70s Show
The Braid
Fri 16 Apr · 8 PM
Derek Ryan Live In Concert
The Braid
Sat 24 Apr · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Big Love - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
The Braid
Thu 29 Apr · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Foster and Allen Golden Hits Tour
The Braid
Fri 30 Apr · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Neil Delamere - Neil's On Wheels
The Braid
Fri 7 May · 8 PM
Legends of the 60s Show
The Braid
Thu 13 May · 8 PM
Nashville Live
The Braid
Sat 15 May · 8 PM
Brian Kennedy - A Better Man Tour
The Braid
Thu 20 May · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock✨Pop
Beatles Complete - A Tribute To The Fab Four
The Braid
Thu 10 Jun · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Summer Country with the Stars
The Braid
See also in Ballymena
At 10 AM
🖼️Exhibition
Seamus Heaney Exhibition
Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Mid-Ulster District Council
At 7 PM
🗣️Talk
How to trace your ancestors
The Heritage Hub at Carnlough Town Hall
At 10:30 AM
🎬Cinema
EA Glenarm Youth Group Film Showing
Glenarm Heritage
Mon 5 · 8 PM
🗣️Talk
Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomy Society lecture meeting
Ballyclare High School
Tomorrow · 2 PM
📚Literature📜Poetry
Poetry Book Club with Niamh McNally
Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Mid-Ulster District Council
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM£40
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Newer World: An Evening with Sebastian Barry
Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Mid-Ulster District Council
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Venues in Ballymena
Adair Arms Hotel
2 events
Ballymena Elim Church
1 event
The Braid
44 events
Moat Bar
1 event
Ballykeel Business Centre
2 events
Leighinmohr House Hotel
1 event
Pennybridge Industrial Estate
1 event
Tullyglass House Hotel
3 events
The Barn at Castle Kitchen + Bar
2 events
Galgorm
1 event
Diamond Rock Club
11 events
Lisnamanny Road
1 event