Home of St Patrick Festival, Armagh - Thursday 10 – Sunday 20 March 2022

Celebrate St Patrick’s life and legacy in this unique place. As part of the Home of St Patrick Festival, choral music is at the heart of a special evening of words, music and dance. While the world marks the most popular of Saints and Saints Days, only Armagh can claim the site of his first Church as the traditional and classical, ancient and modern, the reflective and exuberant, sacred and secular, all combine to make this a joyous occasion in St Patricks honour. A limited number of audience seats are available through The Market Place Theatre Box Office. 

"I arise today through the strength of heaven: Light of sun, radiance of moon, splendour of fire, speed of lightning, swiftness of wind, depth of sea, stability of earth, firmness of rock”. St Patrick

After the extremely positive impacts of previous symposia examining the themes of modern slavery, migration, peace-making and reminiscence within a modern context, this years St Patrick’s Symposium will consider our relationship to the planet and the need for us to exercise responsible stewardship of the environment through talks, music, poetry and discussion. Our keynote speaker is John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University, Belfast.

Free but booking essential through The Market Place Theatre.

Armagh Cathedrals Partnership invite you to a special evening of music, story, poetry and prayer to celebrate St Patrick. The guest speaker will be Rev Dr Sahr Yambasu, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland. During the evening, he will reflect on "Patrick the Missionary”. It promises to be a very special evening as we celebrate the St Patrick’s Festival in Armagh and light refreshments will be served afterwards.

Free but booking essential through The Market Place Theatre.

On the eve of St Patrick’s Day, the Primates of the two principal Churches in Ireland, Archbishop John McDowell and Archbishop Eamon Martin will discuss what St Patrick means to them in a 21st century context and how his words continue to resonate across the world.

This event has become a popular activity during the city’s Home of St Patrick’s Festival. The Vigil Walk by torchlight is led by the leaders of the city’s two Cathedrals, both called St Patrick’s. Join them in prayer and conversation as the Vigil starts from the Church of Ireland Cathedral and moves to the Roman Catholic Cathedral, a symbolic reflection of St Patrick’s own journey to unite through Christianity.