Yarn Ballycastle

29/08/2026

Life Drawing is back at Yarn, this time with artist and educator Harry Coates.

Across six Tuesday evenings, you’ll have time to develop your drawing practice through close observation of the human form. The course is open to everyone, whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to deepen your skills.

Harry is an Irish artist based in Aghadowey, best known for his expressive figurative paintings. An experienced educator, his work has appeared in exhibitions across Ireland and the UK, including the Royal Ulster Academy.

All levels welcome. All materials provided.

Every Tuesday, 29 September–3 November
7–9pm

Tickets: http://yarnballycastle.com/event-details/life-drawing-six-week-course

Artwork: Harry Coates

27/08/2026

Senior yoga and meditation teacher joins us at Yarn on Saturday 26 September for two very different practices.

Welcome to Yoga, 10.30 am–12 pm

A gentle, open practice for beginners, anyone returning after time away, or anyone curious about what yoga can offer beyond the poses. Expect simple movement, mindful breathing and practical ways to find a little more calm and ease.

https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/welcome-to-yoga-an-open-practice-with-elizabeth-welty

The Elemental Series: Water, 2–4.30 pm

A slower, more immersive workshop exploring the wisdom of water through breathwork, movement, guided meditation and reflective journaling.

https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/the-elemental-series-water-with-elizabeth-welty

Whether you're completely new to yoga or returning after a long break, this gentle, welcoming practice is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with your body, and discover what yoga can offer beyond the poses.

21/08/2026

We’re delighted to announce our next Artist in Residence at Yarn: Joan Alexander — Proof of Ghosts; The Postal Darkroom.

13–19 September 2026

For one week, Ballycastle-based artist Joan Alexander will take over Yarn with an evolving studio exploring photography, absence, grief and ghost stories.

Drawing on 19th-century spirit photography, experimental photographic processes, and the everyday ways we remain connected to what is absent, Joan will work with ghost stories, shadow casting, light and photosensitive plant pigments, inviting people to encounter the work as it develops and contribute along the way.

Across the week, you can:
- Share a story at the Ghost Desk
- Encounter Joan’s developing Postal Darkroom
- Drop into an Open Studio
- Join a free Plant Pigment & Shadow Casting Workshop

The residency opens with a launch night on Sunday 13 September, with events and opportunities to take part continuing throughout the week.

All events are free, with a mixture of bookable sessions and drop-ins.

Proof of Ghosts; The Postal Darkroom is supported by Flowerfield Arts Centre.

Full residency programme: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/artist-in-residence

Bookings: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/whats-on

18/08/2026

Arborist is coming to Yarn this November.

Belfast songwriter Mark McCambridge brings to Ballycastle, following the release of his fourth album, Looking for Love.

Winner of Album of the Year at the 2023 Northern Ireland Music Prize for 'An Endless Sequence of Dead Zeros', Arborist has collaborated with Kim Deal of The Breeders and supported artists including Low, Cat Power, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Guy Garvey.

Performance - 20 November.

Tickets - on sale tomorrow at 10am.

Belfast songwriter Mark McCambridge brings Arborist to Yarn, following the release of his fourth album, Looking for Love.

06/08/2026

On Saturday 5 September, we're delighted to welcome writer and poet to Yarn.

The Cork writer and poet has built a devoted following through work that blends introspection with sharp social commentary, making space for vulnerability and resilience.

Daragh brings his latest tour to Yarn for an intimate evening.

Friday 5 September.
Doors 7.30pm

Tickets: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/daragh-fleming-poetry-performance

04/08/2026

Creative Ashram: From Spark to Something Real

This day retreat, led by Elizabeth Welty, is for anyone sitting with an idea they're ready to give more attention to.

You'll learn how to enter and sustain states of flow, where creativity, clarity, and productivity begin to align.

You will be supported in clarifying and developing your ideas, building momentum in your work, and navigating distractions and overwhelm.

You'll leave with meaningful progress and a practice you can return to.

Sunday 27 September, 10 am - 5 pm

Tickets:

As summer begins to soften into autumn, this is an invitation to come back to it, to step away from the noise and to make space for deep thinking. And to give your ideas the time, care and attention they need to become something real.

30/07/2026

ONE LAST SUMMER GATHERING

Before autumn arrives, there is Lúnasa.

For generations across Ireland, it marked the beginning of the harvest. A time to gather neighbours, share food from the land, tell stories and celebrate everything the summer had given before the season began to turn.

This year, we're bringing a little of that spirit to Yarn.

Across one special weekend, we've teamed up with our friends at to celebrate the harvest in the best way we know how: over good food and in good company, with plenty of great music and conversation.

🎥 Friday 7 August: We'll begin the weekend with a special Lúnasa screening of The Field.

Tickets: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/ballycastle-film-club-the-field

🥃 Saturday 8 August: A three-course harvest feast with live records, dancing and fireside whiskey.

Tickets: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/yarn-x-ursa-minor-lunasa-party

Join Yarn and Ursa Minor for an evening celebrating Lúnasa, the old festival of first harvests and long summer evenings before the season begins to turn.

23/07/2026

We're welcoming to Yarn next weekend as part of his How To Actually Be Yourself world tour.

Across a talk on Friday (31 July) and a workshop on Saturday (1 August), Conor explores how we challenge the invisible rules that shape how we live, what we want and who we become.

Thought-provoking, practical and full of honest conversation.

Tickets for the talk: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/talk-and-q-a-how-to-actually-be-yourself-with-conor-creighton

Tickets for the workshop: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/workshop-how-to-actually-be-yourself-with-conor-creighton

21/07/2026

Ballycastle Film Club: Trad

Winner of the Audience Award at the Galway Film Fleadh, Trad is a celebration of Irish music from acclaimed writer-director Lance Daly.

From their home in the Donegal Gaeltacht, gifted young fiddle player Shóna McAnally and her little brother Mickey set off with a troupe of travelling musicians on a cross-country journey filled with adventure, romance and musical discovery.

📅 15 August, 7.30 pm

This tour of Trad is brought to you by Collective, an initiative from and

Tickets: https://www.yarnballycastle.com/event-details/ballycastle-film-club-trad