The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown are simply bursting at the seams with Christmas events this December! Featuring fun for all the family and Country Christmas Concerts, there’s something for everyone.
Carol and Jimmy’s Christmas Cracker
“My Christmas only starts when I see Carol and Jimmy’s Christmas Cracker” my friends say! After two long years… they are back with a bang!
The acts for the night include The Hub Choir, Ryan McGarrity, Millie Loughran (Cooking Demonstration), Very Funny Man (Fintan Harvey), Guest Singers, Guest Speaker (so bring your blanket for the ground) and remember Christmas doesn’t start until after Carol and Jimmy’s Christmas Cracker!
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Saturday December 3, 2022
8pm | £12.50
Christmas Celebration Concert
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the Burnavon’s annual concert.
Children from the Traditional Music in Schools Programme and Cookstown Youth Choir will be returning to our stage!
We’re also excited to welcome Malachi Cush as he shares some of the cherished folk songs and religious classics he’s known and loved for, as well as some new and much anticipated works.
Malachi will be joined on the evening by acclaimed musicians Mark Carmichael and Plunkett McGartland and one of Mid-Ulster’s favourite female vocalists Niamh McGlinchey.
Malachi and Niamh’s voices combine quite effortlessly and will be a sure hit for our audiences this Christmas.
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Friday December 9, 2022
8pm | Adult £10.00 | Child £8.00
Christmas Family Fun
Come and join us for our fun-filled Arts and Crafts taster sessions. This promises to be a great day out for all the family.
Whilst admission is free, booking is essential! Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Saturday December 10, 2022
11.00am (ASD Friendly) | 12.30pm | 1.45pm
Christmas Country Showtime
“Christmas Country Showtime” with the stars!
The highly acclaimed “Country Music Showtime” with the stars, makes a welcome return to The Burnavon and country fans are guaranteed an action-packed night of entertainment.
Topping the bill, Ireland’s 1st Lady of Country Music: Susan McCann! She will also be joined on stage by her granddaughter Sinead Heaney and together they will sing all your favourite Susan songs!
Also appearing, County Down’s leading (Balladeer) Terry Cowan, who is sure to have everyone singing along, while the glamorous Shauna McStravock from ‘Shauna’s Country’ hit show is looking forward to a home gig!
Taking the country music scene by storm at present are young stars Gavin Gribben (Co Down) and Kelan Browne (Co Donegal) who are both making their first appearance at The Burnavon!
All above acts will be in the company of Gerard Dornan with hose Sean Wallace, who reckons it will be a mighty night as “Country meets Folk”, come and join us, it’s great to be back!
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Saturday December 10, 2022
8pm | £20.00
Apex Christmas Extravaganza
The Apex Christmas Extravaganza will showcase all that the team, students and participants at Apex Music Centre have achieved in the time they have been opened in Cookstown, Mid Ulster.
We will see group and solo performances of Christmas and Pop classics from students of the centre, a performance from Apex’s Youth Choir ran by Cherie Morgan, an introduction to Cookstown’s very own Samba Band fronted by Graham McKinstry and Matthew McMullan, a performance from New Dawn Health and Wellbeing’s Drama Group and more!
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Wednesday December 14, 2022
8pm | Adult £10.00 | Child £7.50
Sperrin Choir at Christmas
The Sperrin Choir returns to The Burnavon to present two Christmas concerts of carols and songs of the festive season. Musical director Sam Cuddy has chosen a wide array of traditional and modern seasonal music for these special Christmas Choral performances.
The Sperrin Choir will be joined by Sperrin Kidz and Sperrin Youth, conducted by their Musical Director Caroline Jones, on Friday December 16.
Gail Evans will be the accompanist at both concerts.
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Thursday – Friday December 15 – 16, 2022
8pm | Adult £12.00
A Christmas Country With the Stars
Back by popular demand the “Christmas Country With the Stars Show” returns for another super night of toe-tapping Country magic with a festive feel.
The stellar line-up which wouldn’t look out of place in Nashville will include the energetic Shawn Cuddy, the hilarious Gary Gamble with his surreal impressions of Daniel O’Donnell, the ever-popular Curtis Magee, truckers favourite Boxcar Brian, Mr Dancing shoes Shaun Loughrey and the Yodelling maestro Kenny Archer.
Each of the stars will perform their trademark hit songs with a Christmas flavour in the company of Irelands top backing band Keltic Storm making this a show you won’t want to miss.
This is a rare chance to see six of Ireland’s top stars all on one show so early booking is advisable and you wouldn’t know who might turn up at the show Ho Ho Ho!
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown
Thursday December 29, 2022
8pm | Adult £25.00
