Upcoming events.
Christmas Choirs and Wreaths
We’ve a lovely informal day planned in St Joseph’s; Sailortown
The Rock Choir and our own Cairde Choir are performing.
Santa is coming and everyone is welcome to make their own Christmas wreath - materials supplied along with a glass of mulled wine to warm you up.
Harp Festival 2023
A Harp Masterclass with Richard Allen:
St Joseph’s Sailortown
Free | 11am
Level: Intermediate
Sailortown Bingo
Sailortown will host an evening of Maritime themed Bingo to round off our exciting weekend of Maritime Festival activities.
Come dressed in your best seafaring outfits.
Spot prizes for best costumes.
Hosted by our very own Captain Miguel Hoker, ably assisted by his trusty sidekick Ship's Chef Geraldo De Vino on the Decks
Get your tickets here: sailortown bingo
St Joseph's Guided Tour
Hear the Story of St Joseph’s and Sailortown
Free entry: Please Register here as numbers are limited
Belfast Guitar Orchestra live
The Belfast Community Guitar Orchestra is a group of guitarists (and other musical friends) who meet most Monday evenings at The Lawrence Street Workshops to play guitars, sing songs and drink tea. The group started up in 2014 with a performance at Culture Night of the song Tusk in collaboration with the Beat and many singers and dancers. They have appeared on Talkback twice, featured in the St Pat’s parade, performed with both the Ormeau Road Community Choir and the Big Belfast Choir.
Their motto, hi-jacked wholesale from the film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is “be excellent to each other”.
Sail back to Sailortown
Join us for an evening of music, poetry and film celebrating the story of St Joseph’s Church and Sailortown
The Sailortown story will be celebrated through digital archive footage and the spoken word, showcasing St Joseph’s new role as a cultural centre.
Compered by Joe Lindsay and featuring an ‘in the Round’ with three of NI’s foremost singer-songwriters:
EILIS PHILLIPS, KING CEDAR AND ROE
& spoken word from CATHY BRENNAN BRADLEY
Get your tickets here: Sail back to Sailortown tickets
St Joseph's Guided Tour
Explore the Heritage of St Joseph’s and Sailortown
through photos, maps and stories
Free entry: Please Register here as numbers are limited
Sailortown Heritage
Drop into St Joseph’s for a self guided look at our Photos and Characters of Sailortown - there’s always someone to chat to for more info
Stella Maris Mural Launch
Local Groups have been helping to create a new artwork for the Stella Maris on Garmoyle St BT15 1DY - opposite McKenna’s Bar
A once Iconic building in Sailortown it looked after weary seafarers on Shore Leave
It now offers a refuge for those fallen on hard times in Belfast
Sailortown’s Harbour Lights group worked with Elfire Ceramics, New Lodge Arts and De Paul funded by Radius Housing and Arts Council NI
An exhibition of the work will be on display in St Joseph’s all weekend 8-10th September
Tickets Here: Free Event but please register -
Maritime Festival 2023
Sailortown is delighted to host a weekend of activities as part of Belfast’s 2023 Maritime Festival.
It’s also European Open Heritage weekend so we will open the doors of our listed building, St Joseph’s for tours and activities on Sat 9th and Sunday 10th of September.
It is often forgotten that Belfast is a Mercantile City which was built on International Trade.
Ship building was part of this heritage but there is much more to this story.
Come to Sailortown to discover our past and how we are building on this to create our future.
Tickets Here: Sailortown Maritime Fest 2023
Sailortown Speaks Back
Public Event ‘People First Not Roads'
2.00 St. Joseph’s Church, Princes Dock Street Belfast
Traditional Music Session, Food and Refreshments, followed by Panel Discussion
An exploration of Sailortown's future. How can we build on its positive aspects and recreate a successful inner city community?
Join the discussion and share your ideas.
Invited politicians will listen to your views and respond to how they can assist.
Time: item Title Detail
2-5 Exhibition 1 Stella Maris /Radius Mural Project Workshop Creations
2-5 Exhibition 2 Sailortown potential and current proposals Concept Drawings
2 Tea/coffee Chat and welcome/ Trad Music
2..40 presentation What makes a community neighbourhood
3pm Panel What can be done?
Current issues/ possible solutions
Ask your local Councillor
Facilitated by John Gray
Panel:
Conor Maskey SF
Fred Cobain DUP
Carl Whyte SDLP
Nuala McAllister Alliance
3.30 Q/A Have your say Discussion
4pm Proposals Future Sailortown suggestions Add your ideas to a local map
5pm Finish
Bastille Day
Celebration of Internationalism with ‘Reclaim the Enlightenment’
Sailortown’s seafarers travelled around the World and welcomed sailors on shore leave
Miranda Rosenberg Belfast
Get ready to be blown away by the electrifying blues sounds of Mirenda Rosenberg and her band, all the way from the USA! 🇺🇸 They'll be rocking the stage at St Joseph's Church, Sailortown on June 24th for Belfast City Blues Festival 2023. Don't miss out on this incredible performance! Grab your tickets on Eventbrite for just £15.
Sailortown Festival ‘Motown Sensations’ live in St Joseph’s
Heralding from South Africa, Darryl Hendricks, Bongi Lolwana and Wesley Adams bring you this amazing vocal tribute to all things Motown. At a typical MOTOWN SENSATIONS show you can expect to hear all those classic hits from iconic acts such as The Temptations, The Fourtops, The Drifters, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson and so much more……….
Pet Pageant:
Harking back to St Joseph’s Annual Blessing of the Pets
Once a Sailortown Franciscan Tradition. Bring your pet and have it ‘blessed’ by our celebrity guest.
Donation to Crosskennan Animal Sanctuary on the day.
Sponsored by the ‘Pet friendly’ American Bar
Lagan Currach Taster Rows
Experience the Lagan from the Water on a taster row with Lagan Currachs
Sailortown Festival: Music on the Maritime Mile
12.30 -1.00 Church Cairde Choir
1.15 - 1.45 Church Rock Choir
2.00 - 3 Street Pet Pageant
1-5pm Street Funky Fun
1-5pm Street Street Artistes
3.30 Street Pop up boxing
3-5 Church: Music on the Maritime Mile
Sailortown Festival ‘Belfast Groove Collective’ live in Sailortown Support from Taylor Lally
Saturday Evening: A night of Live Funk and Soul:
Tickets£12: Belfast Groove Collective/ Taylor Lally
Sailortown Festival: Sat afternoon
12-2: Church - Art workshop
1-5 Street: Market Stalls/entertainment
1-2 Street: David Browne Murray
2-2.30 Street - Ludwig
2.45 -3.45: Street - String Ninja’s
3pm: Church - Guided Tour
4-5 pm: Street - Belfast Busking Band
2-4 : Church - workshop
Sailortown Festival ‘Sail back to Sailortown’ £10 on Door
Friday: Sail Back to Sailortown
Compere: Ivan Little
Spoken Word: Tin Baths and Mangles’ read by Cathy Brennan Bradley
Stories: Paul Antony: Growing up in Sailortown
Music: Tony Villiers/ Paddy Godfrey
Save St Joseph’s Campaign Film Footage
Grand Opera House ‘Compass Project Excerpt: Performed by Christine Clare script by Gary Wilson
Sailortown Requiem
Contemporary spoken word, musical and visual piece set in Belfast's historical Sailortown District.
Structured around the form of the Requiem liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the atmospheric setting of St Joseph's Church, perhaps the key 'instrument' in the piece.
'Something between an Orthodox funeral mass and a Nirvana gig"
North Belfast Boxing event
Brought to you by the Patsy Quinn Boxing Club
Run by the McAllister family of Sailortown Boxing Fame
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Join us for our Christmas carol service on Sunday, 18th of December at St Joe’s.