The Townhouse Venue — Days Out NI

The three stages

The Front Stage is the small one, played by the fireside, for acoustic sets and low-key nights. The Back Room is a purpose-built mid-sized music room, the main gig space. Out the Back is a large covered and heated outdoor area, which doubles as the beer garden on summer afternoons and as an extra stage when the programme needs it. One venue, three quite different rooms, which is how a small-town operation manages to host both a solo singer and a full band bill.

Three stages in one building Independent and running since 2005 Covered, heated outdoor space Founder member of two music festivals Grassroots and touring acts on the same bill

Good to know before you go:

Gig announcements are made through the venue's WhatsApp channel and social media rather than a printed season calendar, and the events page on their own site is the place to check. As of July 2026 that page carries no upcoming dates, so ring ahead. The venue is a founder member of DergFest in Castlederg and Shoreline in Enniskillen.

What to bring

🎟️Your ticketBigger gigs sell out — book ahead rather than chancing the door.

🪪IDIt’s an over-18s room, so bring photo ID if you look anywhere near it.

💷A bit of cashHandy for the door, the cloakroom and the taxi home.

📱The what’s-on pageThe listings change weekly — check who’s playing before you go.

Everything before you go

Type

independent live-music venue

Who it's for

over-18s. Evening gig programme, no daytime family offering, and NI licensing caps accompanied under-18s at 9pm in the bar area.

Music

live bands, DJs and stand-up comedy across three stages. No dates are currently published, so confirm there is something on before you travel.

Tickets

varies by show. Gig announcements go out via their WhatsApp channel and social media.

Food

full catering available for private functions and hire. No general food menu is published.

Address

23-25 Main Street, Castlederg, County Tyrone, BT81 7AT

Questions

Before you go

Can we bring the kids?

over-18s. Evening gig programme, no daytime family offering, and NI licensing caps accompanied under-18s at 9pm in the bar area.

What's the music like?

live bands, DJs and stand-up comedy across three stages. No dates are currently published, so confirm there is something on before you travel.

Do I need a ticket?

varies by show. Gig announcements go out via their WhatsApp channel and social media.

Do they do food?

full catering available for private functions and hire. No general food menu is published.

Getting there

The Townhouse Venue is at 23-25 Main Street, Castlederg, County Tyrone, BT81 7AT. Tap below for directions.

Directions on Google Maps Official website See it on our map

Nearby

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The story

Twenty years of keeping music live in a border town

Small-town live music in Ireland has had a rough two decades. Venues closed, promoters moved to the cities, and towns the size of Castlederg were expected to accept that touring bands would pass them by.

The Town House has been arguing with that since 2005. Building three stages into one building is a practical answer to a real problem: a rural venue cannot rely on selling out a mid-sized room every weekend, so it needs a small room for quiet nights, a big one for the good ones, and an outdoor space for the summer. Twenty years on it is still an independent, and it helped start two festivals along the way.