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This Week

Discover Groomsport
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-13th September 2025

Join a walking tour lead by local ambassadors telling the amazing history of their village.

Portavogie name on boat
LocationPortavogie

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the…

Bangor Castle Walled Garden
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th September 2025

This tour is part of a new range of 'Taster Tours' delivered by the latest ONC Level 2 Tour Guiding…

Joanne Westerhouse with her German Shepherd Dog Puppy bitch, Fiadh, just a baby Puppy at the show.
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

6th September 2025-7th September 2025

A weekend out close to home for dog lovers and their families. See the best of the best over the…

Celebrating 125 years of the Irish Guards event promotion graphic
LocationBangor

Openings

3pm - 4.30pm

6th September 2025

The Irish Guards will exercise their right as Freemen of the Borough to parade in Bangor on…

Stack'd Wednesdays menu by Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Stack'd Wednesday Special

Echlinville Distiller
LocationKircubbin

Openings

14:00 - 16:00

6th September 2025

The Echlinville Distillery Tour and Tipple offers offer a unique insight into the workings of our…

Saturday Craft Corner at The Old Market House Bangor
Location77 Main Street, Bangor

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

'Saturday Craft Corner' Due to popular demand, our Saturday Craft Corners have been extended,…

Sunset Paddle and BBQ
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

10th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Guided Kayak Tour and sumptuous island BBQ

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

Come and spend some precious time with your fiancée ahead of the big day, creating your wedding…

Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-28th September 2025

A showcase of local food and drink with a series of seasonal foodie-themed events over a two-week…

Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
LocationHolywood

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio…

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LocationBangor

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Record fair

Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

1st May 2025-30th September 2025

Visit the Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat,see our exhibition and hear her story.

Cloud 9 logo
Location61 Portaferry Road, Newtownards

Openings

7pm-10.30pm

12th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Enjoy a relaxed BBQ event at Cloud 9 to sign off the summer. Sharing…

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Come and experience a tour the distillery, taste our award winning…

Some Fresh...
LocationKircubbin, Newtownards

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-28th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | To celebrate the launch of the new Some Fresh Farm Shop Online Store…

RAF Bangor Town Show
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-6th September 2025

Join us for the RAF Bangor Town Show – an action packed family event!

Pond dipping
LocationComber

Openings

Season

21st June 2025-21st September 2025

Make special memories this summer. Dart down to WWT's first-ever Dragonfly Festival this summer.

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

NI Silver is in the business of 'creating memories' for people; memories of their time in Northern…

Programme cover
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-7th September 2025

Events to celebrate the voyage of the Eagle wing in 1636.

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

7th September 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer will see activities and entertainment visiting the seaside…

Next Week

Discover Groomsport
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-13th September 2025

Join a walking tour lead by local ambassadors telling the amazing history of their village.

Comber Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church EHOD 2025
LocationComber

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025

The Classical style Meeting House was constructed in 1838 on a site donated and endowed by James…

The walled Garden
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025

Nestled within the grounds of a former 19th-century Mill House, this secret garden is being…

Bangor Castle Tour EHOD 2025
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

*FULLY BOOKED* Join us for a the once in a year chance to visit Bangor Castle, a Victorian Manor…

First prize for Floral Art to Sophie Whitten in 2024
LocationComber

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

All are welcome to the the Comber and District Horticultural Society's annual show of fruit and…

Chilli Festival logo
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Things are hotting up in Bangor Castle Walled Garden for the Chilli…

Street Art walking tour logo
LocationOn the corner of Abbey Street and Dufferin Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

Street Art walking tour of Bangor Northern Ireland

Guided History Tour of Groomsport EHOD 2025
LocationGroomsport

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025

The tour of Groomsport covers the varied history of the village, including the voyage of the Eagle…

Stack'd Wednesdays menu by Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Stack'd Wednesday Special

Saturday Craft Corner at The Old Market House Bangor
Location77 Main Street, Bangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

'Saturday Craft Corner' Due to popular demand, our Saturday Craft Corners have been extended,…

Sunset Paddle and BBQ
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

10th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Guided Kayak Tour and sumptuous island BBQ

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

13th September 2025

Come and spend some precious time with your fiancée ahead of the big day, creating your wedding…

Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-28th September 2025

A showcase of local food and drink with a series of seasonal foodie-themed events over a two-week…

The Boys Brigade Heritage Museum EHOD 2025
LocationMillisle

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

The Boys' Brigade Heritage Museum holds a vast range of Boys' Brigade archive materials including…

Seacourt Print Workshop EHOD 2025
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

From humble beginnings Seacourt is now an internationally renowned arts organisation. We are proud…

Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
LocationHolywood

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

13th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio…

Matthew Martin Organist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Matthew Martin, Precentor and Director of College Music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge…

The Old Market House’s Autumn Artisan Market.
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

Celebrate Craft, Culture and Community and The Old Market House’s Autumn Artisan Market. Join us…

Cockle Row Cottages EHOD 2025
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Take a step back in time with a visit to the lovingly restored Cockle Row Cottages located beside…

Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

1st May 2025-30th September 2025

Visit the Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat,see our exhibition and hear her story.

Ulster Transport Museum: Access to Transport Museum Store EHOD 2025 *FULLY BOOKED*
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

*FULLY BOOKED* Join us for a self-guided tour of these very special collections, including Rex…

Sir Samuel Kelly Project EHOD 2025
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

See around the legendary Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat, hero of the 1953 MV Princess Victoria rescue,…

Cloud 9 logo
Location61 Portaferry Road, Newtownards

Openings

7pm-10.30pm

12th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Enjoy a relaxed BBQ event at Cloud 9 to sign off the summer. Sharing…

This Month

Saturday Craft Corner at The Old Market House Bangor
Location77 Main Street, Bangor

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Season

13th September 2025

Season

20th September 2025

Season

27th September 2025

'Saturday Craft Corner' Due to popular demand, our Saturday Craft Corners have been extended,…

Portavogie name on boat
LocationPortavogie

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the…

Joanne Westerhouse with her German Shepherd Dog Puppy bitch, Fiadh, just a baby Puppy at the show.
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

6th September 2025-7th September 2025

A weekend out close to home for dog lovers and their families. See the best of the best over the…

Celebrating 125 years of the Irish Guards event promotion graphic
LocationBangor

Openings

3pm - 4.30pm

6th September 2025

The Irish Guards will exercise their right as Freemen of the Borough to parade in Bangor on…

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