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  1. Event Highlights
    Here are a few event highlights to look forward to in 2025...
  2. June Events
    Find out what's on in June 2025 in Ards and North Down. Within an hour of the bustling city of Belfast, Ards and North Down is a region brimming with creativity, we welcome you to celebrate with us; our maritime heritage, creatives, musicians and food – be entertained and inspired.
  3. Taste Summer in Ards and North Down
    Enjoy local food and drink experiences celebrating the PGI status of the famous Comber Earlies Potato.
  4. Comber Earlies Food Festival
    A celebration of the local PGI status Comber Earlies potatoes and the delicious local food and drink offering, with guest chefs and cookery demonstrations, an artisan food market, live music, family entertainment, crafting and more!
  5. Donaghadee Summer Festival 2025
    The Donaghadee Community Development Association is proud to present our bumper Summer Festival Programme for 2025!
  6. Collage of sailing boats on Strangford Lough
    One of the most anticipated events in the Irish Sea sailing calendar returns this July as the Narrows Series 2025 sets sail from 10th–13th July, kicking off with the infamous Bar Buoy Race – a thrilling spectacle as a fleet of over 150 boats charges out of Strangford Lough into the open sea.
    1. 10 Jul 202513 Jul 2025
  7. 2025 Picnic in the Park poster
    Open House Festival's Picnic in the Park - nine summer Sunday afternoons of FREE music in Ward Park
    1. 6 Jul 2025
    2. 13 Jul 2025
    3. 20 Jul 2025
    4. 27 Jul 2025
    5. 3 Aug 2025
    6. 10 Aug 2025
    7. 17 Aug 2025
    8. 24 Aug 2025
    9. 31 Aug 2025
  8. Experience Ards and North Down
    Immersive experiences and guided walking tours. Take in the natural beauty of our countryside, encounter water’s edge wonders, charming towns and villages and our delicious food and drink.
  9. Heritage Trails
    Our land is centuries deep and oh the stories it has to tell, some of which dates back to as early as 558AD. Learn about our history and heritage through one of our tours.
  10. Golf in Ards and North Down
    Ards and North Down is renowned for for it’s most famous home grown player; world golf star Rory McIlroy and and Ireland's oldest golf club, The Royal Belfast. Perfect for your Society break, Ards and North Down have courses for all levels, and plenty to do to make your visit all the more worthwhile.
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Delve into rich culture and heritage, explore parks and gardens, discover the coast and feast on fabulous food.

  1. Food and Drink
    Ards and North Down is well established as a leading food region where culinary innovation thrives. Savour the tastes of our region’s many award-winning restaurants and artisan food shops. Menus feature the finest local fayre and you can enjoy the warmest of welcomes with a ‘wee dram’ of local ale, gin or whiskey.
  2. Sustainable Tourism
    The need to be green and sustainable to protect the planet is increasing, across in our personal lives and for businesses. Tourism is no exception with many of our attractions, activity and accommodation providers taking steps to protect the environment and be more sustainable.
  3. Donaghadee Lighthouse, Mount Stewart, Strangford Lough, Filming

    The stunning scenery of Ards and North Down is becoming an increasingly popular location for filming in Northern Ireland. From gritty dramas to big blockbusters our beautiful landscapes and seascapes provide the backdrop, it is not surprising so many choose to bring productions here.

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