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This Week

Festive door wreath
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

8th December 2024

Start the festive celebrations with a seasonal crafty workshop and guided walk at the exclusive…

Man and Two Ladies Creating Jewellery in a Goldsmiths Workshop, Everyone is Smiling
LocationHolywood

Openings

VIP Beginners Jewellery Making and Relaxation Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

This VIP experience combines jewellery making with the warmest of Northern Irish welcomes. Guided…

Christmas Evenings at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

6th December 2024

Have an enchanting Christmas evening at the Ulster Folk Museum.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
LocationWest Street, Newtownards

Openings

Season

7th December 2024

Goldilocks! She's off to seek her fortune but soon finds that it is not as easy as she thought…

Santa Cruise
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

30th November 2024-22nd December 2024

Join our merry old elf for a hair-raising sleigh ride around the islands aboard our fast speed boat…

Arco String Quartet
LocationWest Street, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th December 2024

Get into the Festive spirit with a night of Christmas classics, originals and the odd carol all…

Christmas at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

7th December 2024-8th December 2024

Enjoy Christmas the traditional way at the Ulster Folk Museum.

CANCELLED - City of Bangor rescheduled Christmas Light Switch On
LocationBangor

Openings

6pm-7.15pm

4th December 2024

Get ready for a magical evening in Bangor! Our team has been working tirelessly behind the scenes…

North Down Museum Pop Up Christmas Shop
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

22nd November 2024-5th January 2025

Back by popular demand, a unique shopping experience in the lead up to Christmas at North Down…

The lake and surrounding forest at Mount Stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

1st December 2024-4th December 2024

It's winter but there's colour to be found in flowers, fruit and bark all around Mount Stewart,…

The Merry Opera Company Handel's Messiah
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

7th December 2024

A staged production of Handel's Messiah by the Merry Opera Company, featuring professional Northern…

Come and Sing Messiah
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

7th December 2024

Come and Sign Messiah

Santa standing in front of a Christmas tree and holding a festive mug. The background is snowy.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

6th December 2024-7th December 2024

This December at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, enjoy a delicious breakfast with all the family,…

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

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

Festive Indoor Wreath Making
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

28th November 2024-5th December 2024

Get creative in the run up to Christmas and join us for our Festive Wreath Making workshop.

Clandeboye Lodge Christmas Party Nights
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

6th December 2024-21st December 2024

Good food, great cocktails, live music and a night to remember. Clandeboye Lodge have everything…

A child standing between two alpacas
LocationCarrowdore

Openings

10am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm

7th December 2024

Andy and Joanne invite you to Eastwell Farm for a festive experience with a difference. As you tour…

Squiggles and Giggles Christmas Storytelling
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th December 2024

Season

7th December 2024

Join Kelsey from Squiggles & Giggles at North Down Museum for some Christmas fun with festive…

Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre
LocationConway Square, Newtownards

Openings

Season

6th December 2024

Season

7th December 2024

For a unique shopping experience, join the makers and artists of the Creative Peninsula as the…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

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

Cockle Row Cottages in Groomsport
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Cottages open to visit

7th December 2024-8th December 2024

Family fun

7th December 2024-8th December 2024

A little bit of festive magic will be sprinkled on Cockle Row Cottages over the weekend of 2 – 3…

WILLOW CHRISTMAS TREES SITTING ON A GARDEN BENCH
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

Season

7th December 2024

Join for our fun, relaxed, willow weaving workshop where you will create your own Christmas…

Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

25th October 2024-22nd December 2024

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

Eastwell Farm Alpacas with Christmas decor
LocationCarrowdore

Openings

10am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm

8th December 2024

Andy and Joanne welcome you to Eastwell Farm for a festive experience with a difference. As…

Next Week

Man and Two Ladies Creating Jewellery in a Goldsmiths Workshop, Everyone is Smiling
LocationHolywood

Openings

VIP Beginners Jewellery Making and Relaxation Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

This VIP experience combines jewellery making with the warmest of Northern Irish welcomes. Guided…

Christmas Evenings at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

13th December 2024

Have an enchanting Christmas evening at the Ulster Folk Museum.

Santa Cruise
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

30th November 2024-22nd December 2024

Join our merry old elf for a hair-raising sleigh ride around the islands aboard our fast speed boat…

Christmas at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

14th December 2024-15th December 2024

Enjoy Christmas the traditional way at the Ulster Folk Museum.

North Down Museum Pop Up Christmas Shop
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

22nd November 2024-5th January 2025

Back by popular demand, a unique shopping experience in the lead up to Christmas at North Down…

Santa standing in front of a Christmas tree and holding a festive mug. The background is snowy.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

14th December 2024-15th December 2024

This December at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, enjoy a delicious breakfast with all the family,…

Ginger Pete Logo
LocationManor Street, Donaghadee

Openings

Season

13th December 2024

Christmas Quiz Night at The Copeland Distillery

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

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

Clandeboye Lodge Christmas Party Nights
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

6th December 2024-21st December 2024

Good food, great cocktails, live music and a night to remember. Clandeboye Lodge have everything…

Tim McGarry new stand-up show - Ridiculous
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

13th December 2024

Tim McGarry, the lanky star of Give My Head Peace and the Blame Game has a brand-new stand-up show…

Jack and the Beanstalk poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Doors open 6.30pm. Show starts 7pm

13th December 2024-14th December 2024

A family fun pantomime. This reimagined script of Jack and the Beanstalk will take you on twists…

Goldilocks and the Three Bears pantomime fun
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

15th December 2024

Centre Stage presents this classic tale for traditional family fun at Christmas. Goldilocks! She's…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

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

Children's Christmas Gift Workshop
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

14th December 2024

Season

14th December 2024

Children can enjoy the gift of giving by taking part in one of our children's workshops to make a…

Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

25th October 2024-22nd December 2024

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

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th November 2024-30th January 2025

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

Sarah Harkness
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

28th November 2024-5th January 2025

Step into the magic of Christmas at Mount Stewart, where a season of festive delights awaits!

This Month

CANCELLED - City of Bangor rescheduled Christmas Light Switch On
LocationBangor

Openings

6pm-7.15pm

4th December 2024

Get ready for a magical evening in Bangor! Our team has been working tirelessly behind the scenes…

Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre
LocationConway Square, Newtownards

Openings

Season

6th December 2024

Season

7th December 2024

For a unique shopping experience, join the makers and artists of the Creative Peninsula as the…

Santa standing in front of a Christmas tree and holding a festive mug. The background is snowy.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

6th December 2024-7th December 2024

Season

14th December 2024-15th December 2024

Season

20th December 2024-22nd December 2024

This December at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, enjoy a delicious breakfast with all the family,…

Christmas Evenings at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

6th December 2024

Season

13th December 2024

Have an enchanting Christmas evening at the Ulster Folk Museum.

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