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This Week

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

24th July 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th July 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

28th July 2025

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

Stand up paddle boarding
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

30th June 2025-21st August 2025

Join us at Strangford Lough Activity Centre this summer.  Our Multi Activity Summer Scheme is the…

Behind the Scenes: Transport Store Tour
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

23rd July 2025

Would you like to get behind the scenes of NI's Transport and Industry Store? See inside this…

Visitors enjoying jazz on the lawn of Mount Stewart estate
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

27th July 2025

Sit back and relax this summer with our Sunday Jazz sessions from May to August.

Summer Craft Activities at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

24th July 2025-26th July 2025

Enjoy drop-in craft activities as part of your visit to the Ulster Folk Museum on Thursdays,…

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

Highland Dancing Winners at the 2024 Festival
LocationComber

Openings

Season

26th July 2025

Season

27th July 2025

Highland Dancing Competition, Choreography Showcase, the All Ireland Highland Dance Championships,…

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.

Newtownards Priory
LocationOff High Street, Newtownards

Openings

10.30am-12.30pm

26th July 2025

Explore the rich and varied history of Newtownards. The tour, led by expert guide Paul Whitla, will…

VE Day Celebrations image
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th May 2025-3rd August 2025

An exhibition at North Down Museum, exploring local recollections and memories of VE Day.

A child playing with a ribbon
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

12th July 2025-25th August 2025

Summer of Play is on its way! This summer, play takes over the lawns at Mount Stewart.

Gilbert Giggles Master of Disaster
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

25th July 2025

Get ready to witness Gilbert Giggles, the ultimate Master of Disaster, as he brings laughter and…

Donaghadee Summer Festival 2025 programme cover and an image of Donaghadee Lighthouse
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-21st September 2025

Donaghadee Community Development Association is delighted to present our bumper summer festival…

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.

Bangor Castle Walled Garden
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

27th July 2025

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

2025 Picnic in the Park poster
LocationBangor

Openings

String Ninjas

27th July 2025

Open House Festival's Picnic in the Park - nine summer Sunday afternoons of FREE music in Ward Park

Walled Garden
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

28th July 2025

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

Painting of farm on Ards Peninsula
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-23rd July 2025

Portaferry Art Society was founded in 1975 by like minded artists who took inspiration from their…

Bangor Castle Walled Garden
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

26th July 2025

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

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

Valhalla Street Theatre logo
LocationComber

Openings

Season

27th July 2025

Bringing history to life on a Sunday Stroll through Comber.

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

27th July 2025

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

Greyabbey House Rosemount
LocationGreyabbey

Openings

2pm-5pm

27th July 2025

An opportunity to explore the stunning garden of Greyabbey House, not normally open to the public,…

Next Week

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

28th July 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

29th July 2025

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

Stand up paddle boarding
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

30th June 2025-21st August 2025

Join us at Strangford Lough Activity Centre this summer.  Our Multi Activity Summer Scheme is the…

Summer Craft Activities at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

31st July 2025-2nd August 2025

Enjoy drop-in craft activities as part of your visit to the Ulster Folk Museum on Thursdays,…

Image of Portaferry Sails and Sounds graphic with date - 1-4 August
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st August 2025-4th August 2025

Set sail for four unforgettable days of maritime celebration, live music, cultural traditions, and…

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

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.

VE Day Celebrations image
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th May 2025-3rd August 2025

An exhibition at North Down Museum, exploring local recollections and memories of VE Day.

A child playing with a ribbon
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

12th July 2025-25th August 2025

Summer of Play is on its way! This summer, play takes over the lawns at Mount Stewart.

Donaghadee Summer Festival 2025 programme cover and an image of Donaghadee Lighthouse
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-21st September 2025

Donaghadee Community Development Association is delighted to present our bumper summer festival…

Emer Dunne Trio Presents 'Folk Threads'
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

2nd August 2025

This August, we welcome folk singer, Emer Dunne, and her superbly talented musicians as they…

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.

2025 Picnic in the Park poster
LocationBangor

Openings

The 19th Street Band

3rd August 2025

Open House Festival's Picnic in the Park - nine summer Sunday afternoons of FREE music in Ward Park

Walled Garden
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

28th July 2025

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

Heritage films screening throughout the month of August at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

1st August 2025-31st August 2025

Enjoy films by heritage craft makers in the Folk Museum's Picture House.

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

Creative Peninsula 2025
LocationConway Square, Newtownards

Openings

Season

1st August 2025-31st August 2025

The annual Creative Peninsula festival will take place throughout August, join us for a celebration…

Wildlife Walks at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

1st August 2025

Join the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording for a beginner's guide to species spotting at…

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

2nd August 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

3rd August 2025

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

Open House Festival 2025 programme poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

1st August 2025-31st August 2025

The 12th annual Open House Festival Bangor

Holiday Flush promo poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Doors open 7pm Show starts 7.30pm

1st August 2025-2nd August 2025

Holiday Flush by Rick Hewitt presented by Rosemary Drama Group Spain, June 1982. A dream holiday in…

Camp iRock Poster
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

28th July 2025-8th August 2025

Camp iRock is a fun-filled five-day music camp for children aged 5–12, designed to build confidence…

summer themed sponge shapes
LocationMillise

Openings

Season

1st July 2025-30th August 2025

Ceramic paint your own studio filled with summer themed stamps.

This Month

Behind the Scenes: Transport Store Tour
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

23rd July 2025

Would you like to get behind the scenes of NI's Transport and Industry Store? See inside this…

iCreate Summer Camp Flyer
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

23rd July 2025

Season

24th July 2025

Season

30th July 2025

Season

31st July 2025

Join the iCreate Summer Scheme this July at Boom Studios, Bangor! Four creative digital art days…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

24th July 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th July 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

28th July 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

29th July 2025

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

Summer Craft Activities at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

24th July 2025-26th July 2025

Season

31st July 2025-2nd August 2025

Enjoy drop-in craft activities as part of your visit to the Ulster Folk Museum on Thursdays,…

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