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  1. A seagull flies over crashing waves

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 4NP

    Telephone

    02891810803

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    This exhibition, by Co. Antrim based artist David McKinney, uses the digital transformation of coastal photographs to create contemporary high-contrast and monochrome imagery to convey themes of hypervigilance and loss surrounding suicide, and its…

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2025to22 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00

    Price

    Free
  2. A group of tall sculptures reaching towards the ceiling in a gallery

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 4NP

    Telephone

    02891810803

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    A solo exhibition of sculpture and printmaking by Ben Reilly

    In this new body of work, Cork based visual artist Ben Reilly transforms the Georgian Gallery into an immersive sculptural forest, with welded and carved limbs stretching skyward,…

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2025to22 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00

    Price

    Free
  3. Newtownards Workhouse Minute Book
    Image of Potato blight
    Ards Historical Society logo
    Newtownards Workhouse Minute Book
    Image of Potato blight
    Ards Historical Society logo

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Visitor Information Centre, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    A display by Ards Historical Society on the Workhouse system in Ireland and Bully's Acre, Newtownards

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2025to22 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
  4. Theatre emblems
    'Drama for Change' Poster with performance details
    Theatre emblems
    'Drama for Change' Poster with performance details

    Bangor

    Address

    Studio 1A, Hamilton Road, Bangor, Down, BT204JP

    Telephone

    07926739695

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Drama for Change: A collection of short plays aiming to 'Raise Awareness & Inspire Change'

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 22:00
    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 22:00

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket
  5. An Evening with Jo Spain promotional poster

    Bangor

    Address

    Bangor Carnegie Library, 80 Hamilton Road, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4LH

    Telephone

    028 9127 0591

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    As part of Book Week NI, Bangor Library is delighted to host an evening with the bestselling Irish crime author, Jo Spain, author of the bestselling Tom Reynolds detective series and several No.1 bestselling standalone thrillers.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2025Open 18:30 - 19:30

    Price

    Free
  6. Artist Adrian Margey
    'Quiet at Kinnegar' by Adrian Margey
    'Donaghadee Nights' by Adrian Margey
    'Friends for life at Royal North of Ireland'
    Artist Adrian Margey
    'Quiet at Kinnegar' by Adrian Margey
    'Donaghadee Nights' by Adrian Margey
    'Friends for life at Royal North of Ireland'

    Holywood

    Address

    Culloden Estate and Spa, 142 Bangor Road, Holywood, Co Down, BT18 0EX

    Telephone

    07841 593 762

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Artist Adrian Margey will stage his annual Autumn Exhibition & Sale of original works at the Culloden Estate & Spa, Belfast from Friday 24th – Sunday 26th October. The three day show will present a sweeping selection of Margey's vivid landscapes,…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2025to26 Oct 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  7. Mickey Bartlett comedian

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price from: £20.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    *Rescheduled from 03 October 2025*

    Micky Bartlett is back in 2025 with his brand new show 'ROCKET!'

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 21:00

    Price

    Price from: £20.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  8. Estonian Dance Exhibition

    Bangor

    Address

    Bangor Carnegie Library, 80 Hamilton Road, Bangor, Down, BT20 4LH

    Telephone

    028 9127 0591

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Traditional Estonian Dance performance and interactive workshop

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 11:00 - 12:00

    Price

    Free
  9. Watch an intimate performance by Joshua Burnside on Saturday 25th October in the Ulster Folk Museum, alongside readings by Anne McMaster and performan

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price from: £12.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Live Music

    If Joshua Burnside was around 150 years ago, he would have been known as one of the great folk bards of Ulster... just like the Bard of Moneyrea, Robert Huddleston!

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 16:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Price from: £12.00 Per Ticket
  10. The Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down, Cllr Vicky Moore and musician Lisa Dawson
    Leid and Lairn 2025
    The Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down, Cllr Vicky Moore and musician Lisa Dawson
    Leid and Lairn 2025

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Arts Centre, Town Hall Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4NP

    Telephone

    028 9181 0803

    Type

    Type:

    Culture & Heritage

    This November, Ards and North Down will once again celebrate the richness of Ulster-Scots language, culture and history with the Leid AND Lairn festival. Organised by Ards and North Down Borough Council, the diverse programme invites audiences to…

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025to25 Nov 2025
  11. Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
    One lady hammering a ring on a ring mandrel, being supervised by a goldsmith with her googles on.  both ladies smiling and looking like they are havin
    Ruth and girl looking through sterling silver bangle, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling silver, goldsmith, commission,
    Lady hammering and texturing sterling silver, another lady photographing her working, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling
    Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
    One lady hammering a ring on a ring mandrel, being supervised by a goldsmith with her googles on.  both ladies smiling and looking like they are havin
    Ruth and girl looking through sterling silver bangle, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling silver, goldsmith, commission,
    Lady hammering and texturing sterling silver, another lady photographing her working, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling

    Holywood

    Address

    Holywood, County Down, BT180NJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7879 698 286

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio. No experience is required for this fun and relaxing experience, so come with friends or by yourself for some quality 'me time'. Challenge…

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    4 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    7 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    8 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    10 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    13 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    18 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    20 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    22 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    11 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
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    18 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking - Parking Free on public pavement between two drives. Please do not park outside neighbours properties or on our private drive as this needs to be kept clear at all times. Thanks
  12. Little Bangor Stories

    Bangor

    Address

    Bangor Carnegie Library, 80 Hamilton Road, Bangor, Down, BT20 4LH

    Telephone

    028 9127 0591

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Join Anne-Marie Foster for a morning of recollections hosted by the Little Bangor Stories podcast.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Oct 2025Open 11:00 - 12:00

    Price

    Free
  13. Theatre emblems

    Bangor

    Address

    1a Studio, 1a Hamilton Road, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4JP

    Telephone

    02891270069

    Price

    Price from: £14.00 to £30.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Over three nights, groups will compete for points towards the Northern Ireland One-Act Finals and the All-Ireland One-Act Finals.

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2025to1 Nov 2025

    Price

    Price from: £14.00 to £30.00 Per Ticket
  14. Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art
    Late Night Art

    Bangor

    Address

    Various locations central Bangor City Centre, Bangor, County Down, BT20 5ED

    Telephone

    02891482053

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    On the last Thursday of every month, from 6 - 9pm, creative spaces in central Bangor host art exhibitions, demonstrations and experiences - all FREE

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2025Open 18:00 - 21:00
    From:
    27 Nov 2025Open 18:00 - 21:00
    From:
    29 Jan 2026Open 18:00 - 21:00
    From:
    26 Feb 2026Open 18:00 - 21:00
    From:
    26 Mar 2026Open 18:00 - 21:00
    From:
    30 Apr 2026Open 18:00 - 21:00

    Price

    Free
  15. A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
    Three barrels stacked in a triangle on Donaghadee Pier with the lighthouse in the background
    Copeland Distillery Gin bottle top
    image of lighthouse and pier with sunset over the water in the background.
    Donaghadee town and harbour  from the sea at dusk
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    The Motte Donaghadee
    A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
    Three barrels stacked in a triangle on Donaghadee Pier with the lighthouse in the background
    Copeland Distillery Gin bottle top
    image of lighthouse and pier with sunset over the water in the background.
    Donaghadee town and harbour  from the sea at dusk
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    The Motte Donaghadee

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Tour departs from Grace Neill's bar and restaurant, 33 High Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0AH

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Price from: £17.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Join Nicky Jones of Experience & Explore NI, on a spooky Halloween jaunt around Donaghadee for adults only. Hear some ghoulish tales as we wander through the haunted streets of the old harbour town.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025

    Price

    Price from: £17.00 Per Ticket
  16. Battleship Potemkin 1925 movie

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Experience Sergei Eisenstein's revolutionary 1925 masterpiece with live improvised accompaniment by acclaimed organist Aaron Hawthorne. This groundbreaking film tells the gripping story of the famous mutiny aboard a Russian battleship, sparked by…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 19:30 - 20:45

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  17. Try embroidery at the Ulster Folk Museum as part of this year's  Leid and Lairn Festival.

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Roa, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price from: £40.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Embroider a wild thistle wall hanging with costume designer Úna Hickey at the Ulster Folk Museum.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 13:00 - 15:30

    Price

    Price from: £40.00 Per Ticket
  18. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 1920 movie

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Experience the haunting masterpiece that defined horror cinema! The Cabinet of Dr Caligari with spine-tingling live organ accompaniment.

    Step into the twisted world of German Expressionist cinema with the 1920 horror masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr.…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 21:00 - 22:30

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  19. Watch animated tales for all the family, in the Ulster Folk Museum's 1900s Picture House!

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price from: £12.00 to £24.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Cinema / Film

    Watch Five Fables, animated tales for all the family, at the Ulster Folk Museum's 1900s Picture House!

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025to14 Nov 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Price from: £12.00 to £24.00 Per Ticket
  20. Halloween Movie Screenings at the Ulster Transport Museum

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Transport Museum, 153 Bangor Rd, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 to £55.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    This Halloween, come along for movie screenings of Harry Potter, Brief Encounter and Strangers On A Train at the Ulster Transport Museum!

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025to2 Nov 2025Open 16:00 - 22:00

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 to £55.00 Per Ticket
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