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This 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…

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 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,…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Belles: The Reunion promo poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8pm

16th September 2025-19th September 2025

In this fast-paced and heart-warmingly funny play, the Walker sisters reconnect through a flurry of…

Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Celebrate Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum with potato picking, music and hands-on traditional crafts…

Greyabbey EHOD 2025
LocationGreyabbey

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Come visit Greyabbey on European Heritage Open Days.

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.

An Evening with Peter Corry at Orange Tree House
LocationGreyabbey

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Join Peter Corry on Friday 19th September at Orange Tree House for an…

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

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

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

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

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

Chilli Festival logo
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

*EVENT CANCELLATION* Given the forecasted weather conditions of high winds and rain over the…

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer until 14 September will see activities and entertainment visiting…

View over Strangford Lough from the Temple of the Winds Mount Stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Autumn Equinox Sound Spa Retreat Experience

20th September 2025

Join Tessa Ann from The Sound Healing Spa for a Sound Spa retreat and workshop. Immerse yourself in…

A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | This is a food tour with a difference.  Taste Donaghadee celebrates…

Ballyhemlin Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church EHOD 2025
LocationKircubbin

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Our property is a Meeting House built in 1834 and is set in a rural setting equidistant from…

Le Contour Candles
LocationManor Street, Donaghadee

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Discover your artistic side at our exclusive Candle Painting Workshop, hosted by Le Contour Candles…

Martin Harley singer songwriter
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Martin Harley is celebrated as "One of the UK's finest contemporary roots musicians" (Guitarist…

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…

E Bike Tour
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Guided E Bike Tour and Artisan Picnic

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Traditional Irish Breadmaking

18th September 2025

Join me in my Farmhouse kitchen on the shores of Strangford Lough. You will be warmly welcomed to…

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…

Dirt, Disease and Death: A Tour of Comber's Medical History EHOD 2025
LocationComber

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Everyone who lived and working in Comber was and is a part of its medical history. Learn more about…

Next Week

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

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Belles: The Reunion promo poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8pm

16th September 2025-19th September 2025

In this fast-paced and heart-warmingly funny play, the Walker sisters reconnect through a flurry of…

Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Celebrate Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum with potato picking, music and hands-on traditional crafts…

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.

An Evening with Peter Corry at Orange Tree House
LocationGreyabbey

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Join Peter Corry on Friday 19th September at Orange Tree House for an…

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

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

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

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

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

View over Strangford Lough from the Temple of the Winds Mount Stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Autumn Equinox Sound Spa Retreat Experience

20th September 2025

Join Tessa Ann from The Sound Healing Spa for a Sound Spa retreat and workshop. Immerse yourself in…

A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | This is a food tour with a difference.  Taste Donaghadee celebrates…

Le Contour Candles
LocationManor Street, Donaghadee

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Discover your artistic side at our exclusive Candle Painting Workshop, hosted by Le Contour Candles…

Valhalla Street Theatre logo
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

21st September 2025

Bringing history to life on a Sunday Stroll through Movilla Cemetery

Martin Harley singer songwriter
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Martin Harley is celebrated as "One of the UK's finest contemporary roots musicians" (Guitarist…

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…

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Traditional Irish Breadmaking

18th September 2025

Join me in my Farmhouse kitchen on the shores of Strangford Lough. You will be warmly welcomed to…

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.

Wee Taste of Comber
LocationComber

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Come along to Wee Taste of Comber and sample all the delicious goodies our home town has to offer!

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…

Jarlath Regan In Bits Stand-up
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

You've watched his clips on Instagram, you've shared his standup with your friends and family on…

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

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…

This Month

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer until 14 September will see activities and entertainment visiting…

E Bike Tour
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Guided E Bike Tour and Artisan Picnic

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…

Dirt, Disease and Death: A Tour of Comber's Medical History EHOD 2025
LocationComber

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Everyone who lived and working in Comber was and is a part of its medical history. Learn more about…

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