Saturday 20 June 2026
Comber Leisure Centre Car Park | 11am - 5pm
Part of Taste Summer in Ards and North Down 2026, 17-28 June
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, a Vintage tractor display and more! Taste Summer programme will shine a light on our delicious local produce through food experiences, tastings, and local markets.
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, Vintage tractor display and more!
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Quiet hour from 10am – 11am
New for 2026, a quiet hour will be introduced from 10am–11am, welcoming people with a disability, neurodiverse conditions, carers and parents/guardians.
This hour offers a calmer environment with reduced noise and gentler activity levels. This new feature aims to make the event more inclusive and comfortable for those who prefer a slower pace.
To support this, capacity during Quiet Hour will be reduced and entry will operate on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
During Quiet Hour:
All stalls will remain open
Vintage tractor display
Ride-on tractors
Soil pit and sensory play with Little Learners
Creative workshops with Mrs Maker (potato printing, eco crafts)
Golden spud treasure hunt
>> Explore our Quiet Hour page to find out more and book
We kindly ask attendees to consider whether this session is the right fit for them, helping to preserve a calm experience for those who need it most.
After this quiet hour, the event will officially open at 11am with a fun-filled programme running through to 5pm.
A note for dog owners:
While Quiet Hour offers a calmer environment, the site becomes very busy and noisy once the main event opens and throughout the day. For this reason, we do not recommend bringing dogs. Trained assistance dogs are welcome.
If you do choose to attend with your dog, they must remain on a short lead at all times. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs and disposing of waste in the appropriate bins.
Everyone is welcome, come enjoy the event at your own pace!
Please note: there will be a quiet area available throughout the event, please ask a member of event staff who will bring you to the area.
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Please note
- Details are subject to change.
- This event is being photographed/filmed. Images may be used in Ards and North Down Borough Council promotional material. If you do not want your image to be used, please inform our event staff
- This event is a no drone zone. Only official event drones authorised by the event organisers are permitted
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Sustainability
Ards and North Down Borough Council is committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We encourage visitors to travel via public transport, there are fresh water stations on site bring along refillable water bottles, reusable bags to pick up goodies at the event and please dispose rubbish in the correct bins when on-site.
Read more about our Roadmap to Sustainability and Recycling at Council-run Events in Ards and North Down.