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  1. Demo and Dine 2025 with Anna Haugh
    Part of the Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down Programme, this is a unique dining experience with celebrity chef Anna Haugh at Portavogie Harbour - enjoy welcome drinks and canapes, interactive starters, and main course platters followed by dessert.
  2. Stargazing at Burr Point
    Part of the Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down Programme. Experience the incredible starry skies above Burr Point, the most easterly point on the island. Astronomers from the Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomy Society will be on hand with their telescopes ready to explore the planets and galaxies above.
  3. Tide and Turf Portavogie
    A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the fishing industry at Portavogie docks. Part of Taste Autumn.
  4. Chill Festival
    Things are hotting up in Bangor Castle Walled Garden for the Chilli Festival in September, showcasing many different varieties of chilli plants from around the world, local food producers, live music, activities for all ages and lots of fun!
    1. 13 Sep 202514 Sep 2025
  5. Taste Donaghadee Food Tour
    This is a food tour with a difference.  Taste Donaghadee celebrates all that is divine about this beacon of great taste which also has a gloriously rich history to explore. This tour will allow you to visit and taste the full 360 degrees of Donaghadee’s contemporary offering with just a little traditional seaside nostalgia served up on the side.
    1. 16 Aug 2025
    2. 20 Sep 2025
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  1. An Evening with Peter Corry at Orange Tree House
    Join Peter Corry on Friday 19th September at Orange Tree House for an unforgettable evening of music and exquisite dining. Enjoy an intimate performance paired with a curated three-course menu featuring the finest local ingredients.
    1. 19 Sep 2025
  2. Tour group admire the stills within the Copeland Distillery
    Truly immerse yourself at The Copeland Distillery, where you’ll hear tales of secret smugglers, savage battles and remarkable voyages, all while soaking up our coastal spirits of whiskey, gin, and rum.
    1. Blonde female and brunette female eating afternoon tea at the old inn
      CS Lewis Afternoon Tea and movie menu £46.00 per adult | £26 per child Arrival 12.30pm with Afternoon Tea served from 1pm Saturday 13th September
      1. 13 Sep 2025
    2. A woman dressed traditionally looking down the street in the on site village
      Celebrate the harvest season with an evening of seasonal food and storytelling. The event will begin with a tour of our working farm and kitchen gardens, afterwards retreating to the cosy (and licensed pub!) to hear some stories and folklore while enjoying a delicious harvest menu created by Nina and Therese from Lightfoot Kitchen and Deli.
      1. 27 Sep 2025
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