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  1. Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
     Exhibition cabin
    Our shelter and exhibition cabin
    Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
     Exhibition cabin
    Our shelter and exhibition cabin

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Marina Carpark, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0HF

    Telephone

    07805 096 958

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Visit the Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat, see the exhibition and hear her story.

    Dates

    From:
    30 Mar 2026to30 Sept 2026Various Opening Times

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  2. A Dragonfly
    A birds eye view of WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, located on the shores of Strangford Lough
    A Dragonfly
    A birds eye view of WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, located on the shores of Strangford Lough

    Comber

    Address

    WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, 78 Ballydrain Road, Comber, County Down, BT23 6EA

    Telephone

    028 9187 4146

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Make special memories this summer. Dart down to WWT's first-ever Dragonfly Festival this summer.

    Dates

    From:
    30 June 2026to30 Aug 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
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    Bangor

    Address

    Northern Ireland, Bangor, Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT20 5AE

    Telephone

    07825395053

    Price

    Price from: £7.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Art and craft sessions for young families.

    Dates

    From:
    27 July 2026to31 Aug 2026Open 10:30 - 12:00

    Price

    Price from: £7.50 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  4. Open House Festival poster
    Previous Open House Festival event at the Walled Garden
    Open House Festival
    Bangor band The Florentinas
    Open House Festival poster
    Previous Open House Festival event at the Walled Garden
    Open House Festival
    Bangor band The Florentinas

    Bangor

    Address

    Bangor, Bangor, Down, BT20 5ED

    Telephone

    028 9148 2053

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Open House Festival - a month-long programme of music, comedy, literature, film, and fiid & drink

    Dates

    From:
    1 Aug 2026to31 Aug 2026Various Opening Times

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  5. Clandeboye Festival 2026 promotional poster showing the festival dates 22–29 August and marking the 25th anniversary of the festival at Clandeboye Est

    Bangor

    Address

    The Court Yard - Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, County Down, BT19 1RN

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 7600

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Join us for the Clandeboye Festival 2026 from 22–29 August at the stunning Clandeboye Estate in County Down! Celebrate the festival's 25th anniversary with world-class music from Artistic Director Barry Douglas, Camerata Ireland, and outstanding…

    Dates

    From:
    22 Aug 2026to29 Aug 2026Open 12:00 - 22:00

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  6. Full Moon Kayak Tour
    Full Moon Paddle Board
    Full Moon Paddle
    Night time kayaking experience
    Kayaking Tour Strangford Lough
    Kayakers
    Full Moon Kayak Tour
    Full Moon Paddle Board
    Full Moon Paddle
    Night time kayaking experience
    Kayaking Tour Strangford Lough
    Kayakers

    Killinchy

    Address

    Whiterock Bay launch Point, Braddock Reach, Whiterock, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6PY

    Telephone

    +44 (0)7909 721 898

    Price

    Price from: £50.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Join us for a Full Moon Paddle on Strangford Lough this year.  The moon is unique to witness from the water and no better place to do so, than from a kayak, SUP or canoe on a flat sea.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Aug 2026
    From:
    26 Sept 2026
    From:
    26 Oct 2026
    From:
    1 Apr 2027

    Price

    Price from: £50.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  7. Full Moon Boat Tours
    Boat Tours Strangford Lough
    Full Moon Boat Tours
    Boat Tours Strangford Lough

    Killinchy

    Address

    Sketrick Island, Whiterock, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6QH

    Telephone

    07938517009

    Price

    Price from: £49.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Boat tour of Stangford Lough under the light of the full moon.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Aug 2026Open 19:30 - 21:00
    From:
    26 Oct 2026Open 18:30 - 20:00

    Price

    Price from: £49.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  8. Cockle Row Cottages
    A Cockle Row Visitor Information Advisor serving a customer
    A photo of a boat sculpture set within a garden display located on grassland beside the seafront area
    Groomsport
    Cockle Row Cottages
    A Cockle Row Visitor Information Advisor serving a customer
    A photo of a boat sculpture set within a garden display located on grassland beside the seafront area
    Groomsport

    Main Street, Groomsport

    Address

    Cockle Row Cottages, The Harbour, Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR

    Telephone

    028 9109 3038

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Each Sunday, and some Saturdays, throughout the summer until 13 September will see activities and entertainment visiting Cockle Row Cottages in the seaside village of Groomsport to provide an afternoon of FREE fun!

    Dates

    From:
    29 Aug 2026to30 Aug 2026
    From:
    5 Sept 2026to6 Sept 2026
    From:
    13 Sept 2026

    Price

    Free
  9. Legend at Kirkistown
    Superkarts at Kirkistown.
    FF1600 at Kirkistown
    Legend at Kirkistown
    Superkarts at Kirkistown.
    FF1600 at Kirkistown

    Kirkubbin

    Address

    Kirkistown Motor Racing Circuit, 130 Rubane Road, Kirkubbin, County Down, BT22 1AU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 42771325

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Sport

    Car And Superkart Race Meeting, Featuring Legends and Junior Minis.

    Dates

    From:
    29 Aug 2026Open 08:00 - 18:00

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket
  10. Free Guided Walk

    Portaferry, Newtownards

    Address

    Corrog Wood, Deer Park Rd, Portaferry, Newtownards, Down, BT22 1PW

    Telephone

    0330 333 3300

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    History

    A fascinating guided walk of the history and heritage of our woodlands

    Dates

    From:
    30 Aug 2026Open 12:00 - 13:00

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. The Market on the Square Portaferry logo
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    The Market on the Square Portaferry logo
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market
    Portaferry market

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Square, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LR

    Telephone

    028 4272 9598

    Type

    Type:

    Markets / Fairs

    Monthly artisan food & craft market

    Dates

    From:
    5 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    3 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    7 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    5 Dec 2026Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    3 Apr 2027Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    1 May 2027Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    5 June 2027Open 10:00 - 13:30
  12. Learn to identify native tree species at the Ulster Folk Museum

    Holywood

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9044 0000

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Discover the beautiful native trees of Ireland and deepen your connection to the natural world during this walk with The Conservation Volunteers. 

    Dates

    From:
    5 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
  13. Sunset at Burr Point Ballyhalbert, E sculpture marking the most easterly point on the Island.
    Drone image of Burr Point the most easterly point in Ireland
    Aurora
    Double cluster in Perseus
    Cassiopeia
    Dumbbell Nebula
    North American Nebula in Cygnus
    Sunset at Burr Point Ballyhalbert, E sculpture marking the most easterly point on the Island.
    Drone image of Burr Point the most easterly point in Ireland
    Aurora
    Double cluster in Perseus
    Cassiopeia
    Dumbbell Nebula
    North American Nebula in Cygnus

    Ballyhalbert

    Address

    Burr Point near Ballyhalbert, Ballyhalbert, County Down, BT22 1DL

    Telephone

    028 9182 6846

    Price

    Price from: £7.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Part of Taste Autumn in AND | 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…

    Dates

    From:
    11 Sept 2026

    Price

    Price from: £7.00 Per Ticket
  14. Large red and blue lifeboat in the maritime exhibition space, with nautical flags overhead and interpretive displays alongside.

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Copeland Marina, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0HE

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    EHOD (European Heritage Open Days)

    As part of European Heritage 2026, the Donaghadee Heritage Preservation Society invites visitors to discover the dramatic maritime history of the town through an immersive exhibition of shipwrecks and sea rescues in local waters.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026to13 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
  15. Millisle

    Address

    Ganaway Training & Activity Centre, 270 Ballywalter Road, Millisle, County Down, BT22 2LZ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    EHOD (European Heritage Open Days)

    The Boys' Brigade Heritage Museum holds a vast range of Boys' Brigade archive materials including photographs, BB Memorabilia, together with displays of items of historical interest to the area where the Museum is located.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026to13 Sept 2026Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
  16. Grey Abbey
    Grey Abbey
    Grey Abbey
    Grey Abbey

    Greyabbey

    Address

    9-11 Church Street, Greyabbey, County Down, BT22 2NQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    EHOD (European Heritage Open Days)

    Grey Abbey is one of the best examples of Anglo-Norman Cistercian architecture in Ulster. Founded in 1193 by John De Courcy’s wife Affreca and dissolved in 1541.Tours with Friends of the Abbey on Saturday at  13:15 and Sunday at 13:30

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026to13 Sept 2026Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free
  17. Strangford Lough Eco Tour
    Strangford Lough Boat Tour
    Boat Tours Northern Ireland
    Strangford Lough Eco Tour
    Strangford Lough Boat Tour
    Boat Tours Northern Ireland

    Killinchy

    Address

    Sketrick Island, Whiterock, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6QH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7938 517 009

    Price

    Price from: £49.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Boat tour of Strangford Lough with marine biologist

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026Open 09:00 - 12:00
    From:
    24 Oct 2026Open 09:00 - 12:00

    Price

    Price from: £49.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Licensed

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
    • On site parking
    • Parking (free)

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Restaurant on Premises
  18. Ballywalter Masonic Hall

    Ballywalter

    Address

    1 Harbour Road, Ballywalter, County Down, BT22 2PL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    EHOD (European Heritage Open Days)

    Step inside Ballywalter Masonic Hall and discover over a century of local history. Learn about the origins of Freemasonry in Ballywalter, which began aboard the Skullmartin Lightship, and explore a building that has served the community for…

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00

    Price

    Free
  19. Portavogie name on boat
    Chalkboard listing items for sale at a previous Seafood Festival
    Market stalls at Tide and Turf Portavogie
    Merry go round carousel in motion
    Portavogie Harbour
    Fun event sign 'Advice from a starfish'
    Portavogie name on boat
    Chalkboard listing items for sale at a previous Seafood Festival
    Market stalls at Tide and Turf Portavogie
    Merry go round carousel in motion
    Portavogie Harbour
    Fun event sign 'Advice from a starfish'

    Portavogie

    Address

    Fish Market and Harbour, Portavogie, County Down, BT22 1EB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Part of Taste Autumn in AND | A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the fishing industry at Portavogie docks.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026Open 12:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Free
  20. Autumn Foraging at the Ulster Folk Museum

    Holywood

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price from: £35.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Forage for seasonal plants, trees and fruit on this autumnal walk around the Ulster Folk Museum on Sunday 13th September.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2026Open 11:00 - 14:00

    Price

    Price from: £35.00 Per Ticket
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