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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
  3. Cockle Row Cottages
    Ulster-Scots Piper and Drummer
    Ulster-Scots Piper
    Ulster-Scots Agency logo
    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
    Blackberry Farm animation logo
    Cockle Row Cottages
    Ulster-Scots Piper and Drummer
    Ulster-Scots Piper
    Ulster-Scots Agency logo
    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
    Blackberry Farm animation logo

    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:
    5 July 2026
    From:
    12 July 2026
    From:
    18 July 2026to19 July 2026
    From:
    26 July 2026
    From:
    1 Aug 2026to2 Aug 2026
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    9 Aug 2026
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    15 Aug 2026to16 Aug 2026
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    23 Aug 2026
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    29 Aug 2026to30 Aug 2026
    From:
    5 Sept 2026to6 Sept 2026
    From:
    13 Sept 2026

    Price

    Free
  4. Out of the Box

    Bangor

    Address

    Space Theatre, SERC, Castle Park Road, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4TD

    Telephone

    +442891810803

    Price

    Price from: £12.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Fresh from five‑star success at the Edinburgh Fringe and crowned Best Family Show at Brighton Fringe, Darryl J Carrington invites you into a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

    Dates

    From:
    8 July 2026Open 15:00 - 19:00

    Price

    Price from: £12.00 Per Ticket
  5. Ballywalter twelfth

    Ballywalter

    Address

    Greyabbey Road, Ballywalter, Down, BT22 2NY

    Telephone

    02890701122

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    This year's North Down parade will be hosted by Upper Ards District LOL No.1 and held in the seaside town of Ballywalter, which last hosted the Twelfth in 2000.

    Dates

    From:
    13 July 2026Open 12:30 - 16:45
  6. The Ultimate Bubble Show presented by Paris Bubbles

    Bangor

    Address

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

    Telephone

    028 9127 0069

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Ray Bubbles, International Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder, is on a mission to master the art of bubble-making and create the ultimate square bubble! This show promises a whirlwind of excitement and surprises, as Ray uses various…

    Dates

    From:
    15 July 2026

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket
  7. A lady using a hoop to embroider

    Cultra

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price from: £30.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Learn new skills in this beginner needlework workshop, designed for an adult and child to attend together.

    Dates

    From:
    24 July 2026to25 July 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    From:
    14 Aug 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00

    Price

    Price from: £30.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  8. A blue window on a white house with summer flowers all around

    Cultra

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, County Down, BT180EU

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price from: £13.13 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Get to know your local wildlife on a guided walk of the Ulster Folk Museum - perfect day out for families!

    Dates

    From:
    24 July 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00

    Price

    Price from: £13.13 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  9. 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:
    25 July 2026Open 09:00 - 12:00
    From:
    22 Aug 2026Open 09:00 - 12:00
    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
  10. Fiesta Zetec at Kirkistown.
    ITCC at Kirkistown
    GTs at Kirkistown
    Fiesta Zetec at Kirkistown.
    ITCC at Kirkistown
    GTs at Kirkistown

    Kirkubbin

    Address

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

    Telephone

    028 42771325

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Sport

    Car Race Meeting Featuring Many Visiting Classes

    Dates

    From:
    25 July 2026Open 08:00 - 18:00

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. 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:
    29 July 2026
    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
  12. 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:
    29 July 2026Open 21:00 - 22:30
    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
  13. A autumnal rural lane at the ulster folk museum

    Cultra

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price from: £9.35 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Learn how to record wildlife and become a citizen scientist in this hands-on session for teenagers at the Ulster Folk Museum!

    Dates

    From:
    31 July 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00

    Price

    Price from: £9.35 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  14. 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
  15. Art workshop  at Mount Stewart

    Newtownards

    Address

    Mount Stewart, Portaferry Road, Newtownards, County Down, BT22 2AD

    Telephone

    +442842788387

    Price

    Price from: £47.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Join Botanical Artist Ali Walker as she guides you in the art of drawing a range of Summer subjects from Mount Stewart's beautiful gardens.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Aug 2026Open 10:30 - 15:00

    Price

    Price from: £47.50 Per Ticket
  16. 73rd Ulster Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships

    Bangor

    Address

    Ward Arras at Ward Park, Gransha Road, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4UL

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Competition / Game

    Enjoy an impressive display of sight and sound, as talented pipe bands and drum major groups come together competing for coveted awards. 

    Dates

    From:
    1 Aug 2026

    Price

    Free
  17. A purple sky and the black shadow of trees

    Cultra

    Address

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

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature


    Join us for a twilight guided walk at the Ulster Folk Museum and discover the secret world of bats!

    Dates

    From:
    14 Aug 2026Open 20:30 - 22:00

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  18. Sparkle and Star

    Castle Park Avenue, Bangor

    Address

    North Down Museum, Bangor City Hall, Castle Park Avenue, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4BT

    Telephone

    02891271200

    Price

    Price from: £6.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Dance

    Celebrate curiosity through music with Sparkle and Star at the museum!

    Dates

    From:
    20 Aug 2026Open 10:00 - 11:00
    From:
    20 Aug 2026Open 11:30 - 12:30
    From:
    20 Aug 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00

    Price

    Price from: £6.50 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  19. Cottown Community Festival 2026 promotional image showing event details, family activities, food, traders and live entertainment.
    Cottown Community Festival 2026 promotional image showing event details, family activities, food, traders and live entertainment.
    Cottown Community Festival 2026 promotional image showing event details, family activities, food, traders and live entertainment.
    Cottown Community Festival 2026 promotional image showing event details, family activities, food, traders and live entertainment.

    Donaghadee

    Address

    84 Newtownards Road, Donaghadee, Down, BT21 0PT

    Telephone

    07713194291

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    A family-friendly community festival featuring food vendors, traders, family activities, live entertainment and community stalls at 84 Newtownards Road, Donaghadee.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Aug 2026Open 13:00 - 16:00

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  20. 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
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