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This Week

Moyra Donaldson Poetry Workshop
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

20th October 2025

Join acclaimed poet and creative writing facilitator Moyra Donaldson for a special poetry workshop,…

The Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down, Cllr Vicky Moore and musician Lisa Dawson
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-25th November 2025

This November, Ards and North Down will once again celebrate the richness of Ulster-Scots language,…

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

Ards Puppet Festival 2025
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

26th October 2025-27th October 2025

Ards Puppet Festival is back! The Ards Puppet Festival returns to Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards and…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th October 2025

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

A group of tall sculptures reaching towards the ceiling in a gallery
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

2nd October 2025-22nd October 2025

A solo exhibition of sculpture and printmaking by Ben Reilly In this new body of work, Cork based…

whiskey, cheese & crackers
LocationKircubbin

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Experience Excellence with a tour and tasting at The Echlinville Distillery alongside some of…

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

25th October 2025

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

Theatre emblems
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

23rd October 2025

Season

25th October 2025

Drama for Change: A collection of short plays aiming to 'Raise Awareness & Inspire Change'

Mickey Bartlett comedian
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

24th October 2025

*Rescheduled from 03 October 2025* Micky Bartlett is back in 2025 with his brand new show 'ROCKET!'

Mount Stewart gardens
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Join Botanical Artist Ali Walker as she guides you in the art of drawing a range of Autumnal…

Make a Traditional Besom Broom in the Walled Garden
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Join us for a hands-on, heritage-inspired workshop where you'll create your very own besom broom…

Autumn Baking Experience
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Autumn Baking

23rd October 2025

Join Tracey in her cosy kitchen for some jam making! You'll also make a delicious Guinness Wheaten…

A seagull flies over crashing waves
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

2nd October 2025-22nd October 2025

This exhibition, by Co. Antrim based artist David McKinney, uses the digital transformation of…

Rebecca Roudman Cellist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Combine the virtuosic wail of Jimi Hendrix, BB King soul, and Bill Monroe fire , and you get the…

Fiachra Garvey classical pianist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

Award-winning Irish pianist Fiachra Garvey performs Beethoven, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Ravel &…

Haunted Harvest Trail
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Join the Halloween Haunted Harvest Trail for a spooktacular and fun-filled experience for all the…

Bangor Drama Club, Sleeping Beauty Pantomime poster
LocationBangor

Openings

2pm and 7pm

20th October 2025

3pm

21st October 2025

Packed with catchy songs, hilarious gags and dazzling costumes this magical pantomime is the…

Watch an intimate performance by Joshua Burnside on Saturday 25th October in the Ulster Folk Museum, alongside readings by Anne McMaster and performan
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

If Joshua Burnside was around 150 years ago, he would have been known as one of the great folk…

Estonian Dance Exhibition
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Traditional Estonian Dance performance and interactive workshop

Halloween in Groomsport 2025
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

FREE Halloween fun at Cockle Row Cottages and The Boat House Groomsport!

Pottery plate decorated with Halloween themed prints
LocationMillise

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-1st November 2025

Print your own pottery with specially made spooky sponges.

Newtownards Workhouse Minute Book
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

17th October 2025-22nd November 2025

A display by Ards Historical Society on the Workhouse system in Ireland and Bully's Acre,…

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th October 2025

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

Next Week

The Mystery of Ollie the Otter
LocationComber

Openings

The Mystery of Ollie the Otter

30th October 2025-31st October 2025

Enjoy the thrill of this animal nature based 'whodunnit' event for Halloween at WWT Castle Espie.

Late Night Art
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

30th October 2025

On the last Thursday of every month, from 6 - 9pm, creative spaces in central Bangor host art…

The Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down, Cllr Vicky Moore and musician Lisa Dawson
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-25th November 2025

This November, Ards and North Down will once again celebrate the richness of Ulster-Scots language,…

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

Ards Puppet Festival 2025
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

26th October 2025-27th October 2025

Ards Puppet Festival is back! The Ards Puppet Festival returns to Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards and…

Halloween Walking Tour
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

30th October 2025

Halloween walking tour

Table set up with food including toffee apples, scotch eggs, sausage rolls, cake and cupcakes with halloween decor
LocationCrawfordsburn, Bangor

Openings

Season

29th October 2025

Sold out

30th October 2025

Graze on delicately crafted sharing platters and sweet treats as you watch Hocus Pocus, a Halloween…

Watch animated tales for all the family, in the Ulster Folk Museum's 1900s Picture House!
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

1st November 2025-14th November 2025

Watch Five Fables, animated tales for all the family, at the Ulster Folk Museum's 1900s Picture…

Halloween Movie Screenings at the Ulster Transport Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

1st November 2025-2nd November 2025

This Halloween, come along for movie screenings of Harry Potter, Brief Encounter and Strangers On A…

Battleship Potemkin 1925 movie
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Experience Sergei Eisenstein's revolutionary 1925 masterpiece with live improvised accompaniment by…

Theatre emblems
LocationBangor

Openings

Starts 7.30pm

30th October 2025-1st November 2025

Over three nights, groups will compete for points towards the Northern Ireland One-Act Finals and…

Autumn Baking Experience
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Autumn Baking

2nd November 2025

Join Tracey in her cosy kitchen for some jam making! You'll also make a delicious Guinness Wheaten…

Try embroidery at the Ulster Folk Museum as part of this year's  Leid and Lairn Festival.
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Embroider a wild thistle wall hanging with costume designer Úna Hickey at the Ulster Folk Museum.

Super Natural October
LocationComber

Openings

Season

27th October 2025-31st October 2025

Get ready for a fun-filled Halloween, bubbling over with magical activities for the whole family to…

Haunted Harvest Trail
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Join the Halloween Haunted Harvest Trail for a spooktacular and fun-filled experience for all the…

Not So Scary Halloween
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

Join us for a hands-on workshop and create your very own autumnal bags using natural foraged…

Behind the Scenes: Transport Store Tour
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

29th October 2025

Would you like to get behind the scenes of NI's Transport and Industry Store? See inside this…

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 1920 movie
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Experience the haunting masterpiece that defined horror cinema! The Cabinet of Dr Caligari with…

Pottery plate decorated with Halloween themed prints
LocationMillise

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-1st November 2025

Print your own pottery with specially made spooky sponges.

Newtownards Workhouse Minute Book
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

17th October 2025-22nd November 2025

A display by Ards Historical Society on the Workhouse system in Ireland and Bully's Acre,…

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

Little Bangor Stories
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

27th October 2025

Join Anne-Marie Foster for a morning of recollections hosted by the Little Bangor Stories podcast.

Not So Scary Halloween
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

Join us at this fun autumn-themed music session! As the leaves fall, the music rises! Bring your…

Halloween fun at Mount Stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Join us at Mount Stewart this Halloween Half Term for spooky fun and thrilling adventures for all…

This Month

Moyra Donaldson Poetry Workshop
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

20th October 2025

Join acclaimed poet and creative writing facilitator Moyra Donaldson for a special poetry workshop,…

Bangor Drama Club, Sleeping Beauty Pantomime poster
LocationBangor

Openings

2pm and 7pm

20th October 2025

3pm

21st October 2025

Packed with catchy songs, hilarious gags and dazzling costumes this magical pantomime is the…

Autumn Baking Experience
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Autumn Baking

23rd October 2025

Join Tracey in her cosy kitchen for some jam making! You'll also make a delicious Guinness Wheaten…

An Evening with Jo Spain promotional poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

23rd October 2025

As part of Book Week NI, Bangor Library is delighted to host an evening with the bestselling Irish…

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