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This Week

Exterior of bar restaurant
LocationComber

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | A quiz night packed with craic, craft pints, and Comber-style…

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

5th July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | Come and experience a tour the distillery, taste our award winning…

stillhouse
LocationKircubbin

Openings

Season

5th July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | The Echlinville Distillery Tour and Tipple offers offer a unique…

Special Effects Make Up club
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-4th July 2025

Special Effects Make Up Course with professional techniques

Image of Craft Beer & BBQ Food
LocationComber

Openings

Season

4th July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | This 4th July, gather with us in the heart of Comber for BBQ & Brews…

Taste Summer in Ards and North Down

Openings

Season

25th June 2025-6th July 2025

A showcase of local food and drink with a series of seasonal foodie-themed events over a two-week…

Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

1st May 2025-30th September 2025

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

Donaghadee Summer Festival 2025 programme cover and an image of Donaghadee Lighthouse
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-21st September 2025

Donaghadee Community Development Association is delighted to present our bumper summer festival…

2025 Picnic in the Park poster
LocationBangor

Openings

King's Call

6th July 2025

Open House Festival's Picnic in the Park - nine summer Sunday afternoons of FREE music in Ward Park

Inspiration and Transformation Exhibition
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

19th June 2025-31st August 2025

An exhibition of the works of County Down artists. This exciting new exhibition is a celebration of…

Stand up paddle boarding
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

30th June 2025-21st August 2025

Join us at Strangford Lough Activity Centre this summer.  Our Multi Activity Summer Scheme is the…

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

5th July 2025

Monthly artisan food& craft market

E Foiling with Strangford Lough Activity Centre
LocationSketrick Island, Killinchy

Openings

Season

4th July 2025-6th July 2025

Escape the ordinary with our Electric Wilderness Hideaway – a thrilling two-day adventure on…

Front exterior of Pier 36 in daytime
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

25th June 2025-6th July 2025

This menu, 'The Comber Spud', is curated and hosted by Pier 36 as part of Taste Summer in AND

Discover Groomsport
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-13th September 2025

Join a walking tour lead by local ambassadors telling the amazing history of their village.

photograph showing traders and customers at the comber farmers market
LocationComber

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025

Comber Farmers' Market is held on the first Thursday of the month from 09:00 - 13:30 in St Mary's…

VE Day Celebrations image
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th May 2025-3rd August 2025

An exhibition at North Down Museum, exploring local recollections and memories of VE Day.

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

6th July 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer will see activities and entertainment visiting the seaside…

Pond dipping
LocationComber

Openings

Season

21st June 2025-21st September 2025

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

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

Painting of farm on Ards Peninsula
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-23rd July 2025

Portaferry Art Society was founded in 1975 by like minded artists who took inspiration from their…

Traditional Breadmaking experience
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

1st July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | Learn how to make traditional breads in Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen…

High Tea at Sea on Strangford Lough
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

5th July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | Enjoy a thrilling fast boat ride through the islands of the beautiful…

Ballyboley Wild Dining
LocationOrlock, Groomsport

Openings

Season

6th July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | We would love you to join us for one of this years Orlock Farm…

Next Week

A child playing with a ribbon
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

12th July 2025-25th August 2025

Summer of Play is on its way! This summer, play takes over the lawns at Mount Stewart.

Wimbledon afternoon tea
LocationCrawfordsburn, Bangor

Openings

Season

13th July 2025

Game, Set, Match! Join us as The Old Inn serves up a treat with our delicious Wimbledon Afternoon…

Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

1st May 2025-30th September 2025

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

Donaghadee Summer Festival 2025 programme cover and an image of Donaghadee Lighthouse
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-21st September 2025

Donaghadee Community Development Association is delighted to present our bumper summer festival…

2025 Picnic in the Park poster
LocationBangor

Openings

The 1977

13th July 2025

Open House Festival's Picnic in the Park - nine summer Sunday afternoons of FREE music in Ward Park

Table with vases of flowers
LocationMillisle

Openings

Season

10th July 2025

Country Style Floral Arrangement

Inspiration and Transformation Exhibition
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

19th June 2025-31st August 2025

An exhibition of the works of County Down artists. This exciting new exhibition is a celebration of…

Stand up paddle boarding
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

30th June 2025-21st August 2025

Join us at Strangford Lough Activity Centre this summer.  Our Multi Activity Summer Scheme is the…

E Foiling with Strangford Lough Activity Centre
LocationSketrick Island, Killinchy

Openings

Season

11th July 2025-13th July 2025

Escape the ordinary with our Electric Wilderness Hideaway – a thrilling two-day adventure on…

Discover Groomsport
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-13th September 2025

Join a walking tour lead by local ambassadors telling the amazing history of their village.

VE Day Celebrations image
LocationCastle Park Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th May 2025-3rd August 2025

An exhibition at North Down Museum, exploring local recollections and memories of VE Day.

Collage of sailing boats on Strangford Lough
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

10th July 2025-13th July 2025

One of the most anticipated events in the Irish Sea sailing calendar returns this July as the…

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

13th July 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer will see activities and entertainment visiting the seaside…

Pond dipping
LocationComber

Openings

Season

21st June 2025-21st September 2025

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

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

Painting of farm on Ards Peninsula
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-23rd July 2025

Portaferry Art Society was founded in 1975 by like minded artists who took inspiration from their…

Full Moon Kayak Tour
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Buck Moon

10th July 2025

Join us for a Full Moon Paddle on Strangford Lough this year.  The moon is unique to witness from…

Summer Craft Activities at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

10th July 2025

Enjoy drop-in craft activities as part of your visit to the Ulster Folk Museum on Thursdays,…

This Month

Traditional Breadmaking experience
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

1st July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | Learn how to make traditional breads in Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen…

Sunset Paddle and BBQ
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025

Part of Taste Summer in AND | Guided Kayak Tour and sumptuous island BBQ

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

Special Effects Make Up club
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-4th July 2025

Special Effects Make Up Course with professional techniques

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