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This Week

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…

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…

Stack'd Wednesdays menu by Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Stack'd Wednesday Special

Fiachra Garvey classical pianist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

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

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'

whiskey, cheese & crackers
LocationKircubbin

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

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

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.

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

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!'

Artist Adrian Margey
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-26th October 2025

Artist Adrian Margey will stage his annual Autumn Exhibition & Sale of original works at the…

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…

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…

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,…

Moyra Donaldson Poetry Workshop
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

20th October 2025

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

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…

Estonian Dance Exhibition
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Traditional Estonian Dance performance and interactive workshop

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…

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…

Halloween in Groomsport 2025
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

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

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…

A dried hydrangea wreath with a linen bow
LocationMillisle

Openings

Season

23rd October 2025

We have a final date for our popular hydrangea wreath making experiences. Come along and learn how…

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…

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,…

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…

Next Week

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

Stack'd Wednesdays menu by Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Stack'd Wednesday Special

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…

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.

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…

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

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…

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…

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,…

A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

7.30pm - 8.30pm

31st October 2025

Join Nicky Jones of Experience & Explore NI, on a spooky Halloween jaunt around Donaghadee for…

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…

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…

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…

Halloween Walking Tour
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

30th October 2025

Halloween walking tour

Copeland Heros
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

Come and join us at The Copeland Distillery for our Halloween event filled with delicious Copeland…

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Traditional Irish Breadmaking

1st November 2025

Join me in my Farmhouse kitchen on the shores of Strangford Lough. You will be warmly welcomed to…

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 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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Battleship Potemkin 1925 movie
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

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

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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