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This Week

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Traditional Irish Breadmaking

18th September 2025

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

The Boys Brigade Heritage Museum EHOD 2025
LocationMillisle

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

The Boys' Brigade Heritage Museum holds a vast range of Boys' Brigade archive materials including…

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer until 14 September will see activities and entertainment visiting…

Ballyhemlin Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church EHOD 2025
LocationKircubbin

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Our property is a Meeting House built in 1834 and is set in a rural setting equidistant from…

Martin Harley singer songwriter
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Martin Harley is celebrated as "One of the UK's finest contemporary roots musicians" (Guitarist…

Bangor Castle Tour EHOD 2025
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

*FULLY BOOKED* Join us for a the once in a year chance to visit Bangor Castle, a Victorian Manor…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Jarlath Regan In Bits Stand-up
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

You've watched his clips on Instagram, you've shared his standup with your friends and family on…

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

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

Matthew Martin Organist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Matthew Martin, Precentor and Director of College Music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge…

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

E Bike Tour
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Guided E Bike Tour and Artisan Picnic

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…

Greyabbey EHOD 2025
LocationGreyabbey

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Come visit Greyabbey on European Heritage Open Days.

Saturday Craft Corner at The Old Market House Bangor
Location77 Main Street, Bangor

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

'Saturday Craft Corner' Due to popular demand, our Saturday Craft Corners have been extended,…

Dirt, Disease and Death: A Tour of Comber's Medical History EHOD 2025
LocationComber

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Everyone who lived and working in Comber was and is a part of its medical history. Learn more about…

Wee Taste of Comber
LocationComber

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Come along to Wee Taste of Comber and sample all the delicious goodies our home town has to offer!

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

Mount Stewart EHOD 2025
LocationNewtownards

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Mount Stewart is an exceptional example of the Irish demesne, intended to be both beautiful and…

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.

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-28th September 2025

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

A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | This is a food tour with a difference.  Taste Donaghadee celebrates…

Next Week

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Traditional Irish Breadmaking

18th September 2025

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

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Martin Harley singer songwriter
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Martin Harley is celebrated as "One of the UK's finest contemporary roots musicians" (Guitarist…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Jarlath Regan In Bits Stand-up
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

You've watched his clips on Instagram, you've shared his standup with your friends and family on…

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

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

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

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…

Saturday Craft Corner at The Old Market House Bangor
Location77 Main Street, Bangor

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

'Saturday Craft Corner' Due to popular demand, our Saturday Craft Corners have been extended,…

Valhalla Street Theatre logo
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

21st September 2025

Bringing history to life on a Sunday Stroll through Movilla Cemetery

Wee Taste of Comber
LocationComber

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Come along to Wee Taste of Comber and sample all the delicious goodies our home town has to offer!

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

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.

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

16th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

18th September 2025

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

20th September 2025

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

Taste Autumn in Ards and North Down

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-28th September 2025

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

A group enjoying a food tour in Donaghadee
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | This is a food tour with a difference.  Taste Donaghadee celebrates…

Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

20th September 2025

Celebrate Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum with potato picking, music and hands-on traditional crafts…

Belles: The Reunion promo poster
LocationBangor

Openings

Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8pm

16th September 2025-19th September 2025

In this fast-paced and heart-warmingly funny play, the Walker sisters reconnect through a flurry of…

An Evening with Peter Corry at Orange Tree House
LocationGreyabbey

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Join Peter Corry on Friday 19th September at Orange Tree House for an…

View over Strangford Lough from the Temple of the Winds Mount Stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Autumn Equinox Sound Spa Retreat Experience

20th September 2025

Join Tessa Ann from The Sound Healing Spa for a Sound Spa retreat and workshop. Immerse yourself in…

Le Contour Candles
LocationManor Street, Donaghadee

Openings

Season

19th September 2025

Discover your artistic side at our exclusive Candle Painting Workshop, hosted by Le Contour Candles…

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.

Some Fresh...
LocationKircubbin, Newtownards

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-28th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | To celebrate the launch of the new Some Fresh Farm Shop Online Store…

This Month

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Each Sunday throughout the summer until 14 September will see activities and entertainment visiting…

E Bike Tour
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Guided E Bike Tour and Artisan Picnic

Bangor Castle Tour EHOD 2025
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

*FULLY BOOKED* Join us for a the once in a year chance to visit Bangor Castle, a Victorian Manor…

Dirt, Disease and Death: A Tour of Comber's Medical History EHOD 2025
LocationComber

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

Everyone who lived and working in Comber was and is a part of its medical history. Learn more about…

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