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This Week

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

7th September 2025

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

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

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

Joanne Westerhouse with her German Shepherd Dog Puppy bitch, Fiadh, just a baby Puppy at the show.
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

6th September 2025-7th September 2025

A weekend out close to home for dog lovers and their families. See the best of the best over the…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

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

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…

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

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…

An example of what you can create
LocationMillisle

Openings

Season

12th September 2025

An opportunity to be create your own linen block printed lampshade using the traditional method of…

Echlinville Distiller
LocationKircubbin

Openings

14:00 - 16:00

6th September 2025

The Echlinville Distillery Tour and Tipple offers offer a unique insight into the workings of our…

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

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

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

Programme cover
LocationGroomsport

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-7th September 2025

Events to celebrate the voyage of the Eagle wing in 1636.

RAF Bangor Town Show
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

5th September 2025-6th September 2025

Join us for the RAF Bangor Town Show – an action packed family event!

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

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

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.

Sunset Paddle and BBQ
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

10th September 2025

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

Coshkib Hill Farm at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Learn about the history of Coshkib Hill Farm at the Ulster Folk Museum on Saturday 6th September.

Devine hours at Pier 36
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

9th July 2025-31st October 2025

Part of Taste Autumn AND | Happy hour promotions

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.

Portavogie name on boat
LocationPortavogie

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the…

Celebrating 125 years of the Irish Guards event promotion graphic
LocationBangor

Openings

3pm - 4.30pm

6th September 2025

The Irish Guards will exercise their right as Freemen of the Borough to parade in Bangor on…

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LocationBangor

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Record fair

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…

Bangor Castle Walled Garden
LocationCastle Park, Bangor

Openings

Season

7th September 2025

This tour is part of a new range of 'Taster Tours' delivered by the latest ONC Level 2 Tour Guiding…

Full Moon Kayak Tour
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Harvest Moon

7th September 2025

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

Next Week

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…

Cockle Row Cottages
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

Season

14th September 2025

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

Tour on production floor
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

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

Street Art walking tour logo
LocationOn the corner of Abbey Street and Dufferin Avenue, Bangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

Street Art walking tour of Bangor Northern Ireland

Matthew Martin Organist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

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

Ulster Transport Museum: Access to Transport Museum Store EHOD 2025 *FULLY BOOKED*
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

*FULLY BOOKED* Join us for a self-guided tour of these very special collections, including Rex…

4 Textured Rings with different band widths
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

13th September 2025

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

Comber Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church EHOD 2025
LocationComber

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025

The Classical style Meeting House was constructed in 1838 on a site donated and endowed by James…

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…

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…

The Old Market House EHOD 2025
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

A landmark building in the centre of Bangor since the 18th Century

Ulster Folk Museum Behind the Scenes: Building Conservation Tour EHOD 2025 *FULLY BOOKED*
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

*FULLY BOOKED* Behind the scenes at the Ulster Folk Museum, a huge amount of work goes on to…

E Bike Tour
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

14th September 2025

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

The Old Market House’s Autumn Artisan Market.
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

Celebrate Craft, Culture and Community and The Old Market House’s Autumn Artisan Market. Join us…

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…

An example of what you can create
LocationMillisle

Openings

Season

12th September 2025

An opportunity to be create your own linen block printed lampshade using the traditional method of…

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

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

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

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

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

9th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

12th September 2025

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

13th September 2025

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

Chilli Festival logo
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-14th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | Things are hotting up in Bangor Castle Walled Garden for the Chilli…

The walled Garden
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025

Nestled within the grounds of a former 19th-century Mill House, this secret garden is being…

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.

Architect-led tour of the Walled Garden in Helen's Bay EHOD 2025
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

Season

13th September 2025

The Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) invites you to attend an architect-led tour of the…

Guided History Tour of Groomsport EHOD 2025
LocationGroomsport

Openings

EHOD

13th September 2025

The tour of Groomsport covers the varied history of the village, including the voyage of the Eagle…

Sunset Paddle and BBQ
LocationWhiterock, Killinchy

Openings

Season

10th September 2025

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

This Month

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

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Season

13th September 2025

Season

20th September 2025

Season

27th September 2025

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

Portavogie name on boat
LocationPortavogie

Openings

Season

6th September 2025

Part of Taste Autumn in AND | A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the…

Joanne Westerhouse with her German Shepherd Dog Puppy bitch, Fiadh, just a baby Puppy at the show.
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

6th September 2025-7th September 2025

A weekend out close to home for dog lovers and their families. See the best of the best over the…

Celebrating 125 years of the Irish Guards event promotion graphic
LocationBangor

Openings

3pm - 4.30pm

6th September 2025

The Irish Guards will exercise their right as Freemen of the Borough to parade in Bangor on…

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