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This Week

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

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 in Groomsport 2025
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

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

Copeland Heros
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

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

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,…

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.

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

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Pottery plate decorated with Halloween themed prints
LocationMillise

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-1st November 2025

Paint your Own studio experiences at Eden Pottery - Print your own pottery with specially made…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

Bangor Castle Walled Garden Haunted Harvest Trail poster 2025
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…

Rise and Shine Halloween We-Treat (TM) poster 2025
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

A fun, family Halloween workshop with yoga, crafts, outdoor play and treats (no tricks) SEN…

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.

Discover the origins, traditions and folklore of Halloween (Samhain) at Ulster Folk Museum.
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

29th October 2025-31st October 2025

This October, experience Halloween for real at the Ulster Folk Museum.

Next Week

Portaferry market
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Monthly artisan food & craft market

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…

Copeland Heros
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

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

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,…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

Pottery plate decorated with Halloween themed prints
LocationMillise

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-1st November 2025

Paint your Own studio experiences at Eden Pottery - Print your own pottery with specially made…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

Bangor Castle Walled Garden Haunted Harvest Trail poster 2025
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…

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.

Discover the origins, traditions and folklore of Halloween (Samhain) at Ulster Folk Museum.
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

29th October 2025-31st October 2025

This October, experience Halloween for real at the Ulster Folk Museum.

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…

Halloween Walking Tour
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

30th October 2025

Halloween walking tour

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,…

Battleship Potemkin 1925 movie
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

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

This Month

Halloween in Groomsport 2025
LocationMain Street, Groomsport

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

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

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…

Fiachra Garvey classical pianist
LocationPortaferry

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

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

Rise and Shine Halloween We-Treat (TM) poster 2025
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

26th October 2025

A fun, family Halloween workshop with yoga, crafts, outdoor play and treats (no tricks) SEN…

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