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  1. pop up about Donaghadee motte
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    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Visitor Information Centre, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Type

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    Exhibition

    Find out about the effects of climate change on our historic environment and measures taken locally to help mitigate them.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Jan 2025to27 Jan 2025Various Opening Times
  2. Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
    One lady hammering a ring on a ring mandrel, being supervised by a goldsmith with her googles on.  both ladies smiling and looking like they are havin
    Ruth and girl looking through sterling silver bangle, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling silver, goldsmith, commission,
    Lady hammering and texturing sterling silver, another lady photographing her working, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling
    Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
    One lady hammering a ring on a ring mandrel, being supervised by a goldsmith with her googles on.  both ladies smiling and looking like they are havin
    Ruth and girl looking through sterling silver bangle, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling silver, goldsmith, commission,
    Lady hammering and texturing sterling silver, another lady photographing her working, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling

    Holywood

    Address

    Holywood, County Down, BT180NJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7879 698 286

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio. No experience is required for this fun and relaxing experience, so come with friends or by yourself for some quality 'me time'. Challenge…

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    • On site parking - Parking Free on public pavement between two drives. Please do not park outside neighbours properties or on our private drive as this needs to be kept clear at all times. Thanks
  3. Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price from: £70.00 Per Ticket

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    Food & Drink

    Looking for a unique dining experience to kick off 2025? Sit down for a three course meal in the Ulster Folk Museum to celebrate Burns Night on Saturday 25th January! 

    Dates

    From:
    25 Jan 2025Open 18:00 - 21:00

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    Price from: £70.00 Per Ticket
  4. Colin Murphy comedian

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

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    Price from: £20.00 Per Ticket

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    Comedy

    NI Comedy In Association With Lisa Richards Agency Presents: COLIN MURPHY 'MURPHY BEAUCOUP!'

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    From:
    7 Feb 2025Open 19:30 - 21:15

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    Price from: £20.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  5. A letterpress machine
    Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor
    Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor
    Seacourt Print Workshop Letterpress and screen printing equipment
    A letterpress machine
    Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor
    Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor
    Seacourt Print Workshop Letterpress and screen printing equipment

    75 Main Street, Bangor

    Address

    Seacourt Print Workshop, The old Ulster Bank, 75 Main Street, Bangor, County Down, BT20 5AF

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9127 0069

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    Price from: £50.00 Per Ticket

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    Workshop

    Join us for an evening of creativity and fun at Seacourt Print Workshop! No experience is necessary to take part in this immersive experience which is perfect for those who want to try their hand at this traditional printing technique.

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    From:
    13 Feb 2025

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    Price from: £50.00 Per Ticket
  6. Grace Webb

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Transport Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    02890428428

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    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

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    Family Fun

    CBeebies star, Grace Webb, will be joining us to explore the Ulster Transport Museum's Rail Gallery this February as part of NI Science Festival!

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    From:
    22 Feb 2025to23 Feb 2025Various Opening Times

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    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  7. Portico Feel Good Festival March 2025

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steele Dickson Ave, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

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    Type:

    Festival

    Emerge from winter's retreat into spring's promise and let us awaken your senses and stir your soul with five weekends of sumptuous sounds throughout March. Celebrating energy and renewal, the festival offers an exciting range of performances and…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Mar 2025to31 Mar 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  8. Romeo! Romeo!

    Bangor

    Address

    Space Theatre, Castle Park Road, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4TD

    Telephone

    028 9181 0803

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket

    Type

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    Literature

    Join experienced Shakespeare director Andrea Montgomery and her two outstanding actors as they share their perspective on Romeo & Juliet.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Mar 2025Open 20:00 - 22:00

    Price

    Price from: £10.00 Per Ticket
  9. Womenfolk at Ulster Folk Museum

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT180EU

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Type

    Type:

    Culture & Heritage

    Join us on Saturday 8th March to celebrate the stories of women this International Women's Day at the Ulster Folk Museum!

    Dates

    From:
    8 Mar 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  10. Paddy McDonnell Comedian

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Portaferry, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    02842728808

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    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

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    Comedy

    Part of the Feel Good Festival 1-31 March 2025 | Fresh off the success of three sold-out SSE Arenas in 2023 and 2024, Paddy McDonnell is back with his brand-new show, DAGGER, hitting venues across Ireland in Spring 2025!
    Please do not bring children…

    Dates

    From:
    29 Mar 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. Blue and white pottery from beach
    old bottles on beach
    mermaids purse eggcases
    deflated birthday balloon on beach
    Aileen and her dog on beach
    plastic bottletops on beach rock
    discarded frisbee on beach
    Blue and white pottery from beach
    old bottles on beach
    mermaids purse eggcases
    deflated birthday balloon on beach
    Aileen and her dog on beach
    plastic bottletops on beach rock
    discarded frisbee on beach

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Visitor Information Centre, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    A beachcombing timeline from the County Down coast. From Victorian vintage to villainous vapes, from the highs of balloons to lows of sand-burrowing animals, this is a creative and poignant exhibition of beach finds. Sea you there!

    Dates

    From:
    5 Apr 2025to1 May 2025Various Opening Times
  12. Flowers
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    Flowers
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    Comber

    Address

    First Comber Presbyterian, 65-67 High Street, Comber, County Down, BT23 5HJ

    Telephone

    07779 757 729

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    The Flower Festival is celebrating 380 years of Christian Life and Witness in First Comber Presbyterian church on 9 - 11 May 2025. Our theme is "Be still and know that I am God"

    Dates

    From:
    9 May 2025Various Opening Times
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    10 May 2025
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    11 May 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  13. Diona Doherty Comedian

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steele Dickson Ave, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    A new stand up show from Diona Doherty, filled with hilariously relatable anecdotes and whole lot of brutal honesty.

    Just like flamingos, whose pink colour has been drained by the stresses of motherhood, Diona is on a mission to find out who the…

    Dates

    From:
    9 May 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Price

    Price from: £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  14. Paddy Raff Stand-up comedy

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Portaferry, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price from: £18.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Here's One For Ya!' is a show not to be missed!

    Paddy Raff is hitting the road again in 2025 following the success of his last show, the biggest selling NI stand-up comedy tour of 2024 seen by a whopping 15,000+ people!

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Price

    Price from: £18.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
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