Every year, Ards and North Down Borough Council are pleased to support a programme events of such a variety a themes; whether you are interested in golf, sailing, music or art, plus festivals for all the family.
Here are some dates in your diary...
2024/25 programme
Tourism Events in Ards and North Down
2024
Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 April
Bangor International Choral Festival 2024
St Comgalls Parish Centre, Bangor | Find out more
Friday 24 – Saturday 26 May
Portaferry Plein Air Painting Festival
Market House Portaferry and various locations | Find out more
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June
Bangor Summer Sizzler Open Swim Meet
Aurora Leisure Centre Bangor
Sunday 9 June – Sunday 16 June
Ards Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann presents the Columbanus Community Folk Festival
Various venues, Bangor | Find out more
Wednesday 12 June
Ards Town Centre Races (Criterium)
Newtownards Town Centre | Find out more
Thursday 26 - Sunday 30 June
Bangor Regatta 2024
Royal Ulster Yacht Club Bangor and Belfast Lough
Friday 5 – Monday 8 July
Narrows Sailing Regatta 2024
Portaferry Sailing Club and Strangford Lough | Find out more
Friday 12 July
Boyne Pageant and Celebration 2024
Newtownards | Find out more
Saturday 27 July - Saturday 3 August
2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships
Ballyholme Yacht Club, Bangor | Find out more
Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 August
Sails and Sounds Maritime Heritage & Sea Shanty Festival 2024
Portaferry | Find out more
Saturday 17 - Saturday 24 August
Camerata Ireland - Clandeboye Festival 2024
Clandeboye Estate, Bangor | Find out more
Monday 26 August
Ards Peninsula Kite Festival
Millisle Beach | Find out more
2025
Saturday 1 March – Sunday 30 March
The Portico of Ards Feel Good Festival 2025
The Portico of Ards, Portaferry
Community Events
2024
Sunday 26 May 2024
Groomsport Big Community Picnic 2024
Groomsport | Find out more
Friday 7 June – Saturday 24 August
Comber Fringe Festival 2024
Various venues in Comber | Find out more
June - August
The Mae Murray Foundation Fun Days
Groomsport | Find out more
Saturday 8 – Sunday 16 June
Pirate Queen
Ballywalter and Millisle Playparks | Find out more
Friday 28 June – Monday 1 July
Battle of the Somme Festival
Comber Orange Hall and Square
July – September
Donaghadee Summer Festival 2024
Various venues in Donaghadee | Find out more
Sunday 7 July
HappyFest Wellbeing Festival
Crawfordsburn Scout Centre | Find out more
Saturday 13 July – Friday 19 July
Portaferry Gala Fest 2024
Various venues in Portaferry | Find out more
Saturday 27 July – Monday 29 July
Emerald Isle Highland Dance Festival 2024
Nendrum College, Comber | Find out more
Friday 22 November – Sunday 24 November
Columbanus Festival
Various venues in Bangor | Find out more
2025
Saturday 1 February – Sunday 30 March
Creative Holywood Festival
Various venues in Holywood
All event details are subject to change.
For information on our Grants, visit www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
