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  1. A Wild Ireland painting by Julian Friers

    Belfast

    Address

    Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB

    Telephone

    02890440000

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    An Ulster Museum exhibition featuring over 50 paintings by renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers

    Dates

    From:
    21 Feb 2025to31 Aug 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free
  2. The Enemy is Time at the Ulster Museum

    Belfast

    Address

    Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9044 0000

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Explore artists' responses to the climate crisis in a new exhibition in the Ulster Museum's Spotlight Gallery.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Apr 2025to1 Mar 2026Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free
  3. Belfast

    Address

    1 Olympic Way, Belfast, County Antrim, BT3 9EP

    Telephone

    +442890766386

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    This summer, Titanic Belfast is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum to bring Lucian Freud Etchings: A Creative Collaboration to Titanic Belfast!

    Dates

    From:
    2 May 2025to30 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  4. Seaside Revival, August
    Live music
    Stage set
    La Soiree En Blanc
    Crowds at Music in the Park, Sundays in July and August
    A band plays to the crowds at Music in the Park, Sundays in July and August
    Seaside Revival, August
    Live music
    Stage set
    La Soiree En Blanc
    Crowds at Music in the Park, Sundays in July and August
    A band plays to the crowds at Music in the Park, Sundays in July and August

    Bangor

    Address

    Bangor Castle Walled Garden, Bangor, County Down, BT20 4NB

    Telephone

    +44 028 9148 2053

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Open House Festival Bangor includes a programme of free and ticketed events during July and August. There'll be ticketed music, comedy, and film events at Bangor Castle Walled Garden and The Court House.

    Dates

    From:
    1 July 2025to31 Aug 2025
  5. Planetarium

    Armagh

    Address

    Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, College Hill, Armagh, County Armagh, BT61 9DB

    Telephone

    +442837523689

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Why not drop into our data visualisation lab and see our astronomers at work! They will be showcasing some of the latest technologies that we have here.

    Dates

    From:
    3 July 2025to28 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
  6. Armagh

    Address

    Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, College Hill, Armagh, County Armagh, BT61 9DB

    Telephone

    +442837523689

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Join Dr Rok and our PhD students this summer. Our historic Calver Telescope will be on full display for all to see and interact with. Experience the human orrery and find out how planets and comets move around the Sun.

    Dates

    From:
    8 July 2025to26 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
  7. Belfast

    Address

    141-143 Falls Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT12 6AF

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9560 9984

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Féile an Phobail is Ireland’s Biggest Community Arts Festival. Féile provides a programme of arts, cultural and community-based activities throughout the year, with its flagship festival, the August Féile being the highlight of Ireland’s festival…

    Dates

    From:
    31 July 2025to10 Aug 2025
  8. A Bite and Sup

    Bellaghy

    Address

    Seamus Heaney HomePlace, 45 Main Street, Bellaghy, County Derry, BT458HT

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7938 7444

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    We are thrilled to introduce a brand-new experience for Summer 2025 at Seamus Heaney HomePlace — A Bite and Sup, a thoughtfully curated tour that weaves together poetry, place, and local flavours to celebrate the life and legacy of Seamus Heaney.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Aug 2025Open 12:30 - 18:00
    From:
    19 Aug 2025Open 12:30 - 18:00
    From:
    29 Aug 2025Open 12:30 - 18:00

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket
  9. Image of Mary Ann McCracken, Winifred Carney and May Blood

    Belfast

    Address

    Clifton House, 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT15 1ES

    Telephone

    028 9099 7022

    Price

    Price £6.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Come and hear stories of how Mary Ann McCracken fought for the rights of the poor and took a stand against the slave trade. This talk will look at how Winifred Carney and Baroness May Blood engaged with politics at a time when their voices were…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Aug 2025Open 13:00 - 14:15

    Price

    Price £6.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  10. History Gallery in the Ulster Museum

    Belfast

    Address

    Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9044 0000

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Get insights into fascinating topics and objects from the Ulster Museum collections in free 20-minute talks from a range of museum experts!

    Dates

    From:
    7 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 11:15

    Price

    Free
  11. Rathlin Island

    Address

    Rathlin Island, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, BT54 6RT

    Price

    Price £70.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    A unique Rathlin Island experience including a wool and photography workshops and a chance to visit the West Lighthouse, the Boathouse Museum and the Breakwater Studio and Rathlin Cooperative, with the opportunity for a boat tour of the cliffs on…

    Dates

    From:
    7 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 17:30

    Price

    Price £70.00 Per Ticket
  12. butterflies rest on a flower

    Ballycastle

    Address

    Broughgammon Farm, 50 Straid Road, Ballycastle, County Antrim, BT546NP

    Telephone

    07435765845

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Come along for a butterfly walk with Butterfly Conservations Senior Engagement Officer Rosie Irwin.

    Dates

    From:
    9 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00

    Price

    Free
  13. Belfast

    Address

    The MAC (Foyer), 10 Exchange Street West, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 2NJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7305 754028

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Explore the vibrant heart of Belfast’s arts and culture scene on a fun and inspiring half-day coach tour with Creative Tours Belfast! The tour includes four visits to arts centres, a live music performance and a light lunch.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Aug 2025Open 10:20 - 14:30
    From:
    21 Sept 2025Open 10:20 - 14:30
    From:
    19 Oct 2025Open 10:20 - 14:30
    From:
    16 Nov 2025Open 10:20 - 14:30
    From:
    18 Jan 2026Open 10:20 - 14:30
    From:
    22 Feb 2026Open 10:20 - 14:30
  14. Belfast

    Address

    Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim, BT7 1LP

    Telephone

    028 9023 1381

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Experience the wonder of Belfast's diversity with a spectacular 9 day programme of world music, dance, food and art across the city.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Aug 2025to24 Aug 2025
  15. Take the Trad Cruise at Iúr Cinn Fleadh
    Session Trail at Finegan and Son
    Follow the Greenway to Iúr Cinn Fleadh.
    Take the Trad Cruise at Iúr Cinn Fleadh
    Session Trail at Finegan and Son
    Follow the Greenway to Iúr Cinn Fleadh.

    Newry

    Address

    10 Barrack Street, Newry, County Down, BT35 6DA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 77 5417 1130

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Iúr Cinn Fleadh is a citywide festival in Newry City promoting music, culture and the arts.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Aug 2025to25 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 23:00
  16. Explore the Ulster Museum collections after hours at their Museum Late

    Belfast

    Address

    Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9044 0000

    Price

    Price £10.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Entertainment

    Discover the Ulster Museum collections after dark with an evening of music, food and dance on Thursday 21st August!

    Dates

    From:
    21 Aug 2025Open 18:30 - 22:30

    Price

    Price £10.00 Per Ticket
  17. Two violinists

    Newcastle

    Address

    Newcastle Community Cinema, St Mary's Hall, Main Street, Newcastle, County Down, BT33 0AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 754 830 424

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Live Music

    Mourne Chamber Music Festival welcomes a group of young professional musicians from Northern Ireland and further afield to perform chamber music in the beautiful setting of Newcastle Community Cinema. This year’s programme includes a variety of…

    Dates

    From:
    28 Aug 2025to30 Aug 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Licensed

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
  18. The HomePlace Storytelling Brunch: Cloak of Wisdom

    Bellaghy

    Address

    Seamus Heaney HomePlace, 45 Main Street, Bellaghy, County Derry, BT45 8HT

    Telephone

    02879387444

    Price

    Price £22.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Literature

    In this newly commissioned piece merging words and music, let yourself be wrapped in tales of land, birth, death, magic and madness.

    Dates

    From:
    30 Aug 2025Open 12:00 - 14:00

    Price

    Price £22.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  19. Chalkboard listing items for sale at a previous Seafood Festival
    Chalkboard listing items for sale at a previous Seafood Festival

    Portavogie

    Address

    Fish Market and Harbour, Portavogie, County Down, BT22 1EB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    The beautiful harbour village of Portavogie will host a celebration of delicious local produce as well as the Borough's finest food and drink on Saturday 6 September with Tide and Turf. 

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 17:00
  20. Comic Con NI
    Comic Con NI
    Comic Con NI
    Comic Con NI
    Comic Con NI
    Comic Con NI

    Lisburn

    Address

    Eikon Exhibition Centre, Halftown Road, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT27 5RL

    Telephone

    02890665225

    Price

    Price £29.70 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Eikon Exhibition Centre is set to welcome fans on 6th & 7th September 2025 for what promises to be the most epic Comic Con Northern Ireland year yet! After a couple of unforgettable years, this year's line-up is truly legendary.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2025to7 Sept 2025Open 09:00 - 17:30

    Price

    Price £29.70 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
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