About
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 activities designed to uplift, inspire and bring people together.
The festival gathers a diverse mix of artists, performers and visitors, fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates community, creativity and the joy of coming together. From choral, classical, folk, electronic, organ, rock and pop music as well as comedy, the Feel Good Festival, against the backdrop of Portico's stunning architecture, will immerse attendees in a celebration of the senses.
The Feel Good Festival programme features: Nordic choral sensation Sjaella; New York's finest chamber ensemble The Calidore String Quartet; Motown magic from the 60s and 70s with The Iconettes; Come on and Sing, Get Happy! workshop with Una McCann; DJ Reductio presents The Mashup Dance Event; organ recital with Peter Stevens from Westminster Cathedral; new and acclaimed local (NI) pop/rock band The Breeze; Sound Bath Journey with Tessa Ann; comedy with Paddy McDonnell: Dagger and 50 Years of Hits with Foster & Allen.
The Feel Good Festival is supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council and the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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The Portico of Ards, PortaferryBuilt in 1841, this beautiful Greek-style church hosts concerts and houses heritage displays. Guided tours include the organ loft and a chance to play on the spectacular restored pipe organ. To book a tour or see what's on visit porticoards.com
