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Kids Activities and Tasty Treats in Royal Hillsborough & Moira Village

Join us at the Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market on Saturday 26th July from 10am-4pm for a great family day out. You and the kids will love exploring all the stalls along ‘The Dark Walk’ at Hillsborough Fort. There'll be plenty of local produce, artisan food from across Northern Ireland, and lots of treats for the kids. With […]

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Sensory Nature Walk

When: Wednesdays throughout Jul & Aug Where: Ulster Folk Museum Cost: General Admission Time: 11am & 2pm Our Education Officer, Nigel, will bring you around different habitats and encourage you to take your time, noticing the different plants and animals that can be found. W: ulsterfolkmuseum.org Visit the event website here

Tide and Turf Portavogie Food Festival

When: Sat 6 Sep Where: Portavogie Harbour Cost: Free Time: 12pm-5pm A celebration of local delicacies, located at the heart of the fishing industry at Portavogie docks. 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 […]

Quiet Hour at Belfast Zoo

When: Sun 7 Sep Where: Belfast Zoo Cost: Normal Admission Time: 9am-10am Quiet hours will run from 9am to 10am, allowing families to explore the zoo with a more peaceful atmosphere, at an earlier time than the general public. Autism-friendly afternoons will take place from 3pm to 6pm, offering a calmer zoo experience later in […]

ICFC – The Princess Bride

When: Mon 8 Sep Where: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Cost: £5, Family £12 Time: 6:30pm The Princess Bride’ is one of the most beloved films of all time and has enchanted young and old alike for over thirty years! (1987) PG. W: visitlisburncastlereagh.com Visit the event website here

Pop-Up Apple Press

When: Thu 11 Sep Where: Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne Cost: Normal Admission Time: 2pm-4pm There's nothing like the taste of freshly squeezed juice, so come along and celebrate the apple harvest in the Walled Garden at Lion’s Gate. Bring your own apples or pick some from our orchard and use the pop-up apple press […]

European Heritage Open Days

When: Sat 13-Sun 14 Sep Where: Various locations across NI Cost: Free Time: Various packed programme of events and activities including guided tours, talks and lectures, living history re-enactments, community fun days and more, has something for everyone and is not to be missed! W: discovernorthernireland.com Visit the event website here

Tower Museum – Guided Tours

When: Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sep Where: Union Hall Place, Derry/L-derry Cost: Free Time: 9am-5:30pm Free Guided Tours of The Story of Derry Exhibition, free entry to the Derry Girls Experience.  Through a VR headset voyage across the Atlantic in 1891, help defend the U-boat menace in your hot air balloon or get a […]

Singing Threads

When: Sat 13 Sep Where: The MAC, Belfast Cost: £7 Time: 10am-12pm Explore Belfast’s textile past through sound, song, and thread. Inspired by the old linen mills, you’ll listen to the rhymes and rhythms once heard in those busy spaces - and use them to spark our own creative ideas. Age 7-11. W: themaclive.com Visit […]

Singing Threads

When: Sat 13 Sep Where: The MAC, Belfast Cost: £7 Time: 10am-12pm Explore Belfast’s textile past through sound, song, and thread. Inspired by the old linen mills, you’ll listen to the rhymes and rhythms once heard in those busy spaces - and use them to spark our own creative ideas. Age 7-11. W: themaclive.com Visit […]