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

Ring of Gullion Autumn Fest

When: Thu 11 Sep - Sat 20 Sep Where: Various Cost: Various Time: Various From guided foraging walks in the foothills to traditional Irish singing workshops, every event offers a personal, authentic connection to the area’s heritage. W: visitmournemountains.co.uk 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 […]

European Heritage Open Days: Discovery Centres

 When: Sat 13 – Sun 14 Sep Where: Ulster Museum Cost: Free Time: 10am-4:30pm (drop-in) Create and collage your own stained-glass window design and create your own mini museum in Discover History to take home with you! W: ulstermuseum.org Visit the event website here

Dog Friendly Screening: The Garfield Movie

When: Sat 13 Sep Where: The Market Place Theatre, Armagh Cost: £5, Child £3 Time: 11am Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagne-loving indoor cat, is about to have an outdoor adventure. W: marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com Visit the event website here

Ulster Orchestra at Townsend

When: Sat 13 Sep Where: Townsend Street, Belfast Cost: Free Time: 11am-2:30pm Visit the home of the Ulster Orchestra they open the doors to the Grade B+ listed building, formerly Townsend Street Presbyterian Church, where the orchestra has been based since 2022. W: discovernorthernireland.com Visit the event website here