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  1. Islandmagee Arts Trail

    Islandmagee

    Address

    Various venues, Islandmagee, County Antrim, BT40 3SL

    Type

    Type:

    Craft

    The Islandmagee Arts Trail, run by Islandmagee Originals, returns 2–3 August 2025, featuring local art, open studios, live demos, stunning scenery, and the chance to meet the locals behind it all.

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025to3 Aug 2025
  2. Blue and Grey Music and Mind Logo
    Blue and Grey Music and Mind Logo

    Whitehead

    Address

    Various venues, Whitehead, County Antrim, BT38 9PT

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9337 8077

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Experience the Music and Mind Festival in Whitehead, County Antrim, from August 22-24! Celebrate health and well-being with live music, storytelling, yoga, family activities, and more. Discover local talent and community spirit in a stunning coastal…

    Dates

    From:
    22 Aug 2025to24 Aug 2025
  3. Audrey Kyle
    Audrey Kyle

    Larne

    Address

    Larne Museum & Arts Centre, 2 Victoria Road, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 2826 2443

    Type

    Type:

    Arts

    Come along to Larne Museum & Arts Centre to relax and enjoy some creativity, colour and mindfulness, as Audrey guides you in the art of watercolour painting.

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2025Open 13:30 - 16:30
  4. Maritime and Heritage talks graphic
    Maritime and Heritage talks graphic

    Islandmagee

    Address

    The Gobbins Visitor Centre, 68 Middle Road, Islandmagee, County Antrim, BT40 3SL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9337 2318

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Explore Islandmagee’s fascinating past at The Gobbins Visitor Centre free Heritage & Maritime Talks. From DNA discoveries and shipwreck stories to Ulster-Scots poetry and local legends, expert speakers offer unique insights. Don’t miss this…

    Dates

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    13 July 2025Open 13:00 -
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    2 Aug 2025Open 14:00 -
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    30 Aug 2025Open 13:00 -

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
    • Parking Available
  5. meet the maker and storytelling graphic
    meet the maker and storytelling graphic

    Islandmagee

    Address

    The Gobbins Visitor Centre, 68 Middle Road, Islandmagee, County Antrim, BT40 3SL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9337 2318

    Type

    Type:

    Demonstration

    Discover local talent at Meet the Maker and Storytelling, a series of unique events at The Gobbins Visitor Centre this July & August. Connect with artisans and authors, explore their creative journeys, and enjoy inspiring stories behind handcrafted…

    Dates

    From:
    27 July 2025Open 11:00 -
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    27 July 2025Open 11:00 -
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    2 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 15:00
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    30 Aug 2025Open 11:00 -

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
    • Parking Available
  6. Mir
    Mir

    Carrickfergus

    Address

    Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum, 2 Boneybefore, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7EQ

    Telephone

    028 9335 8241

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    We are delighted to be launching the latest book of Mir Bahmanyar!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Aug 2025Open 14:00 - 15:00

    Price

    Free
  7. Witches of Islandmagee marketing graphic
    Witches of Islandmagee marketing graphic

    Islandmagee

    Address

    The Gobbins Visitor Centre, 68 Middle Road, Islandmagee, County Antrim, BT40 3SL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9337 2318

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    This small hallway display will introduce the story of the last witch trial held in Ireland, which took place in Carrickfergus in 1711.

    Dates

    From:
    5 July 2025to31 Aug 2025Open 08:30 - 17:00
  8. Rites of Passage
    Rites of Passage

    Larne

    Address

    2 Victoria Road, Larne, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    02828262443

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    A new exhibition by Mid and East Antrim Museum & Heritage Service which explores our common experience of birth and death and, for many, the life changing experience of getting married.

    Dates

    From:
    8 Nov 2025to23 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
  9. Castle 2
    Castle 2

    11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

    Address

    Carrickfergus Museum, Museum & Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7DG

    Telephone

    028 9335 8241

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    An early medieval settlement at Deer Park Farms, Co. Antrim revisited

    Dates

    From:
    6 Aug 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00

    Price

    Free
  10. The engagement painting of Lady France Anne Vane-Tempest by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1818.
    The engagement painting of Lady France Anne Vane-Tempest by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1818.

    Larne

    Address

    2 Victoria Road, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    02828262443

    Type

    Type:

    History

    Carnlough historian Mary Watson will explore how Frances Anne Vane-Tempest (1800-1865) connected with people across Europe in her travels, with her business interests, and her passion f or many residences around Ireland and England.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025Open 14:00 - 15:00
  11. acrylic and marker on wood by Mary Ellen McCausland
    acrylic and marker on wood by Mary Ellen McCausland
    acrylic and marker on wood by Mary Ellen McCausland
    acrylic on wood by Kim Montgomery
    acrylic and marker on wood by Mary Ellen McCausland
    acrylic and marker on wood by Mary Ellen McCausland
    acrylic on wood by Kim Montgomery

    Larne

    Address

    2 Victoria Road, Larne, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    02828262443

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Kim, Peter and Mary McCausland present recent paintings and drawings inspired by nature around home.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Sept 2025to26 Sept 2025Various Opening Times
  12. Rites
    Rites

    1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

    Address

    Mid-Antrim Museum and Arts Centre at The Braid, The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, County Antrim, BT43 5EJ

    Telephone

    (028) 2563 5077

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Rites of Passage Exhibition

    Dates

    From:
    11 Aug 2025to15 Oct 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free
  13. Castle
    Castle

    11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

    Address

    Carrickfergus Museum, Museum & Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7DG

    Telephone

    028 9335 8241

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Early Medieval Trade and Exchange

    Dates

    From:
    12 Aug 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00

    Price

    Free
  14. Castle
    Castle

    11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

    Address

    Carrickfergus Museum, Museum & Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7DG

    Telephone

    028 9335 8241

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    Archaeologist, Dr Cormac McSparron delves into diet in early medieval Ireland.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Sept 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00

    Price

    Free
  15. Artwork by Jo Going
    Artwork by Jo Going

    Larne

    Address

    Larne Museum & Arts Centre, 2 Victoria Road, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 2826 2443

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    An exhibition that looks beyond the surface of things, hinting at sacred spaces and complex narratives, invoking the emotions, sensations and longings that arise from the condition of being human.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Aug 2025to29 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
  16. Angeline King
    Angeline King

    Larne

    Address

    2 Victoria Road, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    02828262443

    Type

    Type:

    History

    Join Angeline King as she delves into the mystery of the Agnew family, the subject of her latest novel, The Secret Diary of Stephanie Agnew.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Aug 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
  17. Re-Imagining The Islandmagee Witches Exhibition
    Witches
    Witches

    11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

    Address

    Carrickfergus Museum, Museum & Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7DG

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9335 8241

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Another chance to experience this spellbinding exhibition developed by
    Carrickfergus Museum and a multidisciplinary team from Ulster University last autumn.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2024to30 Sept 2025Various Opening Times
  18. NIPA
    NIPA

    1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

    Address

    Mid-Antrim Museum and Arts Centre at The Braid, The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, County Antrim, BT43 5EJ

    Telephone

    (028) 2563 5077

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Northern Ireland Photographic Association 2025 exhibition.

    Dates

    From:
    25 June 2025to26 July 2025Various Opening Times

    Price

    Free
  19. Period image of the area of Bonnybefore in Carrickfergus
    Period image of the area of Bonnybefore in Carrickfergus

    Carrickfergus

    Address

    Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum, 2 Boneybefore, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7EQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9335 8262

    Type

    Type:

    Talks/Lectures

    A captivating series of historical talks held at the Andrew Jackson Cottage on the second Thursday of each month.

    Dates

    From:
    10 July 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    14 Aug 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    11 Sept 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    9 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    13 Nov 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    8 Jan 2026Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    12 Feb 2026Open 19:00 - 21:00
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    12 Mar 2026Open 19:00 - 21:00

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
    • Parking Available
  20. Father Willie Doyle
    Father Willie Doyle

    Larne

    Address

    Larne Museum & Arts Centre, 2 Victoria Road, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1RN

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 2826 2443

    Type

    Type:

    History

    Patrick Kenny will present an overview of Fr Willie Doyle's life and the process involved in having him declared a saint.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Aug 2025Open 14:00 - 15:00
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