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This Week

Ballymena 400th Anniversary logo featuring a stylised tower icon and the text "Ballymena 400th Anniversary”
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

23rd May 2026

Join us on Saturday 23 May as Ballymena marks 400 years with a full day of celebration for all ages.

Antrim Round Tower
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Witches & Ghosts of the North Coast

23rd May 2026

Join us for this unique 8 hour tour on our witch themed taxibus, as we travel along the North Coast…

Wildlife Walk Swifts Glenarm Marina
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Season

21st May 2026

Wildlife Walk Swifts, Glenarm

Poster for  the Diesel Day event at Whitehead railway museum on the 23rd May 2026
LocationCastleview Road, Whitehead

Openings

Season

23rd May 2026

Celebrate Diesel Day at Whitehead Railway Museum on Saturday 23 May with locomotive B142. Enjoy a…

Trilobite
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

23rd May 2026

Discover a world millions of years in the making with JJ's Fossils at Larne Museum.

Gary Pollock – Bucket List (Debut Solo Show)
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

22nd May 2026

Ballymena comedian Gary Pollock brings his debut solo show Bucket List to the Braid Arts Centre

Exhibition Poster
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

1st May 2026-23rd May 2026

"Drawn Together" is a collection of artwork from Roddensvale parents and carers, who attended…

900 Years in 90 Minutes - A Guided Walking Tour of Carrickfergus (with Carrickfergus Tours & Tales)
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

19th May 2026

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20th May 2026

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23rd May 2026

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24th May 2026

Discover historic Carrickfergus with expert local guides on a 90 minute walking tour. Explore…

Poster advertising kings of the castle
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Enjoy a special talk on 'Kings of the Castle: The History of Carrick Rangers Football Club' with…

Cash Returns - The Man In Black
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

23rd May 2026

Cash Returns - The Man In Black

Junior Jam
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Junior Jam

Foil Crest
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Foil Family Crest Workshop

Poster advertising the  Herbs, Hospitals and Healthcare Stories of health and wellbeing in Carrickfergus 18th April – 27 June Carrickfergus Museum
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

18th April 2026-27th June 2026

Herbs, Hospitals and Healthcare Stories of health and wellbeing in Carrickfergus 18th April – 27…

A row of five circular textile artworks in square white frames, showing layered horizontal bands of colour made from stitched fabric strips, arranged
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Season

19th May 2026-24th May 2026

Textile exhibition exploring colour, light and coastal-inspired themes, now showing throughout May…

Ballymena In Watercolour
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Watercolour Workshop

Davy Moore and David Hume
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

21st May 2026

David Hume and Davy Moore bring an evening of chat, poetry, storytelling and good laughs.

Carrickfergus Castle & Islandmagee Witches Walking Tour (with Haunted Tours NI)
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Carrickfergus Castle & Islandmagee Witches Walking Tour

23rd May 2026

Carrickfergus Castle & Islandmagee Witches Walking Tour

24th May 2026

Uncover Northern Ireland's dark, dramatic, and sometimes downright bizarre past on this…

Next Week

A man tends to a mud furnace with tall flames rising from the top of it, other look on
LocationNewtowncrommelin

Openings

Glenravel International Furnace Festival

30th May 2026-31st May 2026

Visitors to the Glenravel International Furnace Festival will see iron smelting in action, learn…

Artworks displayed as part of an exhibition in a barn
LocationNewtown Crommelin

Openings

Season

30th May 2026-31st May 2026

Craft and traditional skills hands on workshops, demonstrations and displays. Reclaim your…

900 Years in 90 Minutes - A Guided Walking Tour of Carrickfergus (with Carrickfergus Tours & Tales)
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

26th May 2026

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27th May 2026

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30th May 2026

Discover historic Carrickfergus with expert local guides on a 90 minute walking tour. Explore…

Poster advertising kings of the castle
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Enjoy a special talk on 'Kings of the Castle: The History of Carrick Rangers Football Club' with…

Wildlife Walk Brown's Bay Beach Islandmagee
LocationIslandmagee

Openings

Season

28th May 2026

Wildlife Walk Brown's Bay Beach, Islandmagee

Junior Jam
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Junior Jam

Foil Crest
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Foil Family Crest Workshop

Poster advertising the  Herbs, Hospitals and Healthcare Stories of health and wellbeing in Carrickfergus 18th April – 27 June Carrickfergus Museum
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

18th April 2026-27th June 2026

Herbs, Hospitals and Healthcare Stories of health and wellbeing in Carrickfergus 18th April – 27…

Room set up for Dobbins dining experiece as part of Dobbins Dander and Dine with seats and long tables in front of a large fireplace.
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Dobbins Dander & Dine

29th May 2026

Discover the history of Carrickfergus through a walking tour & medieval inspired dining experience…

Live music and market
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

30th May 2026

Come along to Speakeasy Saturdays for open mic and live music in a pop-up at Carrickfergus Town…

A row of five circular textile artworks in square white frames, showing layered horizontal bands of colour made from stitched fabric strips, arranged
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Season

26th May 2026-31st May 2026

Textile exhibition exploring colour, light and coastal-inspired themes, now showing throughout May…

Ballymena In Watercolour
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th May 2026

Watercolour Workshop

Tim-McGarry-2026_The_Height_of_Nonsense
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

29th May 2026

Tim McGarry is back on the road with his brand new solo stand up show - The Height of Nonsense.

Carrickfergus Castle & Islandmagee Witches Walking Tour (with Haunted Tours NI)
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Carrickfergus Castle & Islandmagee Witches Walking Tour

28th May 2026

Uncover Northern Ireland's dark, dramatic, and sometimes downright bizarre past on this…

This Month

900 Years in 90 Minutes - A Guided Walking Tour of Carrickfergus (with Carrickfergus Tours & Tales)
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

19th May 2026

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20th May 2026

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23rd May 2026

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24th May 2026

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26th May 2026

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27th May 2026

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30th May 2026

Discover historic Carrickfergus with expert local guides on a 90 minute walking tour. Explore…

A row of five circular textile artworks in square white frames, showing layered horizontal bands of colour made from stitched fabric strips, arranged
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Season

19th May 2026-24th May 2026

Season

26th May 2026-31st May 2026

Textile exhibition exploring colour, light and coastal-inspired themes, now showing throughout May…

Davy Moore and David Hume
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

21st May 2026

David Hume and Davy Moore bring an evening of chat, poetry, storytelling and good laughs.

Wildlife Walk Swifts Glenarm Marina
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Season

21st May 2026

Wildlife Walk Swifts, Glenarm

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