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This Week

Whitehead Summer Festival 2026
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Season

25th July 2026-8th August 2026

Whitehead Summer Festival is back and bigger than ever. Family fun for all ages.

Heritage walking tour around Galgorm Resort with Glenburn Tours
LocationBallymena

Openings

Public tour takes place most Wednesdays and Fridays

1st April 2026-30th October 2026

Explore Galgorm’s linen‑rooted past with qualified guide George from Glenburn Tours, tracing its…

Cutting Edge Technology: Stone Tools in Prehistory
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

4th July 2026-26th September 2026

Prehistoric stone tool exhibition

Arthur Dobbs Exhibition
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

6th June 2026-5th September 2026

An exhibition on Arthur Dobbs (1689 - 1765)

S/S State of Indiana Direct Service Larne Harbour to New York 1882
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

1st June 2026-24th July 2026

A small display featuring artefacts that reflect Larne's links to America.

image of a mound amongst trees
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

11th June 2026-25th September 2026

Photographic exhibition of local archaeoloogical sites

Victorian Blooms & Felted Treasures Floriography Workshop
LocationCullybackey

Openings

Workshop

25th July 2026

A chance to learn about the Victorian art of Floriography and create a unique needlecraft item to…

Advert for summer serenades
LocationCarrickfergus, Larne, Ballymena, Whitehead, Glenarm

Openings

Third Carrick Band, Blackhead Path Car Park (Whitehead Summer Festival)

26th July 2026

Enjoy the sounds of summer with Summer Serenades, a free series of live outdoor music performances…

Ballymena Turns 400 ... And We're Going Super
LocationBallymena

Openings

Super Fun Friday - including petting farm and special guests, Leo, Stitch & Angel

24th July 2026

This year our much-loved town celebrates an incredible milestone as Ballymena turns 400, and we're…

Audrey Kyle demonstrating a watercolour painting at Gobbins Studio , Islandmagee
LocationIslandmagee

Openings

Season

24th July 2026

A watercolour workshop focusing on painting a composition in a relaxed studio on the cliffs on the…

Exterior of Galgorm Castle
LocationBallymena

Openings

Public tour takes place most Wednesdays

1st April 2026-28th October 2026

Explore over 400 years of history at Galgorm Castle & Grounds in Ballymena with Glenburn Tours.…

The GEC Factory
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

1st June 2026-24th July 2026

The Turbine Generator factory on the outskirts of Larne, which opened in 1956, had a major impact…

A group of people walking away from the camera, through a wooden gate to a field with a mountain backdrop
LocationNewtowncrommelin

Openings

Season

10th June 2026-26th August 2026

Discover the myth and folklore rooted in the land and how we now care for it on a walking tour of…

25th Annual Carnlough Carnival
LocationCarnlough

Openings

Season

24th July 2026-1st August 2026

Carnlough Carnival returns 24 July - 1 August 2026 with parades, music, vintage fairs, races,…

Freedom Dance Company - High School Musical Junior
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

25th July 2026

Freedom Dance Company - High School Musical Junior

A small crowd are gathered in meadow clearing behind tall grasses on a summers day
LocationNewtowncrommelin

Openings

Season

25th July 2026-26th July 2026

A weekend of playful activities for crafters and families to explore botanical dyes, pigments &…

Next Week

Voiceworks - Six the Musical Teen Edition
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

1st August 2026

Voiceworks - Six the Musical Teen Edition

Whitehead Summer Festival 2026
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Season

25th July 2026-8th August 2026

Whitehead Summer Festival is back and bigger than ever. Family fun for all ages.

Heritage walking tour around Galgorm Resort with Glenburn Tours
LocationBallymena

Openings

Public tour takes place most Wednesdays and Fridays

1st April 2026-30th October 2026

Explore Galgorm’s linen‑rooted past with qualified guide George from Glenburn Tours, tracing its…

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

July - Dobbins Dander & Dine

31st July 2026

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

Cutting Edge Technology: Stone Tools in Prehistory
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

4th July 2026-26th September 2026

Prehistoric stone tool exhibition

Arthur Dobbs Exhibition
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

6th June 2026-5th September 2026

An exhibition on Arthur Dobbs (1689 - 1765)

Glenarm Monthly Community Market
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Glenarm Community Market - August

1st August 2026

Explore the Glenarm Monthly Community Market for artisan crafts and treats. Accessible and…

image of a mound amongst trees
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

11th June 2026-25th September 2026

Photographic exhibition of local archaeoloogical sites

Poster to publicise Carrickfergus Artisan Market with image of Castle and time from 11am to 3pm on first Saturday of the Month.
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Carrickfergus Monthly Market - August

1st August 2026

Explore Carrickfergus' Outdoor Artisan Market for handmade gifts and treats, operating monthly from…

Burke & Hare
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

30th July 2026

Dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours takes his 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe…

Advert for summer serenades
LocationCarrickfergus, Larne, Ballymena, Whitehead, Glenarm

Openings

Major Sinclair Pipe Band, Castle Green, Carrickfergus (Around the Town Festival)

2nd August 2026

Enjoy the sounds of summer with Summer Serenades, a free series of live outdoor music performances…

Ballymena Turns 400 ... And We're Going Super
LocationBallymena

Openings

Super Fun Friday - including silent disco and special guests the minions!

31st July 2026

This year our much-loved town celebrates an incredible milestone as Ballymena turns 400, and we're…

Larne Weaving Factory C1910
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

31st July 2026-4th September 2026

This exhibition is a small, hallway display which looks at the history of the linen industry in…

A musician plays a harp in a rustic room with stone walls, candlelight, and soft natural light
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

1st August 2026

Join local musician and storyteller, Lisa Dawson as she shares her Ulster-Scots heritage through…

Exterior of Galgorm Castle
LocationBallymena

Openings

Public tour takes place most Wednesdays

1st April 2026-28th October 2026

Explore over 400 years of history at Galgorm Castle & Grounds in Ballymena with Glenburn Tours.…

Various colourful wools ready to be felted.
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Season

1st August 2026

You will be guided through the process of wet felting and needle felting.

A group of people walking away from the camera, through a wooden gate to a field with a mountain backdrop
LocationNewtowncrommelin

Openings

Season

10th June 2026-26th August 2026

Discover the myth and folklore rooted in the land and how we now care for it on a walking tour of…

25th Annual Carnlough Carnival
LocationCarnlough

Openings

Season

24th July 2026-1st August 2026

Carnlough Carnival returns 24 July - 1 August 2026 with parades, music, vintage fairs, races,…

Fright Club NI and Braid Film Theatre presents - From Dusk Till Dawn 30th Anniversary Screening
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

1st August 2026

Fright Club NI and Braid Film Theatre presents - From Dusk Till Dawn 30th Anniversary Screening

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

Openings

Carrickfergus Castle & Islandmagee Witches Walking Tour

1st August 2026

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

This Month

25th Annual Carnlough Carnival
LocationCarnlough

Openings

Season

24th July 2026-1st August 2026

Carnlough Carnival returns 24 July - 1 August 2026 with parades, music, vintage fairs, races,…

Ballymena Turns 400 ... And We're Going Super
LocationBallymena

Openings

Super Fun Friday - including petting farm and special guests, Leo, Stitch & Angel

24th July 2026

Super Fun Friday - including silent disco and special guests the minions!

31st July 2026

This year our much-loved town celebrates an incredible milestone as Ballymena turns 400, and we're…

Audrey Kyle demonstrating a watercolour painting at Gobbins Studio , Islandmagee
LocationIslandmagee

Openings

Season

24th July 2026

A watercolour workshop focusing on painting a composition in a relaxed studio on the cliffs on the…

A small crowd are gathered in meadow clearing behind tall grasses on a summers day
LocationNewtowncrommelin

Openings

Season

25th July 2026-26th July 2026

A weekend of playful activities for crafters and families to explore botanical dyes, pigments &…

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