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This Week

Santa with child
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

Season

30th November 2025

Season

5th December 2025-7th December 2025

Come see Santa in his grotto at Hillmount Carrick.

Wild About Food - Winter Trees, Galgorm Wood, Cullybackey,  Thursday 4 December, 2 - 4pm
LocationCullybackey

Openings

Season

4th December 2025

Winter Trees (Wild About Food Series)

Christmas Craft Fair
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

5th December 2025-6th December 2025

Join us for a festive Christmas Craft Fair at Larne Museum & Arts Centre!

Alternative Medicine Panto 2025
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

4th December 2025-6th December 2025

Alternative Medicine Theatre's Christmas 2025 Panto at the Braid!

wee bar
LocationCarnlough

Openings

Season

5th December 2025

Join storyteller, singer and author Colin Urwin for a evening of tales, songs and an Outwalker…

Frozen Jr
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

“Let it go” and join us for a magical adventure!

Santa Experience, Whitehead, Christmas, Family Christmas Experience, Steam Trains.
LocationCastleview Road, Whitehead

Openings

All aboard for Christmas

5th December 2025-7th December 2025

Come along to Whitehead Railway Museum for a magical Christmas day out! Enjoy a steam train ride,…

whiskey tasting
LocationCarnlough

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

A Winter Warmer with Copeland Distillery. Whiskey paired with food and followed by live music.

Magic & Mistletoe @ Magheramorne Estate (SOLD OUT)
LocationLarne

Openings

Magic & Mistletoe Sessions (Friday to Sunday)

28th November 2025-30th November 2025

Magic & Mistletoe Sessions (Wednesday to Sunday)

3rd December 2025-7th December 2025

Magic & Mistletoe at Magheramorne Estate offers a festive adventure with twinkling trails, treats,…

Arthur Chichester on trial
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

4th December 2025

Arthur Chichester on trial in courtroom play

Floral Christmas Table Arrangement
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

4th December 2025

Come and join Midtown Makers for a fun festive faux flower workshop, where you will create a…

Artist portrait
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

8th November 2025-16th January 2026

Bob will be exhibiting new work at Mid-Antrim Museum, the Braid, Ballymena highlighting local bogs…

Steam train onn platform at Whitehead Railway Museum
LocationCastleview Road, Whitehead

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

Step back in time at Whitehead’s Victorian Street Fair on 29 November! Enjoy discounted steam train…

Two children making christmas decorations
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

Christmas family craft event

Rites of Passage
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

8th November 2025-23rd December 2025

A new exhibition by Mid and East Antrim Museum & Heritage Service which explores our common…

Christmas at Glenarm Castle
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Christmas at Glenarm Castle

1st December 2025-15th December 2025

Join us for the most magical event of the year- Christmas at Glenarm Castle

Lego
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

1st October 2025-5th January 2026

Brick shaped fun for all ages!

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LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

3rd December 2025-8th December 2025

Join us at the Ballymena Craft Village in Wellington Court from Dec 3–8! Discover 7 festive huts…

Glenarm Monthly Community Market
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Glenarm Community Market - Christmas twilight market

5th December 2025

Explore the Glenarm Monthly Community Market for artisan crafts, local treats, and live music.…

Whitehead Victorian Street Fair logo in a Victorian script font.
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Whitehead Victorian Street Fair

29th November 2025

Honouring Whitehead's Victorian legacy, the street fair features stalls, crafts, live music, and…

Next Week

Santa with child
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

5th December 2025-7th December 2025

Come see Santa in his grotto at Hillmount Carrick.

Wild About Food - Winter Trees, Galgorm Wood, Cullybackey,  Thursday 4 December, 2 - 4pm
LocationCullybackey

Openings

Season

4th December 2025

Winter Trees (Wild About Food Series)

Christmas Craft Fair
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

5th December 2025-6th December 2025

Join us for a festive Christmas Craft Fair at Larne Museum & Arts Centre!

Alternative Medicine Panto 2025
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

4th December 2025-6th December 2025

Alternative Medicine Theatre's Christmas 2025 Panto at the Braid!

This is a flyer explaining that the 'taste' of Carrickfergus Food tour will take place on Saturday 6th December between 4:00pm - 6:00 pm. Food samplin
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

6th December 2025

A 'Taste' of Carrickfergus – Christmas Tour is a festive walking experience through the town,…

Artisan Christmas Fair @ Galgorm
LocationGalgorm, Ballymena

Openings

Season

6th December 2025

Ballymena Chamber of Commerce hosts its first Artisan Christmas Fair at Galgorm on Saturday 6…

Carrickfergus Urban Farm Christmas Open Day
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Christmas Open Day

6th December 2025

Enjoy a festive family day at Carrickfergus Urban Farm on Saturday 6 December 2025 with Santa…

Christmas Twinkle Trail
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

7th December 2025-11th December 2025

Experience festive magic at Carrickfergus Christmas Twinkle Trail! From 7–11 December, 4–8pm,…

wee bar
LocationCarnlough

Openings

Season

5th December 2025

Join storyteller, singer and author Colin Urwin for a evening of tales, songs and an Outwalker…

Santa Experience, Whitehead, Christmas, Family Christmas Experience, Steam Trains.
LocationCastleview Road, Whitehead

Openings

All aboard for Christmas

5th December 2025-7th December 2025

Come along to Whitehead Railway Museum for a magical Christmas day out! Enjoy a steam train ride,…

Magic & Mistletoe @ Magheramorne Estate (SOLD OUT)
LocationLarne

Openings

Magic & Mistletoe Sessions (Wednesday to Sunday)

3rd December 2025-7th December 2025

Magic & Mistletoe at Magheramorne Estate offers a festive adventure with twinkling trails, treats,…

Arthur Chichester on trial
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

4th December 2025

Arthur Chichester on trial in courtroom play

Floral Christmas Table Arrangement
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

4th December 2025

Come and join Midtown Makers for a fun festive faux flower workshop, where you will create a…

Artist portrait
Location1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Openings

Season

8th November 2025-16th January 2026

Bob will be exhibiting new work at Mid-Antrim Museum, the Braid, Ballymena highlighting local bogs…

Rites of Passage
LocationLarne

Openings

Season

8th November 2025-23rd December 2025

A new exhibition by Mid and East Antrim Museum & Heritage Service which explores our common…

Christmas at Glenarm Castle
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Christmas at Glenarm Castle

1st December 2025-15th December 2025

Join us for the most magical event of the year- Christmas at Glenarm Castle

Lego
Location11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Openings

Season

1st October 2025-5th January 2026

Brick shaped fun for all ages!

Q:\EconomicDevelopment\Town Centre Development\Town Centre Projects\GENERAL PROJECTS\2025-26\Christmas Craft Village\Graphics\Social Graphics\Ballymen
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

3rd December 2025-8th December 2025

Join us at the Ballymena Craft Village in Wellington Court from Dec 3–8! Discover 7 festive huts…

Glenarm Monthly Community Market
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Glenarm Community Market - Christmas twilight market

5th December 2025

Glenarm Community Market - December

6th December 2025

Explore the Glenarm Monthly Community Market for artisan crafts, local treats, and live music.…

Santa's in Town @ Fairhill Shopping Centre
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

6th December 2025-21st December 2025

Santa's in Town at the Fairhill Shopping Centre, Ballymena!

This Month

Santa with child
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

Season

30th November 2025

Come see Santa in his grotto at Hillmount Carrick.

Steam train onn platform at Whitehead Railway Museum
LocationCastleview Road, Whitehead

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

Step back in time at Whitehead’s Victorian Street Fair on 29 November! Enjoy discounted steam train…

Whitehead Victorian Street Fair logo in a Victorian script font.
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Whitehead Victorian Street Fair

29th November 2025

Honouring Whitehead's Victorian legacy, the street fair features stalls, crafts, live music, and…

Two children making christmas decorations
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

29th November 2025

Christmas family craft event

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