What’s On, Ards & North Down

Friday 19 – Thursday 25 May

 

Friday 19 May, The Faerie Thorn

The Web Theatre, Newtownards

8pm

Tickets, £10

Big Telly Theatre and Ards and North Down Borough Council are delighted to present ‘The Faerie Thorn and Other Stories’ by Jane Talbot. Tickets available on ticketsource.co.uk.

Info: 028 9181 0803, visitardsandnorthdown.com

 

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages

Cockle Row Cottages, Groomsport Harbour

2pm – 4pm

Come along to Groomsport for free Family fun every weekend from now until September

Saturday 20: Traditional Crafts and Clayrazy Workshop

Sunday 21: Archery and Children’s Crafts

Info:  028 9127 0069, visitardsandnorthdown.com

 

Saturday 20, Woodland and Whiskey Tour  

Mount Stewart and Echlinville Distillery  

2pm – 6.30pm

Tickets, £20 (includes light refreshments)

Explore the unexplored, combining a guided walk along emerging new trails in the estate farmland at Mount Stewart with a fascinating visit to the recently opened Echlinville Distillery to see the fine art of whiskey making and perhaps taste a golden drop! Suitable outdoor clothing and footwear is recommended.

Info:  028 9182 6846, visitardsandnorthdown.com

 

Tickets are now on sale for are Walled Garden Theatre performances this summer, see ticketsource.co.uk/ardsandnorthdown

 

Exhibitions

 

Ards Crafts and Visitor Information Centre

31 Regent Street, Newtownards, BT23 4AD

T: 028 9182 6846

 

Saturday 6 – Saturday 27 May

Meet the Maker: ‘What is Screen Printing? Digital Printmaking Through Process’

A exhibition by Seacourt Print Workshop

 

Portaferry Visitor Information Centre

The Stables, Castle Street BT22 1NZ

T: 028 4272 9882

 

Saturday 6 – Sunday 28 May

Art in the Loft – A Moment in Time

An exhibition of glass art and ceramics by Agnes Eaton, inspired by singular moments in time.

 

North Down Museum, Bangor

Castle Park Avenue, located by Bangor Castle (Town Hall) BT20 4BT

T: 028 9127 1200

 

Check out our permanent exhibitions in the  ‘Memories of the 20th Century Gallery’ and ‘Nostalgia Gallery’.