Summer Kids Surf Camp
Date: 29th June- 2nd Sept
Time: 10am – 12 noon
Venue: Long Line Surf School, Benone
Contact: 07738 128 507 info@longlinesurfschool.co.uk
Surf school for children aged 6-12 years including surfing, beach games and safety designed to help children learn in a fun environment surrounded by other children. £15 per child per session.
Summer Holiday Adventures at Foylehov activity Centre
Date: 29th June – 2nd Sept
Time:
Venue: Foylehov Activity Centre, 71 Carrowclare Road, Limavady
Contact: 028 7772 2235 info@foylehov.com
Open every day lots of outdoor activities including hovercraft flying, Powerturn off road buggies, laser combat, archery, clay pigeon shooting and football golf.
Summer Set Programme at Carrowmena
Date: 1st July -31 Aug
Time:
Venue: Carrowmena Activity Centre, 100 Carrowclare Road, Limavady
Contact: 028 77776 3431 kieran@carrowmena.co.uk
Fun and adventure awaits you every day this summer. Full and half day packages available.
Maize Maze at Carrowmena Activity Centre
Date: 1 Aug– 2 Sept
Time: from 10.00am-8.00pm
Venue: 100 Carrowclare Road, Limavady
Contact: 028 7776 3431 kieran@carrowmena.co.uk
The ever popular Maize Maze opens in August for a family treat and a day out not be matched in Northern Ireland. One way in, but can you make it back out? Tickets can be booked online www.carrowmena.co.uk
Heart of the Glens Festival
Date: 4 Aug – 12 Aug
Time:
Venue: Cushendall Area
Contact: cushendall@nacn.org
This is the 28th anniversary of the Heart of the Glens Festival and one of the most successful community festivals in Northern Ireland. Wide range of workshops, shows and events including RNLI open day, opening community parade and themed nights.
NW Pipe Band & Highland Dancing Championships
Date: 10-11 Aug
Time:
Venue: Recreation Grounds, Portrush
Contact: www.visitcasuewaycoastandglens.com
Competition held by the RSPBA in the Recreation Grounds, Portrush. Attracting up to 50 pipe bands annually to Portrush including international highland dancing and concluding with a street carnival parade.
Stendhal Festival of Art
Date: 9-11 Aug
Time: See line-up
Venue: Ballymully Cottage Farm, Limavady
Contact: info@stendhalfestival.com www.stendhalfestival.com
Celebrating all things creative Stendhal Festival is a multi-award winning festival promoting a programme of music poetry, comedy, dance, theatre, contemporary and traditional arts as well as sculpture, street performance and craft workshops.
Causeway Speciality Market
Date: 11 Aug
Time: 9am – 4pm
Venue: The Diamond, Coleraine
Contact: 028 7034 7034
Causeway Speciality Market is supportive of local producers and operators on the second Saturday of each month outside Coleraine Town Hall. All products are either organic or speciality goods. Quality arts, crafts and gifts for sale too.
Causeway Coast Foodie Tours, Coast and Country
Date: 11 Aug
Time: 9.30am
Venue: Coleraine Town Hall, The Diamond
Contact: 07912 408 256 / causewayfoodie@gmail.com
Join a culinary tour of the Causeway Coast to sample some of the area’s locally produced food and drink. This is a 6 hour bused tour of the region. £60.
Coastal Crafters, Craft and Collectables Fair
Date: 11 Aug
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue: Portstewart Town Hall, The Crescent
Contact: 07850 377 644
Handcrafted Jewellery, knitwear, greetings cards, bags, photographs, woodcraft and collectables. Free admission.
Irish History Starts Here Make and Take
Date: 11 Aug
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Coleraine Museum, Coleraine Town Hall
Contact: 028 7034 4723
Join artists and crafts people to make some creative pieces to take home. Suitable for all the family.
Butterfly safari
Date: 11 Aug
Time: 2—4pm
Venue: Portstewart Strand, Portstewart
Contact: 028 7083 6396 / gill.mciloyle@nationaltrust.org.uk
Calling all kids and families. Join rangers on a walk through the sand dunes, catching and identifying butterflies and moths. Adults £2, Children £1 (parking charges apply to non-National trust members).
Rathlin Sports Day
Date: 12 Aug
Time:
Venue: Rathlin Island
Contact: 028 2076 9299 / rdca@btconnect.com
Fun day for all the family on Rathlin Island. Events include 3-legged races, teddy bear throwing competition, bouncy castle and so much more. Make sure to book ferry crossing.
Music Sundays at Downhill Demesne
Date: 12 Aug
Time: 12-3pm
Venue: Downhill Demesne, Mussenden Road, Castlerock
Contact: 028 7084 8728
Enjoy local musical talent in Mussenden Temple to accompany a Sunday afternoon walk. This is a free event, but normal admission applies for the venue.
Summer Camp at Carrowmena
Date: 13-17 Aug
Time: 11am – 4.30pm
Venue: Carrowmena Activity Centre, 100 Carrowclare Road, Limavady
Contact: Kieran@carrowmena.co.uk
This year’s Summer Camp brings back adventure and fun to the North Coast. Experience fun and adrenaline based activities whilst making new friends this Summer.
Ballycastle Senior Tennis Tournament
Date: Commencing 13 Aug
Time:
Venue: Ballycastle Tennis Courts, Mary Street, Ballycastle
Contact: 028 2076 3300 carol.nicholl@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Tournament in coastal town of Ballycastle welcoming entries from all over Europe.
Advanced Pony Camp at Crindle Stables
Date: 14 Aug – 18 Aug
Time:
Venue: Crindle Stables, 6 Carrowclare Road, Limavady
Contact: 07738 516 106 crindlestables@outlook.com
Enjoy an extensive week of tuition, including having fun both on and off the pony. Improve your riding skills and learn how to look after your pony.
Kids Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Date: 15 Aug – 16 Aug
Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Long Line Surf School, 53 Benone Avenue, Benone
Contact: 07738 128 507 info@longlinesurfschool.co.uk
Surf camp for children 6-12 years including surfing, beach games and safety designed to help children learn in a fun environment. £15 per child.
Summer Street Theatre With Jim
Date: 15 Aug
Time: 1.30pm The Amphitheatre, Portrush and 4.00pm The Crescent, Portstewart
Venue: The Amphitheatre, Portrush & The Crescent, Portstewart
Contact: 028 7034 7234 eventscoleraine@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Enjoy a fun family afternoon of street theatre this summer on the Causeway Coast. Watch in awe as Jim performs his solo show, combining all the elements of circus, including fire juggling, an 8 foot unicycle and ladder balancing.
Portrush Summer Theatre
Date: 15 Aug – 18 Aug
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Portrush Town Hall, Portrush
Contact: 028 7082 9539
Performance by The Bart Players. “Fool’s Paradise” by Peter Coke. Seat prices: Adult £8/OAP £7/Children £5. Special rates for organised parties.
Country & Comedy show featuring Curtis Magee
Date: 16 Aug
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Lodge Hotel, Coleraine BT52 1NF
Contact: T: 028 7034 4848 E: info@thelodgehotel.com
Singer Curtis Magee and Comedian Gary Wilson present a night of Country & Comedy at the Lodge Hotel, Coleraine. Other artists featuring in the evening’s line-up are: Hugo Duncan, Owen Mac, Boxcar Brian, Gerry Kane and Gerard Dornan. Tickets cost £10.
Summer Street Theatre with the Raven Sisters
Date: 17 Aug
Time: 1.30pm The Amphitheatre, Portrush and 4.00pm The Crescent, Portstewart
Venue: The Amphitheatre, Portrush and The Crescent, Portstewart
Contact: 028 7034 7234 eventscoleraine@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
The Raven Sisters bring their high energy show to Portrush and Portstewart. Evocative of a bygone era, of sideshow circus and the silver screen, brought sharply into the 21st century by these dextrous damsels and their fancy footwork. It’s a high energy, non-stop cabaret of chaos, including hat manipulation, contemporary clowning and hula hooping. Fun for all the family.
Family Film Friday: The Red Turtle
Date: 17 Aug
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, Limavady
Contact: T: 028 7776 0650 E: information@rvacc.co.uk
Japan’s celebrated Studio Ghibli present this visual masterpiece in which a shipwrecked mariner battles all alone for his life at sea on a raft, encountering many of the ocean’s mysterious and wonderful creatures, but especially a large red turtle. Cert PG / 2016 / Duration 81 mins.
North West 200 People and Places Exhibition
Date: 4 May – 1 Sept
Time: Mon – Thurs & Sat 9.00am – 5.00pm / Fri 9.00am – 4.30pm
Venue: Ballymoney Museum, Town Hall, Townhead Street, Ballymoney
Contact: 028 2766 0230 cms@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Motorcycle Road Racing exhibition featuring people and places from the Chronicle and Constitution Archive (1987-1997), the emergency services, display of bikes, leathers and NW200 memorabilia. Admission free.
North by North
Date: 14 May – 1 Sept
Time:
Venue: Riverside Theatre, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine
Contact: 028 7012 3123 www.riversidetheatre.org
North by North is an exhibition of new work by artist Jonathan Brennan. Working in pen and ink, print, photography and digital, Brennan has been travelling around the Causeway Coast & Glens area over a series of months making images of things that inspire him.
Irish History Starts Here
Date: 28 July – 15 September
Time: Monday – Saturday 9am – 5pm
Venue: Coleraine Museum, Coleraine Town Hall
Contact: 028 7034 4723
From the earliest known settlement at Mountsandel almost 10,000 years ago, a fascinating Bronze Age village, and a Medieval Abbey kitchen, to the official Plantation, this exhibition reveals the history of the Coleraine area.
Headlands Islands and Skerries
Date: 28 July – 25 Aug
Time: Wed – Sat 12 noon – 5.30pm
Venue: Castlecat Gallery, 76 Castlecat Road, Bushmills
Contact: 028 7074 1682
Adrian Margey Summer Studio Open Weekends
Date: Every Friday – Sunday from 3rd August – 2nd September
Time: 11am – 5.30 (Fri – Sat), Sunday 12noon – 5.30pm
Venue: Adrian Margey Gallery, 99 Mark Street, Portrush
Contact: 07841 593 762 adrianmargey@googlemail.com
Pop-up artist studio and gallery space featuring the work of Adrian Margey and Evana Bjourson open to the public during weekends in Summer.
As the Crow Flies
Date: 4 Aug – 31 August
Time: Daily 9.30 – 5pm
Venue: Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre
Contact: info@rvacc.co.uk
Exhibition by Eleanor Wheeler who studied ceramics and sculpture in Aberdeen and Cardiff, completing her PhD in architectural ceramics and public art at Northumbria University. Free admission.
Intersection – Sharon Adams
Date: 4 Aug – 31 Aug
Time: 9.am-5.00pm Mon-Fri & Sat 10.00am – 1.00pm
Venue: Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
Contact: 028 7083 1400 info@flowerfield.org
Sharon Adams’ first solo show explores places where diverse elements of life collide. With a practice deeply rooted in the landscape of her agricultural childhood, she uses wood metal and textiles to create functionless tools. Admission free.
We are having a big birthday bash and offering FREE admission to anyone celebrating their birthday on 15th August!* There will also be lots of extra activities running throughout the day including;
On the 26th June Asian Short Clawed Otter, Sungari, gave birth to 4 healthy pups. Now 5 weeks old the news had been kept under wraps to protect the new born and ensure that all otters settled into their new family group.
The festival, hosted on Saturday 11th August, will comprise of an afternoon of a stunning airborne display, led by the Red Arrows, complemented by family fun events including an Aviation Centre and Food Village.
Music legends Clubsound and Trevor Kelly, now in their 70th year on the road owned the stage as they treated the crowds to a two-hour Rock N Roll set featuring all the favourites from that era. Warming up the audience beforehand was Tommy McMeekin and the Jam Club, showcasing the best of our local talent.