{"id":10020,"date":"2015-09-25T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T08:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2015-09-25T09:01:57","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T08:01:57","slug":"whats-on-in-north-down-and-ards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2015\/09\/whats-on-in-north-down-and-ards\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s On in North Down and Ards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday 26 September \u2013 Friday 2 October <\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Saturday 26 \u2013 Sunday 27 September, Aspects Irish Literature Festival <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bangor, various locations <\/strong><\/p>\n

Enjoy the final few days of this year\u2019s Aspects Irish Literature Festival, with events including poetry, prose, comedy, song writing and much more. Programme and Tickets available via aspectsfestival.com<\/p>\n

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, aspectsfestival.com<\/p>\n

Saturday 26 September, Bangor Aurora 10k<\/strong><\/p>\n

Race commences at Castle Park, Bangor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start time – 11am<\/p>\n

Hundreds of athletes will hit the streets of the town for the 10k race which began back in the 1990s and was revived in 2005.<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, bangorvic@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk<\/a>, register to race here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday 3 October \u2013 Friday 9 October <\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Saturday 3 October, The Martin Donnelly Trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kirkistown Race Circuit, Kircubbin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Entrance fee: \u00a310<\/p>\n

Motor racing at Kirkistown Race Circuit <\/strong><\/p>\n

Info: 028 9186 1429, www.kirkistown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 2 \u2013 Saturday 4 October, Big Brent Event <\/strong><\/p>\n

WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, Comber<\/strong><\/p>\n

10am \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n

Free with normal admission.<\/p>\n

Celebrate the return of the Light-bellied Brent Geese. Family fun, wildlife expert talks, photography workshops and more.<\/p>\n

Info: 028 9187 4146, wwt.org.uk\/castleespie<\/p>\n

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Thursday 8 October, Flush Hall Murder Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tour departs from Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:30pm \u2013 9pm<\/p>\n

Tickets: \u00a36 (Ad), \u00a35 (Con), \u00a33 (Ch)<\/p>\n

In a murder mystery tour with a difference, Valhalla Street Theatre will lead you on an investigation of the true story of young Willie Quinn who was brutally murdered in the grounds of Flush Hall.<\/p>\n

Info: Ards Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9182 6846, ardsvic@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk<\/a>, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

Exhibitions<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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North Down Museum, Bangor<\/span><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Castle Park Avenue, located by Bangor Castle (Town Hall) BT20 4BT<\/p>\n

T: 028 9127 1200. Admission Free<\/p>\n

Until Sunday 27 September <\/strong><\/p>\n

Paintings: Bryansburn Artists<\/p>\n

Until Sunday 1st November <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCrazy Knot\u201d Exhibition<\/p>\n

Ards Crafts and Visitor Information Centre <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

31 Regent Street, Newtownards, BT23 4AD<\/p>\n

T: 028 9182 6846 Admission Free<\/p>\n

Until Saturday 26 September <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Avalon Pilgrimage\u2019 – Avalon Guitars<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events <\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Saturday 24 October, Seapark Fireworks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seapark Recreation Grounds, Holywood<\/strong><\/p>\n

From 4pm, fireworks at 7:45pm<\/p>\n

A night of food, fireworks and fun. This popular event returns with family favourites including a fun fair, food fair, live music and much more.<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, bangorvic@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk<\/a>, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

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Sunday 25 October, Halloween Fun at Cockle Row Cottages <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cockle Row Cottages, Groomsport <\/strong><\/p>\n

1pm \u2013 4pm, cottages open 11am \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n

Creepy crafts, glitter tattoos, Party Animals NI and live music.<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, bangorvic@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk<\/a>, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday 26 September \u2013 Friday 2 October Saturday 26 \u2013 Sunday 27 September, Aspects Irish Literature Festival Bangor, various locations Enjoy the final few days of this year\u2019s Aspects Irish Literature Festival, with events including poetry, prose, comedy, song writing and much more. Programme and Tickets available via aspectsfestival.com Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10020"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10022,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020\/revisions\/10022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}