{"id":12523,"date":"2016-09-16T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12523"},"modified":"2016-09-16T08:44:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T07:44:25","slug":"upcoming-events-in-the-borough-organised-or-supported-by-ards-and-north-down-borough-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/09\/upcoming-events-in-the-borough-organised-or-supported-by-ards-and-north-down-borough-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming events in the Borough, organised or supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 16 \u2013 Thursday 22 September<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Friday 16 September, Holywood Culture Night <\/strong><\/p>\n

Holywood Town Centre <\/strong><\/p>\n

Free event<\/p>\n

A night of entertainment for all the family. Enjoy live Art, Music and Rock, to Dancing, Drum Circles and more. 3pm-9pm.<\/p>\n

Info: holywoodculturenight.com<\/p>\n

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Saturday 17 September, Classic Motocross Des Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ballyblack, Newtownards <\/strong><\/p>\n

Spectators \u00a35<\/p>\n

Classic Motocross Des Nations comes to Ballyblack, Newtownards with competitors from far and wide.<\/p>\n

Info: <\/strong>Niclassicscramblesclub.com<\/p>\n

Sunday 18 \u2013 Sunday 25 September, Aspects Irish Literature Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

A quarter of a century has passed since the first Aspects Festival took place and its spirit remains \u2018a celebration of Irish Writing\u2019. The festival returns this year still celebrating, nurturing and exploring the extraordinary literary talent found locally and throughout the island.<\/p>\n

For info and to book visit aspectsfestival.com or call (028) 9127 1200<\/p>\n

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Thursday 22 September, Flush Hall Murder Mystery Tour <\/strong><\/p>\n

Newtownards <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a36, Children \u00a34<\/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.\u00a0 7.30pm \u2013 9pm.<\/p>\n

Info and booking: (028) 9182 6846 | (028) 9127 0069, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

Friday 23 \u2013 Thursday 29 September<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 24 September, Bangor Aurora 10K<\/strong><\/p>\n

Entry from \u00a316, free to spectate<\/p>\n

Race starts from Castle Park\u00a0at 11am and ends at Ward Park.\u00a0To take part, runners must be aged 15 years or over on race day.<\/p>\n

For more info and registration details, see visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

29 September – 1 October, Martin Donnelly Trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adults \u00a315, accompanied minors free<\/p>\n

The final Kirkistown car race meeting of the year highlights Formula Ford with the Martin Donnelly Trophy taking centre stage.<\/p>\n

Info: See visitardsandnorthdown.com or call (028) 4277 1325<\/p>\n

Exhibitions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibition: Ebb and Flow <\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 2 September –\u00a0 Saturday 1 October<\/p>\n

Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/p>\n

An exhibition by North Armagh Arts Collective.<\/p>\n

Info: <\/strong>(028) 9181 0803, ardsarts.com<\/p>\n

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Exhibition: The Irene Sendler Window<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 2 September –\u00a0 Saturday 1 October<\/p>\n

Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/p>\n

David Esler worked with a group of ex service personnel, nurses and older people who experienced the conflict in N Ireland to create the Irene Sendler Window.<\/p>\n

Info: (028) 9181 0803, ardsarts.com<\/p>\n

Exhibition: NI\u2019s Landscape and Wildlife Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 1 \u2013 Wednesday 28 September<\/p>\n

The Loft Gallery, Portaferry VIC, BT 22 1NZ<\/p>\n

Photographer Donny Moore presents a collection of captivating images of NI\u2019s wildlife and landscape in this free to visit exhibition.<\/p>\n

Info: (028) 4272 9882, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday 16 \u2013 Thursday 22 September Friday 16 September, Holywood Culture Night Holywood Town Centre Free event A night of entertainment for all the family. Enjoy live Art, Music and Rock, to Dancing, Drum Circles and more. 3pm-9pm. Info: holywoodculturenight.com Saturday 17 September, Classic Motocross Des Nations Ballyblack, Newtownards Spectators \u00a35 Classic Motocross Des Nations … 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\/12523"}],"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=12523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12525,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523\/revisions\/12525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}