{"id":12582,"date":"2016-09-25T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2016-09-25T22:01:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:01:38","slug":"12582","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/09\/12582\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s On in Ards & North Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday 29 September<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

Adults \u00a315, accompanied minors free <\/strong><\/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

This event is grant aided by Ards and North Down Borough Council<\/em><\/p>\n

Friday 30 September \u2013 Thursday 5 October<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Until 1 October, Martin Donnelly Trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adults \u00a315, accompanied minors free <\/strong><\/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

This event is grant aided by Ards and North Down Borough Council<\/em><\/p>\n

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Friday 30 September, Friday Night Live with Paul Casey<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Irish songwriter, guitarist and singer Paul Casey<\/p>\n

Starts 8pm, Tickets \u00a36<\/p>\n

Info and booking: 028 9181 0803<\/p>\n

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Tickets now on sale for\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Guided Tours: Tea with the Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ballywalter Park House, Ballywalter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Embrace this superb opportunity to visit this beautiful stately home of the Dunleath family for over 150 years.<\/p>\n

Become a member of the gentry for the afternoon as the affable Lord Dunleath guides you around his remarkable home and joins you for a chat over tea and scones, in the historic conservatory.<\/p>\n

2pm \u2013 5.30pm<\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a318 Ad, \u00a39 Ch (under 14). Tickets include a light refreshment.<\/p>\n

Info and Booking: visitardsandnorthdown.com, (028) 9182 6846<\/p>\n

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Wednesday 26 October, Guided Walk: Halloween Walking Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discover the ghosts and ghouls of Newtownards<\/p>\n

Departs 7.30pm<\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a36 Ad, \u00a34 Ch<\/p>\n

Info and Booking: visitardsandnorthdown.com, (028) 9182 6846<\/p>\n

Halloween in Ards and North Down<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Info: visitardsandnorthdown.com, T: (028) 9127 0069 \/ (028) 9182 6846<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 22 October, Seapark Fireworks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Fun, food and a fireworks finale<\/p>\n

4pm \u2013 9pm<\/p>\n

FREE<\/p>\n

Wednesday 26 October, Halloween Walking Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discover the ghosts and ghouls of Newtownards<\/p>\n

7.30pm<\/p>\n

(Adult \u00a36 \/ Child \u00a34)<\/p>\n

Saturday 29 October, Ghostly Grey Abbey<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Abbey, Grey Abbey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Halloween themed food, drinks, tours and activities<\/p>\n

5pm \u2013 9pm<\/p>\n

FREE<\/p>\n

Sunday 30 October, Halloween Fun at Cockle Row Cottages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Groomsport<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creepy creatures, crafts and traditional music<\/p>\n

1pm \u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

FREE<\/p>\n

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

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

Until Wednesday 28 September<\/strong><\/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

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

Until\u00a0 Saturday 1 October<\/strong><\/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

Until\u00a0 Saturday 1 October<\/strong><\/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: Meet the Maker \u2018Nature\u2019s Treasures\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 1 October \u2013 Saturday 29 October <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Space Gallery, Ards Crafts, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards<\/p>\n

An exhibition of Jewellery design by Newtownards-based Gillian Downing.<\/p>\n

Info: (028) 9182 6846, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday 29 September 29 September – 1 October, Martin Donnelly Trophy Adults \u00a315, accompanied minors free The final Kirkistown car race meeting of the year highlights Formula Ford with the Martin Donnelly Trophy taking centre stage. Info: See visitardsandnorthdown.com or call (028) 4277 1325 This event is grant aided by Ards and North Down Borough … 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\/12582"}],"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=12582"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12585,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12582\/revisions\/12585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}