{"id":13093,"date":"2016-11-30T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T10:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=13093"},"modified":"2016-11-30T11:06:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T10:06:44","slug":"13093","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/11\/13093\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out all the Christmassy Christmas events coming up in Ards and North Down Borough Council!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 2 \u2013 Thursday 8 December <\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Friday 2 December, Santa Parade and Family Fun<\/a><\/strong>
\nDonaghadee Town Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Event
\nFireworks 6.45pm
\nFestive stalls and entertainment followed by the ever popular Santa parade.<\/p>\n

Info: visitdonaghadee.com, 028 9188 8667<\/p>\n

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Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December, Creative Peninsula Christmas Craft Fayre <\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free admission
\n10am \u2013 5pm
\nEnjoy a unique shopping experience and purchase that perfect, handcrafted gift.<\/p>\n

Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9182 6846<\/p>\n

Saturday 3 December, Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmasses!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Space\/SERC, Castle Park Road, Bangor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a35 per person. Suitable for children aged 5+<\/p>\n

2pm and 6pm<\/p>\n

Presented by Squash Box Theatre, this show is a stuffed stocking of seasonal surprises, puppets, songs and comedy.<\/p>\n

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

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December, Santa in the Stables<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Portaferry Visitor Information Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Event
\nSat 10am \u2013 6pm, Sun 1pm \u2013 5pm
\nChildren\u2019s activities and Santa 1pm – 5pm (both days), plus your chance to buy something unique for friends and family this Christmas! Whilst in Portaferry, why not check out the festive activities at Exploris Aquarium<\/strong> and The Carol Ship on Strangford Lough<\/strong>. Full details on our website.<\/p>\n

Info: visitardsandnorthdown.com, 028 9182 6846<\/p>\n

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December, Magical Moments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout Bangor Town Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Event
\nSat 10am \u2013 6pm,\u00a0Sun 12noon \u2013 6pm
\nA weekend of free, family, festive fun throughout the town centre with music, performance, children\u2019s entertainment and much more!<\/p>\n

Info: visitardsandnorthdown.com, 028 9127 0069<\/p>\n

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Sunday 4 December, Santa Fun Run, Community Carol Service and Christmas Switch On<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donaghadee Town Centre and First Presbyterian Church <\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Event <\/strong>
\nFun run 2pm, carol service and switch on 7pm<\/p>\n

Info: visitdonaghadee.com, 028 9188 8667<\/p>\n

Friday 9 \u2013 Thursday 15 December <\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Friday 9 December, Silver Jewellery Workshop<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/p>\n

\u00a340 per person
\n10am \u2013 4pm
\nSpend a day of fun in the workshop and create a silver necklace or earrings. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

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

Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December, Pip Utton is… Charles Dickens reading A Christmas Carol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bangor Castle (Fri) & Portico, Portaferry (Sat)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a310, includes mulled wine and mince pies<\/p>\n

After a sell-out show in Ards in 2015, we are delighted to welcome back Pip\u2019s wonderfully atmospheric\u00a0incarnation of Charles Dickens.<\/p>\n

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

Saturday 10 December, Festive Sculptural Textiles Workshop<\/a>
\nArds Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a320 per person
\n10.30am \u2013 3pm
\nLearn how to make your own festive robin using traditional textile techniques and skills in a modern and innovative way. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

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

Saturday 10 December, Christmas Arts Scheme<\/a><\/strong>
\nArds Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a315 per child
\n10am – 3pm
\nThis creative workshop will include Christmas arts and crafts, Jumping Clay and festive drama games. Suitable for children 6-12. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

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

For a full listing of our Christmas events within Ards and North Down Borough Council see visitardsandnorthdown.com\/Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make Someone\u2019s Christmas<\/em><\/p>\n

#ANDmakesxmas<\/p>\n

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

Exhibition: Toy Stories <\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday 30 November \u2013 Sunday 29 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

This fun exhibition will look back at toys enjoyed by all from across the decades.<\/p>\n

Exhibition: All Wrapped Up for Christmas exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 3 \u2013 Saturday 24 December<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

A showcase of handcrafted gifts and ideas for Christmas at this free to visit exhibition.<\/p>\n

Exhibition: Juniper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 8 December – Saturday 21 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

A series of atmospheric richly detailed and fantastical illustrations depicting the story of Juniper and her companions.<\/p>\n

Friday 9 December 2016\u00a0\u2013 Saturday 21 January 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

A solo exhibition of unique, textured and colourful sculptures by Ellie Niblock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday 2 \u2013 Thursday 8 December Friday 2 December, Santa Parade and Family Fun Donaghadee Town Centre Free Event Fireworks 6.45pm Festive stalls and entertainment followed by the ever popular Santa parade. Info: visitdonaghadee.com, 028 9188 8667 Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December, Creative Peninsula Christmas Craft Fayre Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards Free … 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\/13093"}],"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=13093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13094,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13093\/revisions\/13094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}