{"id":14623,"date":"2017-07-20T09:47:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T08:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=14623"},"modified":"2017-07-20T09:47:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T08:47:02","slug":"whats-on-in-ards-north-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/07\/whats-on-in-ards-north-down\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s on in Ards & North Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 21 July \u2013 Thursday 27 July<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Saturday 22 July, Kids Nature Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castle Park, Bangor\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

10.30am-12.30pm |\u00a0\u00a32.50<\/p>\n

Join this fascinating interactive nature trail led by Patrick Cregg from the Woodland Trust and bird expert Dot Blakely<\/p>\n

028 9127 0069 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday 22 July, Family fun at Portaferry Visitor Information Centre <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Stables, Castle Street, Portaferry<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm \u2013 4pm \u00a0| Free<\/p>\n

Bring the little ones along to Portaferry VIC for free family entertainment every Saturday in July<\/p>\n

Sat 22: \u00a0Animal Roadshow and Face Painting<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9182 6846 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

2pm \u2013 4pm \u00a0| Free<\/p>\n

Come along to Groomsport for free family fun every weekend from now until September<\/p>\n

Sat 22: CSI Workshop and Children\u2019s Crafts
\nSun 23:Jumping Clay Workshop,\u00a0Balloon Modelling and Ulster-Scots Agency Entertainment<\/p>\n

Cottages open 11am \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9127 0069 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday 23 July, Summer Music in the Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ward Park, Bangor <\/strong><\/p>\n

3pm \u2013 5pm | Free<\/p>\n

Join us for live music every Sunday in July and August. This week see Northern Ireland’s wildest rockin’ band The Sabrejets<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9127 0069 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 27\u00a0July, Newtownards Historical Walking Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Town Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

7pm – 8.30pm | \u00a34<\/p>\n

Situated at the northern end of Strangford Lough, Newtownards has a wealth of historical treasures waiting to be discovered<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9182 6846 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Friday 28 July \u2013 Thursday 3 August <\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Friday 28 July, Lough Lively Sessions – Runabay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Portico, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry<\/strong><\/p>\n

7.30pm | Tickets \u00a310<\/p>\n

Join us in Portaferry for our Lough Lively sessions, where music comes to life. This week you can see Runabay, six musicians from the Glens of Antrim who through their passion for harmony and melody have been writing and recording since 2013.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9182 6846 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday 29 July, Family fun at Portaferry Visitor Information Centre <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Stables, Castle Street, Portaferry<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm \u2013 4pm \u00a0| Free<\/p>\n

Bring the little ones along to Portaferry VIC for free family entertainment every Saturday in July<\/p>\n

Sat 29: \u00a0Science Workshop and Balloon Modelling<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9182 6846 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages <\/strong><\/p>\n

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

2pm \u2013 4pm | Free<\/p>\n

Come along to Groomsport for free family fun every weekend from now until September.<\/p>\n

Sat 29:\u00a0Magic Tricks (Limited Numbers) Crafts
\nSun 30: Plant and Play – Fairy Garden,\u00a0Glitter Tattoos and Ulster-Scots Agency Entertainment<\/p>\n

Cottages open 11am \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9127 0069 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday 30 July, Summer Music in the Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ward Park, Bangor <\/strong><\/p>\n

3pm \u2013 5pm | Free<\/p>\n

Join us for live music every Sunday in July and August. On Sunday 30th<\/sup>, celebrate the last day of the Fleadh with Musicians from Ards and North Down Comhalt\u00e1s<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0 028 9127 0069 | visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

The Stables, Castle Street, BT22 1NZ<\/p>\n

T: 028 4272 9882<\/p>\n

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Saturday 1 \u2013 Sunday 30 July <\/strong><\/p>\n

Art in the Loft: \u2018The Trains Don\u2019t Stop Here Anymore\u2019<\/p>\n

Robert JE Simpson presents a collection of images centred around abandoned railways of Northern Ireland<\/p>\n

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

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

T: 028 9127 1200 | northdownmuseum.com<\/p>\n

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Until Thursday 27 July<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fleadh Exhibition<\/p>\n

Explore the history and culture of Irish Traditional Music and Dance in the local area.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Tower Houses of Strangford Lough<\/p>\n

An exhibition showcasing late medieval tower houses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday 21 July \u2013 Thursday 27 July \u00a0 Saturday 22 July, Kids Nature Trail Castle Park, Bangor\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 10.30am-12.30pm |\u00a0\u00a32.50 Join this fascinating interactive nature trail led by Patrick Cregg from the Woodland Trust and bird expert Dot Blakely 028 9127 0069 | visitardsandnorthdown.com   Saturday 22 July, Family fun at Portaferry Visitor Information Centre … 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\/14623"}],"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=14623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14624,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623\/revisions\/14624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}