{"id":23635,"date":"2025-01-22T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23635"},"modified":"2025-01-22T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:31:53","slug":"feel-good-festival-at-portico-of-ards-to-awaken-your-senses-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2025\/01\/feel-good-festival-at-portico-of-ards-to-awaken-your-senses-this-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel Good Festival at Portico of Ards to Awaken Your Senses this Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

The historic Portico of Ards in Portaferry is set to come alive with vibrant music, arts and cultural events as the much-anticipated\u00a0Feel Good Festival<\/em>, 1 \u2013 31 March 2025,<\/em>\u00a0prepares to awaken your senses and welcome in Spring with five weekends of sumptuous sounds.<\/h4>\n

Celebrating energy and renewal, the festival offers an exciting range of performances and activities designed to uplift, inspire and bring people together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

0\"\"The festival gathers a diverse mix of artists, performers and visitors, fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates community, creativity and the joy of coming together. From choral, classical, folk, electronic, organ, rock and pop music as well as comedy, the\u00a0Feel Good Festival<\/em>, against the backdrop of Portico\u2019s stunning architecture, will immerse attendees in a celebration of the senses.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Feel Good Festival<\/em>\u00a0programme features: Nordic choral sensation\u00a0Sjaella; New York\u2019s finest chamber ensemble The Calidore String Quartet; Motown magic from the 60s and 70s with The Iconettes; Come on and Sing, Get Happy! workshop with Una McCann;\u00a0DJ\u00a0Reductio presents The Mashup Dance Event; organ recital with Peter Stevens from Westminster Cathedral; new and acclaimed local (NI) pop\/rock band The Breeze; Sound Bath Journey with Tessa Ann;\u00a0comedy with Paddy McDonnell: Dagger and 50 Years of Hits with Foster & Allen.<\/p>\n

The Feel Good Festival is supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council and the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Feel Good<\/em>\u00a0Festival Director, Dr Verity Peet commented:
\n\u00a0\u201cJoin us this March as we celebrate the spirit of renewal, creativity, and connection. Let Portico awaken your senses for a joyful experience as we welcome the return of Spring, and prepare for a time of renewal and growth. This year\u2019s Feel Good Festival is all about engaging the senses and creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere. Whatever your tastes, we think we\u2019ve got something for everyone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ciaran Scullion, Head of Music and Opera, Arts Council of Northern Ireland said:
\n\u201cWe know that music and the arts bring people and communities closer together and we congratulate Portico on curating this terrific Feel Good Festival which will bring joy and creativity into the heart of Portaferry.\u00a0 The festival celebrates and shines a light on local talent by providing a vital performance platform and the Arts Council is delighted to support Portico, thanks to game-changing funding from The National Lottery.\u00a0 We wish everyone involved every success.\u201d<\/em>
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\nWendy Smith, Tourism Manager for Ards and North Down Borough Council, added:
\n\u201cArds and North Down Borough Council are delighted to support such a vibrant and imaginative programme set in such wonderful surroundings. I would encourage everyone to get their tickets early for the Feel Good Festival!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For further information on booking festival tickets and accommodation offers visit\u00a0www.porticoards.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Follow Portico of Ards on Facebook and Instagram @porticoportaferry #FeelGoodFestival2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The historic Portico of Ards in Portaferry is set to come alive with vibrant music, arts and cultural events as the much-anticipated\u00a0Feel Good Festival, 1 \u2013 31 March 2025,\u00a0prepares to awaken your senses and welcome in Spring with five weekends of sumptuous sounds. Celebrating energy and renewal, the festival offers an exciting range of performances … 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\/23635"}],"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=23635"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23639,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635\/revisions\/23639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}