Northern Ireland
29 events in Northern Ireland. Part of Villagly's United Kingdom edition, alongside Ireland and Italy.
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Weird and Wonderful Returns yearly GBP 15

"Hundreds of lovingly restored classic Minis gather on the Glenarm Castle estate in support of cancer care."

Norn Iron Classic Minis at Glenarm Castle

Expected Jul 2027
Date to be confirmed
Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Fetes and Fairs Free

"Irvinestown's beloved 46-year tradition fills 10 July days with donkey derbies, truck convoys, street entertainment and open-air dances rooted in the folklore of Lower Lough Erne."

Lady of the Lake Festival

10 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Folk and Music Paid

"A week of traditional music and song under the Mourne Mountains by Carlingford Lough."

Fiddler's Green International Festival

14 Jul 2026
Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Paid

"A traditional one-day agricultural show in the Mourne foothills with livestock, horses and home industries."

Castlewellan Show

18 Jul 2026
Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Admission applies

"A classic Roe Valley agricultural show that packs cattle, sheep, equestrian rings, home industries and artisan food into a summer Saturday in one of Londonderry's most picturesque settings."

Limavady Show

18 Jul 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Fetes and Fairs Free

"A week of galas, the famous Galway hooker boat races and street fun where Strangford Lough meets the sea."

Portaferry Gala

18 Jul 2026
Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Admission payable at gate

"The 120th Antrim Show brings cattle, sheep, horse jumping and Young Farmers games to the majestic grounds of Shanes Castle Estate on the southern shore of Lough Neagh."

Antrim Show

25 Jul 2026
Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Admission applies

"20,000 visitors pour into the Clogher Valley showground for 500 cattle, 500 sheep and 1,000 horses, with a vintage display that turns this mid-Tyrone show into one of the province's most complete country days."

Clogher Valley Show

29 Jul 2026
Clogher, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Heritage and Gardens See website

"A club marking 50 years rolls out tractors and classic cars across the rolling Armagh countryside near Loughgilly."

County Armagh Vintage Vehicle Club Rally

1 Aug 2026
Loughgilly, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Village Sports Free to spectate

"One of Ireland's oldest rural sports comes to the country roads of County Armagh, where competitors hurl a heavy iron bowl along miles of tarmac in the fewest throws, drawing huge roadside crowds in a tradition stretching back centuries."

Irish Road Bowling All Ireland Series

1 Aug 2026
Tassagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Folk and Music Free

"Nine days of ceilis, sheepdog trials, treasure hunts and the legendary Lurig Challenge Run in the Glens of Antrim, entirely community-run and ending with a full-street Irish dance finale."

Heart of the Glens Festival

3 Aug to 11 Aug 2026
Cushendall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Fetes and Fairs Free

"Ireland's oldest fair fills a Causeway Coast town for two late August days of horse trading and market stalls, and two things you eat nowhere else, dulse seaweed and the hard toffee called yellowman."

Ould Lammas Fair

31 Aug to 1 Sept 2026
Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Food and Drink Most events free; ticketed dinners extra

"Over 50 events across four days in the Orchard County of Northern Ireland, where the apple orchards are heavy with cider fruit and the programme runs from orchard tours and artisan markets to 5-star open-fire dining under the trees."

Armagh Food and Cider Weekend

3 Sept 2026
Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Food and Drink Free entry

"The elegant Georgian village of Hillsborough in County Down hosts its oyster festival each September, where Carlingford and Strangford Lough oysters are opened in competition for a world title and served with champagne in the village square while chef demonstrations and live music fill the streets of one of Northern Ireland's prettiest villages."

Hillsborough International Oyster Festival

5 Sept 2026
Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Folk and Music Free

"Four free days of folk, bluegrass, americana and indie spread across the bars, coffee shops and hotels of two North Coast towns, now in its 16th year as Northern Ireland's most beloved winter music weekend."

Atlantic Sessions

12 Nov 2026
Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Markets Free

"The elegant village of Hillsborough, built around a Georgian church and an eighteenth-century castle in County Down, hosts its Christmas market each December bringing together Northern Irish craft producers and food stalls in one of the most architecturally composed village settings on the island."

Hillsborough Christmas Market

5 Dec 2026
Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Fetes and Fairs Free

"A horse fair and street festival dating to a 17th century charter, the last surviving May fair in Ireland."

Ballyclare May Fair

15 May 2027
Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Admission applies

"117 years of North Antrim agriculture in two days, with over 2,000 home industries entries, Clydesdale horses, a tug-of-war and the YFCU football championship packed into the Ballymoney showgrounds."

Ballymoney Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Adults Β£10, Under 16 Β£8, Under 5 free

"The second-largest park in Ireland becomes a one-day agricultural spectacle, with 20,000 visitors arriving at Lurgan Park for cattle, ponies, vintage vehicles and an energetic dog show."

Lurgan Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Admission applies

"The 179th show in the orchard county returns to Gosford Forest Park, where prize cattle parade alongside apple producers, champion bakers and 30,000 visitors in one of Northern Ireland's most celebrated one-day shows."

Armagh County Agricultural Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Adults Β£10, Children 14 and under free

"81 years of County Down agriculture at Glenbrook Farm, where livestock classes run from poultry to pedigree cattle alongside craft stalls in a village show that has never forgotten why it started."

Saintfield Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Heritage and Gardens Returns yearly Free

"A convoy of up to twenty coal-fired steam engines rolls through Tyrone on a summer Friday, filling Hotel Rue car park in Omagh with hissing steel and live music in one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular and unusual public spectacles."

Great Northern Road Run

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Admission applies

"A community agricultural show in one of County Down's most picturesque castle villages on Strangford Lough, with livestock, home industries and the particular pleasure of a small show done properly."

Killyleagh Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Adults Β£10, Family Β£15, Children free

"The 150th anniversary Bessbrook show brings livestock, horses, home industries, a food village and a fairground to a County Armagh estate kept alive by volunteers since 1876."

Newry Agricultural Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly See website

"Running on Bessbrook farmland since 1869, this is one of Ireland's longest unbroken agricultural shows."

Newry Show

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Markets Returns yearly See website

"A renowned vintage and makers market spills across the walled gardens of Glenarm Castle for one charming summer weekend."

The Tedberry Market at Glenarm Castle

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Food and Drink Returns yearly Free

"A celebration of the prized Comber Earlies potato, with a food village in this County Down market town."

Comber Earlies Food Festival

Expected Jun 2027
Date to be confirmed
Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Folk and Music Returns yearly Tickets from approx Β£70 camping

"Northern Ireland's longest-running independent outdoor music and arts festival on a Causeway Coast farm, where eight stages in woodland and meadow give equal billing to grassroots acts and headline names at Chapter 16."

Stendhal Festival

Expected Jul 2027
Date to be confirmed
Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Country Shows Returns yearly Admission applies

"Since 1832 the fields on the edge of Omagh have gathered the finest livestock in Tyrone, and the 184th edition brings two full days of cattle, sheep, horses and home industries to this purpose-built showground."

Omagh Show

Expected Jul 2027
Date to be confirmed
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland