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  1. Weekly What's On
    From family fun, fabulous festivals and vivacious events, let us help you plan your trip with out weekly guide to What's On in Mourne Mountains, Ring of Gullion and Strangford Lough.
  2. What's On March
    March is packed with exciting events in the Mourne Gullion Strangford, offering outdoor adventures, historical tours, and unique wildlife encounters. Whether you're a nature lover, history enthusiast, or thrill-seeker, there’s something for everyone to explore.
  3. Enjoy Free Family Forest Activities
    With plenty of fun for all the family, from Stories on the Mountains to Family Treasure Hunts. Come with us as we go into the woods in Castlewellan Forest Park, Delamont Country Park, Kilbroney Park and Slieve Gullion Forest Park.
  4. Family Events
    For days out with the whole family, the Mourne Gullion Strangford offers a busy calendar of events to suit all ages. Throughout the year, our towns and villages are hubs of activity and fun for the whole family.

This Week

Ardaluin House, Tree climbing
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

16th February 2026-31st December 2026

Duke of Edinburgh GOLD residential section in Newcastle, Co.Down

Audience enjoying entertainment at Down County Museum
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

17th March 2026

Celebrate St Patrick's Day at Down County Museum, Downpatrick Enjoy a day of music, dancing, circus…

Killeavy Estate longhorn beef
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

4th April 2024-31st December 2027

four and seven-course menu

Woman Cuddling Donkey
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

13th March 2026

Welcome to "Date with a Donkey" at our charming farm in Ballynahinch! Get ready for a truly unique…

Killeavy Estate longhorn beef
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

7th April 2024-31st December 2027

Slow Roast Sunday

Red flowers
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

13th February 2026-30th April 2026

A visit to Montalto Estate is the perfect way to reconnect with nature, in a natural, historical,…

Poster for Group Tours of Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

13th February 2025-30th April 2026

Group Tours of The Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre For a perfect day out book your guided group…

Merchant's Quay, Newry
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

16th October 2025-30th September 2026

New exhibition at Newry and Mourne Museum

Elm pendant
LocationMullaghbawn

Openings

Season

1st January 2026-31st December 2026

Come visit Bluebell Lane Forest and craft your very own Celtic Pendant. Set on 26 acres of woodland…

Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is welcomed at Downpatrick Library
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

13th March 2026

Downpatrick Library welcomes Down Heritage Railway - as part of Libraries NI Heritage Week - Know…

Electric Mountain Biking Castlewellan Forest Park
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

17th March 2026

Come & Try Electric Mountain Biking… and enjoy the absolute buzz of electric bikes on the stunning…

The 4 of Us - two people standing playing guitars.
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

14th March 2026

A legendary blend of rock, soul and folk Hailing from Newry, Northern Ireland, The 4 Of Us has been…

Poster for Live Music Cuan Bar, St Patrick's Day
LocationStrangford

Openings

Season

17th March 2026

Live Music with Roving Out 3pm - 5pm in the Cuan Bar

Celtic Utopia Útóipe Cheilteach
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

19th March 2026

Newry Arts Festival 2026 opens with Celtic Utopia, a powerful portrait of a new Ireland and its…

Shortcross Whiskey Tour & Tasting
LocationCrossgar

Openings

Season

13th March 2026

Join us and taste County Down's first distilled whiskey in over 100 years.

Leprechaun Treasure Trail
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

14th March 2026-17th March 2026

Enjoy a St. Patrick's Day Treasure Trail in search of our mischievous Leprechauns.

People around campfire
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st March 2026-31st March 2026

Expedition in the Mourne Mountains for the night!

Biking in Castlewellan
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

27th October 2025-31st December 2026

Electric Picnic Experience offers guests an unforgettable opportunity to combine the thrill of…

Weekend Away Hiking
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st March 2026-31st March 2026

Wild camping in the Mournes for a weekend.

Saint Patrick's Weekend at The Saint Patrick Centre
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

14th March 2026-17th March 2026

Join us to celebrate Saint Patrick's Weekend at The Saint Patrick Centre, Downpatrick for a day of…

A graphic promoting the Tourism Experiences taking part in the Hidden Gems At Home Event on Sunday 23 March 2025
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

14th March 2026

Join us for the Hidden Gems at Home Tourism Showcase Event and explore the best of what Mourne…

Patrick
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

15th March 2026

The World premiere of the film - St Patrick The Hidden Years, to be showcased in the Centre as…

Reopening of Annesley Walled Garden
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

14th March 2026

Season

15th March 2026

Come and rediscover the Annesley Walled Garden at Castlewellan Forest Park. Created and developed…

Afternoon Tea
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

15th March 2026

Season

15th March 2026

Pamper Mum this Mother’s Day with a delicious Afternoon Tea in the cosy surroundings of The Café at…

Next Week

Ardaluin House, Tree climbing
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

16th February 2026-31st December 2026

Duke of Edinburgh GOLD residential section in Newcastle, Co.Down

Audience enjoying entertainment at Down County Museum
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

17th March 2026

Celebrate St Patrick's Day at Down County Museum, Downpatrick Enjoy a day of music, dancing, circus…

Killeavy Estate longhorn beef
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

4th April 2024-31st December 2027

four and seven-course menu

Killeavy Estate longhorn beef
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

7th April 2024-31st December 2027

Slow Roast Sunday

Red flowers
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

13th February 2026-30th April 2026

A visit to Montalto Estate is the perfect way to reconnect with nature, in a natural, historical,…

Poster for Group Tours of Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

13th February 2025-30th April 2026

Group Tours of The Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre For a perfect day out book your guided group…

Forest bathing
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

21st March 2026

Celebrate the miracle of spring on sacred Slieve Gullion mountain. Forest Therapy Practitioner Ann,…

Merchant's Quay, Newry
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

16th October 2025-30th September 2026

New exhibition at Newry and Mourne Museum

Elm pendant
LocationMullaghbawn

Openings

Season

1st January 2026-31st December 2026

Come visit Bluebell Lane Forest and craft your very own Celtic Pendant. Set on 26 acres of woodland…

Electric Mountain Biking Castlewellan Forest Park
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

17th March 2026

Come & Try Electric Mountain Biking… and enjoy the absolute buzz of electric bikes on the stunning…

Poster for Live Music Cuan Bar, St Patrick's Day
LocationStrangford

Openings

Season

17th March 2026

Live Music with Roving Out 3pm - 5pm in the Cuan Bar

Hip Hop Dance
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

22nd March 2026

A fun, high-energy introduction to hip hop dance for young people, exploring popping, locking and…

Banyan Puppet
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

21st March 2026

A heart-warming tale of friendship told through puppetry, object theatre and original music. Follow…

Celtic Utopia Útóipe Cheilteach
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

19th March 2026

Newry Arts Festival 2026 opens with Celtic Utopia, a powerful portrait of a new Ireland and its…

Mr Frederick Douglass Will Deliver an Address
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

22nd March 2026

Newpoint Players present a live reading of Aidan McQuade's drama imagining Frederick Douglass…

Shortcross Whiskey Tour & Tasting
LocationCrossgar

Openings

Season

20th March 2026

Join us and taste County Down's first distilled whiskey in over 100 years.

Leprechaun Treasure Trail
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

14th March 2026-17th March 2026

Enjoy a St. Patrick's Day Treasure Trail in search of our mischievous Leprechauns.

People around campfire
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st March 2026-31st March 2026

Expedition in the Mourne Mountains for the night!

Biking in Castlewellan
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

27th October 2025-31st December 2026

Electric Picnic Experience offers guests an unforgettable opportunity to combine the thrill of…

Weekend Away Hiking
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st March 2026-31st March 2026

Wild camping in the Mournes for a weekend.

Storytelling
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

20th March 2026

Storyteller Sinéad McAleavey and singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrne combine story and song in a…

Chef Rory
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

20th March 2026

A feast playing homage to the changing of the seasons

Saint Patrick's Weekend at The Saint Patrick Centre
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

14th March 2026-17th March 2026

Join us to celebrate Saint Patrick's Weekend at The Saint Patrick Centre, Downpatrick for a day of…

Paint & Sip Canvas Night – Paint a Pint
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

20th March 2026

Join us for a relaxed and fun Paint & Sip night as we recreate the iconic Guinness toucan on canvas…

Next Month

Ardaluin House, Tree climbing
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

16th February 2026-31st December 2026

Duke of Edinburgh GOLD residential section in Newcastle, Co.Down

Killeavy Estate longhorn beef
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

4th April 2024-31st December 2027

four and seven-course menu

Killeavy Estate longhorn beef
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

7th April 2024-31st December 2027

Slow Roast Sunday

Red flowers
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

13th February 2026-30th April 2026

A visit to Montalto Estate is the perfect way to reconnect with nature, in a natural, historical,…

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  1. Arts & Theatre Events
    Wander the galleries or take in a show with the Mourne Gullion Strangford. Our theatres, art centres and galleries are home to a busy calendar of events and festivals. Whether you’re a lover of musicals, or an art history buff, you’re sure to find something you’ll love.
  2. Sports Events
    Mourne Gullion Strangford has been the scenic backdrop to a number of world-class sporting events. Northern Ireland is home to international sporting superstars, like Rory McIlroy and the Dunlop family.
  3. Music Events
    We punch well above our weight when it comes to live music in Mourne Gullion Strangford. Whether you’re looking for a traditional session in a cosy pub, hard-driving blues, or the glitz and glamour of musical theatre, we’ve got something to suit every taste.
  4. Family Events
    For days out with the whole family, the Mourne Gullion Strangford offers a busy calendar of events to suit all ages. Throughout the year, our towns and villages are hubs of activity and fun for the whole family.
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