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Giant events await 

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  1. Giant Adventures
    Join us for Giant Adventures and Giant Events taking place across Mourne Gullion Strangford this year.
  2. 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.
  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

Two animated dinosaurs
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

3rd May 2026

Learn your own animation

poster of Castlewellan Peace Maze
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

5th May 2026

Come along to one event, listen to local stories, learn about the Peace Maze. Do you remember what…

DOWDM:1998_61: Nevill Johnson, Kilkeel Shipyard (1943).
LocationEnglish Street, Downpatrick

Openings

Season

29th April 2026-27th June 2026

Explore the industries of County Down and the artists they inspired.

Ardaluin House, Tree climbing
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

16th February 2026-31st December 2026

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

Cranfield Alpacas Family Beach Trek
LocationKilkeel

Openings

Season

29th April 2026

Season

1st May 2026

Season

2nd May 2026

Season

4th May 2026

Enjoy walking your alpaca along country lanes and along our beautiful beach, then meet the rest of…

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…

People around campfire
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st April 2026-30th April 2026

Season

1st May 2026-31st May 2026

Expedition in the Mourne Mountains for the night!

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…

Couple taking a selfie (at Newry Town Hall) enjoying themselves on The Story of Newry Walking Tour.
LocationNewry

Openings

Every Saturday 2 May - 26 Sept 2026

2nd May 2026-26th September 2026

Join local storyteller and tour guide Sinead Rice McAleavey for an engaging and imaginative walking…

vc
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

1st May 2026-4th May 2026

May Bank Holiday SPLASH OUT! SPLASH OUT THIS MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND! – 25% OFF ALL WATERSPORTS…

Merchant's Quay, Newry
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

16th October 2025-30th September 2026

New exhibition at Newry and Mourne Museum

Bouldering in bloody bridge river
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

30th January 2026-30th September 2026

A great option for families visiting and staying in the local area. Including scrambles, jumps and…

Shortcross Whiskey Tour & Tasting
LocationCrossgar

Openings

Season

1st May 2026

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

Stories in the Woods, Forest Activities
LocationRostrevor

Openings

Season

3rd May 2026

Step into a magical forest adventure, listening to enchanting stories and poetry while enjoying…

Scones & Stories Poster for Weekly drop-in Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre
LocationCullyhanna, Newry

Openings

Season

14th February 2025-12th March 2027

Weekly Friday Drop-in Sessions in Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre.  Every Friday 11am - 2pm …

shane neary
LocationNewry, Kilkeel

Openings

Master Craft Chocolate Experience

29th April 2026

Master Craft Chocolate Experience

1st May 2026

Nestled between the Mourne Mountains and the Irish sea along the scenic Mourne Coast sits Ireland's…

Weekend Away Hiking
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st April 2026-30th April 2026

Season

1st May 2026-31st May 2026

Wild camping in the Mournes for a weekend.

Pádriag Carragher woodturner
LocationMullaghbawn

Openings

Season

2nd May 2026

Come join woodturner Pádraig Carragher in his studio at Bluebell Lane for this wonderful full day…

Easter Indoor Archery at East Coast Adventure
Location34 Lower Knockbarragh Road, Rostrevor

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-24th October 2026

Experience the Indoor Archery Barn at East Coast Adventure, set in the breathtaking Mourne…

Stories in the Woods, Forest Activities
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

2nd May 2026

Step into a magical forest adventure, listening to enchanting stories and poetry while enjoying…

Wet Bouldering
Location34 Lower Knockbarragh Road, Rostrevor

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-1st October 2027

Escape to the Mourne Mountains for an unforgettable adventure! Start at Revive Saunas, get fitted…

Castlewellan May Day Fair on Monday 4 May 2026. Enjoy crafts, food, music, and shopping. Hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

4th May 2026

The ever-popular Castlewellan Fair is taking place on Monday 4 May 2026 (May Day Bank Holiday) from…

Poster for Murphys Big Love event
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

2nd May 2026

Big Love Irelands Top Fleetwood Mac Tribute shoe

Taproom & Pizzeria at Whitewater Brewery, Castlewellan
LocationClarkhill Road, Castlewellan

Openings

Season

1st April 2026-31st March 2027

Enjoy a selection of Whitewaters award winning beer along with its own Sourdough pizzas at the…

Next Week

Downpatrick Racecourse Fixtures
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Evening Meeting

8th May 2026

Enjoy a fun day out with family and friends at Downpatrick Racecourse with our upcoming fixtures…

poster of Castlewellan Peace Maze
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

5th May 2026

Season

8th May 2026

Come along to one event, listen to local stories, learn about the Peace Maze. Do you remember what…

DOWDM:1998_61: Nevill Johnson, Kilkeel Shipyard (1943).
LocationEnglish Street, Downpatrick

Openings

Season

29th April 2026-27th June 2026

Explore the industries of County Down and the artists they inspired.

Ardaluin House, Tree climbing
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

16th February 2026-31st December 2026

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

Finnebrogue Tree
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

10th May 2026

Take a walk into some of our ancient woodland with our Bushcraft Instructor Rob Hill, who will…

Cranfield Alpacas Family Beach Trek
LocationKilkeel

Openings

Season

4th May 2026

Season

6th May 2026

Season

8th May 2026

Season

9th May 2026

Enjoy walking your alpaca along country lanes and along our beautiful beach, then meet the rest of…

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…

Walks at Castle Ward
LocationStrangford

Openings

Season

7th May 2026

Discover more to Castle Ward on one of our volunteer led walks.

People around campfire
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st May 2026-31st May 2026

Expedition in the Mourne Mountains for the night!

Stories in the Woods, Forest Activities
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

9th May 2026

Step into a magical forest adventure, listening to enchanting stories and poetry while enjoying…

Couple taking a selfie (at Newry Town Hall) enjoying themselves on The Story of Newry Walking Tour.
LocationNewry

Openings

Every Saturday 2 May - 26 Sept 2026

2nd May 2026-26th September 2026

Join local storyteller and tour guide Sinead Rice McAleavey for an engaging and imaginative walking…

Fixing Our Broken Planet Logo
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

9th May 2026

A talk on the craft known as 'flowering'.

Stories in the Woods, Forest Activities
LocationKillyleagh

Openings

Season

10th May 2026

Step into a magical forest adventure, listening to enchanting stories and poetry while enjoying…

vc
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

1st May 2026-4th May 2026

May Bank Holiday SPLASH OUT! SPLASH OUT THIS MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND! – 25% OFF ALL WATERSPORTS…

Merchant's Quay, Newry
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

16th October 2025-30th September 2026

New exhibition at Newry and Mourne Museum

Bouldering in bloody bridge river
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

30th January 2026-30th September 2026

A great option for families visiting and staying in the local area. Including scrambles, jumps and…

Shortcross Whiskey Tour & Tasting
LocationCrossgar

Openings

Season

7th May 2026-8th May 2026

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

Scones & Stories Poster for Weekly drop-in Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre
LocationCullyhanna, Newry

Openings

Season

14th February 2025-12th March 2027

Weekly Friday Drop-in Sessions in Cardinal O'Fiaich Heritage Centre.  Every Friday 11am - 2pm …

shane neary
LocationNewry, Kilkeel

Openings

Master Craft Chocolate Experience

6th May 2026

Master Craft Chocolate Experience

8th May 2026-9th May 2026

Nestled between the Mourne Mountains and the Irish sea along the scenic Mourne Coast sits Ireland's…

Weekend Away Hiking
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

1st May 2026-31st May 2026

Wild camping in the Mournes for a weekend.

Easter Indoor Archery at East Coast Adventure
Location34 Lower Knockbarragh Road, Rostrevor

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-24th October 2026

Experience the Indoor Archery Barn at East Coast Adventure, set in the breathtaking Mourne…

Wet Bouldering
Location34 Lower Knockbarragh Road, Rostrevor

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-1st October 2027

Escape to the Mourne Mountains for an unforgettable adventure! Start at Revive Saunas, get fitted…

Castlewellan May Day Fair on Monday 4 May 2026. Enjoy crafts, food, music, and shopping. Hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

4th May 2026

The ever-popular Castlewellan Fair is taking place on Monday 4 May 2026 (May Day Bank Holiday) from…

Taproom & Pizzeria at Whitewater Brewery, Castlewellan
LocationClarkhill Road, Castlewellan

Openings

Season

1st April 2026-31st March 2027

Enjoy a selection of Whitewaters award winning beer along with its own Sourdough pizzas at the…

Next Month

Two animated dinosaurs
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

3rd May 2026

Learn your own animation

Downpatrick Racecourse Fixtures
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Evening Meeting

8th May 2026

Evening Meeting

22nd May 2026

Enjoy a fun day out with family and friends at Downpatrick Racecourse with our upcoming fixtures…

People at Plant Fair
LocationSaintfield

Openings

Season

16th May 2026

Join us for our annual Spring Plant fair at Rowallane Garden this May.

poster of Castlewellan Peace Maze
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

5th May 2026

Season

8th May 2026

Season

15th May 2026

Season

26th May 2026

Come along to one event, listen to local stories, learn about the Peace Maze. Do you remember what…

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Make your day

  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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