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Giant events await 

Make your day

  1. Giant Adventures
    Join us for Giant Adventures and Giant Events taking place across Mourne Mountains & Ring of Gullion this year.
  2. Eats and Beats Festival, Newcastle
    Set against the stunning backdrop of the Mourne Mountains, the Eats & Beats festival in Newcastle, County Down, returns on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September. This event is a paradise for foodies and music lovers alike, offering a wealth of flavours and incredible acts that promise an unforgettable experience.
  3. Amgen Irish Open 2024
    Welcome to the Mourne Mountains & Ring of Gullion, your gateway to the Amgen Irish Open in Newcastle, Co. Down. As you immerse yourself in the excitement of world-class golf, you'll be surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of Mourne Gullion Strangford Geopark.
  4. Fringe Events in Newcastle
    Explore a variety of exciting family activities during the Amgen Irish Open at the Fringe Event in Newcastle, Co Down that everyone can enjoy!
  5. What's On September
    What's On September
  6. 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 this Summer in Castlewellan Forest Park, Delamont Country Park, Kilbroney Park and Slieve Gullion Forest Park.
  7. Experience Activity & Adventure
    Come and try out 15 new outdoor activity and adventure experiences promising unforgettable moments for nature enthusiasts, soft adventurers and thrill-seekers alike in the Mourne Gullion Strangford Geopark.
  8. 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.

This Week

3 Generations Enjoying a Field Walk
LocationKilkeel

Openings

CLOSED SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2024

7th September 2024-28th September 2024

Enjoy an hour long Cranfield Alpaca Field Walk with our cute and cuddly alpacas and get up close…

Special offer from McCann's as part of Newcastle Restaurant Week
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Come and join us at McCann's for the Eagle of Traditional Fish & Chips! Indulge in crispy battered…

Afternoon Tea selection
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

21st August 2024-28th December 2024

Treat yourself to an Afternoon Tea at The Café at Montalto.

Elephant Hawk Moth
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

13th September 2024-14th September 2024

Have you ever wondered about what creatures come out at night? This family friendly event starts…

A picture of Royal County Down and Slieve Donard Mountain, Newcastle Co Down in the backgound with wording promoting Newcastle Fringe Events, visit ou
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

13th September 2024-15th September 2024

Newcastle Fringe Events - explore a variety of exciting family activities during the Amgen Irish…

Doc's Golf Menu
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Indulge in our golf-inspired menu available from 11-15 September2024!

The Cuan - Pour Your Own Pint
LocationStrangford

Openings

Group Booking Essential

19th January 2024-26th December 2024

Pour your own Pint Enjoy the experience of pouring your own pint.  Take home a T Shirt and…

Restaurant Weekend 2024, Newcastle, Amgen Irish Open
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Various opening times

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Explore exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offers available only in Newcastle.

Tour of Newry and Mourne Museum
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

Season

14th September 2024

Tour of Newry and Mourne Museum

Special offer from Doc's as part of Newcastle Restaurant Week
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Enjoy a special breakfast and packed lunch offer at Doc's Newcastle during the Amgen Irish Open for…

Dundrum Castle EHOD 2024
LocationDundrum

Openings

Season

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Believed to have been built in or around 1177, Dundrum Castle was built by John De Courcy as part…

Medieval Swordplay Demonstrations EHOD 2024
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

As part of European Heritage Open Day attendees will be able to learn about the use of medieval…

Fairways Golf Advert
LocationKilkeel, Kilkeel

Openings

Season

18th January 2024-20th December 2024

Indoor Golf Simulators powered by Trackman

Indulge in Amgen Irish Open-themed Nuggy Pots. Exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offer available only in Newcastle.
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Indulge in Amgen Irish Open-themed Nugelato Nuggy Pots. Exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offer…

Bread Making
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

Season

14th September 2024

Bread Making Demonstration with Mrs C's Home Kitchen

Ross Monument
LocationRostrevor

Openings

EHOD

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

An Egyptian obelisk erected in 1826 on a hill on the outskirts of Rostrevor to commemorate Sir…

crazy golf and go karts
LocationNewry, Mourne & Down District Council, Newcastle

Openings

Season

1st July 2024-15th September 2024

Crazy golf & Go Karts open daily 12 Noon - 18:30, weather permitting throughout the summer season.

Dromantine House EHOD 2024
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Dromantine Estate dates back to the middle ages. Initially held by an Irish Clan called Magennis,…

Narrow Water Castle EHOD 2024
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Season

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Excellent example of a tower-house and bawn built about 1568 at a point where the Newry River meets…

Same Art Examples
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

28th June 2024-9th September 2024

Season

9th September 2024-27th June 2025

Make Art with Sand!

Castle Ward
LocationStrangford

Openings

EHOD

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Castle Ward is considered one of the National Trust’s most eccentric properties. Historically the…

Lobster Mac & Tees at O'Hares Lounge Bar
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Join us at O'Hare's Lounge Bars for Lobster Mac & Tees, an exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offer…

Mourne Dry Stone Walling
LocationKilkeel

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

Learn the age old craft of Mourne Stone Wall building using Mourne Granite.

Downpatrick and County Down Railway Society EHOD 2024 *CANCELLED*
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

EHOD

14th September 2024

Downpatrick and County Down Railway is the only full size heritage railway anywhere in Ireland,…

Next Week

3 Generations Enjoying a Field Walk
LocationKilkeel

Openings

CLOSED SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2024

7th September 2024-28th September 2024

Enjoy an hour long Cranfield Alpaca Field Walk with our cute and cuddly alpacas and get up close…

Special offer from McCann's as part of Newcastle Restaurant Week
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Come and join us at McCann's for the Eagle of Traditional Fish & Chips! Indulge in crispy battered…

Afternoon Tea selection
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

21st August 2024-28th December 2024

Treat yourself to an Afternoon Tea at The Café at Montalto.

Elephant Hawk Moth
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

13th September 2024-14th September 2024

Have you ever wondered about what creatures come out at night? This family friendly event starts…

A picture of Royal County Down and Slieve Donard Mountain, Newcastle Co Down in the backgound with wording promoting Newcastle Fringe Events, visit ou
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

13th September 2024-15th September 2024

Newcastle Fringe Events - explore a variety of exciting family activities during the Amgen Irish…

Doc's Golf Menu
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Indulge in our golf-inspired menu available from 11-15 September2024!

The Cuan - Pour Your Own Pint
LocationStrangford

Openings

Group Booking Essential

19th January 2024-26th December 2024

Pour your own Pint Enjoy the experience of pouring your own pint.  Take home a T Shirt and…

Restaurant Weekend 2024, Newcastle, Amgen Irish Open
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Various opening times

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Explore exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offers available only in Newcastle.

Tour of Newry and Mourne Museum
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

Season

14th September 2024

Tour of Newry and Mourne Museum

Special offer from Doc's as part of Newcastle Restaurant Week
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Enjoy a special breakfast and packed lunch offer at Doc's Newcastle during the Amgen Irish Open for…

Dundrum Castle EHOD 2024
LocationDundrum

Openings

Season

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Believed to have been built in or around 1177, Dundrum Castle was built by John De Courcy as part…

Medieval Swordplay Demonstrations EHOD 2024
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

As part of European Heritage Open Day attendees will be able to learn about the use of medieval…

Fairways Golf Advert
LocationKilkeel, Kilkeel

Openings

Season

18th January 2024-20th December 2024

Indoor Golf Simulators powered by Trackman

Indulge in Amgen Irish Open-themed Nuggy Pots. Exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offer available only in Newcastle.
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Indulge in Amgen Irish Open-themed Nugelato Nuggy Pots. Exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offer…

Bread Making
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

Season

14th September 2024

Bread Making Demonstration with Mrs C's Home Kitchen

Ross Monument
LocationRostrevor

Openings

EHOD

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

An Egyptian obelisk erected in 1826 on a hill on the outskirts of Rostrevor to commemorate Sir…

crazy golf and go karts
LocationNewry, Mourne & Down District Council, Newcastle

Openings

Season

1st July 2024-15th September 2024

Crazy golf & Go Karts open daily 12 Noon - 18:30, weather permitting throughout the summer season.

Dromantine House EHOD 2024
LocationNewry

Openings

Season

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Dromantine Estate dates back to the middle ages. Initially held by an Irish Clan called Magennis,…

Narrow Water Castle EHOD 2024
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Season

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Excellent example of a tower-house and bawn built about 1568 at a point where the Newry River meets…

Same Art Examples
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

28th June 2024-9th September 2024

Season

9th September 2024-27th June 2025

Make Art with Sand!

Castle Ward
LocationStrangford

Openings

EHOD

14th September 2024-15th September 2024

Castle Ward is considered one of the National Trust’s most eccentric properties. Historically the…

Lobster Mac & Tees at O'Hares Lounge Bar
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

11th September 2024-15th September 2024

Join us at O'Hare's Lounge Bars for Lobster Mac & Tees, an exclusive Amgen Irish Open themed offer…

Mourne Dry Stone Walling
LocationKilkeel

Openings

Season

14th September 2024

Learn the age old craft of Mourne Stone Wall building using Mourne Granite.

Downpatrick and County Down Railway Society EHOD 2024 *CANCELLED*
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

EHOD

14th September 2024

Downpatrick and County Down Railway is the only full size heritage railway anywhere in Ireland,…

Next Month

Tommy Sands
LocationRostrevor, Rostrevor

Openings

Season

21st October 2024

Tommy Sands Rostrevor Folk Club at Crawfords October 21st, 2024. 8pm. From the pioneering days…

3 Generations Enjoying a Field Walk
LocationKilkeel

Openings

5 12 and 19 October 2024

5th October 2024-19th October 2024

Enjoy an hour long Cranfield Alpaca Field Walk with our cute and cuddly alpacas and get up close…

Afternoon Tea selection
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

21st August 2024-28th December 2024

Treat yourself to an Afternoon Tea at The Café at Montalto.

Pumpkin Patch Poster 2024
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

19th October 2024

Season

20th October 2024

Season

26th October 2024

Season

27th October 2024

Season

28th October 2024

Season

29th October 2024

Pumpkin Patch

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Make your day

  1. Arts & Theatre Events
    Wander the galleries or take in a show with the Mourne Mountains & Ring of Gullion. 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
    The Mourne Mountains & Ring of Gullion 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. 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 Mountains & Ring of Gullion 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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