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  1. Boy in harness climbing up stacked blocks

    Lisburn

    Address

    11a Altona Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 5QB

    Telephone

    028 9263 6195

    Type

    Type:

    Play

    High Rise family adventure centre in Lisburn will ‘go quiet’ one Sunday a month with Inclusion Zone Clip ‘n Climb and soft play sessions to support guests with additional needs (such as Autism, Down’s Syndrome, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorders)…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  2. Stall at Inns Cross Market
    Stall at Inns Cross Market
    Stall at Inns Cross Market
    Stall at Inns Cross Market

    Belfast

    Address

    Saintfield Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT8 7HN

    Telephone

    +44 7751 049199

    Type

    Type:

    Markets / Fairs

    Inns Cross Market returns with its fantastic choice of farm-to-market producers and small batch artisan producers.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Feb 2025to20 Dec 2025
  3. Image of the front of the castle and gardens
    Image of the front of the castle and gardens

    Royal Hillsborough

    Address

    Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Main Street, Royal Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6AG

    Telephone

    03333206000

    Type

    Type:

    Art & Design

    Step into the world of regal elegance with Royal Style in the Making, a captivating new exhibition at Hillsborough Castle.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Mar 2025to4 Jan 2026

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Restaurant on Premises

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
  4. Image is of a man playing the drums

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447452

    Type

    Type:

    Live Music

    Up-and-coming talent from David Lyttle’s Jazz Juniors.

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
  5. Glenavy

    Address

    The Ballance House, 118a Lisburn Road, Glenavy, County Antrim, BT29 4NY

    Telephone

    028 9264 8492

    Type

    Type:

    Fete / Fair

    Autumn Fair, Sat 4 October, 12 - 4 pm. A fun family outing with live music.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Pets accepted - Well-behaved dogs on a lead welcome

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  6. Image is poster of comedian Paddy Raff with microphone and guitar

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447452

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Paddy Raff is hitting the road again in 2025!

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
  7. Image shows blue peak with man on top holding a red flag with written text below reading 'School Summit'
    Image shows school children in uniform at exhibition with a range of employers
    Image shows blue peak with man on top holding a red flag with written text below reading 'School Summit'
    Image shows school children in uniform at exhibition with a range of employers

    Halftown Road, Lisburn

    Address

    Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Halftown Road, Lisburn, BT27 5RF

    Telephone

    02890 665225

    Type

    Type:

    Indoor Event

    School summit returns to the Eikon Exhibition Centre on the 6th & 7th October 2025
    This is a two-day event that connects students, universities, businesses, and industries.
    Careers inspiration for students.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Oct 2025to7 Oct 2025
  8. Image is of visitors at the Drifterstyle Truck Show 2025

    Lisburn

    Address

    Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park Halftown Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 5RL

    Telephone

    02890665225

    Type

    Type:

    Show / Display

    DrifterStyle Truck Show 2025 - year three and it's going to be bigger and better!

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2025to12 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
  9. Image shows members of the Bruce Springsteen Tribute band.

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Island Hall, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447452

    Type

    Type:

    Entertainment

    Irelands’ original tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ‘The Human Touch’ are back to provide you with another energetic E Street style show!

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Parking (free)
  10. Image is of a dancer with the words Express Yourself

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Hall, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447542

    Type

    Type:

    Dance

    Our Express Yourself Live Tour provides a whirlwind of opportunities to influence and inspire the next generation of dancers.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
  11. Image is poster advertising 2024 version of the film Nosferatu

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447452

    Type

    Type:

    Cinema / Film

    Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  12. Image is poster of actors in the film Arsenic and Old Lace

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447542

    Type

    Type:

    Cinema / Film

    Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Over 50’s Residents are welcome to join us free of charge in the ISLAND Studio Theatre for an afternoon matinee.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
  13. Image is of Sir Walter Raleigh

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447542

    Type

    Type:

    Drama

    Following their five-star show, I, Elizabeth, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol, Lady Susan, A Room of One’s Own, Christmas Gothic, Austen’s Women, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
  14. Black and White Image shows Beatles Tribute members in a alleyway dressed in suits.

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447452

    Type

    Type:

    Show


    Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Parking (free)
  15. Image is of the Bay City Rollers band members

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, ISLAND Hall, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447744

    Type

    Type:

    Live Music

    Journey back in time to those carefree days of the 70’s when Scotland’s original boy band ruled the charts

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  16. Halloween Family Event
    Halloween Day Out
    Halloween Scare Trail
    Halloween Family Event
    Halloween Day Out
    Halloween Scare Trail

    Ballynahinch

    Address

    Ballyburren Outdoor Escapes, 143 Dromore Road, Ballynahinch, County Down, BT24 8HZ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9581 6650

    Price

    Price £15.00 to £55.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Get ready for Northern Ireland’s most thrilling Family Halloween Event of 2025! Join us at Ballyburren Outdoor Escapes, for a spooktacular adventure filled with frightful fun, pumpkin picking, and unforgettable memories. Whether you’re here to…

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025to31 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 20:00

    Price

    Price £15.00 to £55.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  17. Family looking at scarecrow in grounds of Hillsborough Castle & Gardens
    Young child bobbing for apple
    Young child walking through pumpkin patch
    Family carving a pumpkin
    Father and child posing for picture through photo frame
    Mother holding daughter wearing crown made from Autumn leaves
    Carved pumpkin in grounds of Hillsborough Castle & Gardens
    Family looking at scarecrow in grounds of Hillsborough Castle & Gardens
    Young child bobbing for apple
    Young child walking through pumpkin patch
    Family carving a pumpkin
    Father and child posing for picture through photo frame
    Mother holding daughter wearing crown made from Autumn leaves
    Carved pumpkin in grounds of Hillsborough Castle & Gardens

    Royal Hillsborough

    Address

    Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Royal Hillsborough, County Down, BT26 6HR

    Telephone

    0333 320 6000

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    This October half term visit Hillsborough Castle & Gardens for a bewitching day out in the great outdoors with Halloween fun for the whole family.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025to2 Nov 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  18. Image shows the members of the ABBA tribute act The Bjorn Identity

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Arts Centre, ISLAND Hall, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447744

    Type

    Type:

    Live Music

    The Bjorn Identity, Thank Abba for the Music on Tour

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  19. Image is of the Taylor Swift tribute act

    Lisburn

    Address

    ISLAND Hall, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4RL

    Telephone

    02892447744

    Type

    Type:

    Entertainment

    Step into the world of Taylor Swift with We Love Taylor!

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
  20. Picture of a purple turnip on a plate

    Lisburn

    Address

    Market Square, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT28 1AG

    Telephone

    028 9244 7544

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Purple Turnip Festival returns this year for an afternoon of spook-tacular family fun.(Free Event)

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Pets accepted - Well-behaved dogs on a lead

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Off site parking

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access
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