Events
Music
Open House Festival Choir – Season 28
Tuesday 26th May 2026
| 7:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Art
‘The Makers’ by Rachel McCarthy
Faces of the Arts - an exhibition of photographic portraits
Thursday 30th July 2026
| 6:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Music
Michael McGovern
Wednesday 5th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Comedy
Tim McGarry – Extra Show
The Height Of Nonsense
Sunday 9th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Film
Tonic Classic Film Club – The Last Waltz
Celebrating 50 years since the legendary concert
Wednesday 12th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Los Dramáticos
Thursday 13th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Art, Music
Music
Metallica performed by Arco String Quartet
Sunday 16th August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Literature
Where Snowbirds Play – with Gina Goldhammer
Gina Goldhammer, author of Where Snowbirds Play, in conversation with Fionola Meredith
Monday 17th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
James Nelson (The Celtic Tenors) – Singing for his Supper
Tuesday 18th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
The Boondocks
Thursday 20th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
The Steve Payne Blues All-Stars
Friday 21st August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
The Florentinas
Saturday 22nd August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Literature
This Is Also a Love Story – with Sally Hayden
Sally Hayden, author of This is Also a Love Story, in conversation with Brian Rowan
Sunday 23rd August 2026
| 12:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Shock Treatment
Sunday 23rd August 2026
| 3:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
MADI – Jazz, por favor!
Sunday 23rd August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Literature
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York – with Andrew Lownie
Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise & Fall of the House of York, in conversation with Stephen Walker
Monday 24th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Linley Hamilton Quartet
Wednesday 26th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
The John Mayall Project
A celebration of the British Blues boom
Thursday 27th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Pete Snodden – Most Loved
Saturday 29th August 2026
| 6:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Zak Irvine Quintet
Sunday 30th August 2026
| 5:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Music
Gráinne Duffy
Acoustic Show
Sunday 30th August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
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Open House Festival Choir – Season 28
Tuesday 26th May 2026
| 7:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
‘The Makers’ by Rachel McCarthy
Faces of the Arts - an exhibition of photographic portraits
Thursday 30th July 2026
| 6:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Michael McGovern
Wednesday 5th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Tim McGarry – Extra Show
The Height Of Nonsense
Sunday 9th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Tonic Classic Film Club – The Last Waltz
Celebrating 50 years since the legendary concert
Wednesday 12th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Los Dramáticos
Thursday 13th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Metallica performed by Arco String Quartet
Sunday 16th August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Where Snowbirds Play – with Gina Goldhammer
Gina Goldhammer, author of Where Snowbirds Play, in conversation with Fionola Meredith
Monday 17th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
James Nelson (The Celtic Tenors) – Singing for his Supper
Tuesday 18th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
The Boondocks
Thursday 20th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
The Steve Payne Blues All-Stars
Friday 21st August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
The Florentinas
Saturday 22nd August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
This Is Also a Love Story – with Sally Hayden
Sally Hayden, author of This is Also a Love Story, in conversation with Brian Rowan
Sunday 23rd August 2026
| 12:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Shock Treatment
Sunday 23rd August 2026
| 3:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
MADI – Jazz, por favor!
Sunday 23rd August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York – with Andrew Lownie
Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise & Fall of the House of York, in conversation with Stephen Walker
Monday 24th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Linley Hamilton Quartet
Wednesday 26th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
The John Mayall Project
A celebration of the British Blues boom
Thursday 27th August 2026
| 7:30pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Pete Snodden – Most Loved
Saturday 29th August 2026
| 6:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Zak Irvine Quintet
Sunday 30th August 2026
| 5:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Gráinne Duffy
Acoustic Show
Sunday 30th August 2026
| 8:00pm
The Court House 16 Quay Street
Further Information
Tickets can be purchased directly through this website. Please don’t print your tickets – they have a QR code which you can show on your phone, and which we scan upon entry, which is quicker and better for the environment than a paper ticket.
Events at the Walled Garden are all unreserved seating. While events at The Court House can be seated, standing or a mixture of both. It will be clearly stated on the event webpage.
We only offer refunds or exchange tickets in the case of a cancelled event.
We recently partnered with Twickets to provide an easy and secure way to re-sell or buy second-hand tickets. If you can’t attend an event, your best bet is to put them on there.
Similarly, if you want to attend an event that is sold out, head to the event page and click the Twickets button. You should be able to see other people selling their tickets. If no one is selling a ticket yet you can set up an alert to be notified as soon as some become available.
All evening events are over 18 only. Some daytime events do have age restrictions and these are clearly listed on the event page of the website before point of sale, although we do of course make an exception for very young babies.
If you leave something behind at an event, please email us at boxoffice@openhousefestival.com and we’ll do our best to help.
Yes, the venue is fully licensed.
Getting there
By foot
If arriving in Bangor by bus or train, it’s a short walk to The Walled Garden, The Court House or Ward Park
By bus or Train
One of the loveliest train journeys in Northern Ireland is the Belfast to Bangor coastal route. The journey can take up to 40 minutes from Grand Central Statio and as little as 23 minutes from Belfast Lanyon Place, depending on the number of stops.
The majority of our events finish in time to get the last train back to Belfast – these events will be identified by a train friendly logo.
Buses also run regularly from Bangor Bus Station in the centre of the city to the two main Belfast city centre stations – Laganside Buscentre and Europa Buscentre on Great Victoria Street.
For timetables and tickets, go to: www.translink.co.uk
Tel: 028 9066 6630
By car
The Walled Garden is well sign-posted and has ample free car parking. The Court House is right in the centre of Bangor, opposite the McKee Clock. There’s lots of cheap or free parking around City Centre Bangor.
By taxi
Bangor taxi firms:
Bangor Cabs – Tel 028 9145 6456
Call A Cab – 028 9127 1000
Belfast taxi firms:
FonaCAB – Tel 028 9033 3333
Value Cabs – Tel 028 9080 9080
By plane
George Best Belfast City Airport on the Belfast-Bangor A2 is just a 20 minute drive from the centre of Bangor. The airport is also accessible by train, with just a short walk from Sydenham Station to the terminal.
For details of routes and airlines, go to:
www.belfastcityairport.com
Belfast International Airport is a 50 minute drive from Bangor. There is no direct bus or rail service from the town, however the Translink Airbus connects with bus services at Laganside Bus centre, and with rail services at Grand Central Station and Belfast Lanyon Place stations.
For details of routes and airlines, go to:
www.belfastairport.com
By boat
A choice of car ferry services operate from Scotland, England and the Isle of Mann to Belfast and Larne, with crossings from 90 minutes to eight hours. (We don’t recommend swimming…)
For routes and timetables go to:
Stena Line: www.stenaline.com
Or why not sail your own boat into Bangor and berth at the marina? For details and rates, visit Ards and North Down Council.
If you have any other queries please get in touch with us boxoffice@openhousefestival.com