The Court House & Other Venues

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.

Some of the 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 Great Victoria Street Station 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
DC Cabs – Tel 028 9145 9666
Kare Kabs – 028 9145 6777

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
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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 Great Victoria Street 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, go to: www.quaymarinas.com/our-marinas/bangor-marina

If you have any other queries please get in touch with us boxoffice@openhousefestival.com