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The Woodland Chew and Yarn
1 Oct 2023, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Clandeboye Courtyard
£7.50 per child / adult *Sold Out*
Join us for a morning of woodland fun in the beautiful Robin Wood, home of the Clandeboye Nature Rangers, North Down's after-school Forest School programme.
The Road to Riverdance: Bill Whelan in conversation with Neil Martin
1 Oct 2023, 8:00 - 9:30pm
Bangor Castle
£15
Bill Whelan has composed music for theatre, film and orchestra. His best known work Riverdance, was composed especially for the interval act of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.
Festival Club
2 Oct 2023, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Imperial Bar
Free
We are back with another Festival Club in the relaxed atmosphere of the Imperial. Are you an aspiring writer?
Bookbinding Workshop
3 Oct 2023, 6:00 - 8:30pm
North Down Museum
£25 *Fully Booked*
A relaxed, enjoyable workshop where participants get to make two different types of handmade books.
Book Club: Contemporary Irish Women Writers
4 Oct 2023, 8:00 - 9:30pm
The Courthouse
£10 *SOLD OUT*
Aspects Festival is pleased to be at The Courthouse for a Book Club featuring recent publications by female writers from the island of Ireland. Join our experienced panel as we delve into three...
The Human Paradox: Frank Gaffikin in conversation with Malachi O'Doherty
5 Oct 2023, 6:00 - 7:15pm
North Down Museum
£8
The Human Paradox: Worlds Apart in a Connected World by Frank Gaffikin tackles key societal challenges in these troubled times, which looks at growing inequality, identity politics, culture wars...
Fionola Meredith and Olivia Fitzsimons in conversation with Nuala McKeever
5 Oct 2023, 8:00 - 9:15pm
North Down Museum
£8
Join authors Fionola Meredith and Olivia Fitzsimons as they discuss their new books with Nuala McKeever.
Glenn Patterson: Two Summers
6 Oct 2023, 6:00 - 7:15pm
Bangor Castle
£10
Glenn Patterson ’s book Two Summers is a pair of novellas, set over two pivotal summers in the lives of two young men from Belfast as they recall the constraints of the place where they were born and...
Mary Peters: My Story
6 Oct 2023, 8:00 - 9:30pm
Bangor Castle
£15 *Sold Out*
Lady Mary Peters in conversation with Pamela Ballantine ‘I leaned over the edge to let anyone see and touch the medal that Northern Ireland had brought away from the Olympics. It wasn’t mine, it was...
Clandeboye Reading Party: Childhood and Children's Culture
7 Oct 2023, 2:00 - 6:30pm
Clandeboye Courtyard
Free / Registration Required
Postgraduate students from Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast will share insights from their diverse research into the literature, history, and culture of childhood from the ancient...