Ardglass Festival Association

16/06/2026

📸 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! 📸

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our Photography Talk with multi award-winning photographer Raphael Mason at Ardglass In Colour! 🌅

It was a great evening filled with inspiration, practical tips, and so many helpful ways to enhance photography skills — from improving composition and lighting to seeing the world through a more creative lens. We hope everyone left feeling inspired to pick up their camera and try something new! 📷✨

A special thank you goes to Raphael Mason for sharing his knowledge, experience, and passion for photography with us.

Congratulations also to Joan Gilchrist, who was the lucky winner of one of Raphael’s beautiful prints! 🖼️🎉

Thank you again to everyone who supported this event — we now move on to our festival photography competition which will run until the 26th July.

16/06/2026

A great initiative for kids and parents in the village👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

🌟 Exciting News – Our Sensory Room is Opening Soon! 🌟

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us on this journey.

To everyone who bought raffle tickets for our tombola, took part in our bonus balls, donated money, shared our posts, and supported our fundraising efforts – we are incredibly grateful. ❤️

Your generosity and kindness have helped us raise the funds needed to purchase the equipment and products that will make this sensory room a special place for so many people in our community.

This project simply would not have been possible without your support. Every ticket bought, every number purchased, and every donation made has helped turn this dream into a reality.

We can’t wait to welcome you all very soon and share the finished sensory room with the community.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping make this happen…FINALLY. 💙✨

Love G x

14/06/2026

All welcome tomorrow night 📸 😎👍🏻

ARDGLASS IN COLOUR – PHOTOGRAPHY TALK📸

📣No camera needed for this event📣

Join us for a fantastic evening of photography with award-winning photographer Raphael Mason as part of Ardglass in Colour!

✅ Free Event
📩 Places can be confirmed by emailing [email protected] or by messaging our social media pages.

🗓 Monday 15th June
📍 St Nicholas Primary School
⏰ 7:00pm – 9:30pm
📸 This event is suitable for all ages

The talk will also be followed by our Festival Photography Competition, which will be launched the week after this event!

Come along, get inspired, and capture Ardglass in colour! 🌈📷

08/06/2026

Come along on Monday the 15th to our festival photography talk with Raphael Mason at 7pm in St Nicholas' Primary School Ardglass. This is a free event for all ages with the chance to win a landscape print on the night 📸 🖼️.

NEXT MONDAY EVENING I'll be giving a talk ahead of this year's Ardglass Festival on 'My Photography Journey' with tips on capturing portraits, landscapes etc. The festival committee will also launch a photography competition as part of this year's festival events - a great initiative which will hopefully have local residents out with their mobiles and cameras capturing portraits, scenes and whatever else springs to mind.
The evening takes place at St. Nicholas' Primary School with a start time of 7.00 pm. Anyone interested in coming along is more than welcome - drop me a message if you'd like to come along and I might be able to arrange a lift for you.
I'll also be having a competition on the night with a landscape print up for grabs as first prize. Second prize is four season tickets for West Ham United next season!! (That's a joke by the way!!).
Everyone welcome.

07/06/2026

Some great events on at The Green Heights for our 2026 festival with Darts, Skittles and a return of the famous Yard of Ale 🍺🎉 🎯 🎶

06/06/2026

🚣‍♂️ A great day at The Marina – Saturday 13th June! 🚣‍♂️
Join us at Ardglass Marina for the Ardglass Coastal Rowing Club Regatta, bringing exciting racing, community spirit and plenty of craic to the Marina ⚓.

Then head over to Baldy & Friends Seafood Barbecue & Prize Draw from 1pm, raising funds for MNDA Northern Ireland 💙🧡 with fantastic prizes to be won!
A brilliant day for all the family – great food, great fun and a wonderful community atmosphere.

04/06/2026

ARDGLASS IN COLOUR – PHOTOGRAPHY TALK📸

📣No camera needed for this event📣

Join us for a fantastic evening of photography with award-winning photographer Raphael Mason as part of Ardglass in Colour!

✅ Free Event
📩 Places can be confirmed by emailing [email protected] or by messaging our social media pages.

🗓 Monday 15th June
📍 St Nicholas Primary School
⏰ 7:00pm – 9:30pm
📸 This event is suitable for all ages

The talk will also be followed by our Festival Photography Competition, which will be launched the week after this event!

Come along, get inspired, and capture Ardglass in colour! 🌈📷

23/05/2026

Join us for a magical Festival Open Air Cinema Night under the stars! 🌙🍿

📅 Wednesday 29th July
📍 Ardglass Marina
🕘 Starting at 9PM
🎥 Showing: Mrs. Doubtfire
🍿 Popcorn provided!

Bring your blankets, grab your favourite people, and settle in for a feel-good comedy classic by the water. Expect laughs, great vibes, and a perfect festival evening 🌊✨

See you at the marina at 9PM 🎬💫

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