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Eats and Beats

Eats and Beats Saturday 3 –  Sunday 4 September 2022

Our Giant Adventures Calendar now includes the new Eats and Beats festival on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September in Newcastle, Co Down set against the magnificent backdrop of the Mourne Mountains. The Eats and Beats festival weekend will bring you the best in local and world food and music, featuring three music stages providing around 40 free performances and fringe events. 

  • Soda Bread Making
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    Eats and Beats

    Eats and Beats Saturday 3 –  Sunday 4 September 2022

    Our Giant Adventures Calendar now includes the new Eats and Beats festival on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September in Newcastle, Co Down set against the magnificent backdrop of the Mourne Mountains. The Eats and Beats festival weekend will bring you the best in local and world food and music, featuring three music stages providing around 40 free performances and fringe events. 

  • Family Fun in the Sun
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    August Bank Holiday

    There’s loads to do for families with little kids, older kids, and teens this Bank Holiday in Mourne, Gullion and Strangford, so here’s a wee taster. 

  • Slieve Gullion with Lake
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    The Cailleach Beara

    Take a journey back in time and follow in the footsteps of the legendary Fionn Mac Cumhaill (or Finn McCool) of the Fianna warriors where Fionn walked up the slopes of Slieve Gullion to the lake near the summit to find a beautiful young lady sobbing on the water’s edge. 

  • Children walking through Wardrobe Door Narnia Kilbroney Park
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    The White Witch of Narnia

    The White Witch has put a curse on the land. It is always winter and never Christmas in Narnia – be aware, she has the power to turn you into stone.  Don’t eat any “enchanted” Turkish Delight!

  • Carlingford Lough
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    Cahir Linn - City of the Pool

    From local folklore we are told that there once was a city where Carlingford Lough is now – the beautiful Cahir Linn. The sunken city was supposedly located near Carlingford in Co. Louth overlooked by Slieve Foy, the mountain which was once an active volcano.

  • Unholy Gospel Band
    Categories: Family Funmusic

    Come and enjoy the music at Wake The Giant

    The Wake the Giant Festival is a two-day event with the theme of `Myths and Legends`.  This year’s festival sees the Giant Fionn Mac Cumhaill come back to Warrenpoint for a weekend of celebrating all things Giant.

    The Town of Warrenpoint will come alive with street performances over the weekend and some buildings being transformed into Giants themselves.

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