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Engage in the traditions of this place and the way of life, past and present. There are so many ways you can reconnect with heritage and the environment this Summer at the museum through themes of making, growing and living that can teach us about how to live today.

Summer and Autumn events at the Ulster Folk Museum

Carpenter, Peter Sloan, at work at the folk museum

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Making Festival

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th August

Celebrate our local crafts, heritage skills and traditions at the two-day Folk Museum Making Festival

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SUMMER AT THE FOLK MUSEUM

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Summer Craft Activities

Wednesdays, Thursday and Saturdays in July and August

Drop-in craft activities at the Ulster Folk Museum

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Nature Notebook

Wednesdays in July and August

Learn about the flora and fauna at the museum with our Education Officer

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Ladybird and Shieldbug Training Workshop

Saturday 3rd August

A guided workshop with the National Biodiversity Data Centre

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SEPTEMBER

a group of people foraging in the woods in autumn

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Autumn Foraging Workshop

Sunday 15th September

An Autumn foraging workshop and walk around with food expert Clare McQuillan at the Ulster Folk Museum

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Autumn Equinox: Film Screening with Live Score from Róis

Saturday 21st September

An evening screening of specially commissioned archive film alongside a live score in our original 1900s Picture House to mark the Autumn Equinox

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Hay bales and a bench, with an orange and blue cart sitting

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Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum

Saturday 21st September

Experience and celebrate harvest and our close connection to the land this September

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OCTOBER

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Behind the Scenes: Library and Archives

Saturday 5th October

Discover beautiful books, manuscripts, diaries and first-hand records in this special guided tour from our Library & Archives Manager

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Textile Takeover

Saturday 12th October

Celebrating textile sustainability at the Ulster Folk Museum

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Tree Folklore Walk

Saturday 19th October

Explore and celebrate native Irish trees in this guided walk with The Conservation Volunteers.

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Self-guided Language Trails

Follow our self guided language trails at the Ulster Folk Museum! Try the Irish language trail, Cúl Trá-il, and our Ulster Scots language trail, Rhymin Rab's Ramble

Daily Demonstrations

Our talented team of demonstrators, visitor guides and first person interpreters are here to take you on a journey to discover the past and how it connects to our present. Every day you'll be able to witness a selection of our talented demonstrators at work, keeping these traditional heritage skills alive for the next generation.