The Open House Festival returns to Bangor this summer with an incredible line up of music and culture. And for the first time since the pandemic, there will be at least one event every day throughout the month.
Highlights of the music programme include the return of The Darkling Air with the Arco String Quartet (a match made in heaven), the authentic soulstress Manukahunney, an unmissable double headliner for folk fanatics featuring Joshua Burnside and John Francis Flynn as well as something for the indie rock aficionados with The Florentinas, Casual Riots and Franklin taking over the Court House.
The popular Picnic in the Park free music events at Ward Park return every Sunday afternoon in July and August. This year’s line-up includes Belfast soul band The Gold Tips, Bangor’s own Wasted Talent, and bluegrass band Broken String Band so lets hope for some warm weather.
“With around eighty events currently programmed and more to be announced, this is our biggest Festival since 2019,” said Open House Director, Kieran Gilmore. “Covid changed the trajectory of the August festival, but we’ve enjoyed a really great couple of years in the Walled Garden. And now we can celebrate the success of the Court House, and integrate it into the festival too – something we spent years dreaming about and planning. The venue has already proven to be enormously popular with the people of Bangor, and we’re hoping that others from further afield will visit and enjoy the building during August.”
Tickets and further information about the events are available over on the Open House Festival 2024 website. Tickets usually sell out quickly so we recommend you don’t delay.
