Open House Festival takes over Banger for the 13th time this August with an incredible line-up.
With 50 shows announced to date, Lisa Hannigan, The Staves and the Tallest Man on Earth are three of the stand out artists announced so far with more still to come.
Donegal sisters The Henry Girls, the renowned Irish singer songwriter, and younger brother of Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, the Bangor/Yorkshire indie-soul band Skinny Living, and Bangor’s own The Florentinas are also notable additions.
The festival also sees the return of the popular free Picnic in the Park series in Ward Park every Sunday afternoon throughout July and August. Acts performing this year include punk favourites Wasted Talent, the ever-popular, crowd-drawing 19th Street Band and Anna’s Number, and new to the park, the Queen tribute band, Queen Magic.
“We are announcing the festival a little bit earlier than normal this year,” said Open House director, Kieran Gilmore, “but with everything going on in the world, we decided people deserved something to look forward to. Our festival has become a teenager this year, and that is really something to celebrate, as when we moved it to Bangor from Belfast in 2012, we didn’t know how things would pan out. Thirteen years on and we’re still here, but this is a really tough business to be in just now. We’re very grateful for the funding assistance we still receive, but ultimately it is the support from our audiences and the local arts and business communities that keeps us going. We hope they like what we have planned for them this summer.”
Tickets for Open House Festival 2026 are available on the official Open House Festival website.
