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Bluegrass BBQ: Cool Hand String Band & Ian Alexander
Sunday 16th August
This summer, our Bluegrass BBQs bring together live Irish music and great American BBQ for a celebration of music and food.
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Through emigration, Ulster people have made an impact across North America. Explore rural Ulster and the American frontier as you walk in the footsteps of the bold migrants who set sail for America.
The Ulster American Folk Park tells the story of Ulster people’s emigration to North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Learn more about lives left behind, the hardships endured on the journey and the pioneering spirit of building new lives in a new land.
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Live from the Folk Park: Gareth, Onóir, Niamh Noade, and Meadhbh Walsh
Saturday 29th August
This special open-air concert will bring iconic folk and country sounds to the Folk Park, as we welcome incredible musicians including Gareth, Onóir, Niamh Noade and Meadhbh Walsh for an evening of live performances beneath the stretch tent.
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August
We'll be telling the story of how Ulster and the slave trade were connected from the people at home to the emigrants in North America
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Temporary Exhibition
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Now Open
A family-friendly exhibition based on the children’s novel, Under the Hawthorn Tree, by bestselling Irish author, Marita Conlon-McKenna.
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Temporary Exhibition
From Here to the White House: Presidential Portraits by Frank McKelvey
June to August 2026
Many American presidents have claimed ancestral links to Ulster. This unique exhibition features original drawings created around 1930.
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