PORTAFERRY SAILS & SOUNDS MARITIME HERITAGE SEA SHANTY & ULSTER-SCOTS PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2024
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Portaferry Sails & Sounds 2023 
  • HIGHLIGHTS ON THE WATER 
  • ​SAIL RACING - ALL TYPES BOATS 
  • Boat Tours on Strangford Lough ST Brendan (Boat Cruise £30 food entertainment and cheeseboard) Family Boat Trip £25 per ticket max 2 adults and 3 children per ticket  and 1hr Boat Tours £10 p/p no concessions
  • Paddle Boarding - Kayaking - Canoeing taster Sessions £10 & £15 p/p 
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE LAND 
Live Music - Traditional & Scottish Bands 
Pilates by the Sea £6
Floral Art (Ulster-Scots) workshops £6
Ulster Scots and Maritime Talks and Exhibitions
Family activities, bouncy castles, face painting,  DJ Tommy, 
Highland dance workshops and displays 
Irish Dancing Displays
Ulster -Scots rag wreath workshop £6
Sea Shanties - Molgoggers from Cork - and Portaferry's own women's sea shanty group "The Selkies"  
Bespoke ULSTER-SCOTS Guided Walking Tour with
re-enactment, poetry reading, singing, rope making, soda bread demonstration light refreshments and a gift bag , with Brigid Watson Sustainable Journeys £20 p/p
PAST Maritime Museum exhibition Sailors and Shipwrecks and 200th Anniversary of RNLI
Open day @ QUB for families lots of interactions and fun learning 
SATURDAY Market on the Square Artisan Market 10am - 2.00pm (includes live music and kids activities)
GIVE IT A  GO "The Bagpipes" 2pm @recreation hub 
Kids Activities disco bouncy castles crafts and more @ Portaferry sailing Club 1pm -4pm 

Elvis Spectacular @ Portico 
P.A.S.T. Museum 
Exploris

Local food outlets specials 
Live music and entertainment throughout the village in local pubs 














 



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