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Celebrating National Lottery Open Week
Entry is free with a National Lottery ticket, but places are limited and advanced booking is essential.
To celebrate National Lottery Open Week 2026 you can visit the former Court House on Bangor seafront and follow its fascinating 160-year journey from construction as a bank in 1866, to its repurposing as a court house in the 1950s, to its recent transformation into an award winning independent music and arts venue.
Local historian Robert Lyle will talk you through the Italianate architecture, the Troubles fortifications, and the building’s important role in Bangor’s history, with stories from its colourful past. Alison Gordon, co-founder of Open House Festival, will tell you the story of how this local arts charity campaigned to acquire and restore this remarkable building, salvaging fixtures from local derelict hotels to help with the fit-out, and winning the prestigious National Lottery Project of the Year award.
See the Court House’s unique art collection and performance spaces, and learn how Open House Festival and the Court House are using arts and heritage to build community and drive regeneration in this Northern Irish seaside city.
This event is a mixture of sitting and standing. The Court House is fully accessible.
Please note this event is mix of seating and standing room. If you have any accessibility requirements please get in touch with us here.
Free event but booking required