Events

Lammas, a festival that marks the first harvest of the season.

Renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers, has collaborated with Ulster Museum Natural Sciences curator, Dr Mike Simms, to create over 50 remarkable paintings of our flora and fauna, past and present. This exhibition is on until 31st August, it is open Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays) from 10:00 to 17:00 and no booking needed!

Started in 2002, National Allotments Week is an annual initiative that aims to raise awareness of allotments and their role in helping people live healthier lifestyles, grow their food, develop friendships, and bolster communities. The annual awareness week will run this year from 11-17 August 2025, and the theme of is “Allotments and Wellbeing”

International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.

This event is all about protecting elephants. World Elephant Day was co-founded on August 12, 2012, by Canadian Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand

This August Craft Month explore the theme “Slow Wool, Strong Futures” to reconnect with sustainable practices and local materials

Mela is one of Northern Ireland’s largest art festivals bringing together music, dance, arts and food from across the world to celebrate our city’s proud cultural diversity. Thousands of visitors will descend on Belfast to revel in a unique carnival of global cultures. The festival will take place in Botanic Gardens from 16 – 24 […]

On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).

World Plant Milk Day is an international day that celebrates plant-based alternatives to dairy milk. Take the 7-day dairy-free challenge, and encourage your friends and family to join in too.

Lakes are one of the most vital natural resources on our planet. They serve as a crucial source of fresh water, supporting drinking water supplies, agriculture, and industry.

On 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by unanimously adopting resolution 64/35. The resolution calls for increasing awareness and education “about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as […]

Flora on a Friday is a series of engaging, bite-sized workshops centred on the fascinating world of plants. Held on the last Friday of each month, these events are ideal lunchtime visits for plant enthusiasts of all kinds. Each session explores a different plant-related topic, offering care tips and fun facts shared by the knowledgeable […]