Events

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 […]

The theme of this World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, chosen by our beloved Pope Francis, is “Seeds of Peace and Hope”. On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of this Day of Prayer, which coincided with the publication of the Encyclical Laudato Si’, we find ourselves celebrating the present Jubilee as […]

Globally, Christians are invited to join an online prayer service to come together in a joyful celebration of our common cause

CAFRE and Teagasc are hosting a joint Uplands Open Day at the CAFRE Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry, Ballymena, Co. Antrim on Wednesday 3 September 2025. Tour groups will depart every 30 minutes beginning at 10:00 am, with the last tour leaving at 4:00 pm. During the tour of the Hill Farm, visitors will hear from […]

Take a walk around the beautiful, nature-rich museum and talk to  staff as you learn how to identify and record plants and animals.

A conference in a field! Dedicated to learning abut soil health, agroforestry, horticulture and more!