We’d like to wish all the readers of our website, especially those abroad, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2016.
This site has now been running since 2003 and we know readers and fans of the Gala are based all over the world.
If you can’t join us in person during Gala Week 2016, we hope you’ll join us here for the latest Gala News and information.
We hope you all have a great Christmas, relax and enjoy some family time.

The PAST Carol Ship has sailed for another year. It was great to see Strangford and Portaferry lit up and to hear the various choirs voices drifting across the Lough. From local craft beers to Seaweed Fudge, from Driftwood Christmas Trees to Hand knitted Christmas Jumpers. Portaferry and Strangford are firmly in the mood for Christmas 2015.