The 2015 Gala Programme is now available online, just click on the menu below, as always this website will have the latest Gala Information across the Week and Ferry FM will be broadcasting from Friday Evening, the 17th, to get everyone in the Gala Mood.
The Gun Dog Trials, which were billed on the 2015 Programme for Saturday the 18th of July, have been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Organised by Ards and North Down Borough Council in partnership with Food NI and the Comber Earlies Co-operative, The Comber Potato festival will run from July 2nd to July 5th. The event is now in it’s third year, celebrating the harvest of the Comber Earlies.
These famous potatoes, which have been granted EU ‘Protected Geographical Indication’, are special both because of the unique climate and geographic position of Comber – which produces the distinctive earthy, sweet and nutty flavour, and the expertise and dedication of the farmers who grow them.
The Family Festival day on Saturday 4th July provides the perfect opportunity to sample the Comber Earlies at their very best and will also feature a host of other culinary delights from local artisan food producers including chutneys, cheese, speciality breads, sweet treats and much more. There will also be children’s entertainment and a parade, workshops, petting farms and arts & crafts.
Other entertainment during the festival includes a town Tractor Run and BBQ and a Sunday Thanksgiving Service.
More Details from Ards Visitor Information Centre on 028 9182 6846.
Click here for details of how to enter the Gala 10 Mile Road Race – this event gets bigger and better every year, it’s a lovely seanic course and everyone is welcome.
Click here for the online entry details
As always we’d like to thank all the businesses which sponsor Portaferry Gala Week – without your support the festival simply couldn’t take place. While we try to contact as many as possible each year, we always have people contact us over Gala Week wanting to get involved.
If you’d like to Sponsor an event, Advertise in our Programme or Advertise on Ferry FM, now is the time to get in touch.
Email us info@portaferrytown.com or call the Gala Office on 028-427-98181
Just what you need on a rainy old Bank Holiday Weekend, some memories of a sunny summer night back in 1996.
Can you name the singers?
Some footage from 1995 of Float Day in Portaferry Town, this was the first year of Ferry FM, broadcasting Gala News and Information across the lough.