Due to circumstances beyond our control we’ve regrettably had to cancel the Derek Ryan concert planned for July 10th. If you have purchased tickets these will be refunded – please contact the ticket provider.

The Gala 2013 programme is now available online – click here. As always, published events are subject to change, but this site will always contain updated Gala Information as will ferry fm, which will be broadcasting during Gala Week. Entry forms for events are now live too – just click the link to the left.

Centred around the historic settlements of Portaferry and Strangford and the waters of the Lough, Strangford Lough Maritime Festival ran over the weekend of 1st and 2nd June
weather was great and the Viking Market and stalls attracted tourists from all over Northern Ireland.

Portaferry Gala made it into the top three of the NI4Kids Family Event of the Year Awards.
We didn’t win, but congratulations to the Cinemagic Film Festival on winning the overall prize.
We are delighted to have been nominated and to have made it into the top 3.
Well done to all our volunteers, sponsors and supporters. Maybe next year???

Good old YouTube, here we have a day trip to Portaferry in the 1950’s from about 3.32 in the Daytrippers arrive in the Square: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzuuiyuPpM The first clip contains some lovely footage of the Hotel and the Slip.
Their visit to Portaferry continues in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9rQj5Vluro&feature=youtube_gdata_player …

Remember if you’ve any old footage, pls get in touch.

Do you or any of your family have any old cine film of Portaferry or Strangford? If so we’d love to hear from you. Footage of Gala, Family Day’s out, The Hotel, Shore Front? Maybe the closed shops or factories? We have a large collection of videos donated to Gala a few years back, but would like to hear from anyone who can add to this. The Travelling Picture show are also interested in producing a programme about the area, if enough footage is available. Please do get in touch and we’ll pass on your details.

email us at : films@portaferrytown.com

or call the Gala Office, 028-427-98181 Please leave a message and we’ll get back to you.

This year Gala Week will run July 13th to July 19th. If you would like to get involved, please contact us, the more “hands on deck” the better !
Likewise if you have anything you’d like to see in Gala 2013, or any suggestions for taking Gala into it’s 46th year, please fill out the feedback form on this site or e-mail chair@portaferrytown.com.

The Gala is run by volunteers and just wouldn’t exist without them. We are always glad of new ideas and new members, do get in touch if you’d like to come on board.

A very slushy Portaferry Town Square after a loud burst of thunder and “hail stones”, very slippy out there. As night falls the town may well have it’s own skating rink.

Yes, we’ve moved to : portaferrytown.com
All email addresses are also now @portaferrytown.com.
Apologies if you come across some links not working on the site, we will have everything back up and running ASAP. They do say a change is as good as a rest……

As the song goes. Hard to believe but we’re heading towards this sites 10th birthday. Thanks for all your input and here we go into Gala year 46. Wow indeed. Hope all our readers had a great Christmas and have a very Happy New Year. Be safe and enjoy yourselves, wherever you are in the world and whatever you get up to this December 31st!