14th April 2026
Stories, Sound & Summer Magic | Your Flowerfield May - August 2026 Arts Guide is Here!
We’re delighted to share our May–August Arts Guide, celebrating a season filled with creativity, connection and inspiration from our gorgeous coastline. From live music and outdoor events to exhibitions, family activities, film screenings and hands‑on creative workshops, there’s something for everyone to enjoy across the season.
Whether you’re joining us for relaxed lunchtime gigs in the park, soaking up an evening of live performance, spending time exploring the galleries, or getting creative together as a family, our summer programme is designed to be welcoming, varied and easy to enjoy.
We can’t wait to welcome you to Flowerfield over the coming months and share the programme we’ve been busy creating — we hope you’ll find plenty here to spark curiosity, creativity and memorable summer moments.
Flowerfield Arts Centre’s summer season offers a vibrant mix of live performance, exhibitions, outdoor events and hands‑on creativity by the coast. The events line-up includes acclaimed National Theatre Live screenings, with The Playboy of the Western World on Thursday 4 June and Les Liaisons Dangereuses on Thursday 6 August, bringing world‑class theatre to Portstewart.
Live music highlights include Gráinne Duffy Unplugged on Friday 15 May, delivering blues‑infused Irish rock, andPolar Bolero on Friday 26 June, known for their bold, eclectic sound. Free live music returns with the popular Saturday Lunchtimes Live in the Park, running from 18 July to 22 August, inviting audiences to enjoy music in the relaxed surroundings of Flowerfield Park.
Family audiences are at the heart of Flowerfield’s summer programme. As a proud Red Sails Festival partner, Flowerfield presents a lively programme celebrating Portstewart’s people and place, including the People of Portstewart exhibition, theatre performances and free seaside‑inspired workshops. The ever‑popular Films in the Park return on Friday 24 July, with family favourite Trolls Band Together in the afternoon followed by the feel‑good musical HairsprayHairsprayin the evening.
Throughout July and August, the galleries host The Sea We Share, a magical exhibition by illustrators Czacarri Muli, EM Emerson and Corinna Askin, transforming the space into an imaginative ocean world with drop‑in creative activities for children.
Literary events include North Coast Book Club In Conversation Jan Carson on Saturday 1 August, alongside a short story writing workshop led by the award‑winning author.
The creative programme includes a range of workshops and courses for adults, with activities such as pottery, fused glass, quilting, plein‑air painting and willow weaving. Children’s creative workshops run alongside this, with additional free drop‑in and intergenerational sessions offering opportunities for families and different generations to create together.
