TIME
10:45 – 11:15
Garden Stage
Compered
by
Pamela Ballantine MBE
TOPIC
PANELISTS
Plants for a Shady Garden that Flower Paul Smyth Marie Staunton
11:30 – 12:00 Inspiring Plants For Your Home & Garden David Domoney
12:15 – 12:45 A Creative Journey Suzanne Garuda
13:00 – 13:30 Great Gardening, Guilt-Free Niall McCauley
13:45– 14:15 Plants to Boost Your Mental and Physical Wellbeing David Domoney
14:30 – 15:00
Ask the Gardener! Best Plants for the Summer
Paul Smyth
Marie Staunton
Niall McCauley
15:15 – 15:45 A Young Person’s Journey into a Trade - Liquid Metal Ethan Donnelly
16:00 – 16:30 How To Get Your Summer Plants To Flower Into Autumn Paul Smyth Marie Staunton
16:45 – 17:15 Inspiring Plants For Your Home & Garden David Domoney
10:45 – 11:15
Plants for a Shady Garden that Flower Paul Smyth
Marie Staunton
11:30 – 12:00 Inspiring Plants For Your Home & Garden David Domoney
12:15 – 12:45 Exploring The Interior Design Process Suzanne Garuda
13:00 – 13:30 Planning a Garden From Scratch Paul Smyth
13:45– 14:15 Plants to Boost Your Mental and Physical Wellbeing David Domoney
14:30 – 15:00
Ask the Gardener! Best Plants for the Summer and For Now Paul Smyth Marie Staunton
15:15 – 15:45 Bringing Interiors Back To Life with Painting and Frame Conservation Ruth Bothwell
16:00 – 16:30 Unusual Plants That Make a Big Statement in Any Garden Marie Staunton
16:45 – 17:15 Inspiring Plants For Your Home & Garden David Domoney
11:00 – 11:30 Unusual Plants That Make a Big Statement in Any Garden Paul Smyth
Marie Staunton
11:45 – 12:15 Inspiring Plants For Your Home & Garden David Domoney
12:30 – 13:00 A Creative Journey Suzanne Garuda
13:15– 13:45 Creating Pots of Summer Colour Paul Smyth Marie Staunton
14:00– 14:30 Plants to Boost Your Mental and Physical Wellbeing David Domoney
14:45 – 15:15
Ask the Gardener! Best Plants for the Summer Paul Smyth Marie Staunton
15:30 – 16:00 Learn How to Upholster Your Furniture Myles Greenfield
16:15 – 16:45 Inspiring Plants For Your Home & Garden David Domoney
LOCATION
17
10
David Domoney
WHATS ON?
Wheelbarrow Garden Challenge
The Positive Power of Plants Exhibit
The Positive Power of Plants Exhibit
David Domoney showcases 35 plants that can improve your mind and body that you can grow in your Home or Garden to enhance your physical and mental wellbeing.
For example plants that can improve your skin, antiaging fruits, brain power nuts, plants that can de-stress you, purify your air and improve your libido. A fun and engaging showcase of home and garden essential growing.
Make sure to stop by and check it out!
Jane Rea - Forage & Faff
Location on map: 12
Known for her business, ‘Forage and Faff’ and her BBC Show ‘Bloomin Wild’, Jane will be a refreshing new addition to this years event. Through her experience of living on a farm, she will be sharing her vast knowledge on topics such as foraging, gardening and crafts through a series of fun demonstrations and workshops throughout the event.
TIME WHATS ON?
12:00 – 12:30
Fresh to Everlasting
13:00 – 13:30 Tablescaping the seasons
14:30 – 15:00 Greenery to rival Eucalyptus 15:30 – 16:00
No pot, no problem
Wild Walk
Craft NI Village
TENT 1 & 2 OUTSIDE TENT 3 & 4 OUTSIDE
Ulster Woodturning Green Woodcraft Redsmiths Forge - demo at own stand 11c
Ulster Woodturning Welig Heritage Crafts (basketry)
Ulster Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyersat stand 11c
Ulster Woodturning Hodmimir’s Woodcraft Redsmiths Forge - demo at own stand 11c
NIFGAS Floral Art Pavilion
11:00 & 14:00 Garden Party
11:00 & 14:00 Summer Delights
11:00 & 14:00 Summer Charms
Join Leslie Brant and discover stunning floral arrangements with a garden-inspired theme, featuring clever recycling techniques and sustainable design ideas.
Join Áine McGuinness for a captivating 30-minute demonstration showcasing bright blooms, creative flair and plenty of summer inspiration
John Paul demonstrates floral crafts using garden flowers and foliage to create stylish arrangements for your home
Food NI’s Live Theatre Kitchen
TIME DEMO
11:30 - 12:10
13:00 - 13:40
14:30 - 15:10
15:40 - 16:10
16:15 - 16:45
10:45 - 11:15
11:45 - 12:30
13:15 - 13:45
14:15 - 14:45
15:30 - 16:00
11:00 - 11:30
12:00 - 12:40
13:15 - 14:00
14:15 - 15:00
15:30 - 16:00
Mrs C’s Home Kitchen
Gary Stewart from Tartine at the Distillers Arms
Surprise Cooking Demonstration with Paula McIntyre
Adam Morrison from Masterchef
Bob McDonald from Burren Balsamics
Roisin Gavin from Nasca Chocolates
Callum Irwin from Great British Menu
Surprise Cooking Demonstration with Suzie Lee
Adam Morrison from Masterchef
Adam Morrison from Masterchef
Mortons Flour with the Beaten Whisk
Chef at Burrendale Hotel, Ryan Harrison
Chef at Burrendale Hotel, Leigh Thurston
Surprise Cooking Demonstration with Paula McIntyre
Sadhbh Baker from Krumb Bakery
*Please note times and demonstrations are subject to change
Come enjoy our live theatre kitchens, hosted by Paula McIntyre and Suzie Lee! Each will be cooking live, alongside some other fantastic local chefs and bakers; Leigh Thurston of Ebrington Hotel, Gary Stewart of Tartine at the Distillers Arms, Andrews Flour will have Ian Morton baking up a storm, and also Adam Morrison of Masterchef 2026!
Compere Paula McIntyre
Compere Suzie Lee
Compere Paula McIntyre
The Junction Container Bar
TIME
12:00 – 13:00 Rodney Beggs
13:00 – 14:00 Celine Dion Ireland Tribute
14:00 – 15:15 Janet Boal
15:15 – 16:30 Ryan Mac
11:30 – 12:30 Jay Campbell
12:30 – 13:00 Isla McManus
13:00 – 14:00
No Strings Attached UKES
14:00 – 17:00 Yeoo DJ
12:00 – 13:00 Belfast Groove Collective
13:00 – 13:45 Rock Choir
13:45 – 15:00
No Strings Attached UKES
15:00 – 15:30 Isla McManus
15:30 – 16:30 Kirsty Coard – Dolly Parton Tribute
Hosted by:
2023 Miss Northern Ireland Kaitlyn Clarke
Location on map: 6
Fly Casting
Daily from 10pm - 5pm, come try your hand at fly casting and tying a fly, with expert instruction by members of The Association of Professional Game Angling Instructors. This will be based in the Pleasure Gardens, along the banks of the river.
For the Kids
• Walkabout Characters
Everyday
• World of Owls
• Bubble Bike
• Fly Casting and Tying
• Mid Antrim Animal Sanctuary
• Sensory Kids Messy Play
• Choice Housing’s Really Rubbish Scarecrows
• Wild Walk Bushcraft Adventures
• Quad Pod Pirate Adventure
• K9 Search and Rescue Dogs
Show Gardens
Previous Show Gardens
Inspired by Ajisai Matsuri (The hydrangea festivals in Japan), this garden uses stone, plants and water to frame ajisai and other summer flowers and beautify a small corner of the show.
Sponsored by Irish Stone, designed by Eileen Sung and built by James Moneypenny.
Location on map: 16
Water and Wildlife
This garden demonstrates a more sustainable way to manage water runoff in a domestic garden situation while improving biodiversity and increasing habitat creation. This garden showcases a small selection of the skills taught to horticulture students at CAFRE.
Belfast Photo Festival Exhibition
Exploring ‘Antrim and Newtownabbey’ is a year-round project unfolding across the four seasons through four commissions and a public photography competition.
Beginning with Evanna Devine in spring, it invites audiences to discover the Borough’s landscapes, heritage and history in fresh ways, ready for the competition launch in August 2026.
Location on map: 19
11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 daily
AJISAI MATSURI
Artist Talk with Evanna Devine
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