Family Fun Day in Ballymoney: crafts on 12 September

Families can take part in a Family Fun Day at Ballymoney Museum on Saturday, 12 September, from 1pm to 3pm. The two-hour event will feature hands-on crafts inspired by the Giant’s Causeway and is intended for families visiting the museum’s new anniversary exhibition.

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has not announced an admission price or booking process. Its event notice also does not provide the museum’s address, transport advice or accessibility information, so families who need those details should check with the council or museum before travelling.

The essentials

Pocket rocks, clay giants and badges

Children and their families will be able to make pocket rocks, clay giants and badges, alongside other activities linked to the exhibition. The crafts are designed as a playful introduction to the Giant’s Causeway’s natural and cultural heritage rather than as a separate event theme.

The timing also gives families an early opportunity to see the museum’s new exhibition, which opens to the public on Friday, 11 September. The display marks 40 years since the Giant’s Causeway was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

What families can explore in the exhibition

The exhibition traces the Causeway’s geological history, its development as a visitor attraction and the people who helped shape its story. Historic photographs, documents, maps and objects are used to show how visitors, workers and others experienced the landmark over time.

Displays cover the formation of the Causeway’s distinctive basalt columns around 50–60 million years ago, as well as the role of artists, scientists and visitors in bringing it to wider attention. The exhibition also examines significant stages in the site’s history, including the arrival of the railway, changes in ownership and management, the development of visitor facilities and the UNESCO designation.

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Councillor Dawn Huggins said the exhibition offers an opportunity to explore how the Giant’s Causeway developed from a natural wonder into an internationally renowned visitor destination.

The council says a wider programme of activities will accompany the exhibition, celebrating the 40th anniversary of UNESCO recognition and exploring stories and memories connected with the Causeway Coast. Further dates and arrangements were not included in the council announcement.

Source: Causeway Coast and Glens Council News