Watch the best riders in Britain battle it out for championship positions. Refreshments and trade stalls available.

Watch the best riders in Ulster battle it out for championship positions. Refreshments and trade stalls available.

Come along to this annual charity gymkhana with horse and pony jumping classes as well as tiny tots showing and family pony. There will also be a car boot, poultry and home produce sale, children's entertainment and refreshments will be served all day.

This is a truly magical production combining a mixture of live puppetry and on screen animation, traditional and modern. This combination produces a fascinating piece of theatre appealing to adults as well as children while telling the story of an enchanting classical fairytale. Obtain you tickets early to avoid disappointment!

Could you resist picking up a cool piece of clay and squooshing and squeezing it: letting it ooze between you fingers and rolling it around on the palm of your hand? Not many can resist the pleasure to 'play' with clay, so why not enrol your child today? Limited places available so book early to avoid disappointment!

Runs 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th July. Events will include a concert, drums and cannon display, fireworks, family fun, BBQ and a social eveing with music for all age groups.

Clay Target Shooting £20 per 100 targets in aide of cancer research about 2 miles from Tobermore to Magherafelt.

Vintage Tractor show, Vintage tractors, Farm machinery, cars and lorries, threshing display, clay pigeon shoot, junior 5-a-side football, Tombola, bric-a-brac stalls, refreshment tent.

14th - 26th July. Feile Charn Tochair is a local community festival that celebrates the rich, cultural linguistic, environmental and archaeological heritage of the Maghera area. This year's festival hopes to provide a wide variety of events, catering for all ages. Events will include a week long Irish language summer scheme, walks of the local area, a family fun day, a quiz, a barbecue and much, much more. Why not join us for the craic!!

Annual charity barbeque. A family event with entertainment for the children, showcasing local primary school talent in song and dance with music and dancing for everyone

Creative flower arranging techniques will be tried and the day will provide plenty of ideas for you to take home. So come along and unleash your imagination, whilst learning the secrets of this art. Limited places available, so avoid disappointment secure your place today.

Music Festival runs 21st-27th July. Many great musical events will be taking place over the week including a live radio broadcast, music masterclasses and many great artist performances.

Watch the best riders in the country battle it out for championship positions. Refreshments and trade stalls available.

Now an annual event, this year's Ulster Scot Festival will run from Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th July, Loves Road Magherafelt.

Come along to this carnival running from Fri 5th September-Sun 14th September. Events will include a treasure hunt, Fun Run, Music Session, Quiz Dance and the fun "Have a Go Day" will be held on the Sunday.

Learn how to book a flight online at "Come fly with me!", a free 2-hour instruction session taking place Monday 19th May in Maghera Library (Church Street) from 10.30am - 12.30pm. Everone welcome!

This event will consist of a street market, VIP breakfast with Jenny Bristow, cooking demonstrations with celebrity chefs, childrens entertainment and much more.

Mid-Ulster Vintage Vehicle Club warmly welcome you to come along to this vintage car rally. Proceeds will go to "Guide Dogs for the Blind".

Vintage rally & fun day for all the family. There will be Children's entertainment, demonstrations, music, dancing, stalls, vintage vehicles and stationary engines. Don't miss the grand draw with many top prizes to be won!

This is an ideal opportunity to make new friends, hear different speakers each night, and have a good cup of tea and a yarn!! New members are extremely welcome.

Kilrea artist Adrian Margey is back by popular demand in Walsh's Hotel Maghera with what promises to be another innovative and inspiring exhibition of his contemporary and traditional artwork depicting Ireland's landscape and people. The exhibition opens on Friday evening from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm and continues Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 11.00 am - 8.30 pm.

An evening of music with perfromance by the the North Eastern Eductaion and Library Board's Youth Orchestra plus "music from the musicals" with singers from the Magherafelt District Council Area.

Mid-Ulster Showjumpers welcomes everyone to come along to their events!

Mid-Ulster Showjumpers welcomes everyone to come along to their events!

Laurel Villa Townhouse in Magherafelt is the setting for what promises to be another great evening of poetry on Saturday the 31st May 2008. The event, organised by Magherafelt Arts Society in association with Poetry Ireland, will feature readings by established poets Moyra Donaldson and Frank Ormsby. The readings will be followed by a buffet supper. This is the latest of a series of events designed to bring the best of poetry to the Mid Ulster Area.

Saturday 31st May - Sunday 1st June
This exciting Murder Mystery evening features an investigation using dramatic re-enactments, witness questioning and suspect interrogation into a fictional murder.

Open day pony drive. There will be numerous sideshows, pet shows, arts and crafts, country markets, tug 'o' war etc!!

Come along to the annual patchwork and quilting exhibition and enjoy other displays of crafts and workshops.

Come along to the fifth round of the Panel Championship Rally.

Are you 50+ and want to know about computers?

If you are over 50 and would like to find out more about computers, then fear no more. You are invited to go along to your local library and put your name down for one of the free computer sessions.

Summer Fair -
Childrens Entertainment, demonstrations, music, dancing, stalls, vintage vehicles, stationary engines

Family Fun day with facepainting, bouncy castle, pony rides, cake stalls, police vehicles and much much more

Tamniarn Charity Gymkhana:

Perpetual cups and trophies.

All usual jumping classes

Show ponies

Show horse under saddle

Cake stall

Charity - Castle Hill Nursing Home!

4th Round of Pacenotes NI Stage Rally & the 3rd Round of Panel Club Championship

Departing Kilcronaghan Activity Centre by car at 7pm - a fun 'run' in the local countryside. Return to the activity centre for refreshments, music and dance.

Discover the special plants and animals of this beautiful bog near Maghera - the second largest area of raised bog in NI - on a fun, educational ramble. Find out why bogs are important and what you can do to help these precious habitats. Run by the Ulster Wildlife Trust (UWT).

Cost: Adult £2, Child £1, UWT members Free. Booking essential. Contact UWT on tel: 028 44830282 or email events@ulsterwildlifetrust.org