Open House Festival

Founded in 1999, Open House Festival is a charity based in Bangor, United Kingdom working on arts & culture, community development.

Open House Festival Ltd is a registered charity based in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It owns and operates The Court House, an independent non-profit music and arts venue on Bangor seafront in a restored Victorian listed building that was built as a bank in 1866 and later used as a magistrates court. The venue hosts a year-round programme of live music, comedy, film, theatre, spoken word and food and drink events, combining free and ticketed events and featuring international and local artists. The charity also runs the annual August Festival. Open House Festival was established in Belfast in 1999 and moved to Bangor in 2013. The Court House was acquired through Northern Ireland's first Community Asset Transfer in December 2020, after a seven-year restoration process. The organisation states that any additional income is reinvested in free events, running costs and projects with social impact. Its stated mission is to use music, art, culture and festivals to regenerate Bangor's town centre and seafront.