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Becoming a member will provide you with an opportunity to meet up in person or meet online, learn new skills and discover new activities that you will enjoy.  With 129 groups throughout Northern Ireland, we have an Institute for you.

Hover over your region to discover Institutes in your area.  See the table below for locations and times.

Abercorn

  • Baronscourt
  • Castlederg
  • Donemana Club
  • Leckpatrick
  • Newtownstewart

Londonderry

  • Culmore
  • Eglington

Lower Bann

  • Aghadowe
  • Ballyrashane
  • Exorna
  • Garvagh
  • Macosquin
  • Kilrea
  • Portstewart

Roe Valley

  • Aghanloo
  • Ballykelly
  • Myroe
  • Terrydremond

Riada

  • Armoy
  • Ballintoy
  • Ballymoney
  • Bushmills
  • Mosside
  • Portrush

Slemish

  • Aghoghill
  • Broughshane
  • Carnlough
  • Glarryford
  • Gracehill
  • Kells & Connor
  • Randalstown

Inver

  • Ballycarry
  • Ballynure
  • Cairncastle
  • Gleno
  • Islandmagee North
  • Larne
  • Magheramorne

Knockagh

  • Ballyclare
  • Carrickfergus
  • Mossley
  • Muckamore
  • Straid
  • Templepatrick

Erne

  • Brookeborough
  • Derrygonnelly
  • Irvinestown
  • Kesh
  • Lisbellaw
  • Lisnaskea
  • Newtownbutler
  • Tamlaght

Ranfurly

  • Desertcreat
  • Donaghmore
  • Dungannon
  • Killycurragh
  • Killyman
  • Pomeroy

Clogher Valley

  • Augher
  • Aughnacloy
  • Ballygawley
  • Beragh
  • Clanabogan
  • Clogher
  • Fintona
  • Fivemiletown

Lagan

  • Drumbeg
  • Hillhall
  • Hillsborough
  • Ravarnette

Lisnagarvey

  • Ballydownfine
  • Crumlin
  • Glenavy
  • Maghaberry
  • Maze
  • Killultagh
  • Upper Finaghy

Scrabo

  • Ballysallagh
  • Dundonald
  • Holywood

Ards Peninsula

  • Ballyblack
  • Ballygrainey Club
  • Ballyholme
  • Ballywalter
  • Donaghadee
  • Portaferry

Sperrin

  • Maghera
  • Magherafelt
  • Moneymore
  • Portglenone
  • Tobermore

Moyallen

  • Drumcree
  • Laurelvale
  • Loughgall
  • Tandragee
  • Tartaraghan

Gosford

  • Caledon
  • Cladymilltown
  • Collone
  • Glenanne
  • Jerretspass
  • Maytown WI Club
  • Mountnorris
  • Richhill

Inveigh

  • Artana
  • Ballievey
  • Closkelt WI Club
  • Dollingstown
  • Fourtowns
  • Loughbrickland 
  • Moira
  • Rathfriland
  • St Johns 
  • Warringstown

Rowallane

  • Annahilt
  • Boardmills
  • Carryduff
  • Moneyrea
  • Newtownbreda
  • Saintfield

Quoile

  • Annalong
  • Crossgar
  • Downpatrick
  • Killinchy WI Club
  • Seaforde
  • Slievenaman
  • Spa

Institutes – Locations and times

Click on the region below to view the address and meeting times for each institute in that area.

  • Baronscourt - The Stables, Baronscourt Estate,Newtownstewart 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Castlederg - Healthy Living Centre Castlederg 7.45pm 1st Tuesday
  • Donemana - Club Amity House, Brook Road, Donemana 8.00pm 1st Monday
  • Leckpatrick - Fox Lodge Cricket Club, Ballymagorry, Strabane 8.00pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Newtownstewart - Parish Hall, Dublin Street, Newtownstewart 8.00pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Ballyblack - Londonderry Pavillion,  Newtownards 7.00pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Ballygrainey Club - Ballygrainey Orange Hall 2.30pm 3rd Thursday
  • Ballyholme - Bangor 1st Presbyterian Church Hall 2.30pm 1st Monday
  • Ballywalter - The Village Hall, Ballywalter 7.30pm 1st Thursday
  • Donaghadee - 1st Presbyterian Church Hall , Donaghadee 2.30pm 1st Tuesday
  • Portaferry - Church of Ireland, Parish Hall,Portaferry 7.30pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Auger - Railway Cafe , Augher 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Aughnacloy - The Masonic Hall, Aughnacloy 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Ballygawley - Ballygawley Church Hall 8.00pm 3rd Monday
  • Beragh - Donacloney Orange Hall 8.00pm 1st Monday
  • Clanabogan - Clanabogan COI Parish Hall 8.00pm 2nd Friday
  • Clogher - St. McCartan's Cathedral Hall, Clogher 8.00pm 1st Tuesday
  • Fintona - Donacarey Parish Hall, Fintona 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Fivemiletown - Butter Market, Fivemiletown 7.45pm 1st Tuesday
  • Brookeborough - Station House, Brookborough 7.30pm 1st Tuesday
  • Derrygonnelly - Methodist Church Hall, Derrygonnelly 8.00pm 3rd Monday
  • Irvinestown - Bawnacre Centre, Irvingstown 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Kesh - Courthouse Café, Kesh 8.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Lisbellaw - Parish Centre, Lisbellaw 8.00pm 3rd Tuesday
  • Lisnaskea - Trinity Church Hall, Lisnaskea 7.30pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Newtownbutler - tbc 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Tamlaght - Tamlaght Women's Institute Hall, Tamlaght 7.30pm 2nd Thursday

Caledon - St John's Hall, Caledon 8.00pm 1st Monday

Cladymilltown - Cladymore Presbyterian Minor Hall 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday

Collone - Collone Young Farmers Hall 8.00pm 1st Tuesday

Glenanne - Ballylane Reformed Presbyterian Church Hall 8.00pm 1st Wednesday

Jerretspass - Jerretspass Village Hall 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday

Maytown - WI Club tbc tbc tbc

Mountnorris - GLM Millenium Hall, Mountnorris 8.00pm 3rd Thursday

Richhill - Richhill Women's Institute Hall, Richhill 8.00pm 2nd Tuesday

  • Ballycarry - Ballycarry Presbyterian Church Hall 7.30pm Spring/Summer 2.00pm Winter 2nd Monday
  • Ballynure - Ballynure Methodist Church Hall 7.30pm 1st Wednesday
  • Cairncastle - Ballygalley Hall 11.00am - 1.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Gleno - Gleno Young Farmers Hall, Gleno, Larne. BT40 3LJ 8.00pm 3rd Thursday
  • Islandmagee North - Lunnon Halls, Islandmagee 7.30 - 9.30pm 3rd Tuesday
  • Larne - Centenary Pavilion, Sandy Bay, Larne 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Magheramorne - Magheramorne Church Hall 7.30 - 9.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Artana - 1st Dromara Presbyterian Church, Dromara 7.45pm 1st Monday
  • Ballievey - Annaclone & Magherally Young Farmers Hall, 42 Ballydown Road, Banbridge 7.30pm 1st Wednesday
  • Closkelt - WI Club Lunch in Restaurant or Hotel lunch Every 6 weeks
  • Dollingstown - Magheralin Masonic Hall, 115 Belfast Road, Magheralin 8.00pm Last Tuesday
  • Fourtowns - Fourtowns WI Hall, Tullymore Road, Banbridge 8.00pm Last Tuesday
  • Loughbrickland - Loughbrickland Presbyterian Church Hall, 80 Ballynanny Road, Banbridge 7.45pm 2nd Monday
  • Moira - Orange Hall, 8 Main Street, Moira 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Rathfriland - Parish Centre, Newry Street, Rathfriland, BT34 5RU  7.45pm 1st Tuesday
  • St. John's - Listullycurran Orange Hall, 19 Listullycurran Road, Dromore 8.00pm 1st Monday
  • Waringstown - Waringstown Primary School, 1 Banbridge Road, Warringstown 7.45pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Ballyclare - Ballyclare Secondary School 7.15pm 1st Tuesday
  • Carrickfergus - Dodds Room, Carrickfergus Town Hall 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Mossley - Mossley, COI Parish Church Hall 7.45pm 1st Thursday
  • Muckamore - All Saints Parish Centre, 18 Railway Street, Antrim 7.30pm 1st Thursday
  • Straid - Straid Primary School 8.00pm 1st Monday
  • Templepatrick - Templepatrick Primary School 7.00pm 4th Wednesday
  • Drumbeg - Drumbeg Orange Hall, 78 Ballyskeagh Road, Drumbeg 7.45pm 3rd Thursday
  • Hillhall - The Braniel Hall, 208 Hillhall Road, Hillhall 7.30pm 3rd Tuesday
  • Hillsborough - Hillsborough Village Centre, Royal Hillsborough 7.30pm 3rd Wednesday
  • Ravarnette - Maze Community Centre 88 Halftown Road, Maze 8.00pm 1st Tuesday
  • Ballydownfine - St Michael's Church Hall, Finaghy Road North, Andersonstown, Belfast 2.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Crumlin - Masonic Hall, Crumlin 7.45pm 1st Wednesday
  • Glenavy Club - tbc 7.30pm 4th Tuesday
  • Maghaberry - Maghaberry Primary School 7.45pm 2nd Thursday
  • Maze - Maze Orange Hall, Kesh Road, Maze 8.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Killultagh - Orange Hall, Glenavy Road, Lisburn 7.45pm 1st Thursday
  • Upper Finaghy - Federation House, Belfast 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Culmore - Ballyarnett Presbyterian Church, Racecourse Road, Londonderry 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Eglinton - Faughanvale Presbyterian Hall, Killylane Road, Eglington 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Aghadowey - The Brown Trout Golf & Country Inn, Aghadowey 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Ballyrashane - Ballyrashane Parish Hall 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Exorna - Peter Thompson Hall, Castlerock 8.00pm 3rd Monday
  • Garvagh - Royal British Legion Hall, Garvagh 8.00pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Macosquin - St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Macosquin 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Kilrea - Kilrea Primary School 7.30pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Portstewart - Agherton Parish Church Hall. Portstewart 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Drumcree - Drumcree Parish Hall 7.30pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Laurelvale - Mullavilly Parish Hall 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Loughgall - Women's Institute Hall, Loughall 8.00pm 1st Wednesday
  • Tandragee - Ballymore Parish Church Hall 7.00pm 2nd Thursday
  • Tartaraghan - Tartaraghan Parish Church Hall 8.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Annalong - Annalong Community Centre 7.30pm 1st Thursday
  • Crossgar - Masonic Lodge, Crossgar 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Downpatrick - Downpatrick Presbyterian Church Hall 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Killinchy WI Club - Venue Tbc 1st Tuesday
  • Seaforde - McCammon Memorial Hall (Young Farmers) Seaforde 8.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Slievenaman - Bryansford Community Hall 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Spa - Spa Community Hall 8.00pm 1st Wednesday
  • Desertcreat - Desertcreat Women's Institute Hall 8.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Donaghmore - Donaghmore Upper Parish Church Hall 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Dungannon - Dungannon Prebysterian Church Hall 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Killycurragh - Orritor Primary School, Cookstown 8.00pm 3rd Monday
  • Killyman - Killyman Primary School 7.45pm 1st Tuesday
  • Pomeroy - The Rowan Tree, Pomeroy 8.00pm 1st Wednesday
  • Armoy - Armoy Presbyterian Church Hall 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Ballintoy - Ballintoy Church Hall 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Ballymoney - British Legion Hall, Ballymoney 7.30pm 2nd Thursday
  • Bushmills - Village Hall, Portballintrae 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Mosside - Toberdoney Church Hall 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Portrush - Masonic Hall, Portrush 7.30pm 4th Monday
  • Aghanloo - Aghanloo Community Hall, 31 Aghanloo Road, Limavady 7.45pm 1st Thursday
  • Ballykelly - 66 Carnamuff Road, Ballykelly 11.00am 1st Monday
  • Myroe - Myroe Presbyterian Hall, Seacoast Rd. Limavady 7.15pm 2nd Tuesday
  • Terrydremond - Balteagh Presbyterian Church Hall, Drumsurn Road. Limavady 7.30pm 1st Wednesday
  • Annahilt - Orange Hall, Annahilt 7.30pm 2nd Friday of the month
  • Boardmills - Temple Golf Club, Boardmills 7.30pm 1st Thursday
  • Carryduff - Carryduff Hub, Church Road, Carryduff 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Moneyrea - The Auld House, Moneyreagh 7.30pm 1st Monday
  • Newtownbreda - Knockbreda Parish Hall, Belfast 7.30pm 2nd Friday
  • Saintfield - Saintfield Parish Hall 7.30pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Ballysallagh - Women's Institute Hall, 63 Craigantlet Rd, Newtownards 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Dundonald - The Enler Community Centre, Dundonald 7.00pm 1st Monday
  • Holywood - 1st Holywood Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church Hall, Holywood 7.30pm 2nd Friday
  • Ahoghill - Ahoghill Community Centre, 80 Cullybackey Link Rd. 7.30pm 1st Wednesday
  • Broughshane - Broughshane Community Centre, 21 Knackan Rd. 8.00pm 2nd Monday
  • Carnlough - Ardclinis Church Hall, Garron Road, Carnlough 7.30pm 3rd Wednesday
  • Cullybackey - Cullybackey Community Centre, 7.30pm 1st Thursday
  • Glarryford - Glarryford Farmers Hall 8.00pm 2nd Thursday
  • Gracehill & Galgorm - Galgorm Community Centre 2-4pm 2nd Thursday
  • Kells & Connor - Kells & Connor Primary School, Liminary Road, Kells 7.45pm 1st Monday
  • Randalstown - Arches Community Hall, Randalstown 7.30pm 3rd Monday
  • Maghera St. Lurach's Church Hall, Maghera 7.45pm 4th Tuesday
  • Magherafelt Meadowbank Sports Arena, Ballyronan Road, Magherafelt 7.00pm 2nd Wednesday
  • Moneymore The Court House, High St. Moneymore 8.00pm 1st Thursday
  • Portglenone 1st Presbyterian Church Hall Ballymena, Portglenone 7.30pm 2nd Monday
  • Tobermore Tobermore Business Centre, Desertmartin Rd. Tobermore 7.30pm 2nd Tuesday

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