Ballymena Autumn/Winter Fashion Show is BACK for 2026!
Photos from 2025 Fashion Show, featuring local models and professional models from ACA Modelling Agency. ACA will be partnering with organisers again for this year’s show.
Ballymena’s Autumn/Winter Fashion Show is returning for a fourth year next month, promising a night of new-season style, live music and entertainment following a sell-out event in 2025.
The popular annual event will take over The Braid on Friday 9 October, bringing independent boutiques and high street retailers from across the town centre together on the catwalk.
This year’s theme will see organisers “romanticising Autumn/Winter”, with seasonal looks spanning statement coats and layering to textures, occasionwear and new-season wardrobe inspiration.
Rebecca McKinney returns to host
Show host Rebecca McKinney
Returning for her second year as host and stylist is Rebecca McKinney, who will bring together looks from participating Ballymena retailers and showcase the range of fashion available locally.
But organisers say the evening has been designed to offer more than the main catwalk show, with guests encouraged to make a night of it.
Doors at The Braid will open at 6.30pm, followed by a pre-show drinks reception from 6.45pm, where ticket holders will receive a complimentary glass of prosecco or a non-alcoholic refreshment.
Live music from Rodney Beggs will provide the soundtrack to the reception before the fashion show gets under way at 7.30pm, running until approximately 9pm.
Goodie bags, Best Dressed prize and charity raffle
Every guest will also receive a goodie bag sponsored by Rituals, while Love Ballymena, which is an event sponsor for this year’s show, will provide each attendee with a LOVE Ballymena tote bag. Photography on the night is sponsored by Local Women Magazine.
There will also be a Best Dressed prize, while a raffle during the evening will raise funds for Turning Point NI.
The event is aimed both at those looking for inspiration for their Autumn/Winter wardrobe and people who simply want to enjoy a night out with friends while discovering more of what Ballymena Town Centre retailers have to offer.
Tickets on sale now
Tickets cost £27 and are available now. Last year’s Autumn/Winter Fashion Show sold out, with organisers encouraging anyone hoping to attend this year to book early.
Tickets can be booked through The Braid’s TicketSolve booking page:
The Ballymena Autumn/Winter Fashion Show 2026 takes place at The Braid on Friday 9 October, with doors opening at 6.30pm, the drinks reception beginning at 6.45pm and the main show running from 7.30pm until 9pm.
The event is delivered by Ballymena BID in partnership with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, bringing town centre businesses together for what has become an established fixture in Ballymena’s autumn events calendar.
