This includes a flagship event at Dromara as well as Derriaghy, Portavogie, Newcastle and Kilkeel.

Details are as follows:

Dromara

The Twelfth demonstration in the Co. Down village of Dromara will be the highlight of the Lower Iveagh Ulster Scots Festival.
The Grand Master Robert Saulters will be the main speaker at an event which is expected to attract tens of thousands of spectators.
At least 5,000 bandsmen and Orangemen will be on parade, assembling at Banbridge Road and moving off around mid-day. The demonstration field is on the Rathfriland Road. Around 90 lodges from eight districts will be on parade.
King William will lead the parade on horseback, accompanied by soldiers in period costume, and among the many visitors will be Orangemen from London.
Pipe Bands will be the main musical attraction of the day and a large number of lambeg drums will also thrill the spectators.
The festival, from June 25 to July 13, will highlight the best in local music, dance and cultural talent in an effort to celebrate and educate people about Northern Ireland's cultural heritage.
The events include an Ulster Scots and Ulster American night on Friday, July 4, in St. John's Parish Hall, Dromara, a family fun night and beacon lighting ceremony in Dromore on July 11 and a 'My Favourite Hymns Service' on Sunday, July 13, in Dromore Orange Hall at 8pm.
One of the organisers explained:
"We hope through these events to give everyone in the community an opportunity to explore, learn and participate in traditional celebrations, providing them with an insight into the essence of the Ulster Scots tradition and the Orange family in Lower Iveagh.
"Our major aim through this festival is to demonstrate that Ulster Scots is a living, breathing and relevant culture. A core theme will be education, creating a greater level of understanding and confidence within the community, enhancing capacity which will allow for the future development of Ulster Scots in Lower Iveagh."


Derriaghy

One of the biggest parades on the Twelfth will be at Derriaghy, only a short distance outside Belfast, where 70 lodges, from seven districts, will take part.
The districts represented are Aghalee, Magheragall, Lisburn, Glenavy, Hillsborough, Derriaghy and Ballinderry.
The parade will assemble close to Derriaghy Cricket Ground at 11.30am and walk through Dunmurry Village to Fullerton Park, which will be the demonstration field.
The demonstration will have a strong Scottish connection and members of the Scottish Women's Orange Order will walk at the front of the parade. The guests will include Rhona Gibson, Deputy Grand Mistress of Scotland, Christine Calvert, Past Grand Mistress of Scotland and Helen Walker, Past Grand Mistress of Scotland.
Rev. David McCarthy, Assistant County Grand Chaplain of Antrim and District Chaplain of Derriaghy, will be the speaker at the Twelfth Platform.
The annual pre-Twelfth dinner will be held in Lambeg Parish Church Hall on Thursday, July 3, and on Saturday, July 5, a children's workshop will be held in Derriaghy Hall during the afternoon.


Portavogie

The fleet will be in for the Twelfth Parade in the Co. Down fishing village of Portavogie.
The organisers expect a huge crowd to watch more than 60 bands as they assemble at The Parks, on the Newtownards Road, at mid-day.
They will lead the lodges into the centre of Portavogie to the demonstration field. It is expected that the fishing fleet will be in the harbour and will be decorated with flags and bunting for the big day.
It should make quite a spectacle for the thousands expected to attend. The numbers will be strengthened by holiday-makers spending the weekend on nearby caravan sites.
The local Orangemen are also planning an exhibition in the week leading up to the Twelfth, with displays underlining the history of the Order and the importance locally of the fishing and farming industries.
The guest speaker will be Victor Harrison, County Grand Master, Co. Down.


Newcastle

Seventy lodges from the districts of Castlewellan, Comber, Lecale, Ballynahinch and Comber, will be on parade in Newcastle.
The parade starts and finishes in Donard Park. The Orangemen should begin to move off at around 12.30pm and they will then return to the Park for a religious service.
The town will see a special festival leading up to the Twelfth. It will be called FOCUS, Festival of Orange Culture and Ulster Scots.
The festival will include three exhibitions – on the history of the Orange Institution, the First World War and a Grand Lodge display. It will be held in the recently refurbished Newcastle Orange Hall.
Local bands, highland dancers and lambeg drummers will also be a big attraction.


Kilkeel

The parade in Kilkeel will be one of the smallest on the Twelfth but it can boost one of the most beautiful settings, with the Mountains of Mourne as the magnificent backdrop.
Fifteen local lodges will take part in the parade which begins on the Leestone Road at mid-day and goes to the demonstration field at Manse Road.
One thousand Orangemen are expected to take part in the parade and there will be special collections throughout the day, in aid of the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.
A religious service at the field will be conducted by Rev. Kenneth Hanna.