Cushendall once held eight fair days during the year and that tradition is kept alive today through the 'Heart of the Glens' festival which takes place over ten days each August. The Cottage Wood adjacent to the village has nice walks through mature trees. Here you'll find a range of native and non-native species of trees and shrubs including Scots Pine, Elder, Holly, Ash, Horse Chestnut, Beech, Sycamore, Gorse, Spruce, Ivy, Laurel, Rhododendron, Elm and Fuchsia. A wide range of plants grow below the canopy, including Wood Sorrel, Primroses, Saxifrage, Wild Garlic, Celandine, Bluebells, Violets, Herb Robert, Cuckoo Flower, Stitchwort, Cow Parsley and Foxglove.