Down
Do you have a budding astronomer? Come to “Night at the Museum” at North Down Museum on Friday 27th March and learn all about the stars, Mars, the Moon and Jupiter. Bring along your telescope and get some expert advice. Inflatable indoor star dome and meteorites on display. 7.00pm to 9.00pm admission only £1.
Armagh
For a third year running the Superstars of Wrestling battle it out live on-stage at the Market Place Theatre this Saturday 28th March. After last year’s successful sell-out The American Wrestling Roadshow returns with it’s over the top family-friendly theatrical tussle! Grab your tickets today for the must-see children’s entertainment extravaganza of the year, when the good guys take on the baddies in an all-out action packed evening to remember! Please note 7.30pm start time.
Fermanagh
Fermanagh Choral Society’s annual spring concert will be a performance of the very popular Handel’s Messiah. The Baritone soloist for the Requiem will be David Robertson and the Soprano soloist is Gerarda McCann from Drumquin. The Society are delighted to have two NI Opera Young Artists as the Tenor and Mezzo-soprano soloists, Helen Aiken from Coleraine and Conor Breen from Armagh. The concert will be held on Sunday 29th March at 8pm in St. Michael’s Church, Enniskillen. Tickets which are £8 (school children free) can be obtained from the Fermanagh Visitor Information Centre or purchased at the door.
Tyrone
Following on from the success of last year’s event at the Burnavon Theatre Cookstown this year’s fun-filled, family focused Easter Family Fun Day includes circus and street entertainment, fantastic arts and crafts activities, face painting, an Easter Egg Hunt, live music and refreshments. Celebrate Easter and enjoy a great day out with the whole family! Admission and all activities are free of charge.
Derry
The Granaghan Players are present “Affluence”, a hilarious comedy by W. Burroughs, in the Michael Davitt GAA Hall Swatragh on Thursday 26th, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th March. The Group first performed this play 13 years ago and have decided it is time for a re-run. The Granaghan Players are long established and have had some major successes with dramas such as “The Field”, “Philadelphia Here I Come”, and their most recent production “The Great Swatragh Bank Robbery”. If you want to spend 2 hours splitting your sides laughing, then don’t miss “Affluence” in Swatragh this weekend.
Antrim
The Ballymena Egg Run this Sunday 29th March is an Charity Motorcycle run from Ballymena to Carnlough and back to Ballymena in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. All Easter Eggs collected are donated to children with special needs. Follow them on Twitter @BallymenaEggRun or find them on Facebook.
Belfast
‘Treasure Trash’ this Saturday 28th March is a FREE innovative Outreach & Education one-day event from the Crescent Arts Centre. The aim of this event is to actively demonstrate and encourage reusing and up cycling household waste products, transforming them into useful items or creative works of art! No need to throw stuff away, with a little bit of imagination and learning a new skill you will be amazed by what you can make from rubbish! Entry to this event is FREE and is funded by Belfast City Council’s Zero Waste Grant. The Treasure Trash programme includes drop in creative waste workshops, live demonstrations, artists exhibitions and entertainment.
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