Jacqueline’s Pick of What’s on this Week Across NI

Antrim

In the heart of Co. Antrim nestled between the major towns of Ballymena and Magherafelt lies the village of Portglenone. The village rests along the banks of the River Bann, which has been immortalised by countless artists and writers down through the years.

It is here in this idyllic setting that the 21st ‘Gig’n the Bann’ Cross Community Music and Dance Festival will take place from the 7th – 9th October 2022. This festival has become one of the major events on the Summer Festival Calendar having built a reputation for offering a most impressive line-up of top performers spanning Traditional, Scottish and Folk Music circles.
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Armagh

Award-winning Banbridge Musical Society make their debut at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre 5th to 8th October, with ‘All Shook Up’, a musical comedy by Joe DiPietro, comprising an entire score created from the works of Elvis Presley.
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Belfast

On the 8th of October 2022 you are invited to join Pretty n Pink and celebrate 16 wonderful years of this fabulous charity.  Join them for a 4-course meal at Titanic Belfast with Ibe Sesay. Entertainment will be provided by the fabulous Motown Sensations, so dust off your dancing shoes, get your glad rags on for a night to remember.

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Down

The Bog Run is back and it’s bigger and boggier than ever! Are you ready to get stuck in this October in Castlewellan Forest Park in support of children and young people impacted by cancer?

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Fermanagh

Try your hand at Adventure Caving at the Marble Arch Caves, Florencecourt. Please note, this is an adult only event.  Your group of ten guided by your cave leader will explore cave passages, negotiate boulder chambers and clamber through the well-known flyover to emerge into the public tour of the Marble Arch Caves before navigating your way out, muddy and ecstatic!

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Derry/Londonderry

Titanic Wrestling returns to the city of Derry this weekend! Wrestling Champion ‘The View’ Steven Carvel will be defending his Championship.

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Tyrone

The Little Forget Me Nots Trust is hosting a unique event which helps kick start the beginning of Baby Loss Awareness week.  Bikers are invited to a very special Little Remembrance Ride from Peatlands Park on Sunday 9th October beginning at 10am.

Find out more HERE