{"id":10092,"date":"2015-10-09T16:30:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=10092"},"modified":"2015-10-09T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:34:42","slug":"jacqueline-from-whatsonni-com-shares-her-pick-of-what%e2%80%99s-on-this-weekend-across-the-north-and-it%e2%80%99s-starting-to-look-a-lot-like-halloween-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2015\/10\/jacqueline-from-whatsonni-com-shares-her-pick-of-what%e2%80%99s-on-this-weekend-across-the-north-and-it%e2%80%99s-starting-to-look-a-lot-like-halloween-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacqueline from whatsonni.com shares her pick of What\u2019s On this weekend across the NI and it\u2019s starting to look a lot like Halloween already!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Down<\/h1>\n<p>Fun for 3-5 year olds at Rowandale Primary School in October. The school is hosting \u00a0an\u00a0October Arts Fest starting Saturday 10th October until Saturday 31st October.\u00a0 Saturday 10th 11-12\u00a0Get imaginative\u00a0with the Fairy &amp; Elf Extravaganza, come dressed up ready to have fun! Saturday 17th October 11-12\u00a0Get active\u00a0with hip hop and drama.\u00a0 Saturday 24th October 11-12\u00a0Get creative\u00a0with pottery yarn.\u00a0 Saturday 31st October 11-12\u00a0Get crafty\u00a0with Hallowe&#8217;en arts and crafts.<\/p>\n<h1>Armagh<\/h1>\n<p>The Armagh Food and Cider Festival celebrates a tasty feast of Armagh cuisine with the best of local Cider from 7th to 11th October at various venues across the city. Enjoy a delicious range of events at eateries and public houses throughout the Armagh area. Join in a weekend packed with special menus and mouth-watering events, including: Pop up cookery school. Armagh restaurant food tour, Artisan food and cider market, cider tasting, orchard tours and scrumptious menus using the finest locally sourced ingredients.<\/p>\n<h1>Fermanagh<\/h1>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing nicer than exploring among the crunchy autumn leaves which is why families are invited to join the RSPB on the shores of Lower Lough Erne for a nature scavenger trail at Castle Caldwell Forest this Saturday 10<sup>th<\/sup> October from 10.30 am to 12 noon. \u00a0Prizes will be awarded for the best finds!<\/p>\n<h1>Tyrone<\/h1>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s hottest trio &#8211; Ray O&#8217;Hare, Dominic McGorian and Declan Kelly, The Three Tenors, with their amazing voices promise you a night to remember this Saturday at the Strule Arts Centre Omagh.\u00a0 Noted for their friendly and down to earth approach, the trio love to talk with their audience during and after each show.\u00a0 This thrilling fast moving concert is packed with the world&#8217;s most beautiful, magical feel-good, uplifting songs.\u00a0 Hear the hits &#8216;I Believe&#8217;, &#8216;SHE&#8217; and from Sinatra (&#8216;My Way&#8217;\/New York New York), Leonard Cohen (&#8216;Hallelujah&#8217;), Pavarotti (&#8216;Nessun Dorma&#8217;) and The Dubliners &#8211; rousing selection of the greatest Irish Ballads to include &#8216;Song For Ireland&#8217; and &#8216;The Wild Rover&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h1>Derry\/Londonderry<\/h1>\n<p>See The Matchmaker at the Millennium Forum from 8<sup>th<\/sup> to 10<sup>th<\/sup> October.\u00a0 Based on the novella \u2018Letters of a County Matchmaker\u2019 by John B. Keane, one of Ireland\u2019s most celebrated writers, the play follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O\u2019Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country. At the centre of this celebrated production is John B Keane\u2019s marvellous and mischievous wit coupled by his unparalleled way with words. John B. Keane takes us back to a simpler time, when even phones were few and far between and the only web was oneleft behind by spiders.<\/p>\n<h1>Antrim<\/h1>\n<p>Following the critical acclaim of The Producers, Oklahoma, and Les Miserables, Peter Corry returns to Theatre at the Mill Newtownabbey as part of the theatre\u2019s fifth anniversary, weaving his magic by directing this new production of Irvin Berlin\u2019s classic musical Annie Get Your Gun until Saturday 10<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n<h1>Belfast<\/h1>\n<p>There are some decidedly ghostly goings-on at W5 this October&#8230;Are you and your family brave enough to investigate the creepy mansion known as Monster Manor?\u00a0 If the rumours surrounding this old place are true you will encounter singing pumpkins, dancing skeletons, floating ghosts, paintings which transform before your very eyes and all manner of mysterious monsters!\u00a0 It\u2019s really spooky, a little bit scary and a whole lot of fun. So this October why not bring your family along and discover the secrets of Monster Manor for yourselves? We dare you! Saturdays and Sundays from 3 October \u2013 1 November daily from Monday 26 \u2013 Friday 30 October 1-5pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Add your events free at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.whatsonni.com<\/a>. Follow us on twitter @whatsonNI and on facebook at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fb.com\/www.whatsonni.com\" target=\"_blank\">fb.com\/www.whatsonni.com<\/a> for news, competitions and what\u2019s on near you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Down Fun for 3-5 year olds at Rowandale Primary School in October. The school is hosting \u00a0an\u00a0October Arts Fest starting Saturday 10th October until Saturday 31st October.\u00a0 Saturday 10th 11-12\u00a0Get imaginative\u00a0with the Fairy &amp; Elf Extravaganza, come dressed up ready to have fun! 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