City of Merchants Festival Newry will once again thrill audiences with a spectacular fireworks display on Friday 2nd November at 8.30pm (with the best viewing area along Fathom Line). \u00a0Also on Friday, Festival-goers will be treated to music, entertainment and scrumptious scran at the Twilight Market from 5.00pm \u201311.00pm at Newry Variety Market in John Mitchel Place and are encouraged to walk across to the viewing area for the fireworks. There will be a carnival atmosphere before and following the fireworks display, with lights, fire and pyrotechnics for all to enjoy.\u00a0 This year, as part of the festival, the Walking Tours of Newry will have a railway theme, coinciding with Newry and Mourne Museum\u2019s forthcoming exhibition on railway transport. \u00a0Also in Bagenal\u2019s Castle will be a banquet with themed entertainment.<\/p>\n
Immerse yourself in the mystical side of Armagh heritage at the Astral Weeks party this Sunday 4th<\/sup> November. \u00a0\u00a0Step through the Armagh County Museum doors into an after-dark event celebrating the mysticism in Armagh\u2019s hidden histories and the 50th\u00a0anniversary of Van Morrison\u2019s\u00a0Astral Weeks\u00a0<\/em>with Classic Album Sundays\u00a0. Join CAS founder Colleen\u00a0\u2018Cosmo’ Murphy and journalist Stuart Bailie and experience Astral Weeks in a way you\u00a0never heard before. They\u2019ll be discussing the stories behind the album followed by a vinyl replay on a world-class audiophile sound system courtesy of Kronos Audio Visual\u00a0.<\/p>\n Join \u00a0Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre for Bloomfields Horrible Halloween. An afternoon of freaky fun with a programme of activities to keep children of all ages amused. Event starts at 12noon on Wednesday 31st October with special Bloomfield Horrible Halloween Guided Trails, follow the map to unveil the clues.\u00a0Spooky Stories told by Bloomfield\u2019s daughter Arabella.\u00a0There will be a Halloween special for the adults to enjoy in the Belleek Restaurant. Guided Trails 12.00 pm | 2.00pm | 3.00pm.\u00a0 Admission \u00a33.00 per child.\u00a0 Book early to avoid disappointment.\u00a0 Email: takethetour@belleek.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s No.1 and world\u2019s busiest swing and jive band, The Jive Aces present their biggest theatre show to date, the Big Beat Revue at the Strule Arts Centre on Friday 2nd<\/sup> November.\u00a0 Featuring special guests, vintage pinup dancing, singing and tapping troupe, The Satin Dollz; The low down baritone sax of Lottie B and the smooth accordion of Grazia Bevilacqua, this show features the best in 40s and 50s jive, rhythm and blues and rock and roll.\u00a0 With classic tunes from artists such as Louis Jordan, Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Big Joe Turner and Bobby Darin with the flair of an Alan Freed rock and roll extravaganza, this show will have you out of your seat with its larger than life big-beat sound!<\/p>\n The Health, Well-Being & Natural Therapies Expo\u00a0will be bringing you some of Ireland\u2019s finest and most popular Therapists, Treatments, Holistic Retailers and Readers at the Guildhall this Saturday and Sunday. \u00a0There will also be Inspirational\u00a0Talks & Workshops so that you can\u00a0experience what the Holistic field has to offer.\u00a0The energy emanating from our events is always\u00a0amazing and many have commented in the past of how it made them feel.\u00a0 Admission \u00a34.<\/p>\n Join the Theatre at the Mill if you dare, for a trick, treat and scare at the upcoming production of Sleepy Hollow!\u00a0Magically travel back in time with school friends Amy, Irving and Charlie to meet schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and hero Brom Bones, as they battle for the attention of the enchanting Katie Van Tassel at the school disco.\u00a0 Meet the crazy Halloween characters of the 1800\u2019s and watch out for the Headless Horseman!\u00a0 \u00a0Time: 7.45pm, Matinee 2.30pm, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th November.<\/p>\n Crumlin Road Gaol is one of Belfast\u2019s most haunted buildings and now you can get the chance to carry out investigations with experts in the field of Paranormal Activity.\u00a0On the 4 Hour Paranormal Investigation this Saturday night you will be taken to the most active areas in the Gaol and \u00a0given the chance to use equipment used by experts while conducting your very own ghost hunt. The areas you will visit will include the reception, the condemned man\u2019s cell, execution chamber, the tunnel and the flogging room.\u00a0 Paranormal Gaol Investigations are carried out in low light conditions and are not suitable for expectant mothers. They are serious ghost hunts and not for the faint hearted! Suitable warm clothing and flat shoes must be worn. \u00a0Suitable for 18 years+<\/p>\n For more details on these events and to add your events free go to\u00a0whatsonni.com<\/a>. Follow us on twitter @whatsonNI and on facebook at\u00a0fb.com\/www.whatsonni.com<\/a>\u00a0for news, competitions and what\u2019s on near you.<\/p>\n Jacqueline McGonigle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Down City of Merchants Festival Newry will once again thrill audiences with a spectacular fireworks display on Friday 2nd November at 8.30pm (with the best viewing area along Fathom Line). \u00a0Also on Friday, Festival-goers will be treated to music, entertainment and scrumptious scran at the Twilight Market from 5.00pm \u201311.00pm at Newry Variety Market in … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1555],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16824,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16823\/revisions\/16824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fermanagh<\/h1>\n
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