{"id":16972,"date":"2018-12-19T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=16972"},"modified":"2018-12-19T19:40:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:40:12","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2018\/12\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-49\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things to do in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DiscoverNorthernIreland.com has stacks\nof fun things to do across NI, from family days out to gigs and cultural\nevents. Here are ten exciting things taking place this week (24 – 30 December)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Turkey\nRun Rally,<\/a> Limavady, 29 December. The annual Turkey Run Rally, organised by\nthe Maiden City Motor Club, has risen in popularity over the last number of\nyears, with visitors coming from all over the island of Ireland to both compete\nand spectate. Visitors to the Turkey Run Rally can expect to experience an\nexciting day out watching high-speed action. A fantastic family day out for over\nthe festival holidays.<\/li>
  2. Brian\nKennedy Concert<\/a>, Newcastle, 27 December. One of Northern Ireland’s\nfavourite performers, singer-songwriter, Brian Kennedy will return to the\nSlieve Donard Resort & Spa for an unmissable concert this Christmas. Brian\nwill perform his classic hits on the night including ‘You Raise Me Up’, ‘Danny\nBoy’, ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ and lots more. <\/li>
  3. Christmas\nat St George\u2019s Market<\/a>, Belfast, 21 \u2013 30 December. While Santa spreads his\nfestive cheer, the traders will bear treats for one and all. From locally grown\ningredients for that mouth-watering Christmas feast to one-of-a-kind handmade\ngifts for that perfect treat, all at St George\u2019s Market this festive season. <\/li>
  4. Christmas Ghost Stories with Ian\nMcElhinney<\/a>, Hillsborough,\n28 December. Ian McElhinney is an actor and director from Northern Ireland. He\nhas appeared in many theatre, film and television productions in a critically\nacclaimed career spanning more than thirty years; notable appearances include\nTaggart, Game of Thrones, Cold Feet and Derry Girls. <\/li>
  5. Conal Gallen – Happy Head<\/a>, Newry, 29 December. When it comes to\ncomedians there is none better or funnier than the King himself, Conal Gallen.\nConal is bringing his comedy show, \u201cHappy Head\u201d to the stage in Newry at the\nCanal Court Hotel.<\/li>
  6. The Fureys<\/a>, Derry~Londonderry, 27 December. Legends of Irish\nmusic and song The Furey’s, renowned for their hit songs \u2018I will love you\u2019,\n\u2018When you were sweet 16\u2019 and \u2018The Green fields of France\u2019, return to the\nMillennium Forum in their 40th Anniversary year.<\/li>
  7. Abbamania<\/a>,\nLimavady, 28 December. Abbamania\u2019s widely acclaimed tribute to ABBA is a\nsensational two hour show featuring record breaking and timeless hits from\nWaterloo to Dancing Queen which will have you dancing in the aisles at the Roe\nValley Arts Centre. <\/li>
  8. Winter\nCircus<\/a>, Belfast, 14 December \u2013 1 January. Following their run of sold out\nshows at this year\u2019s Eastside Arts Festival, those wonderful, wacky folks down\nat Tumble Circus are back again with The Winter Circus Show at Writer\u2019s Square.\n<\/li>
  9. Johnny\nCash Tribute with June Carter<\/a>, Belfast, 27 \u2013 28 December. Just like Johnny\nCash took the stage in his famous gig in Folsom Prison, he will perform some of\nhis biggest hits live at Crumlin Road Gaol. Capturing the unmistakable sound of\nthe ‘man in black’, and accompanied by June Carter and band, you will\nexperience what it was like to be at a real Cash show.<\/li>
  10. Dippy on Tour<\/a>, Belfast, 6 December \u2013 6 January. As part\nof a road trip across the UK, Dippy is venturing out of London for the first\ntime since 1905. He is currently in the Ulster Museum until 6 January 2019 –\nand he’s on a mission to inspire five million natural history adventures,\nencouraging families to explore nature on their doorstep.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For\nmore information on these events or to plan a short break in Northern Ireland,\nvisit <\/em><\/strong>www.DiscoverNorthernIreland.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    DiscoverNorthernIreland.com has stacks of fun things to do across NI, from family days out to gigs and cultural events. Here are ten exciting things taking place this week (24 – 30 December) Turkey Run Rally, Limavady, 29 December. The annual Turkey Run Rally, organised by the Maiden City Motor Club, has risen in popularity over … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16972"}],"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=16972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16973,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16972\/revisions\/16973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}