{"id":17142,"date":"2019-03-01T15:04:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17142"},"modified":"2019-03-01T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:04:37","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/03\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-54\/","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 (4 \u2013 10 March)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. The\nHome of St. Patrick Festival in Armagh<\/a>, Armagh, 8 -18 March. Filled to the\nrafters with an outstanding programme of things to do, places to visit, see and\nenjoy, the Home of St. Patrick Festival is set to entertain with over 30 events\nlined up across the city.<\/li>
  2. Macbeth<\/a>,\nBelfast, 5 \u2013 9 March. The National Theatre, creators of War Horse and The\nCurious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, bring Shakespeare\u2019s most intense\ntragedy to the Grand Opera House with this epic and visually daring touring production.\n<\/li>
  3. NI\nSugar Expo<\/a>, Templepatrick, 9 \u2013 10 March.  Love to bake or have a passion for cakes?  Tailored to suit all abilities from the home\nbaker through to the seasoned professional, the NISE show at the Hilton\nTemplepatrick has something for everyone, with workshops, competitions, live\ndemos and a vast array of exhibitors. <\/li>
  4. The T\u00e1in Tapestries – Louis Le Brocquy<\/a>, Armagh, 8 March \u2013 4 May.  This wonderful exhibition at the Market Place Theatre affords a rare\nopportunity to experience le Brocquy\u2019s powerful illustrations for poet Thomas\nKinsella\u2019s translation of the Ulster Cycle\u2019s central myth, the T\u00e1in B\u00f3 C\u00faailnge\n(Cattle Raid of Cooley). The exhibition showcases the artist\u2019s narrative skills\nin the medium of tapestry together with contextual information about the\nenduring poetic work.<\/li>
  5. Oorlog (War)<\/a>, Belfast 8 \u2013 10 March. Something about a\nballoon slowly deflating, a nose bleeding, little helicopters falling down from\na tree, a shower crying, audience members shooting and three soldiers\nroller-skating and talking backwards.  Come\nand see this powerful and acclaimed performance at the MAC and decide for\nyourself.<\/li>
  6. 39th Annual Enniskillen Drama Festival<\/a>, Enniskillen, 8 \u2013 16 March.  This festival offers nine different drama\ncompanies, staging full-length plays over nine nights.  The wide range of plays on offer includes comedy,\ntragedy, well-known works and new writing performed by both local groups and\nthose from further afield, appealing to seasoned theatregoers and novices alike.<\/li>
  7. Northern Ireland Potato Festival<\/a>, Bushmills, 9 March. The Randox NI Potato\nFestival celebrates the legacy of local man John Clarke OBE, a world-renowned\npioneer in potato breeding. The Festival line-up boasts a variety of\nattractions including the Naturally North Coast and Glens artisan market with\nfood and craft producers, cookery demonstrations and talks, bouncy castles,\nexhibitions and displays, potato inspired games and a petting farm.<\/li>
  8. Walled City Music Festival – Folk Tunes and\nFantastic Fantasies,<\/a>\nDerry~Londonderry, 8 March. Fast, furious and passionate, this concert focuses\non the wild and romantic side of classical repertoire as part of the Walled\nCity Music Festival. <\/li>
  9. Beethoven No.7<\/a>, Cookstown, 7 March.  \u2018On\nYour Doorstep\u2019 is an opportunity to catch the Ulster Orchestra in the intimate\nsurroundings of your local arts theatre. \nThe Cookstown programme includes Beethoven\u2019s Seventh Symphony,\nbest known from the finale to 2010\u2019s Oscar-winning King\u2019s Speech, and guest\nsoloist Veronika Eberle performing Mendelssohn\u2019s exquisite violin concerto.<\/li>
  10. Free Open Day at Mussenden Temple<\/a>, Coleraine, 9 March. Enjoy free admission to Downhill Demesne to\nkick off the season. Come and meet our staff and volunteers and learn more\nabout this stunning coastal estate.<\/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 (4 \u2013 10 March) The Home of St. Patrick Festival in Armagh, Armagh, 8 -18 March. Filled to the rafters with an outstanding programme of things to … 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\/17142"}],"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=17142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17143,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17142\/revisions\/17143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}