{"id":17354,"date":"2019-05-16T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17354"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:46:08","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/05\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-58\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things to do in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DiscoverNorthernIreland.com\nhas stacks of fun things to do across NI, from family days out to gigs and\ncultural events. Here are ten exciting things taking place this week (20-26\nMay)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Brainiac\nLive<\/a>, Belfast, 24-25 May. Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls, due\nto popular demand Science\u2019s greatest and most volatile live show is returning\nwith a vengeance to the IIC Belfast. Expect exploding dustbins, combusting\nmicrowaves and loads of live daredevil stunts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       Armagh\nCraft Fair 2019<\/a>, Armagh, 25 May. Armagh Craft Fair 2019 returns for the\nninth year to the wonderful surroundings of The Market Place Theatre and Arts\nCentre. Bringing high quality craft to the heart of Armagh City this annual event\noffers something for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       Altikeeragh\nBlanket Bog Walk<\/a>, Limavady, 25 May. Join the Causeway Coast & Glens\nHeritage Trust to explore Altikeeragh Blanket Bog nestled high up in the\nBinevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and learn about the special\nwildlife and habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       Rathlin\nSound Maritime Festival<\/a>, Ballycastle, 24 May-2 June.  The festival\ncelebrates the culture, cuisine and coastal treasures with an exciting\nsea-focused programme of nautical themed events in Ballycastle and Rathlin\nIsland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       Armagh\nCounty Fleadh<\/a>, Armagh, 24-26 May. The Armagh Fleadh is set to take place in\nForkhill and presents excellent opportunities for musicians of all ages to\nparticipate and showcase their unique musical talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       The\nSpring Beer Festival<\/a>, Belfast, 24-25 May. Clink Steins and sing songs at\nThe Doyen with old friends (and probably some new ones)  on traditional\nlong style tables with the room dressed in true German Beer Fest style, whilst\nthe Heidi girls keep the Bavarian Beer flowing at your tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       Ards\nPuppet Festival 2019<\/a>, Newtownards, 26-27 May. Classic tales will be brought\nto life with fascinating and magical performances to entertain the whole\nfamily. Festival line-up includes Lyngo Theatre  performing \u2018Tom Thumb\u2019\nand \u2018Jack and the Beanstalk\u2019,  Clydebuilt Theatre performing  \u2018Lost\nBear\u2019 and Banyan Theatre performing  \u2018The Hedgehog Prince.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       Belfast\nTitanic Maritime Festival 2019<\/a>, Belfast, 25-27 May. The magnificent\nmasts of the Tall Ships return to Belfast\u2019s quaysides, signalling the start of\none of the city\u2019s most popular family events, the Belfast Titanic Maritime\nFestival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       Hands\nCraft Festival<\/a>, Omagh, 24-27 May. Rediscover Ireland\u2019s rich heritage and\nlost traditional skills as An Creag\u00e1n hosts this festival, aimed at teaching\nskills including foraging in the wild, lace making, firing pottery, straw\ncraft, cordage, fermentation, frame loom weaving and herbalism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   County\nDerry Fleadh 2019<\/a>, Derry~Londonderry, 23-27 May. All of the competitions\nwill be in St Brigid\u2019s College and showcases unique musical talent within the\narea. <\/p>\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 (20-26 May) 1.       Brainiac Live, Belfast, 24-25 May. Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls, due to popular demand Science\u2019s greatest and most volatile live show … 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\/17354"}],"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=17354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17355,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17354\/revisions\/17355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}