Newtownards is preparing for a puppet invasion this month\nwhen the Ards Puppet Festival returns to Ards Arts Centre and Conway Square.\nThe popular festival which is taking place on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th May\npresents a full-programme of puppet mayhem and will be fun for all ages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Armagh Craft\nFair returns for the ninth year to the wonderful surroundings of The\nMarket Place Theatre and Arts Centre on Saturday 25th<\/sup> May. \nBringing high quality craft to the heart of Armagh City this annual event offers\nsomething for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Country Fair at\nFlorencecourt takes place this Sunday 26th May. Enjoy this annual Country Fair\nwith dog shows, rare breeds, live music, craft stalls and much more. It\u2019s an\nevent not to be missed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘Spirit of Folk 2019’ is a unique festival taking place\nthis Sunday 26th<\/sup> May in The Moy. This year will showcase the\nbest folk trad in Ireland, combining traditional festival shenanigans that\nembody inclusiveness for everyone. ‘Spirit of Folk 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This Sunday 26th May explore the great outdoors with a Canoe\n& Picnic Trip on the River Roe with Carrowmena Activity Centre. Carrowmena\n transport you to an entry point in Limavady where you will paddle back to\nSwanns bridge, fully immerse yourself in the outdoors, taking in beautiful\nsights such as Binevenagh Mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RTE Dancing with the Stars contestant and Irish Country\nSensation Cliona Hagan makes her debut performance at the Marine\nHotel on Sunday 26th May for the Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival. Doors\nopen 9pm. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling the Marine Hotel\nBallycastle on 02820762222 or online from Eventbrite,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shhhh!\nVisitors on the autism spectrum and those with sensory requirements can enjoy\nthe peace and quiet of Belfast Zoo during Quiet Hour on Monday 27th<\/sup>\nMay. The zoo will open at 9am, an hour before normal opening times.\nVisitors can expect reduced crowds and lower levels of noise, helping to create\na more relaxed atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more details on\nthese events and to add your events free go to whatsonni.com<\/a>. Follow us on twitter @whatsonNI and on facebook at fb.com\/www.whatsonni<\/a> for news,\ncompetitions and what\u2019s on near you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacqueline\nMcGonigle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Down Newtownards is preparing for a puppet invasion this month when the Ards Puppet Festival returns to Ards Arts Centre and Conway Square. The popular festival which is taking place on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th May presents a full-programme of puppet mayhem and will be fun for all ages! Armagh Armagh Craft Fair returns for … 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\/17378"}],"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=17378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17379,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17378\/revisions\/17379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fermanagh<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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