{"id":17387,"date":"2019-05-24T19:20:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17387"},"modified":"2019-05-24T19:20:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T18:20:25","slug":"10-things-to-do-next-week-in-ni-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/05\/10-things-to-do-next-week-in-ni-11\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things to do next week in NI"},"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 (27 May- 2\nJune)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Maritime\nMemories<\/a>, Bangor, 31 May. This tour departs from North Down Museum, and\nincludes Eisenhower Pier, Donaghadee, the Ards Peninsula  and Portavogie.\nLearn the important role of the Coastguard in the modern day, visit a Lifeboat\nStation and hear of local legends and tales of the sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       Ballymoney\nShow<\/a>, Ballymoney, 31 May-1 June. The Ballymoney Show is a local\nagricultural show providing two days of entertainment for the whole family.\nShow includes livestock judging, food tents with cookery demonstrations,\nagricultural products, artisan foods, local crafts as well as entertainment in\nthe form of music, football competitions and tug of war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       The\nEpic Journey to The 148th Open<\/a>, Portrush, 30 May. The Epic Journey to The\n148th Open tour will include golf\u2019s most iconic trophy, the Claret Jug along\nwith a giant #TheOpen letter sculpture, designed by Tourism NI and made out of\n4,000 golf balls. Have the opportunity to take a photo with the replica Claret\nJug, chat with local sports stars and put your pitching skills to the test as\nthe tour comes to Portrush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       French\nWine Dinner<\/a>, Derry~Londonderry, 31 May.  For an evening out with a\ndifference, come along to Brown\u2019s  fabulous French Wine Dinner. Enjoy\nsparkling wine on arrival and a six course tasting menu with perfectly paired\nwines; a wonderful dining experience and a delight for foodies and wine lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       Use\nYour Senses Belfast 5K<\/a>, Belfast, 1 June. Walk, jog or run a sensational 5K.\nThis family friendly fun run on behalf of Guide Dogs features  five\nsensory experiences at Sense Stations along the route. Use your senses and\nchange the lives of families living with sight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       Belfast\nTitanic Maritime Festival<\/a>, Belfast, 25-27 May. There will also be lots to\nsee and do over the weekend in Titanic Quarter with live music, authentic\nnautical cuisine and family fun. You\u2019ll also be able to experience Belfast\u2019s\nrich maritime heritage through a bumper-packed programme of free activities\nalong the Maritime Mile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       Cookstown\nContinental Market<\/a>, Cookstown, 1-2 June. Cookstown Continental Market will\nfeature over 40 traders from as far afield as Morocco, India, Belgium, France,\nRussia, Holland, Spain and China, who will set up stalls alongside local\ntraders from the weekly street market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       Belfast\nGirls<\/a>, Downpatrick, 31 May. Packed with songs from the Belfast Girls page,\nthis comedy play will have you dancing in the aisles. Also starring the\nhilarious Christina Nelson from ‘I’ll Tell My Ma’ and directed by Alan McKee\n(Handbag Positive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       AVA\nFestival<\/a>, Belfast, 31 May-2 June. The festival showcases the best in local\ntalent across audio visual arts as well as bringing some of the best\nInternational artists in the field to Belfast. AVA have showcased shows in\nBelfast such as Jeff Mills & Guillaume Marmin\u2019s \u2018Close Encounters of the\n4th Kind\u2019, Bicep (Live), Larry Heard aka Mr Fingers (Live), Rodhad, Fatima\nYamaha (Live), DVS1 and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   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

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 (27 May- 2 June) 1.       Maritime Memories, Bangor, 31 May. This tour departs from North Down Museum, and includes Eisenhower Pier, Donaghadee, the Ards Peninsula  and Portavogie. … 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\/17387"}],"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=17387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17388,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17387\/revisions\/17388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}