{"id":17463,"date":"2019-06-14T10:40:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17463"},"modified":"2019-06-14T10:40:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T09:40:19","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/06\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-61\/","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 (24-30\nJune)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Enniskillen\nRoad Race<\/a>, Enniskillen, 28-29 June. Quiet country roads will\nonce again come alive to the sounds of motorcycle racing on closed public\nroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       Cycling\nIreland National Road Championships<\/a>, Derry~Londonderry,  27-30 June.\nHosted by Foyle Cycling Club, this three day festival of racing will gives\nvisitors to the city an opportunity to see the best of Irish racers, while\ntaking in the sights of the historic city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       Pirates\nOff Portrush<\/a>, Portrush, 29-30 June.  A full programme of events will\ntake place throughout the town starting with the Treasure Hunt, Pirate Dress\nand Dance Competitions. Through drama and entertainment, performed in the\nAmphitheatre and Antrim Gardens, the battle between the Leprechauns and\nTavish’s Pirates is played out. Movement between locations is staged as a\njourney or pursuit with costumed characters, street entertainers, floats and\nmusicians all taking part in a grand street parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       Belfast\nCity Blues Festival 2019<\/a>, Belfast, 28-30 June. This year\u2019s programme has\nsomething for everyone. With over 60 free live gigs, \u2019Blues On The Boat \u2018 music\ncruises and the festival\u2019s new attraction \u2018Blues At The River, Music And Food\nFest\u2018 live from Donegal Quay at the Big Blue Fish, this year\u2019s Belfast City\nBlues Festival is not to be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       The\nIrish Game Fair & Fine Food Festival<\/a>, Antrim, 29-30 June.  The\nIrish Game Fair at Shanes Castle is in its 41st year, a serious county sports\ncompetition and as a fun-filled family day. There is action right across the fairgrounds\nand an all-day arena entertainment programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       Mourne\nInternational Walking Festival 2019<\/a>, Newcastle, 28-30 June. The long-standing\nand perennially popular walking event returns to the Mourne Mountains. It\nprovides a range of walks suitable for all ages and abilities, from lowland\nroutes to traversing the highest peaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       The\nMagic Flute<\/a>, Belfast, 27-29 June. A handsome prince, a damsel in distress,\nsorcerers, priests and a bumbling bird catcher \u2013 all are given life in Mozart\u2019s\nsublime blend of lyrical love duets, folk-like ditties and the explosive\ncoloratura of the Queen of the Night arias at the Grand Opera House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       Causeway\nCoast Foodie Tours – Heart of Portrush Tasting Tour<\/a>, Portrush, 28 June.\nJoin your friends and embark on a 4.5 hour walking tour of Portrush’s only\ncraft beer brewery and finest gastronomic establishments, visiting four venues\nto sample award-winning local produce. This tour is about getting together and\nsharing food, drink, experiences and stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       Comber\nEarlies<\/a> Food Festival, Comber, 29 June. Expect\ninteractive cookery demonstrations, an artisan food market, potato themed\nchildren\u2019s craft, a vintage tractor display, Jump, Jiggle and Jive children\u2019s\ndancing, Ark farm animal roadshow, a hay bale picnic and music from Cleland\nMemorial Band, the Lily of the Valley Accordion Band and the Comber Silver\nBand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   Omagh\nFood Festival<\/a>, Omagh, 29-30 June. The event is aimed at bringing together\nlocal producers and people with a love for food. There is something for all the\nfamily at Omagh Food Festival. In addition to the wide range of exhibitors\n& live cooking demos there is music, face painting and cupcake decoration\nfor kids, all part of the line-up to the free event.<\/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 (24-30 June) 1.       Enniskillen Road Race, Enniskillen, 28-29 June. Quiet country roads will once again come alive to the sounds of motorcycle racing on closed public roads. … 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\/17463"}],"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=17463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17464,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17463\/revisions\/17464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}