{"id":17780,"date":"2019-08-30T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17780"},"modified":"2019-08-30T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:42:03","slug":"10-exciting-things-to-do-in-ni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/08\/10-exciting-things-to-do-in-ni\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Exciting Things to do 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 (2 \u2013 8\nSeptember)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Mount\nStewart Conversations Festival 2019<\/a>, Newtownards, 7-8 September. Mount\nStewart Conversations Festival celebrates the history of Mount Stewart,\nrevealing its unique stories and influence as a hothouse of ideas, debate,\npolitics, music, literature and the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       Macha\nat Navan Fort<\/a>, Armagh, 6-7 September.  As part of the #embracetheplace\nart events, enjoy this new work by Armagh-born traditional musician and\ncomposer Niall Vallely, exploring the history and myths associated with the\nNavan complex.  The event includes a dramatic performance by Armagh\nRhymers, musicians from Armagh Pipers Club and audio-visual displays together\nwith a promenade to the Fort itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       The\nBelfast International Tattoo 2019<\/a>, Belfast, 6-7 September. A youth theme\nwill underpin the 2019 event programme with the Victorian Youth Pipe Band\ntravelling from Australia to Belfast for the performance along with a number of\nother acts at the SSE arena.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       Gourmet\nWine Evening<\/a>, Ballymena, 5 September. Savour Galgorm\u2019s gourmet cooking\npaired with wine tasting under the expert supervision of a guest speaker in The\nRiver Room Restaurant. Each guest will savour a wine and canap\u00e9 reception on\narrival, followed by a five-course dinner created by Head Chef Chris Rees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       Day\nWalk – Slieve Donard<\/a>, Newcastle, 7 September.  Enjoy a day walking in\nthe beautiful Mourne Mountains and tackle Northern Ireland\u2019s highest peak,\nSlieve Donard, with a multi-lingual, qualified Mountain Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       Defence\nHeritage in Castlerock<\/a>, Castlerock, 7 September. The area around Castlerock\nis peaceful and beautiful now, but in the past, the region been the focus of\nmilitary activity for centuries, and each phase has left its mark in one way or\nanother. Join the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust on this day of\nexploration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       Russell Howard<\/a>,\nBelfast, 3-4 September. Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour\nRound The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning\nstand-up comedy tour to date, Respite, performing at the Ulster Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       Italian\nCookery Demonstration by Ian Orr at Browns Bonds Hill<\/a>, Derry~Londonderry, 7\nSeptember. Join Chef Patron Ian Orr for an Italian Cookery Demonstration. Ian\nwill share tips to prepare sumptuous meals at home. The demonstration will be\nfollowed by a three-course meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       Causeway\nCoast Challenge<\/a>, Ballycastle, 7 September. Push yourself to the limit on\nthis spectacular challenge in support of people affected by Parkinson\u2019s. Choose\nfrom a 13, 19 or 27.5 mile coastal hike or run along the clifftops, beaches and\nfootpaths of the North Atlantic Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   Shane Todd:\nThe Toddfather<\/a>, Armagh, 5 September. Following a hugely successful 2018\ntour Shane Todd presents his biggest show yet, The Toddfather. Performing at a\nnumber of venues across Northern Ireland, see The Toddfather in Armagh at the\nMarket Place. <\/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 (2 \u2013 8 September) 1.       Mount Stewart Conversations Festival 2019, Newtownards, 7-8 September. Mount Stewart Conversations Festival celebrates the history of Mount Stewart, revealing its unique stories … 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\/17780"}],"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=17780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17781,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17780\/revisions\/17781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}