{"id":17795,"date":"2019-09-03T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17795"},"modified":"2019-09-03T14:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:08:58","slug":"donaghadee-lights-up-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/09\/donaghadee-lights-up-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Donaghadee Lights Up This Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>Excitement is building as this weekend sees Donaghadee\n\u2018Light Up\u2019 with a fantastic programme of events from 5-8 September. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/press2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17797\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\"\/><figcaption>Duncan Campbell (Bull &amp; Claw), Patrick Rowan (Harbour &amp; Co), Zoe McCleery (Marketing Manager, Copeland Spirits), John McFerran (Pier 36) and Jamie Grant (Lighthouse Bar and Grill) are ready to raise the temperatures at the Donaghadee Lights Up Festival (5-8 September).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The festivities commence with a scrumptious Taste of\nDonaghadee food tour on Thursday 5 September at 6pm. The tour will include\nvisits to the new Copeland Distillery as well as Bull &amp; Claw, Harbour and\nCompany, Lighthouse Bar and Grill, plus Pier 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A \u2018deelicious\u2019 menu has been constructed by the town\u2019s top\nchefs with a tantalising course at each venue satisfying even the most\ndiscerning of food connoisseurs. Limited tickets are still available at \u00a362pp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you fancy setting sail on the ocean and listening to\n\u2018stories of old\u2019 told through popular sea shanties, you can climb aboard at 7pm\non Friday (6 Sept) or at 2pm on Saturday (7 Sept) and Sunday (8 Sept). Tickets\ncost \u00a312 per adult and \u00a36 per child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or if you prefer to keep your feet firmly on dry land, the\nHistoric Walking Tour of Donaghadee will entertain and inform by giving you a\nglimpse into the town\u2019s fascinating past. Hear tales of Vikings, the 12th\ncentury Norman outpost and the slave ship that sailed into the harbour during\nthe 18th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These one-hour tours leave from Donaghadee Community Centre\non Friday (6pm), Saturday (4pm) and Sunday (3.30pm). Tickets costs \u00a33 per\nperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday evening in Donaghadee will be buzzing when the Red\nHot Chilli Pipers take to the stage in The Commons with a free show that\u2019s so\nhot, it reportedly carries its own health warning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 7.30pm to 9.30pm, the Scottish bagpipes and drums will\nraise the cooling September temperatures a notch higher as they entertain the\ncrowds before a fantastic fireworks finale provides the perfect send-off for\nfestival-goers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FREE buses will operate from The Commons to Ards and Bangor\nBus stations following the event at 10pm and 10.30pm. This is an outdoor event\nso please dress accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that The Commons car park will be closed from\nmidday on Friday (6 Sept) until 10am on Sunday (8 Sept), with no exception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert and fireworks display are free to attend but\nbooking for food, boat and walking tours is essential. Tickets are available\nfrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown\">www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excitement is building as this weekend sees Donaghadee \u2018Light Up\u2019 with a fantastic programme of events from 5-8 September. The festivities commence with a scrumptious Taste of Donaghadee food tour on Thursday 5 September at 6pm. The tour will include visits to the new Copeland Distillery as well as Bull &amp; Claw, Harbour and Company, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/09\/donaghadee-lights-up-this-weekend\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17795"}],"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=17795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17798,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17795\/revisions\/17798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}