{"id":18054,"date":"2019-11-15T20:42:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18054"},"modified":"2019-11-15T20:42:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T19:42:03","slug":"food-focus-10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/11\/food-focus-10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Focus: 10 things to do in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As\npart of the \u2018Taste the Island\u2019 initiative for 12 weeks\nDiscoverNorthernIreland.com will have the top three food experiences and events\nin their weekly  10 things to do listing. DiscoverNorthernIreland.com has\nstacks of fun things to do across NI, from family days out to gigs and cultural\nevents. Here are ten exciting things taking place this week including three\nfood experiences and events (18-24 November)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Belfast\nChristmas Market 2019<\/a>, Belfast, 16 November- 22 December. Visit the Belfast\nChristmas Market in the City Hall grounds for an award-winning taste of\nChristmas with over 30 international traders offering incredible foods and\ndelightful gift ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       Christmas\nCooking Demonstration<\/a>, Dungannon, 23 November. Sit back, relax and learn\nhow to get prepared for Christmas with this practical cookery demonstration at\nWee Buns Cookery School. Learn how to get ahead for the day with lots of tips\nand delicious tried and tested recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       Irish\nWhiskey Tasting at The Morning Star<\/a>, Belfast, 21 November. Join The Morning\nStar for an Irish whiskey experience with their Irish whiskey ambassador Joe\nMcGowan. Enjoy a number of very different whiskeys, tasting flight, cocktail\ndemonstration, award winning tasty nibbles and learn some whiskey knowledge\nalong the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       C.S.\nLewis Festival<\/a>, Belfast, 22-26 November. Be transported through the\nwardrobe into the incredible imaginative world of C.S. Lewis and his\ncharacters. The festival offers plenty of family-friendly events, a huge range\nof informative talks and discussions and lots of opportunities to explore your\nown imagination through bespoke workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       Atlantic\nSessions<\/a>, Coleraine, 15-18 November. From traditional to contemporary, from\nelectric to acoustic, Atlantic Sessions has emerged as a permanent music\nfeature on the cultural calendar creating an energetic, vibrant atmosphere in\nthe pubs, hotels, coffee shops and town halls across Portrush, Portstewart and\nPortballintrae. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       The\nPolar Express at the Culloden Estate<\/a>, Belfast, 19-23 November. Climb on\nboard and explore Santa\u2019s Polar Express at the Culloden Estate & Spa. Meet Santa\nand his elves, enjoy the train journey and get your Christmas gift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       Kirkistown\nPoint to Point<\/a>, Portavogie, 23 November. This exciting horse race in County\nDown provides an exhilarating day out with the first race starting at 12pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       Guildhall\nCraft Fair 2019<\/a>, Derry~Londonderry, 22-24 November. Celebrating its\ntwenty-fifth anniversary, this annual event at the Guildhall showcases a wide\nrange of bespoke craft items created by craft designer-makers and artists\nthroughout Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       Tastes,\nTales and Tunes<\/a>, Ballygally, 20 November. Tastes, Tales and Tunes provides\nyou with a great collaboration of food, tales and music from the surrounding\nAntrim Coast area. Enjoy tapas at Ballygally Castle, listen to tales with Liz\nWeir as traditional music accompanies these activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   Krazi\nBaker Baking Classes<\/a>, Dromore, 24 November.  Enjoy this Christmas\nclass which teaches how to bake an 8-inch Xmas cake, Stollen bread and sweet\nmince pies, the perfect homemade festive treats for the Christmas season. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on\nthese events or to plan a short break in Northern Ireland, visit <\/em><\/strong>www.DiscoverNorthernIreland.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\nFor additional Taste the Island events, please visit <\/em><\/strong>www.discovernorthernireland.com\/tastetheisland<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of the \u2018Taste the Island\u2019 initiative for 12 weeks DiscoverNorthernIreland.com will have the top three food experiences and events in their weekly  10 things to do listing. 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 … 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\/18054"}],"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=18054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18055,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18054\/revisions\/18055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}