{"id":18206,"date":"2019-12-29T20:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T19:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18206"},"modified":"2019-12-29T20:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T19:07:58","slug":"10-things-do-this-week-in-ni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/12\/10-things-do-this-week-in-ni\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things do this week in NI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

10 things\nto do in Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\nare ten exciting things taking place from 30 December \u2013 5 January 2020. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Out-to-Lunch-Festival<\/a>\nBelfast, 3 \u2013 26 January 2020. A lunch-based arts festival featuring the best in\nComedy, Theatre, Literature and Music held in Belfast\u2019s vibrant Cathedral\nQuarter. The 2020 edition features Badly Drawn Boy, Cerys Matthews, Janey\nGodley, Val McDermid, Joanne Harris and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       New-Years-Eve-2019-Black-and-White-Ball<\/a>\nBangor, 31 January. Revel in a fabulous night of entertainment and dance the\nnight at The Old Inn this New Year\u2019s Eve. Enjoy a delicious three course meal\nand some live Jazz entertainment throughout the evening before bringing in the\nNew Year with resident DJ Derek West on the dance floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       New-Years-Day-Historic-Ards-Walk<\/a>\nNewtownards, 1 January. The historic tour will take you on a journey through\ntime, visiting the Medieval, Plantation and Georgian periods discovering the\nmany interesting and exciting stories including those of John de Courcy and\nOliver Cromwell. Discover the unique history of Newtownards \u2013 one of the oldest\nsettlements in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       A-Night-in-Vienna<\/a>\nBelfast, 4 January. This ever-popular New Year concert returns to enchant\naudiences once again. Let the Ulster Orchestra and highly-acclaimed soprano,\nAilish Tynan, take you to the magic and magnificence of the 19th century Vienna\nballrooms with a glittering collection of wonderful waltzes, opulent overtures\nand playful polkas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       SimplyE-Exhibition-in-Craftswirl-Armagh-Visitor-Information-Centre<\/a>\nArmagh, 2 \u2013 31 January. Craftswirl @ Armagh Visitor Information Centre are\ndelighted to showcase a beautiful exhibition by SimplyE for their January\nexhibition. SimplyE is a maker, designer and a weaver of bespoke leather and\nweave products for use within the home and fashion industry which are all\nindividually hand woven from her design studio in County Armagh.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.       The-Governors-NYE-Ball<\/a>\nBelfast, 31 January. The unique Victorian Era prison provides a stunning\nbackdrop to your New Year\u2019s Eve party which will kick off with a magical drinks\nreception, followed by a three course meal and entertainment from live five\npiece band Conspiracy. They cover everything from the swinging sixties right up\nto current chart hits and are sure to have you up on your feet dancing the\nnight away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.       Life-Cycles-by-Lorna-Smyth<\/a>\nEnniskillen, 2 Dec \u2013 18 April 2020. This showcase of new works, curated by\nrenowned artist Lorna Smyth, encompasses the four seasons in one year. Lorna’s\nart emphasises the world around us, highlights her love of nature and captures\na sense of belonging regardless of the place name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.       Bespoke-Farm-Tour-Broughgammon-Farm<\/a>\nBallycastle, 4 September \u2013 31 December. Fancy a personal guided tour of the\nfarm? Come along and meet the animals, see a true farm to fork artisan food\nbusiness, and see how they farm in harmony with the environment. Get delicious\nsamples of their award winning produce and take home our cookbook showcasing\nNorthern Irish producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.       Christmas-Family-Activities-at-Hillsborough-Castle-Hillsborough-P85702\/<\/a>\nHillsborough, 1 \u2013 2 January. Celebrate the festive season with family-friendly\nactivities, including arts and crafts, storytelling, dancing and music,\ninspired by the theme of the 12 days of Christmas.  Join our ’12 drummers\ndrumming’ this Christmas and participate in this fun family workshop run by\ndrum circle facilitator Joe Loughlin. No drumming experience necessary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.   Peter-Pan<\/a>\nBelfast, 29 Nov \u2013 4 January. From Wonderland to Neverland, Paul Boyd returns\nwith an exciting new musical of Peter Pan, adapted from the play by JM Barrie.\nWith fairies, crocodiles, flying children, and mermaids, join the Darling\nchildren as they embark on the most magical adventure \u2013 where Hook and the crew\nof the Jolly Roger come face to face with all of Neverland and the boy who\nwon\u2019t grow up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on these events or\nto plan a short break in Northern Ireland, visit <\/em><\/strong>www.discovernorthernireland.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

10 things to do in Northern Ireland Here are ten exciting things taking place from 30 December \u2013 5 January 2020. 1.       Out-to-Lunch-Festival Belfast, 3 \u2013 26 January 2020. A lunch-based arts festival featuring the best in Comedy, Theatre, Literature and Music held in Belfast\u2019s vibrant Cathedral Quarter. The 2020 edition features Badly Drawn Boy, … 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\/18206"}],"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=18206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18207,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18206\/revisions\/18207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}