{"id":5040,"date":"2012-10-02T13:34:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T12:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5040"},"modified":"2012-10-02T13:34:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T12:34:44","slug":"12-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/10\/12-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"12 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND NEXT WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/our-time-our-place.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4964\" title=\"our time our place\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/our-time-our-place.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 12 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (October 8 &#8211; 14).<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Belfast      Restaurant Week, various locations across Belfast, <\/strong>October 6 \u2013 13.\u00a0 A citywide celebration of local cuisine      with over 70 restaurants and many events taking place including food tours      and taster sessions to highlight award-winning chefs, superb natural      produce and a diverse range of cuisine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tales of Sorcerers and Spells,      Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick, Co. Down, <\/strong>October 10.\u00a0 Storyteller Siaran Brooks tells the tale      of The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice and other magical tales and gets the audience      to help with actions and sound effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>William Conor Exhibition Talk,      Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood, Co. Down, <\/strong>October 10.\u00a0 Part of the Making Connections      afternoons for the over-50\u2019s, this talk will explore the artworks featured      in the exhibition in detail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Magners Comedy Core Live, Mandela      Hall, Queen\u2019s Student Union, Belfast, <\/strong>October 11 \u2013 13.\u00a0      Nine big name comedians will be crammed into three amazing nights      of comedy.\u00a0 Stand ups Daniel Sloss,      Seann Walsh and PJ Gallagher will each headline an evening with support      from some of the hottest up and coming acts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stranger in Strabane, The Alley Theatre, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>until      October 12.\u00a0 An exhibition featuring      four of Strabane\u2019s most renowned artists who together are promoting a      growing number of independent artists in the area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Animal Farm, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, <\/strong>October 12.\u00a0 Guy Masterson stars in this hilarious      and terribly poignant version of George Orwell\u2019s classic novel. <strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Neil Diamond Songbook, The Market Place Theatre, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>October 12.\u00a0 Popular singer Brendan Quinn performs a two hour musical masterpiece highlighting the songs and life of the great Neil Diamond such as Sweet Caroline, I\u2019m A Believer and Red Red Wine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jumping Clay Workshop, Meadowbank      Sport Arena, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>October 13.\u00a0 Come along to make your own unique and      innovative model with Jumping Clay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Autumn      Pumpkinfest and Scarecrow Pageant, Castle Ward, Co. Down, <\/strong>October      13 &#8211; 14.\u00a0 Pick, scoop and carve a      pumpkin, solve the clues at the pumpkin people murder mystery party,      browse the extensive display of local crafts and sample some organic      pumpkin soup.\u00a0 Bring along your very      own scarecrow to enter the fabulous Scarecrow Pageant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fermanagh District Council Walking Festival, various      locations, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>October 13 \u2013 15.\u00a0      A weekend walking programme with different grades of walks in      beautiful locations throughout Fermanagh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Autumn      Festival, Crawfordsburn Country Park, Helen\u2019s Bay, Co. Down, <\/strong>October 14.\u00a0 Experience the rich sights, tastes and      smells of the autumn season with many fruits, nuts and berries including      the Grand Display of over 100 different varieties of apples, pears and      fungi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Time Travel through Lurgan, Oxford Island Nature Reserve, Lurgan, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>October 14.\u00a0 Enjoy a fascinating journey of discovery following the rich heritage, architecture and development of Lurgan including places of interest such as Shankill Parish Church, Brownlow House and Lurgan Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 12 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (October 8 &#8211; 14). 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