{"id":5078,"date":"2012-10-12T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T09:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2012-10-12T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T09:44:08","slug":"12-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/10\/12-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-9\/","title":{"rendered":"12 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND NEXT WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.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=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/our-time-our-place.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>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 15 &#8211; 21).<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Belfast Fashion Week, various      venues, Belfast, <\/strong>October      13 \u2013 21.\u00a0 Belfast Fashion Week      continues to stay ahead of the crowds with the hottest trends for fashion      on display from the high street, boutiques and designer stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yours      Truly Jack The Ripper, The Market Place Theatre, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>October 18.\u00a0 This drama looks at the case of Jack the      Ripper through the eyes of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police as      he recounts the terrible weeks when East London was under a reign of      fear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nocturnal Nature Tour, Crom, Upper Lough Erne,      Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>October 18 &#8211; 19.\u00a0      Take a tour in the 4&#215;4 jeep and discover what lurks among the trees      and foliage in Crom after dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Roe Valley Folk Festival,      Limavady, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>October      17 \u2013 21.\u00a0 Enjoy a range of folk      music, dance, song and verse, performances, concerts and sessions as well      as a number of outdoor events for children and the whole community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In      The Footsteps of Heroes from the Somme to D-Day, Strule Arts Centre,      Omagh, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>October      19.<strong> <\/strong>Follow in the footsteps of young Jimmy Ashfield played by Andrew      Burnside as he enlists into the 9<sup>th<\/sup> Battalion of the RIF and      recounts his experiences in letters to his widowed mother, through to the      battle of the Somme and his ultimate death. <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>50<sup>th<\/sup> Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen\u2019s, various venues, Belfast, <\/strong>October 19 \u2013 November 4.\u00a0 This annual festival promises a world of talent right on your doorstep with dance, music, theatre, visual arts and film featuring both home-grown and international artists and performers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apple Day, Lisburn Tourist      Information Centre, Lisburn, <\/strong>October      20.\u00a0 Part of the UK wide event      celebrating traditional varieties of apple with lots of family friendly      activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brent      Goose Bonanza, Mount Stewart House, Newtownards, Co. Down, <\/strong>October 20.\u00a0 Marvel at the return of the thousands of      Brent Geese and other waders and wildfowl that have completed their epic      journeys from arctic Canada, Iceland and Northern Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1912,      A Hundred Years On, Ulster Museum, Belfast, <\/strong>October 20.\u00a0 An hour-long play telling the story of a      vital year in Northern Ireland\u2019s history through a thought-provoking      drama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ghost      and Gourds Weekend, Rowallane Garden, Saintfield, Co. Down, <\/strong>October 20 &#8211; 21.\u00a0 Come along for a scary day out with face      painting, ghosts trails and the chance to behead, scoop and carve your      very own pumpkin to take home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ulster Society of Women Artists,      Waterfront Hall, Belfast, <\/strong>until      October 26.\u00a0 The Ulster Society of      Women was founded in 1957 at a time when no art society in Northern      Ireland would accept female artists.\u00a0      Today it boasts over 120 members and this is an exhibition of their      works including oils, watercolours, acrylics, mixed media and sculptures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Escape from Witch Mountain, Ring of Gullion,      Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>until October 30.\u00a0      Are you brave enough to help save all the children that are trapped      on the mountain from the witch of Slieve Gullion? 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