{"id":6011,"date":"2013-07-20T12:47:48","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T11:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2013-07-20T12:47:48","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T11:47:48","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/07\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-22\/","title":{"rendered":"10 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND NEXT WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/discovernipink.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5961\" title=\"discovernipink\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/discovernipink.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (July 22 &#8211; 28).<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fiddler\u2019s Green International Festival, Rostrevor, Co. Down, <\/strong>July 21 \u2013 28.\u00a0 Based in the scenic village of Rostrevor, the annual festival will see free outdoor entertainment, an open air stage, art exhibitions, children\u2019s entertainment, a literary pub crawl and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>John Hewitt International Summer School, Marketplace Theatre, Co. Armagh <\/strong>July 22 \u2013 26.\u00a0 Held in the honour of Northern Irish poet John Hewitt, this event will see a week-long feast of readings, talks, debate, drama, music and exhibitions, attracting people from Ireland, Britain, Europe and the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Children\u2019s and Youth Arts Festival, The Playhouse Theatre, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>July 22 \u2013 August 2.\u00a0 This festival will offer children and teens a unique opportunity to enjoy two fantastic weeks of workshops in drama, visual arts, dance and much more, all led by friendly local artists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gaels at the Gaol, Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast, <\/strong>July 24.\u00a0 A night of fantastic traditional music and song with two multi award winning bands.\u00a0 Doors open at 8pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bug Detectives, Mount Stewart House, Newtownards, Co. Down, <\/strong>July 24.\u00a0 A drop off programme for children aged between 5 \u2013 11 where parents and carers can relax while the children learn more about the world of bugs and beasties.\u00a0 Book early to avoid disappointment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An Evening of Country &amp; Gospel Music, Hill of the O\u2019Neill and Ranfurly House, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>July 27.\u00a0 Take a stroll down memory lane with Kenny and \u2018Colorado\u2019 and revisit the sounds of Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Nanci Griffith, Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Colours of the Causeway, Whitepark Bay Car Park, Co. Antrim, <\/strong>July 27.\u00a0 Join the local biodiversity officer for a guided walk along the Causeway Coast from Whitepark Bay to the picturesque Ballintoy Harbour.\u00a0 The area has a wide range of habitats including wild flowers, sand dunes and scrub.\u00a0 Pre-booking is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gig in the Garden, Minnowburn, Belfast, <\/strong>July 27.\u00a0 This one day boutique festival returns to the beautiful setting of Terrace Hill in Minnowburn and will showcase some of Northern Ireland\u2019s best musical talent, food, drink and crafts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slieve Donard Pilgrimage, starting in Newcastle, Co. Down, <\/strong>July 28.\u00a0 A tradition that started as far back as 1645, you can help mark Tr\u00f3caire\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary with an unforgettable experience on the beautiful Slieve Donard Mountain and recreate a unique tradition and make a pilgrimage of solidarity with women, men and children who face poverty and injustice every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Summer Buzz, Corralea Activity Centre, Belcoo, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>until July 31.\u00a0 A daily programme of land and water activities to suit the whole family including archery, windsurfing, biking skills and a night time paddle.<\/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 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (July 22 &#8211; 28). 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Down, July 21 \u2013 28.\u00a0 Based in the scenic village of Rostrevor, the annual festival will see free outdoor entertainment, an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/07\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-22\/\">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\/6011"}],"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=6011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6013,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011\/revisions\/6013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}