{"id":6216,"date":"2013-08-21T14:14:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6216"},"modified":"2013-08-21T14:14:31","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T13:14:31","slug":"6216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/08\/6216\/","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=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/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 (August 26 \u2013 September 1).<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Summer Kids Camp, Troggs Surf School, East Strand Watersports Centre, Portrush, Co. Antrim, <\/strong>Monday \u2013 Friday throughout August.\u00a0 Learn how to surf and meet new friends during these fun and friendly lessons with qualified instructors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ould Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, <\/strong>August 26 \u2013 27.\u00a0 Ireland\u2019s oldest market fair with street entertainment, horse trading and market stalls where revellers can sample local specialties such as dulse (dried edible seaweed) and the famous and deliciously sweet chewy indigenous confectionary known as Yellow Man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>17<sup>th<\/sup> Ards International Guitar Festival, Newtownards, Co. Down, <\/strong>August 26 \u2013 29.\u00a0 For guitar and music lovers, this year\u2019s festival is guaranteed to bring you four days of plectrum plucking, finger-picking and strumming with a range of concerts, gigs and workshops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>50 shades of Red, White and Blue, The Market Place Theatre, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>August 28 &amp; 29.\u00a0 <strong>Fifty Shades of Red, White and Blue<\/strong> tells the story of loveable Maggie Muff and her search for love, featuring laugh-out-loud characters such as big Sally Ann, Sinead the Greener and of course, the mysterious Mr Red White and Blue himself.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>East Belfast Arts Festival, various venues in East Belfast, <\/strong>August 28 \u2013 September 1.\u00a0 Help celebrate all that east Belfast has to offer with a programme packed with local, national and international artists including music, visual arts, theatre, literature. Heritage, film and comedy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walled City Tattoo, Ebrington, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>August 28 \u2013 31.\u00a0 A blend of home and international talent with a 600-strong cast, music, song, dance and theatre including traditional favourites such as Highland and Irish dancers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bat Detectives, Crom, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>August 29.\u00a0 Crom is home to all bat species found in Northern Ireland and this event lets you learn more about these fascinating nocturnal creatures.\u00a0 Booking essential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>22<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual Bluegrass Music Festival, Ulster American      Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>August 30 \u2013 September 1.\u00a0 There\u2019ll be strumming on the porches      of the log cabins, dancing in the cobbled streets and jamming outside the      General Store during this famous festival that will be jam-packed with      performances from some of the biggest names in bluegrass and old-time      music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laganside 10k, start\/finish at Ozone Complex, Belfast, <\/strong>September 1.\u00a0 Grab your running shoes and take part in this year\u2019s 10k challenge in aid of the NI Children\u2019s Hospice.\u00a0 Children are also being encouraged to take part with a one mile race for six \u2013 15 year olds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Boxing Tournament, Guildhall Square, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>September 1 \u2013 30.\u00a0 An international boxing tournament which will see Ireland taking on a European national team.<\/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 (August 26 \u2013 September 1). Summer Kids Camp, Troggs Surf School, East Strand Watersports Centre, Portrush, Co. 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