{"id":6753,"date":"2014-01-29T10:37:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T09:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6753"},"modified":"2014-01-29T10:37:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T09:37:55","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/01\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-35\/","title":{"rendered":"10 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND NEXT WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/discovernipink1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6754\" title=\"discovernipink\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/discovernipink1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (February 3 &#8211; 9).<\/h2>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday Snowdrops,      Springhill, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>February 2 &amp; 9.\u00a0 As      winter melts away, take a self-guided walk through Springhill&#8217;s glorious      display of snowdrops.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hansel and Gretel, Grand      Opera House, Belfast, <\/strong>February 5 \u2013 8.\u00a0 Meet      Hansel, Gretel and a bewitching ballerina who is not at all as she      seems.\u00a0 Deliciously surreal, mouth-wateringly inventive and with more      than a sprinkle of festive magic &#8211; do you dare to go down to the woods      this winter on an enchanted journey.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Under the Boardwalk,      Millennium Forum, Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>February 6.\u00a0 Join Gillie Leroy Jones and his band      in\u00a0this two hour celebration of fifty years\u00a0of hits from      legendary group, The\u00a0Drifters.\u00a0 Featuring a string of      greatest\u00a0hits including Saturday Night At The\u00a0Movies, Kissing In      The Back Row and,\u00a0of course, Under The Boardwalk.\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Philadelphia,      Here I Come, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, <\/strong>February 6 \u2013 March 8.\u00a0 Philadelphia, Here I Come established Brian Friel as one of the      greatest Irish playwrights of his generation. The play captures perfectly      the Irish sense of belonging and also longing for someplace else, no less      relevant today.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guide in the Hide,      Castle Espie Wildfowl &amp; Wetlands Centre, Comber, Co. Down<\/strong>, first three Sundays in      February and March.\u00a0 Castle Espie Bird      Watching Club will be in the Brent hide to share their expert bird      knowledge with visitors and help them identify different wildfowl and      waders that come to our shores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An Evening of Nostalgia with Johnny McEvoy, Market Place      Theatre, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>February 7.\u00a0 Johnny McEvoy has always been highly      acclaimed for his excellent shows and his concert is eagerly awaited by      his legion of fans.\u00a0 This nostalgic evening will feature Johnny\u2019s hit      songs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cupid\u2019s Cabaret, The      Burnavon, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>February 7 &amp; 8.\u00a0 The month of love is upon us.      Why not spend an evening in the company of Carol Doey and friends, as they      perform their burlesque routines and sketches all in the name of love for      an unforgettable cabaret evening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other Voices Music Trail, various venues in the City of Derry, <\/strong>February 7 \u2013 9.\u00a0 60 of the best bands and singer-songwriters from all over Ireland and the UK will perform in the city\u2019s venues, bars, cafes and cultural venues throughout the weekend for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ballymena      Festival of Music, Speech and Dance, The Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena, Co.      Antrim, <\/strong>February      7 \u2013 March 15.\u00a0 This festival provides      an opportunity for performers at all stages of music, speech, drama and      dance.\u00a0 There will be two\u00a0gala nights: the instrumental festival      night\u00a0and the\u00a0vocal and prize winner gala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>School      of Highland Dance Competition, Church Hall, Maguiresbridge, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>February      8.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss the annual highland dance competition which attracts      dancers from all over Ireland and      Scotland.<\/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 (February 3 &#8211; 9). Sunday Snowdrops, Springhill, Co. Londonderry, February 2 &amp; 9.\u00a0 As winter melts away, take a self-guided walk through Springhill&#8217;s glorious display of snowdrops. 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