{"id":7108,"date":"2014-04-23T15:57:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=7108"},"modified":"2014-04-23T16:01:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T15:01:38","slug":"north-down-tourism-events-this-coming-week-and-next%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/04\/north-down-tourism-events-this-coming-week-and-next%e2%80%a6\/","title":{"rendered":"North Down Tourism events, this coming week and next\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>26 APRIL – 02 MAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 26 April, Dawn Chorus Nature Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Redburn Country Park, Holywood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn how to recognise the songs of the dawn chorus and take in the history of Redburn Country Park.<\/p>\n

Tickets free (limited availability). Pre-booking essential. Starts 5am.<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdowntourism.com<\/p>\n

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Saturday 26 April, Manuka Hunney \u2013 Soul and Funk Band<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Down Museum, Bangor<\/strong><\/p>\n

This event will be held in\u00a0Coffee Cure,\u00a0North Down Museum.<\/p>\n

Take three fine female voices; add the class of The Supremes, the funk of James Brown, the soul of Aretha, and a slice of now. Spice with a rhythm section drawn from Northern Ireland\u2019s hottest musical talent; and what you have is the sweet sound of Manuka hunney.<\/p>\n

Cost \u00a310. Pre-booking essential. 7.30pm \u2013 late.<\/p>\n

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, museum@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdownmuseum.com<\/p>\n

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Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 April, Irish Strength Expo 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bangor Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is first ever Irish Strength Exhibition of sport. Five sports are being represented over 2 days on 26th and 27th April 2014. Sport Stalls and Kids Strength Zone to provide a fun packed weekend in this Sport and Waterslide Complex.<\/p>\n

\u00a35 entry fee. Under 12\u2019s free. 10am-5pm, both days.<\/p>\n

Info: irishstrongman.com<\/p>\n

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 April, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Groomsport Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free entertainment, 2pm-4pm.<\/p>\n

Sat 26:<\/strong> Magician, Face painting.<\/p>\n

Sun 27:<\/strong> Science Show, Children\u2019s Crafts.<\/p>\n

Cottages open to the public 11am-5pm. Free admission<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdowntourism.com<\/p>\n

Saturday 30 April, Glass Making<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Down Museum, Bangor<\/strong><\/p>\n

An interesting and fun workshop with Kenny Devon. See Kenny at his work at Project24 in his pod at Bangor Seafront to get a taste of what his class has to offer.<\/p>\n

Costs \u00a325. Pre-booking essential. 2pm-4pm.<\/p>\n

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, museum@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdownmuseum.com<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>03 MAY \u2013 09 MAY <\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 3 May & Sunday 4 May, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Groomsport Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free entertainment, 2pm-4pm.<\/p>\n

Sat 3: Children\u2019s Crafts, Archery<\/p>\n

Sun 4: Jumping Clay, Face painting<\/p>\n

Cottages open to the public 11am-5pm. Free admission<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdowntourism.com<\/p>\n

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Sunday 4 May, Holywood Through the Ages Walking Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holywood Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn of Holywood\u2019s colourful history from the establishment of a monastic settlement to the Motte, where King John is said to have spent the night.<\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a33 (limited availability). Pre-booking essential. Starts 2.30pm.<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdowntourism.com<\/p>\n

Monday 5 May, Merry May Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holywood Town Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free event, 10am-4pm.<\/p>\n

Stalls, fancy dress competition, children\u2019s traditional Maypole dancing and a highlight of the event, winners of BBC 2 Folk Awards \u2018The Demon Barbers\u2019 will be performing their XL show for the first time in Northern Ireland!<\/p>\n

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdowntourism.com<\/p>\n

Thursday 8 May, Literary Lunch with Colin Pinney<\/strong><\/p>\n

Council Chamber, Bangor Town Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colin Pinney has played in Shakespeare, Shaw and Aldwych farce and has directed plays both here and in America. He has been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company and his television appearances include Jeeves And Wooster, The Brittas Empire and The Bill.\u00a0His literary lunch will be a reading of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and will be illustrated using images by Gustav Dor\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Costs \u00a36. Light lunch included. Starts 1pm. Pre-booking essential.<\/p>\n

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, museum@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdownmuseum.com<\/p>\n

Thursday 8 May, Literary Evening with Colin Pinney<\/strong><\/p>\n

Council Chamber, Bangor Town Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colin Pinney has played in Shakespeare, Shaw and Aldwych farce and has directed plays both here and in America.<\/p>\n

He has been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company and his television appearances include Jeeves And Wooster, The Brittas Empire and The Bill. He will host a one-man show presenting Rudyard Kipling his life and verse.<\/p>\n

Costs \u00a32. Starts 7pm. Pre-booking essential.<\/p>\n

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, museum@northdown.gov.uk<\/a>, northdownmuseum.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

26 APRIL – 02 MAY Saturday 26 April, Dawn Chorus Nature Trail Redburn Country Park, Holywood Learn how to recognise the songs of the dawn chorus and take in the history of Redburn Country Park. Tickets free (limited availability). Pre-booking essential. Starts 5am. Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com Saturday 26 … Continued<\/a><\/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\/7108"}],"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=7108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7113,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7108\/revisions\/7113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}