{"id":7474,"date":"2014-06-11T15:13:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T14:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=7474"},"modified":"2014-06-11T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T14:13:06","slug":"here-are-jacquelines-pick-of-whats-on-this-weekend-across-ni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/06\/here-are-jacquelines-pick-of-whats-on-this-weekend-across-ni\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are Jacqueline’s Pick of What’s On This Weekend Across NI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Cultra Hill Climb 2014 will take place this on Saturday 14th June, where the scene will be set to celebrate all \u2018Minis, Mods and Monsters\u2019 during the daylong event. The theme is in celebration of Paddy Hopkirk\u2019s win on the Monte Carlo rally 50 years ago as Northern Ireland commemorates an important year for the Mini. The coolness of Vespa-riding mods and modified cars will also be recognised, alongside monster cars and trucks.<\/p>\n

Tyrone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get ready for a family fun day out as Summer Jamm in Strabane returns on Saturday 14th June.\u00a0 Strabane will come alive with live music, street entertainers, sporting events, gardening & cookery displays, fun fair and food and craft markets.<\/p>\n

Fermanagh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickety-Moo Farm\u00a0will be taking part in\u00a0Open Farm Weekend for the second time this year.\u00a0 21 farms across NI will be welcoming the public for a free, fun day out where you can learn all about local food and farming. Each farm event is unique with some offering simple and informative guided tours and demonstrations and others offering full scale family fun days with petting zoos, barbecues and bouncy castles!<\/p>\n

Derry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on the award-winning picture book by\u00a0Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks, What the Ladybird Heard is the story of two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this brand new stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks\u2019 colourful farmyard adventure at the Millennium Forum on Sunday 15th and Monday 16th June.<\/p>\n

Armagh<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Armagh Show will be held this Saturday 14th<\/sup> June in the beautiful forest setting at Gosford Park, close to Markethill. \u00a0\u00a0It is a full blown agricultural show with 300 livestock and horse classes, trade and craft stalls, artisan food village, home industries and schools exhibits, dog show and lots of entertainment \u2026. a day to spend time with the family, so come early and enjoy a celebration of rural life in a beautiful forest park setting!<\/p>\n

Antrim<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a fantastic family fun day out by the water\u2019s edge, Antrim Lough Shore Park is the place to be on Saturday 14th\u00a0June from 12 Noon – 4pm.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Dragon Boat Racet is being organised by Antrim Borough Council, in partnership with Eye Feel Good,\u00a0whose aim is to raise money through organised events to donate to those living with cancer within the community.\u00a0 The aim of the race is to beat the other competitors and win the coveted title of \u2018Antrim Dragon Boat Champions\u2019 and of course to raise money for a very good cause. As well as the river race, spectators can enjoy a Chinese dragon dance display, arts and crafts for children, radio roadshow, mobile animal farm and much more. Judging for the best dressed dragon will take place at 2pm.<\/p>\n

Belfast<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Belfast Book Festival 2014 runs all week through until Sunday 15th June.\u00a0 The Festival features international stars such as financial experts\u00a0Max Keiser,\u00a0Stacy Herbert\u00a0and\u00a0Mitch Feierstein, former Poet Laureate\u00a0Sir Andrew Motion\u00a0and Radio 3’s\u00a0Ian McMillan.\u00a0 Bring along your junior bookworms to\u00a0the\u00a0Family Day\u00a0at Lower Crescent Park, with lots of quirky events to keep the entire family entertained.\u00a0 There will also be a series of events,\u00a0Book Festival Extra,\u00a0that take place before and after the festival.\u00a0 Just a taste of what\u2019s to come in this year\u2019s festival! www.belfastbookfestival.com .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Down The Cultra Hill Climb 2014 will take place this on Saturday 14th June, where the scene will be set to celebrate all \u2018Minis, Mods and Monsters\u2019 during the daylong event. The theme is in celebration of Paddy Hopkirk\u2019s win on the Monte Carlo rally 50 years ago as Northern Ireland commemorates an important year … 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\/7474"}],"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=7474"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7476,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7474\/revisions\/7476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}