{"id":7679,"date":"2014-07-15T19:02:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T18:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=7679"},"modified":"2014-07-15T19:02:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T18:02:03","slug":"here-are-jacqueline%e2%80%99s-pick-of-family-events-taking-place-this-weekend-across-the-north-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/07\/here-are-jacqueline%e2%80%99s-pick-of-family-events-taking-place-this-weekend-across-the-north-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are Jacqueline\u2019s pick of family events taking place this weekend across the North."},"content":{"rendered":"

Down<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set across 50 acres in the beautiful surroundings of Castlewellan Forest Park, \u00a0The Castlewellan Agricultural Show takes place from 9am \u2013 6pm on Saturday 19th July 2014.\u00a0 Featuring classes for cattle, sheep, goats, horses, ponies, donkeys poultry, pigs, rabbits, dog agility and home industries, we are hosting two national championships and many qualifiers.\u00a0 Dozens of trade stands, food and craft producers showcase their wares alongside live music, vintage tractors, carriage driving, demonstrations of countryside pursuits, Young Farmers competitions, pet show, fashion show, vintage tea tent and children\u2019s amusements which will entertain all day long.<\/p>\n

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

The inaugural Lough Neagh Fish Festival will run from 17th \u2013 19th July. The Festival seeks to celebrate the local culture & culinary delights of the Lough Shore area and promises to have something for everyone to enjoy. The Festival\u00a0is supporting\u00a0\u201cCathy ar gcara\u201d fund, founded in memory of local lady Cathy Cassidy (nee McCann) helping to raise money and awareness for the charity “Friends of the Cancer Centre\u201d based at the Belfast City Hospital.\u00a0 Throughout the the day festival, there will be \u00a0host of events to whet the appetites of the very young to the not so young, including Lough Neagh Heritage Day, Charity Cook Off, Fish Supper Session and An evening of yarns and folklore from\u00a0around the Lough Shore.<\/p>\n

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

Children and parents are being encouraged to get involved with their local library this summer with the Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge 2014.\u00a0 Libraries NI, in collaboration with The Reading Agency, is inviting all children aged 4 and over and their parents\/carers to sign up to this year\u2019s Summer Reading Challenge called the Mythical Maze.\u00a0 To start discovering, simply call in to any public library and register to collect a Mythical Maze free fold-out colour poster. Each participant will set their own challenge to read between 2 – 25 library books during the summer and a certificate and medal will be awarded to all those who complete their challenge and find their way through the Mythical Maze.\u00a0 The Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge is taking place in all libraries across Fermanagh including Enniskillen , Irvinestown\u00a0 and Lisnaskea.<\/p>\n

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

The annual Red Sails Festival takes place this year from Sunday 20th July to Saturday 26th July.\u00a0 The Red Sails Festival is an annual community event by the Portstewart Community Association in conjunction with Coleraine Borough Council.\u00a0 The Red Sails Family Festival takes place in the picturesque seaside town of Portstewart and is a non-profit making festival organised by the Charitable Portstewart Community Association. Its voluntary members are involved in all aspects of organizing, planning, fund raising and implementing of the events. All of the entertainment and competitions are free, except the golf fees. \u00a0See www.redsails.co.uk<\/a> for this year\u2019s line-up of events.<\/p>\n

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

This Sunday 20th July The National Trust\u2019s Argory estate will once again be filled with the sound of pipes, drums and folk music, along with Scottish dancing workshops. There will be solo piping performances and full pipe band sets throughout the afternoon. The Award winning Armagh School of Drum Majors will take part for the fifth year in succession. Once again, there will be traditional Scottish food in the Courtyard and you are encouraged to bring your West Highland or Scottish Terrier along for their very own unique gathering.<\/p>\n

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

This Summer, the Fairhill Shopping Centre Ballymena are hosting their very own Kids Club every Sunday from 1.30pm throughout July and August.<\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s movie night this Saturday 19th July as the Shawshank Redemption returns to Crumlin Road Gaol.
\nDoors open 7.00pm, Movie starts 8.00pm. Entry includes free complimentary drink with free parking available on site.<\/p>\n

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Down Set across 50 acres in the beautiful surroundings of Castlewellan Forest Park, \u00a0The Castlewellan Agricultural Show takes place from 9am \u2013 6pm on Saturday 19th July 2014.\u00a0 Featuring classes for cattle, sheep, goats, horses, ponies, donkeys poultry, pigs, rabbits, dog agility and home industries, we are hosting two national championships and many qualifiers.\u00a0 Dozens … 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\/7679"}],"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=7679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7681,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7679\/revisions\/7681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}