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What's On: Causeway coast walk and Armagh Food & Cider Festival

Jacqueline McGonigle of whatsonni.com shares her pick of family events in Northern Ireland this week

Sean Farnan of The Moody Boar, Mark McConville of Uluru and Gareth Reid of 4Vicars help launch Armagh’s Food and Cider Festival, which returns this week, September 21-24. For more see armagh.co.uk/foodandcider
Sean Farnan of The Moody Boar, Mark McConville of Uluru and Gareth Reid of 4Vicars help launch Armagh’s Food and Cider Festival, which returns this week, September 21-24. For more see armagh.co.uk/foodandcider Sean Farnan of The Moody Boar, Mark McConville of Uluru and Gareth Reid of 4Vicars help launch Armagh’s Food and Cider Festival, which returns this week, September 21-24. For more see armagh.co.uk/foodandcider

ARMAGH

Hosted exclusively for the Food & Cider Festival, A Night in the Orchard is a dining experience all about great food, delicious cider, music and company. You will be served the best ciders on the lawns of Crannagael House, Portadown, Friday September 22 at 7pm.

ANTRIM

Join the NICHS for their Causeway Coast Walk this Saturday and fundraise to help support local people with chest, heart and stroke conditions. The coastal walk takes you along iconic sites such as Carrick-a-rede, Ballintoy Harbour and Whitepark Bay. If you haven’t been before, you owe yourself to witness one of the best walks the north has to offer and if you have already been, you know you will want to return.

BELFAST

Planning a wedding and looking for something different? The Quirky Weddings Alternative Wedding Fair was created with you in mind. The fair returns to the Waterfront Hall on Sunday September 24 from12pm to 5pm. First 500 visitors half price. (Regular admission is £7).

DERRY

For the first time, much loved fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears comes to the stage in an unforgettable live production of song and laughter at the Millennium Forum this Saturday.

DOWN

Bring your picnic and settle down on the lawn with your family and friends to enjoy an afternoon of jazz in the beautiful gardens at Mount Stewart. This Sunday, 2pm to 4pm.

FERMANAGH

Celebrate Fermanagh’s finest food and the waterways at Enniskillen Castle. Enniskillen, will host Festival Lough Erne, a celebration of the best of local food and the Fermanagh Lakelands, for a third year, on Saturday and Sunday September 23 and 24. The weekend will see a host of activity on and off the water, with cookery demonstrations by celebrity chefs, local artisan food and drink producers and live entertainment all taking place at the newly refurbished Enniskillen Castle.

TYRONE

Enjoy a day of free family fun on Hill of The O'Neill this Sunday. Bring your little ones to the Hill dressed as their favourite Superhero or Princess 2pm to 5pm and let their imaginations run free. Activities on the day will include a superhero academy, princess singalong, medieval village, arts and crafts, face painting, amusements, pet farm and much more. Admission is free.

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