Armagh Planet Earth
Festival

Armagh Planet Earth Festival boasts the prestigious
Earth from the Air outdoor exhibition which has toured the world.
This is the first time the exhibition has been in Ireland, right here
in Armagh...
“.... the most amazing pictures you’ll
ever see” Daily Mail
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for details
European
Heritage Open Days 2010
This year’s European Heritage Open Days
will take place on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September.
We have over 260 events
and properties for you to visit during the weekend and they are all
free of charge!
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for details
Some Events over the next
few months
Sat
19 June
1.00pm - 9.00pm |
Banbridge
BuskFest Festival
A date for the diary not to be missed, come
along and join buskers and visitors from across the globe and
be a part of the fastest growing busking festival in Ireland!
www.buskfest.com |
Fri
25 - Sun 27 June |
Mourne
International Walking Festival, Newcastle
The Mourne International Walking Festival
will be taking place over the weekend of the 25-27 June 2010
and will be based in the Mourne Golf Club, Newcastle Co Down.
Set
within the spectacular scenery of the Mourne Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, there are walks to suit all levels of fitness
and ability with routes between 10km and 40km at both high and
low level.
http://www.mournewalking.co.uk/walkingfestivals/miwf.asp
|
16
- 17 July
11am - 6pm |
Traction
Engine Rally , Ballymena Showgrounds |
Sat
17 July -
Fri 23 July |
Portaferry
Gala Week
www.portaferrygala.com
www.discoverireland.com |
Sat
31 July |
Belfast
Pride Parade
Belfast Pride is Ireland’s largest
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans festival appealing to audiences
of over 10,000 people in the summer of each year.
www.belfastpride.com
|
Mon
2 Aug - Sun 8 Aug |
Harry
Ferguson Festival of Flight, Newcastle
Red Arrows on Sat 7 Aug |
Sat
28 &
Sun 29 Aug
|
Belfast
Mela, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Mela in Indian means gathering.
This event is an
anthology of traditions, art, colours, music, dance
and enjoyment.
http://belfastmela.org.uk
|
| 28
- 30 Aug |
Shoreline
Festival Jordanstown, Loughshore Park
http://www.newtownabbey.gov.uk/Shoreline/
|
Sat
4 &
Sun 5 Sept |
Portrush Airshow
The Red Arrows Display Team and the Eurofighter
Typhoon both return to Portrush for 2010
http://www.niinternationalairshow.co.uk/
|
Please
check latest event details before travelling
Belfast Zoo Photographic Competition
Our Annual Photographic Competition, sponsored by HB, challenges budding
and amateur photographers to take a picture of our animals during
a visit to the zoo.
The competition
has five categories. They are:
•best photograph
taken by a club photographer
•best picture taken by a visitor
•best black and white photograph
•best picture taken by someone under 16
•best funny caption
Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category at an awards
ceremony in October 2010.
All entries must
be received by 4pm on 24 September 2010, together with an entry form.
For details and entry form click here
Photography Classes at
Belfast Metropolitan College
Beginner photography
classes available Wednesday at Millfield 5.30 - 7.30 and Castlereagh
Friday 9.30 - 11.30am starting the week beginning 13th September.
These are non-accredited and last 15 weeks in duration.
Go to www.belfastmet.ac.uk
and on the main page, click on courses, type in the subject and it
will give you a list to what's available.