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The Rules of Gaelic Handball (American Handball & Wallball) - EXPLAINED!

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Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, though it has a unique history and sporting culture more closely related to the Republic of Ireland, and plays sports in international competitions as a team from Northern Ireland or joining with the rest of their island and playing for Ireland. At the Olympic Games, athletes from Northern Ireland have the choice of competing for Northern Ireland or Ireland (if they get selected of course).

Gaelic Games, traditional sports organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), are still popular in Northern Ireland (as they are throughout Ireland). The two main sports of Gaelic games are hurling and Gaelic football. The other two sports are Rounders and Gaelic Handball.

Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Northern Ireland. See also about sport in Ireland and sport in the UK, and the individual pages for England, Scotland, Wales.

Popular sports of Northern Ireland

Regional or Traditional Sports of Northern Ireland

Hurling - a Gaelic outdoor team sport where players use a wooden stick to hit a ball between the opposing team's goalposts.

Gaelic Football - a contact sport which originated in Ireland.

Gaelic Handball - a wall based sport, played in Ireland, similar to squash though the ball is hit with the hand.

Rounders - played between two teams with a bat and ball, like softball.

Sporting Successes of Northern Ireland

Athletes from Northern Ireland

Rory McIlroy (golf)

Darren Clarke (golf)

Barry McGuigan (boxing)

George Best (football)

Northern Ireland Sports trivia

The 2019 British Open Golf Championship will be held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. It was held at Portrush in 1951, the only other occasion that it has not been held in Scotland or England.

Northern Ireland at major events

Past sporting events hosted in Northern Ireland

Upcoming sporting events in Northern Ireland

1951 British Open Golf Championship

2019 British Open Golf Championship

Annual sporting events held in Northern Ireland

British Open (golf) - usually held in England and Scotland, and rarely Northern Ireland

Sporting Facilities in Northern Ireland

Royal Portrush Golf Club, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Other

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NIF 2023

The 17th Northern Ireland Festival is scheduled to take place from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th April 2023 at Cavan Equestrian Centre.The provisional timetable and online entry system will be available soon. This will allow competitors to spread the cost of entries over the months leading up to the show.

All Friday Classes Now Closed

All rings on Friday 22nd April at the Northern Ireland Festival have reached their capacity. No further entries will be taken for any classes scheduled for that day.

Speeding Up Competition Number Collectio...

In an effort to make the collection of competition numbers as efficient as possible, we are today listing the near 600 animals currently registered for NIF 2022 together with their competition number. This number must be used for all classes. Please make a note of your horse / pony number and then go to the […]

Judge Change

Mrs Katherine Atkin-Bowdler will be replacing Mr Michael Cooper as judge at NIF 2022 given the latter can no longer attend.

NIF Working Hunter Finals and Class 306

NIF Working Hunter FinalsIf you have qualified for any of the NIF Working Hunter Finals, you can still enter at the show itself. There are no limits on the number of entries in these classes (401-415). As previous, entry fees for Festival finals only remain the same at the show. Class 306 – HOYS Qualifier […]

RDS Qualifier

Class 21, the Open Racehorse to Riding Horse, will be a qualifier for Dublin Horse Show, which runs from 17th to 21st August 2022. The winner of this class will receive an invitation to compete at the prestigious five day show.

NIF 2022 FAQ

Northern Ireland Festival – 22nd to 24th April 2022 PLEASE ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO GET INTO THE SHOW-GROUNDS AS ROADS AROUND CAVAN ARE LIKELY TO BE VERY BUSY ALL WEEKEND – EVERY YEAR PEOPLE MISS CLASSES BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T ALLOW ENOUGH TIME 1). SHOW GROUNDS – open on Thursday 21st April from 1pm until 7.30pm […]

Show Office Opening

NIF 2022 Ring Layout

NIF 2022 Timetable with Judges

The 2022 Northern Ireland Festival timetable with judge allocation is now available to download via the website.

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Northern Ireland Festival – Ireland’s Largest Horse and Pony Show

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Football is one of the most popular sports in Northern Ireland. The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the organising body for football (soccer) in Northern Ireland

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Despite St. Patrick's Day is not a celebration native to Northern Ireland, it is an extremely well-known celebration, usually celebrated as much as is in Ireland.

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Belfast Castle is a castle on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400 feet (120 m) above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views over the City of Belfast and Belfast Lough. The current castle is a Victorian structure, built between 1867 and 1870,

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The Ulster Museum, located in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, has around 8,000 square metres of public display space, featuring material from the collections of fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology. It is the largest museum in Northern Ireland,

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Himno Irlanda del Norte / Northern Ireland National Anthem / Hino da Irlanda do Norte

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Mapa físico de Irlanda del Norte

Irlanda del Norte es un país que se encuentra en la isla comúnmente denominada como "Irlanda". Se compone de seis condados diferentes, cinco de ellos bordean el país conocido como la "República de Irlanda". Irlanda del Norte es parte del Reino Unido y la República de Irlanda es una nación independiente. Ambos países comparten una historia masiva juntos y, por tanto, sus culturas son similares. Lo mismo puede decirse de la geografía, paisajes y personas. A lo largo de este artículo los traeré en un viaje de las atracciones que hay que ver ofrecidas por este país.
Paisaje
La atracción geográfica dentro de Irlanda del Norte es "La Calzada del Gigante". Este es un sitio del patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO y se compone de 60.000 columnas de basalto negro. Los científicos han asentado en la conclusión de que fue creada por las erupciones volcánicas hace aproximadamente 60 millones de años, cuando la roca fundida fluida fue forzada a través de las fisuras. No obstante, dentro de la cultura y el folclore irlandés las formaciones de estas rocas son muy diferentes. Los irlandeses dirán una de las muchas historias que tienen del gigante más famoso. Su nombre era "Fionn MacCúl", y en esta historia en particular Fionn MacCúl quería pelear con un gigante famoso de Escocia. Por lo tanto, en fin, de viajar a Escocia Fionn necesitaba construir un puente de tierra. Haciendo esto, el construyó lo que existe actualmente como la "Calzada del Gigante", que se parece a pasos hacia el mar.
Turismo interactivo
En mi opinión Irlanda del Norte es, entre los otros países de la Unión Europea, el rey de las atracciones turísticas interactivas. Todos los centros de visitantes aquí son de un nivel excepcional, ejemplos de estos son:

El centro de visitantes en la Calzada del Gigante

Peluquería "Headhunters" y Museo ferrocarril

Crom Estate

Bronte Homeland Interpretative Center

De todas las atracciones, la flor y nata de las experiencias interactivas son las siguientes:

La experiencia del Titanic
El barco más famoso del mundo fue construido en el puerto de Belfast en 1911. Es debido a esto que Belfast tiene la atracción del Titanic más grande del mundo. Esto merece realmente una visita obligatoria cuando en Irlanda del Norte, es una experiencia totalmente inmersiva dedicada a la historia del RMS Titanic. Cubre todos los aspectos que se pueden esperar para dar vida a las historias de los desafortunados que estaban a bordo, da un conocimiento profundo de cómo se construyó el buque e incluso los sistemas de clase a bordo. Reserve con antelación siempre que sea posible, ya que es una visita obligada para la gente en todo el mundo, colas son probables.

Juego de Tronos
No mucha gente sabe esto, pero una grande cantidad de la exitosa serie televisiva "Juego de Tronos" se filmó en Irlanda del Norte. Por supuesto, en cierto estilo de Irlanda del Norte esta experiencia se ha hecho 100% interactiva. Para aquellos de ustedes que leen estos libros o que están familiarizados con la serie televisiva aquí hay una lista de lugares que se pueden ver: Dragonstone Tierras de Tormentas Pyke, Islas del Hierro Storms End Tierras de la Corona Winterfell Acampamiento de Rob Starks Tierras de los Rios Bosque embrujado Escondite Beric Dondarrion

Hay algunas grandes empresas que pueden organizar excursiones de un día en diferentes áreas mencionadas anteriormente. Por lo general comienzan a las 9 de la mañana y terminan a las 6 de la tarde con servicios de recogida y entrega. Dentro de los diferentes recorridos también ofrecen elementos interactivos como el aprendizaje de tiro con arco en el castillo de Winterfell. Para todos aquellos fanáticos de Juego de Tronos por ahí esto es algo que no deben perderse e ira para siempre recordado.

Como se puede ver en mi breve reseña de la geografía y lugares para ver de Irlanda del Norte sólo hay una cosa a tener en cuenta cuando se viaja aquí y que es, como dicen los irlandeses, "quedarse atascado" y disfrutar compartiendo en la cultura, atracciones y bellos paisajes terrenos y marinos.

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is game that is played between two teams with a bat and ball.It is a game that involves striking and fielding by the opponent team.

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tourist places to visit in northern ireland

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is a wall-based sport,where the gameplay is very similar to that of squash and racquetball, but players strike the ball with the palm of their hands instead of a racket.

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It is the most important festivity of Celtic origin of the pagan period in which the night of October 31 to November 1 celebrates the end of the harvest season in Celtic culture and is considered a new year. It is currently called Halloween.
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Better known as Beltaine ,it is celebrated on the of may the celta pary   that corresponds to the beginning of summer. the traditional thing is to light bonfires at night and decorate with flowers or eggshells that are symbols or life.

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is a contact sport which originated in Ireland. It is a type of football with a goal similar to that used in rugby but having a net attached below the crossbar. The object is to kick or punch the round ball into the net.

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How To Make Haggis at home,A home friendly recipe,showing the whole process, of this classic, traditional, Scottish recipe.It is easier than you think.DO use PINHEAD oatmeal if you can easily get it.But normal oats will also work, like in this video. many thanks.

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Is the day of the pary biggest national holiday, all people dress in green and celebrate in style on the day of the Patron of Ireland.
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Meaning of the leprechaun on the day of San Patricio; according to the legends, the priests made an alliance with the goblins. The mission was to harm the church and San Patricio, and when they started with the damage, San Patricio faced them in the name of god

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Hurling, a Gaelic outdoor team sport where players use a wooden stick to hit a ball between the opposing team’s goalposts.

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Champ is a potato-based dish that has a creamy, buttery texture, with some added crunch and flavour thanks to the addition of chopped green onions. This simple but satisfying dish is a classic way to prepare leftover potatoes in Northern Ireland.

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Soda bread is a staple in Northern Ireland, served as a side dish with meals or as the base for a sandwich. Instead of yeast, baking soda is used as a leavening agent.

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Whiskey is a renowned spirit more commonly associated with Scotland, although the Irish have several fantastic distilleries. The most famous Northern Irish whiskey is Bushmills. In fact, it’s the oldest licensed working distillery in the world. Located in County Antrim in the north of the country, you can tour the distillery and sample some aged blends.

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A Northern Irish fried breakfast consists of sausages, bacon, black pudding, eggs, potato cakes, mushrooms and beans. Known as an Ulster fry, it’s a real treat to start your day with this huge plate of fried delicacies, though keep in mind that it’s not the healthiest meal you can find.

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Himno Irlanda del Norte / Northern Ireland National Anthem / Hino da Irlanda do Norte

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Himno Nacional de Inglaterra/England National Anthem

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A typical Northern Irish Breakfast includes sausage, jam, eggs, and tomatoes. Sometimes, they also eat toasts and drink coffee

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This is probably the most distinctive and popular Irish dessert. Although chocolate cake is popular all around the world, in Northern Ireland it has a little difference. While they make the cake, they put a lot of whiskey in the mixture.

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This is Ireland’s most famous stew: the beef stew. It is a stew native to Ireland that is traditionally made with root vegetables and lamb or beef. As in all traditional folk dishes, the exact recipe is not consistent from time to time, or place to place.

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Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan McDonnell. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland.

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The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (5 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.

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Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built.

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Northern Ireland holidays are mainly celebrated in the capital Belfast. Events range from sports and music to somewhat controversial loyalist marches. St. Patrick's Day, the Orangefest, and Belfast Festival all offer something a little different. Most take place in May when the weather is nice and everyone is in good spirits.

St. Patrick's Day

Ireland's patron saint is celebrated in Northern Ireland on March 17 as much as he is in the south. Don't forget, they are Irish here, too (not British), only, generally, with a penchant of separation from the south. People dress up in green, fountains are dyed green, and there are parties in the streets. Head to Downpatrick to visit St Patrick's grave.

Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

This alternative festival in Belfast, early- to mid-May, is especially popular with the younger crowd. It features art, theater, and music through big name acts at venues within the historic arts quarter of the capital. The event goes over about 10 days and is good for all the family.

Balmoral Show

The Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast is the setting for Ireland's main food and agricultural event. It takes place in mid-May over three days and is fun for the whole family, with hundreds of stands, along with show jumping, sheep-shearing, and a zone for kids to have fun.

Lord Mayor's Carnival

The colorful street carnival is the highlight of this quirky event in Northern Ireland, which celebrates the end of the Lord Mayor's tenure in late May. Expect floats, lots of dressing up-including the mayor in all his regalia plus gold carriage-and big fireworks.

Belfast Marathon

The 26-mile run goes via the streets of Belfast and draws in thousands of contenders from around the world. The Belfast Marathon takes place at the end of May and also features a shorter, 16-mile fun run, followed by a grand party at City Hall.

Orangefest

This controversial event on July 12 ('The Twelfth') dates from the 1700s and features waves of 'Orange Men' marching through city streets across Northern Ireland. These Orange Men are Protestant (loyalists) marking their allegiance to William III (William of Orange) of England and there is lots of flag waving. Naturally, tensions among the Catholic community can be high and security is typically heavy. Best seen in Belfast.

Féile an Phobail

The 'West Belfast Festival' is one of Europe's largest community festivals, featuring thousands of local children in a huge procession on Falls Road in Belfast. Big music acts, poets, and comedians accompany the event, which takes place over 10 days in early August.

Belfast Festival

The Belfast Festival is a massive event attracting around 50,000 spectators with theatre, dance, pop and rock music, classical music, visual arts, and comedy. The event goes over two weeks, late October through early November, and is worth traveling to Northern Ireland for if you're in the UK/Irish region.

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Summer and even the tiniest bit of sunshine means festivals, from food and music, to even a taste of the sea we’ve got it all here in Northern Ireland.

Here are some of the best festivals around to get you in the mood for the summer ahead.

Van Morrison – 18th International Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival

May 25 to 30, Warrenpoint

VAN Morrison is set to play two dates at Warrenpoint Town Hall on May 29th as part of this six-day festival, with proceeds from his shows going to Southern Area Hospice Services.

In addition there will be 90 free events and international artists as well as local heroes Pat McManus, Rab McCullough and Crow Black Chicken.

www.bluesonthebay.com

Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival

May 27 to June 5, Ballycastle & Rathlin

Celebrating the body of water between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island there is a range of activities from a sailing regatta, tours, exhibitions, competitions, friendly giants and Viking ships and a full range of family friendly events. Based at Ballycastle’s marina and seafront there’s even a food festival.

www.visitcausewaycoastandglens.com

Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival

May 28 – 30, Belfast

Ships, food and music: all around Belfast’s quaysides. Visit ships, take in the Titanic experience, and a Continental market to delight your taste buds. And, you’ll have a chance to see the city’s newest visitor attraction, HMS Caroline at Alexander Dock ahead of its official opening in June.

www.belfastcity.gov.uk maritime

Tonic Health and Wellness Festival

May 29 – June 4, across NI

With the belief in bringing out the zest for life through health, wellness and fun, Tonic aims to boost the soul.  With workshops, complementary therapists and traditional consultants, interspersed with Yoga and meditation, this is a perfect haven to rejuvenate yourself and learn how to cope with the stress of life.

www.tonicfestival.co.uk

Holywood Harmony Festival

June 3 – 5, Holywood

Paying tribute to the finest acts in the world, venues across the County Down will host acts ranging from the top Beatles tribute, The Bootleg Beatles, and Bowie homage Rebel Rebel. There will also be tribute bands to the Eagles and Van Morrison in the shape of Desperados and Celtic Soul.

www.harmonyfest.co.uk

Shanes Castle Games Fair

June 25- 26, Antrim

City folks join up with all things country at the Irish Fame Fair & Fine Food Festival, including the Northern Ireland Angling Show. Three display arena will see everything from battle re-enactments, air rifle shootingh, archery horses and hounds and medieval jousting. And, all the food you can eat or take home!

Great Irish Game Fair and Fine Food Festival

June 25-26, Co Antrim

Embracing the NI Year of Food and Drink 2016, The Great Game Fairs offers the perfect opportunity for a relaxing weekend away. This fabulous festival celebrates local food, drink and produce from all over the province with traders on hand to showcase their talents.

www.irishgamefair.com

Our Back Yard Festival

June 26, Gildford

Tucked away on an idyllic farm in Gilford, Our Back Yard is an independent newbie to the festival scene.  Back for its second year the OBY team are offering camping for the first time, so you can relax with a pint and a gourmet burger whilst listening to the tones of Gascan Ruckus, Wookalily, No Oil Paintings and many more.  Tickets are £15 for a day pass.

www.ourbackyard.co.uk

River to Lough Festival

July 2, Antrim Castle Gardens

Now in its 3rd year, this award winning festival showcases the unique cultural heritage of Lough Neagh and its Waterways. This year’s event includes cookery demonstrations in the Food Theatre, cookery lessons in the Cookery school, and an Eel Heritage Exhibition with story-telling, heritage boats and lots of activities and entertainment throughout the day. With a food and craft market, and traditional eel suppers available from the pop-up restaurant this is the ultimate food festival.

www.discoverloughneagh.com

Foyle Maritime Festival

July 9 – 17, across Derry

Queen’s Quay will once again be transformed in to a maritime delight as it welcomes home Team Derry-Londonderry.

As an official host port for the Clipper Race 2015/16, the River Foyle will be awash with ships as they stop over towards the end of their round the world journey.

www.foylemaritimefestival.com

Dalriada Festival

July 18 to July 23, Glenarm, Co Antrim

The Dalriada Festival sees the castle grounds alive with Highland Games, Strong Man competition, Pipe Bands, comedy, food, music. Paw Patrol make a special guest appearance this year to delight the younger family members. Tickets are £12 for one day pass and £18 for two day pass.  Camping options are also available.

www.dalriadafestival.co.uk.

Ulster Fleadh/Fleadh Uladh

July 16 -24, Bangor, Co Down

Bangor hosts this year’s beautiful event, and visitors can expect a wide array of events such as workshops, Irish Trad sessions, food and drink and entertainment from Beoga, the headline act for 2016.  Events prices vary throughout the festival.

www.ulsterfleadh.com

Belfast Guitar Festival

July 22-24, Belfast

Now in its third year, the Belfast Guitar Festival, organised by Paul McMordie, is one of the city’s newest events supporting up and coming artists.

Showcasing folk, Americana, blues, rock, flamenco, indie, jazz and percussive, this is an eclectic mix for all of you guitar lovers out there.  Pricing available shortly.

www.belfastguitarfest.com

Armoy Motorcycle Road Race

July 29-30, Armoy, Co Antrim

The world famous road race set in the County Antrim village is a must for all bike and speed enthusiasts. The track has over 40 years of history, with Joey Dunlop being a regular on the 3 mile circuit, it is close to many much loved tourist attractions such as The Giants Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, and the beautiful North Antrim coast; perfect excuse to make a weekend of it.

www.amrrc.com

Sunflower Fest

August 5-7, Hillsborough

One of Northern Ireland’s much loved family friendly music festivals, Sunflowerfest has a fantastic line-up of live music, and this year features The Strypes headlining. The planned entertainment includes performances in the Enchanted Glade, storytelling, poetry, interactive art, dance and music workshops, providing something to keep young and old busy all day long.  Weekend tickets begin at £69.95

www.sunflowerfest.co.uk

7 Hills Blues Festival

August 11-14, Armagh

A much loved and established event on any Blues lover’s calendar, this event gets bigger and better each year with local bands preforming alongside top world-wide known acts bringing a quirky, fun feel to the area with over 50 bands and 60 gigs. Various prices.

www.armagh.co.uk/7hills

Open House Festival

August 1 – 31, across Bangor

Elegant and inclusive, Open House is a beautiful mix of literature, music and food.  Famed for quirky locations such as court houses, islands, walled gardens and war forts, Open House is perfectly coordinated to bring culture with a sprinkle of joy and fun in a relaxed atmosphere.

Events vary in price; many are free entry.

www.openhousefestival.com

Stendhal Festival of Art

August 12-13, Limavad

Stendhal is an incredible experience.

With a mission to establish itself as an innovative promoter of the arts, this festival is alive with music, vibrancy and fun, celebrating local talent alongside household names.  Tickets begin at £35

www.stendhalfestival.com

B/E Aerospace Festival of Flight

August 6, Co Down

From exhibitions and live music to street entertainment, craft stalls, food village and more, the Festival of Flight will see a host of family orientated activities fill the town.

Live entertainment from the big stage will entertain until the main aircraft display from 3pm.  Free events throughout the day.

www.facebook.com/NewcastleFoF

Belsonic

August 9-29, Belfast

After enjoying phenomenal success over the past nine years, Belsonic is on its feet and moving over to the bigger location at Titanic Belfast.  Joining the party will be Ellie Goulding, David Guetta, Foals, Faithless, Biffy Clyro and many more. Tickets £29.95 plus booking fee.

www.belsonic.com

East Side Arts Festival

August 10-21, East Belfast

Music, heritage, culture and community are the name of the game at East Side Arts Festival, promising a host of music, comedy, art, theatre, movies and workshops for young and old.  Various pricing for each event.

www.eastsidearts.net

Tennent’s Vital

August 29-30, Belfast

With the mighty Red Hot Chilli Peppers hitting the stage on the first night followed by Avicii on the second night, Tennents Vital sells itself.

A massive event that sells out fast, this is Northern Ireland’s much looked forward to event each year.  Ticked are £49.50 plus booking fee.

www.ticketmaster.ie.

Belfast Mela

August 30, Belfast

The critically acclaimed Mela is a vibrant, global celebration with thousands of people each year queueing to experience this stunning one day event.  Organised by ArtsEkta, Northern Ireland’s largest ethnic arts organisation, it is a melting pot of fun, music, food and crafts.

Tickets in advance are priced at £4, or £5 on the gate.  Booking is advised.

www.belfastmela.org.uk.

Hillsborough International Oyster Festival

Aug 30 – Sept 4, various venues

The Hillsborough Oyster Festival is a renowned event that includes family activities, performances and eating experiences to tempt all visitors.

Now in its 24th year, the festival programme is eagerly anticipated with events such as the World Oyster Eating Championship, the Oyster Masters Golf Day, the Pearl and Oyster Ball and the Super Car Sunday and Soapbox Derby.

www.hillsboroughoysterfestival.com

Bluegrass Music Festival

September 4-6, Omagh

The 25th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival is a strumming, foot tapping, dancing in the (pretend) streets kind of festival.

With the idyllic backdrop of the Ulster American Folk Park, this festival is a step back in time and a celebration of old time music.  Prices varies.

www.nmni.com

**Further reporting by Rebecca Armstrong

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