Welcome to The Girl Friday Guide! I'm on air every Friday on The Mark Lima Show giving you your guide to some of the best events and activities happening across Northern Ireland at the weekend. Helping you make the most of those precious days off, the guide has events for families, food lovers, music enthusiasts, adventurers, fashionistas and all that's weird and wonderful in between.
Belfast Giants
- It’s a double hitter for the league toppers this weekend and the Giants take on The Hull Stingrays and The Fife Flyers
- Odyssey Arena
- Friday, 7.30pm and Saturday, 7pm
- www.odysseyarena.co.uk
Grease
- It’s the ultimate sing a long musical and family favourite. Who didn’t want a Pink Ladies jacket? Sit back and enjoy the 1950’s fashion while singing along to all the Grease hits – don’t pretend you don’t know the words!
- Grand Opera House
- Running until 25th Feb
- www.goh.co.uk
Self Build, Extend and Renovate Show
- Do you have a site, planning permission or are you thinking of adding an extension to your house or are you a builder or architect? If so you cannot afford to miss the information and advice that will be available at the SelfBuild Show.
- Kings Hall
- Friday – Sunday
- www.kingshall.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing One Life One Love Event
- Local girl Natalie Nyree is continuing her campaign to raise awareness for her charity ‘One Life One Love’ and is holding a ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event this weekend! A not to be missed evening which is proving hugely popular already – snap up a ticket before they’re gone!
- Nortel Hotel
- Friday, 7pm
- www.onelifeonelove.org
Belfast Independent Retail Week *Date For Your Diary*
- Belfast retailers will celebrate their very own ‘Independents Day’ as part of Belfast City Council’s Independent Retail Week – when they put on a free fashion show and exhibition in the City Hall! The stalls will be set out like market and free tickets for the event can be obtained from the Belfast Welcome Centre
- Belfast City Hall
- 5th March
- www.belfastcity.gov.uk/retail
Belfast Fashion Week *Date For Your Diary*
- It’s a date for the diary that no fashionista can miss! Will a full run round up of the Spring Summer trends from high street stores and local designers, it’s not to be missed! Now featuring children’s event and designer masterclass, not to mention amazing goodies from West Coast Cooler and local sponsors – I’ll see you there!
- Europa Fashionweek Centre
- 14th – 18th March
- www.belfastfashionweek.com
Operation Lipstick *Date for your diary*
- I am on the look out for ladies to be on my team for a challenging and fun filled event! Operation Lipstick will see teams of adventure loving ladies take part in a range of activities that will see them pushed physically and mentally, including raft racing, orienteering and wall climbing! All of this is to raise money for premature baby charity, Tinylife. Come on ladies, get signing up and join me!
- Castlewellan Forest Park
- 24th March 2012
- www.tinylife.org.uk
St George’s Market
- They know all about the meaning of a 3 day weekend at St George’s market as they offer 3 days of market goodness to their visitors. If you calling down you have three choices – Friday Variety Market, Saturday City Food and Garden Market and Sunday’s Food and Craft Market!
- St George’s Market
- Friday to Sunday
- www.belfastcity.gov.uk/stgeorgesmarket
Parkrun
- Overindulged at Christmas and feeling the urge to get fit? You can join other folks from across Belfast every Saturday morning for a 5k run – it’s you against the clock! Runs take place in Victoria Park, Belfast and Waterworks Park, North Belfast. Registration essential and it’s free!
- Every Saturday @ 9am
- Victoria Park and Waterworks Park, Belfast
- www.parkrun.org.uk
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