Festival Focus

Out to Lunch Serves Up January Culture

Out to Lunch Serves Up January Culture

Belfast gets a welcome antidote to January gloom with the return of the Out to Lunch Arts Festival, running from 9–31 January and offering almost a month of craic, culture...

Out to Lunch Serves Up January Culture

Belfast gets a welcome antidote to January gloom with the return of the Out to Lunch Arts Festival, running from 9–31 January and offering almost a month of craic, culture...

300+ Ways to Wonder: NI Science Festival 2026

300+ Ways to Wonder: NI Science Festival 2026

The NI Science Festival is set to return from 11–22 February 2026, celebrating its 12th year with an ambitious programme of over 300 events designed to ignite curiosity in audiences...

300+ Ways to Wonder: NI Science Festival 2026

The NI Science Festival is set to return from 11–22 February 2026, celebrating its 12th year with an ambitious programme of over 300 events designed to ignite curiosity in audiences...

4 Corners Festival Invites Belfast on a Shared ‘Journey’

4 Corners Festival Invites Belfast on a Shared ...

The 4 Corners Festival returns to venues across Belfast from January 30 to February 8, 2026, with the theme Journey.

4 Corners Festival Invites Belfast on a Shared ...

The 4 Corners Festival returns to venues across Belfast from January 30 to February 8, 2026, with the theme Journey.

WellFest Comes to Belfast

WellFest Comes to Belfast

WELLFEST IS FOR EVERYBODY. No matter who you are or how you like to move - you belong at WellFest! Ormeau Park, September 2026

WellFest Comes to Belfast

WELLFEST IS FOR EVERYBODY. No matter who you are or how you like to move - you belong at WellFest! Ormeau Park, September 2026

AVA gets underway

AVA gets underway

Electronic music will make a return to the Titanic Slipways in Belfast next week as the Audio Visual Arts Festival, AVA, gets underway with support from Tourism Northern Ireland.

AVA gets underway

Electronic music will make a return to the Titanic Slipways in Belfast next week as the Audio Visual Arts Festival, AVA, gets underway with support from Tourism Northern Ireland.

Festival of Fools to fill Belfast streets…

Festival of Fools to fill Belfast streets…

Fifteen acts will fill the streets over the May Bank Holiday weekend with free performances across the city daily from Saturday 3 to Monday 5 May.

Festival of Fools to fill Belfast streets…

Fifteen acts will fill the streets over the May Bank Holiday weekend with free performances across the city daily from Saturday 3 to Monday 5 May.

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