Festival Focus

Armagh's St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral glowing green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day

St Patrick’s Day Begins in Armagh

Armagh hosts the Home of St Patrick Festival this March, blending music, heritage and reflection in the city where St Patrick’s story began.

St Patrick’s Day Begins in Armagh

Armagh hosts the Home of St Patrick Festival this March, blending music, heritage and reflection in the city where St Patrick’s story began.

Display of coffee and beans

Belfast is getting its own coffee festival

Belfast’s first Coffee Festival arrives in October 2026, bringing tastings, talks and competitions that showcase the city’s thriving speciality coffee culture.

Belfast is getting its own coffee festival

Belfast’s first Coffee Festival arrives in October 2026, bringing tastings, talks and competitions that showcase the city’s thriving speciality coffee culture.

Portaferry’s Feel Good Festival Brings a Thoughtful Spring Escape by the Coast

Portaferry’s Feel Good Festival Brings a Though...

Just 30 miles from Belfast, Portaferry hosts the Feel Good Festival this March, a month of music, comedy and calm by Strangford Lough.

Portaferry’s Feel Good Festival Brings a Though...

Just 30 miles from Belfast, Portaferry hosts the Feel Good Festival this March, a month of music, comedy and calm by Strangford Lough.

Live jazz performance at Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival in Belfast

Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival: How Jazz Finds...

Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival returns to Belfast 27 Feb - 7 March with intimate live jazz performances across the city. Here’s why it remains a standout event in the cultural...

Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival: How Jazz Finds...

Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival returns to Belfast 27 Feb - 7 March with intimate live jazz performances across the city. Here’s why it remains a standout event in the cultural...

Traditional Irish musicians performing at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann during a city-wide festival in Belfast

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 Comes to Belfast...

Belfast will host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 from 2–9 August, bringing the world’s biggest celebration of Irish traditional music, song and dance to the city.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 Comes to Belfast...

Belfast will host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 from 2–9 August, bringing the world’s biggest celebration of Irish traditional music, song and dance to the city.

Children playing as the 2026 Belfast children’s festival launches

Belfast Children’s Festival 2026 | Family Arts ...

Belfast Children’s Festival 2026 returns with theatre, music and creative experiences for young audiences and families. Here is why it is worth putting in the diary.

Belfast Children’s Festival 2026 | Family Arts ...

Belfast Children’s Festival 2026 returns with theatre, music and creative experiences for young audiences and families. Here is why it is worth putting in the diary.

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