Festivals in Belfast

Check out happening festivals events all around Belfast, NI

Belfast: David Nihill at the The Mac Theatre

Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm The Mac Theatre Belfast

London African Gospel Choir Celebrate 40 Years of Paul Simon’s Graceland

 Tue, 05 May at 08:00 pm Mandela Hall

Brian Finnegan’s Hunger of the Skin | Heidi Talbot

 Sun, 15 Mar at 08:00 pm The Belfast Empire

The Saw Doctors - Feile 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm Falls Park

Chinese New Year 2026

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:30 pm Olive Tree House Free

Dougie MacLean - St Patrick's Music Weekend 2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Mandela Hall

Mhairi Black: Politics Isn’t For Me

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm Mandela Hall GBP 0 to 17

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Belfast!

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm The Belfast Empire

Domination: The Fall & Rise of an Empire with Alice Roberts

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:30 pm Whitla Hall

Indoor 90s & 00s Daytime R&B Festival - Belfast

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Belfast, UK

Belfast TradFest Summer School 2026

 Mon, 27 Jul at 08:00 am Ulster University GBP 159

90s Day Party: Belfast 💿

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm The Botanic Inn

The West End Day Party: Belfast 🎭

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm The Botanic Inn

The Farmer's Bash

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:30 pm Ormeau Park

Raspberry Pi Digital Maker Day | NI Science Festival

 Sun, 15 Feb at 01:30 pm W5 Life, The Odyssey, Queens Quay, Belfast BT3 9QQ

K-Pop Demon Disco: Belfast 👩🏼‍🎤 (Second Date Due to Demand)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am The Botanic Inn

R&B Lovers - Saturday 21st March - Thompsons Belfast

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Thompsons Garage

Y2K - THE ULTIMATE 00'S TRIBUTE BAND

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm 42 Botanic Avenue, BT7 1JQ Belfast, United Kingdom

Oscars 2026: Sentimental Value

 Wed, 11 Mar at 08:40 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

✨🔭 NI Science Festival - Stargazing at HMS Caroline

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm Alexandra Dock, Queens Road, BT3 9 Belfast, United Kingdom

Eleanor Tiernan

 Thu, 26 Mar at 08:00 pm Limelight GBP 0 to 17

Queerphoria - a euphoric festival of queer music

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Banana Block GBP 12 to 17

Run to the Beast - Iron Maiden's Live After Death IN FULL!!

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:30 pm Voodoo EUR 19

Andy Irvine | Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Band

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm Mandela Hall

Heavy Metal Day Party: Belfast 🔥

 Sat, 01 Aug at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

NISF X LUMI: The Last Unicorn

 Sun, 22 Feb at 12:30 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

NI Rave Run

 Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm Belfast City Hall GBP 10

20 TICKETS LEFT: Look North Laughs!

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm The North Club

Belfast Rock 'N' Roll Society Alldayer

Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Deers Head

NISF X LUMI: Wizards on VHS

 Sat, 21 Feb at 03:30 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

NISF X LUMI: Tetsuo: The Iron Man

 Wed, 18 Feb at 09:00 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

NI Science Fest Talk - Powering the First World War: HMS Caroline Engine Room Talk and Tour

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Alexandra Dock, Queens Road, BT3 9 Belfast, United Kingdom

Molly Vs THE MACHINES + Virtual Discussion

 Sun, 01 Mar at 05:45 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Basht.

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:30 pm Ulster Sports Club GBP 15

A Kaleidoscope of Sound: An Acoustic Evening with Marco & Brakeloose

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:00 pm Oh Yeah Music Centre GBP 0 to 38

Five Films For Freedom: LGBTQIA+ Film & Open Conversation

 Thu, 26 Mar at 03:30 pm The Black Box Free

MOTÖRWRECKED @ Voodoo Belfast, 27/3/26

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Voodoo Belfast

March 27th: Aspyrian

 Fri, 27 Mar at 09:00 pm Scott's Jazz Club

2026 Cheltenham Festival Preview Night

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm Clayton Hotel

OÍCHE AIRNEÁIL

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:00 pm Áras Mhic Reachtain GBP 8

Smorgasbord Pres. The 900 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Cover Band

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 pm Voodoo, Fountain Street, Belfast, UK GBP 19

Deaf Arts Festival NI 2026 - After Party

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:30 pm Haymarket Belfast GBP 14

April 17th: Dan Nicholas/Lee Meehan Quartet

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:00 pm Scott's Jazz Club

Soultrane and Imagine Festival presents: Beyond the Blue

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Oh Yeah Music Centre GBP 0 to 11

A Way Out of No Way: Hip Hop Roots, Culture & Community Building

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:30 pm room2 Belfast hometel GBP 6 to 8

Belfast Wedding Festival at St George's Market

 Wed, 25 Mar at 05:00 pm St George's Market, Belfast

Astrofest

 Sun, 15 Feb at 10:30 am Ulster Museum, Belfast

Michael McGoldrick Trio & Cross Border Youth Folk Orchestra

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Ulster Hall

Get Rhythm Dave B as Cash

Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Cabaret Supper Club

The Meeting - Kizomba night (21Mar26)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 pm Ballynafeigh Community Development Association

Song Bird - The Songs Of Eva Cassidy

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm St Comgall's - Ionad Eileen Howell GBP 25

ALBOMINATION FEST II

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm The Union Bar GBP 8

Festival of Play 2026 - Belfast

 Thu, 18 Jun at 10:00 am Stranmillis University College GBP 0 to 50

Dan Donnelly

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:30 pm The Deer's Head GBP 0 to 13

Wee Taste of Ballyhackamore

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Kirkpatrick Memorial Presbyterian Church

Ai4Fun - NI Science Festival

 Tue, 17 Feb at 12:00 pm Ulster University Free

30+ Club Festival

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:00 pm Custom House Square Belfast

Volume Control BCF26

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm Oh Yeah Music Centre

Monday Starters: Salsa & Bachata Dance Classes for Absolute Beginners

 Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm 3 Lord Street, BT5 4QG Belfast, United Kingdom

Wee Taste of East Belfast

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm St Donards Parish Centre

Everything is Connected: An Evening of Stories, Most Weird, Many True

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 22

Country Club - Country Music Festival - Belfast

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Thompsons Garage

Bridges to China Spring Festival Launch

 Sun, 01 Mar at 01:00 pm Ulster Museum Free

On the Pulse: Tales from the Magic Garden

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:30 am Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

As December Falls

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm Empire Music Hall

Festival of Creativity @ Pigment Space Gallery by the Belfast art club@the Errigle inn

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm 54a Sunnyside Street, Belfast, BT7 3, United Kingdom

The Meeting - Kizomba night (21-Feb)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm Ballynafeigh Community Development Association

Look North presents Cavehill Community Choir (conducted by Donal McCrisken)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm Crumlin Road Gaol

REDCUP SUMMER BBQ FESTIVAL BELFAST

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Thompsons Garage GBP 17 to 326

A Father's Heart: The Story Behind Daithi's Law

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Oh Yeah Music Centre GBP 0 to 22

Walled Cities 8: The Guest: Aleppo-Istanbul + Q&A

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Guided Tour of Riddel's Warehouse

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm Riddel's Warehouse GBP 0 to 22

Social Football Festival

Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm Solitude, Cliftonville FC

The Art Ritual: Reflect, Create, Imagine

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 22

Beocht an earraigh (pt.2)

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm Catalyst Arts Gallery Free

Are You Really The Doctor? with Matt Hutchinson

 Sun, 22 Feb at 04:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre

CORN UÍ CHRIAGÁIN

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:30 pm Áras Mhic Reachtain GBP 12

Béal Feirste: Belfast - An Audience with Seamus Ó Tuama

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich GBP 0 to 22

Chalk

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm The Limelight 1

Bachata Dance Classes Belfast - Beginners & Improvers

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Social Dance Academy Belfast

Tatreez Sewing Circle

 Fri, 27 Mar at 03:00 pm 2 Royal Avenue GBP 0 to 22

Explore and Imagine Child Development and Parenting

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am 2 Royal Avenue Free

Under-the-radar: finding and recording the hidden biodiversity around us

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 22

Checks and Balances – the Role of Opposition in UK and Ireland

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Conor Lecture Theatre, Belfast Campus, Ulster University Free

Crossing Voices: Migration and Belonging Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 22

NI Science Festival 2026: 'Wrens, WAAF, and Wardens: Women during the War' by Dr Robyn Atcheson

 Tue, 17 Feb at 01:00 pm PRONI

Reclaim The Enlightenment: The Trial of John Mitchel

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm First Presbyterian Church GBP 0 to 11

New Isles Press - Issue 5 Launch

 Sun, 01 Mar at 02:30 pm University of Ulster, Belfast

Síntese Contemporary Music Group

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) Free

Look North - An Afternoon of Poetry and Music

 Fri, 27 Feb at 02:00 pm The American Bar

Mary Ann's Poor House Tales - Part of Look North! Festival

 Sun, 01 Mar at 10:00 am 2 North Queen Street , BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

Behind The Scenes: Natural Science Collections Talk

 Wed, 18 Feb at 01:00 pm Ulster Museum, Belfast

The Rapparee's - St. Patrick's Festival

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:00 pm The Devenish Complex

Pure Blarney live at The Black Box

 Mon, 16 Mar at 08:00 pm The Black Box, Belfast

CBeebies Prom: Wildlife Jamboree

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Waterfront Hall & Ulster Hall

Have you ever wished that life was like a musical? Let’s try it!

 Fri, 27 Mar at 11:00 am Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 6

WeAreClass_ The Gathering

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:45 pm PS2, Property House GBP 0 to 22

Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 22

Reclaim The Enlightenment: Slavery and Racism

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:30 pm First Presbyterian Church Free

The Bench

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm 2-4 Great Victoria St, BT2 7HR Belfast, United Kingdom