Festivals in Belfast

Check out happening festivals events all around Belfast, NI

Zach Bryan at Boucher Road Playing Fields

 Tue, 23 Jun at 05:00 pm Boucher Road Playing Fields

Belsonic Festival

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 am Ormeau Park Belfast, Ireland

The Official Belfast Freshers Gold Access 2026 - All 5 Annual Events Included

 Sun, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm Multiple Venues in Belfast

AVA Festival

 Fri, 29 May at 11:00 am Titanic Slipways

AVA Belfast 2026

 Fri, 29 May at 01:00 pm Belfast, Northern Ireland

Mela Day

 Sun, 30 Aug at 12:00 pm Botanic Gardens GBP 10 to 27

Night Market Sailortown

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm Clarendon Dock, Belfast, BT3 9, United Kingdom

Craig Charles

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm Mandela Hall

Belfast: David Nihill at the The Mac Theatre

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

Belfast Freshers Welcome Week 2026 🎓 - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold out 10 years Running 🏆

 Sun, 13 Sep at 09:30 pm The Botanic Inn

The Farmer's Bash

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:30 pm Ormeau Park

United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:30 am Grove Park Playing Fields GBP 9 to 28

The Saw Doctors - Feile 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm Falls Park

Emerge 2026 - Weekend Tickets

 Sat, 29 Aug at 12:00 am Boucher Playing Fields

Restricted, Basswell, Black Traffic, Negitiv, Vieze Asbak, Winson, blk. in Belfast

 Sat, 29 Aug at 05:00 pm Boucher Road Playing Fields

Fandom Con

 Sat, 23 May at 12:00 pm ICC Belfast

MayFest: GIDDY UP Country Folk Brunch NATHAN CARTER Highstool Prophets CHSQ

 Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm Custom House Square Belfast

Belfast TradFest Summer School 2026

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

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Belfast!

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

Emerge Music Festival Belfast

 Sun, 30 Aug at 11:00 am Boucher Road Playing Fields

Emerge 2026 - Sunday Day Tickets - blk.

Sun, 30 Aug at 04:00 pm Boucher Playing Fields

Steelworks

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Titanic Distillers

ABBA Day Party: Belfast 💃🕺

 Sat, 19 Sep at 03:00 pm The Botanic Inn

Motown Day Party: Belfast ✨

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

The Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland

 Thu, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm Waterfront Hall & Ulster Hall

90s Garden Day Party: Belfast 🌿

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

80's Day Disco: Belfast 🪩

 Sat, 15 Aug at 03:00 pm The Botanic Inn

Conleth Mc Geary - Live in Empire Music Hall

 Sun, 31 May at 07:30 pm The Belfast Empire

Emerge 2026 - Saturday Day Tickets - Hannah Laing

 Sat, 29 Aug at 04:00 pm Boucher Playing Fields

70s Day Disco: Belfast 🌟

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

Africa Day celebration

 Sat, 06 Jun at 01:00 pm City Hall GBP 0 to 4

Marching Band Showcase Festival

Thu, 06 Aug at 07:00 pm Titanic Slipway

Trance Day Party: Belfast 🔊

 Sat, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

Old Crows Promotions Presents: Silk 'Auralux' Album Launch

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Ulster Sports Club GBP 9

Reggae Day Party: Belfast 🌴

 Sat, 25 Jul at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

The Belfast International Tattoo

 Sat, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm The SSE Arena, Belfast

Belfast Coffee Festival 2026

 Sat, 03 Oct at 08:00 am Carlisle Memorial

Ska Day Party: Belfast 🎺

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

The Deep Strikes // Tom Gee

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm The Belfast Barge

The Mark Braidner Blues Band // Laura Henderson & Gareth Hughes 

 Sun, 28 Jun at 11:30 am The Belfast Barge

Old Skool Rave Day Party: Belfast 🙂

 Sat, 18 Jul at 02:00 pm The Botanic Inn

NI Rave Run

 Thu, 30 Apr Europa Hotel GBP 10

Wee Taste of Strangford Lough

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 am Belfast City Hall GBP 150

Master Of Pulpits! - Metallica Tribute

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Voodoo GBP 17

"DEJA VU" Pure Old SKool

 Sat, 27 Jun at 05:00 pm Liquid / Lava Lounge Belfast

Festival of Play 2026 - Belfast

 Thu, 18 Jun at 09:30 am Stranmillis University College GBP 0 to 50

Heavy Metal Day Party: Belfast 🔥

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

Alana Henderson

 Sun, 10 May at 02:00 pm The Deer's Head

HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE GOTHIC BALL

 Sat, 31 Oct at 12:30 pm 38-44 Upper Arthur Street, BT1 4GH Belfast, United Kingdom

The Keith Doran Band // Mark Braidner (Solo)

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:30 pm The Belfast Barge

Blues by the River: Ken Haddock and Clive Wills in concert

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Belfast Boat Club

R&B Fest Summer Garden Party - Belfast

 Sat, 08 Aug at 01:00 pm The Tipsy Bird GBP 25

'Runaway Road' Book launch - No Alibis, Belfast.

 Fri, 15 May at 05:30 pm No Alibis Free

Is the Camera Obsolete?

 Wed, 10 Jun at 01:00 pm Belfast Exposed Photography Free

BMH X FLUID PRES: TITANIC EADZO, elena

 Fri, 29 May at 08:00 pm Titanic Distillers

Chalk

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

REDCUP SUMMER BBQ FESTIVAL BELFAST

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Thompsons Garage GBP 17 to 272

The Belfast International Tattoo

 Fri, 04 Sep at 07:30 pm The SSE Arena, Belfast

Festival Sounds: T4T B2B

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Catalyst Arts GBP 3 to 7

Smorgasbord Pres. Dying Wish - Voodoo Belfast - 9th July 2026

 Thu, 09 Jul at 08:00 pm Voodoo Belfast

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival

 Fri, 25 Sep Waterfront Hall Auditorium

ALBOMINATION FEST II

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

Anthony Toner

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:30 pm The Belfast Barge

The Meeting - Kizomba Night (16May)

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Ballynafeigh Community Development Association

Ballyhackamore Spring Fest

 Sun, 10 May at 02:00 pm Horatio Todd's

Sound Experience @ Templemore Baths Heritage Space

 Sun, 02 Aug at 03:00 pm Templemore Baths GBP 28

Wee Taste of Ormeau - Sunday brunch edition 🍳

 Sun, 24 May at 10:30 am 232 Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 2, United Kingdom

Crypt of the Riff Festival XIII

 Fri, 03 Jul at 08:00 pm Voodoo GBP 17 to 28

30+ Club Festival

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

May 22nd: Chief Keegan

 Fri, 22 May at 09:00 pm 1 Sandown Road, Ballyhackamore, Belfast

Wee Taste of Ballyhackamore

 Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm Kirkpatrick Memorial Presbyterian Church

Ryan McMullan - Fleadh 2026

 Thu, 06 Aug at 07:00 pm Empire Music Hall

May 15th: Kristine Mills Sings Blossom Dearie: They Say It’s Spring

 Fri, 15 May at 09:00 pm 1 Sandown Road, Ballyhackamore, Belfast

Branch Centenary Timings

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am 30 Montgomery Road, BT6 9HL

Share a Suite - the Belfast International Tattoo

 Sat, 05 Sep at 12:30 pm The SSE Arena, Belfast

The Electric Age

 Sat, 25 Jul at 06:00 pm The Belfast Barge

Soultrane Festival

 Sat, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Mandela Hall

IMRAM Conference 2026: the Discovery Lectures

 Fri, 22 May at 10:30 am The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

Anthony Toner Plays James Taylor

 Sun, 05 Jul at 02:00 pm The American Bar

Public Images, Private Lives

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Ulster Museum Free

Beijing to Belfast

 Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm Harty Room GBP 0 to 13

Environmental Hackathon

 Wed, 10 Jun at 04:00 pm 2 Royal Ave Free

Guest Workshops: Laura Maynard

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Ballynafeigh Community Development Association GBP 10 to 50

WellFest Belfast 2026

 Sat, 12 Sep at 09:30 am Ormeau Park

Belfast Playwrights - Fundamentals of Playwriting Workshop

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am 23 Fountain St GBP 30

June 26th: Lee Meehan Organ Trio

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm 1 Sandown Road, Ballyhackamore, Belfast

Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm The Harrison Chambers of Distinction GBP 17

Stand Up For Mental Health: A Comedy Workshop with Tory Gillespie

 Wed, 13 May at 11:00 am Accidental Theatre GBP 3 to 7

Belfast Learning Festival 2026: The Great Learning Adventure!

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am 2 Royal Ave Free

Karl Devlin // Chris Chalmers // Lonesome Pete

 Sun, 28 Jun at 06:30 pm The Belfast Barge

Belfast Playwrights - Intermediate Playwriting Workshop

 Tue, 02 Jun at 10:00 am 23 Fountain St GBP 30

Mind Matters: Brain Health & Ageing Well at Every Stage of Life

 Wed, 10 Jun at 02:00 pm Shankill Road Library Free

Brigade Loco + Añube – Live at Voodoo Belfast

 Fri, 11 Sep at 06:30 pm Voodoo EUR 17

Old Crows Promotions Presents: GazeFest

 Sat, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Oh Yeah Music Centre GBP 17 to 22

Belfast Playwrights - Two-Day Playwriting Workshop

 Fri, 03 Jul at 10:00 am 23 Fountain St GBP 60

Money Ready: Your Guide to Saving & Investing

 Mon, 08 Jun at 10:00 am Innovation Factory Free

Garbage Belfast Tickets

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Waterfront Hall Auditorium EUR 295

Wee Taste of Ormeau

 Sat, 31 Aug at 02:00 pm Indie Fude (Ormeau) GBP 70

Wee Taste of East Belfast

 Sat, 20 Jul at 01:00 pm St Donards Parish Church GBP 70

Zach Bryan Belfast Tickets

 Tue, 23 Jun at 05:00 pm Boucher Playing Fields EUR 203