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

Belfast St Patrick's Music Festival 2026

 Fri, 13 Mar at 10:00 am Belfast

Belsonic Festival

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

Michael McGoldrick Trio & Cross Border Youth Folk Orchestra

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Ulster Hall

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

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

Dougie MacLean - St Patrick's Music Weekend 2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Mandela Hall

Andy Irvine | Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Band

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm Mandela Hall

Belfast: David Nihill at the The Mac Theatre

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

Emerge Music Festival Belfast

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

Death in Vegas

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Mandela Hall

Craig Charles

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm Mandela Hall

ST PATRICK'S DAY

 Sun, 15 Mar at 12:00 pm 30-42 Waring St, BT1 2ED Belfast, United Kingdom

Brian Finnegan’s Hunger of the Skin | Heidi Talbot

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

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

 Tue, 05 May at 08:00 pm Mandela Hall

Emerge 2026 - Sunday Day Tickets - blk.

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

The Saw Doctors - Feile 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm Falls Park

Emerge 2026 - Saturday Day Tickets - Hannah Laing

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

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

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

Emerge 2026 - Weekend Tickets

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

The West End Day Party: Belfast 🎭

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

70s Day Disco: Belfast 🌟

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

The Farmer's Bash

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:30 pm Ormeau Park

Motown Day Party: Belfast ✨

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

80's Day Disco: Belfast 🪩

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

90s Garden Day Party: Belfast 🌿

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

Oscars 2026: Sentimental Value

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

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

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Thompsons Garage

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

Y2K - EARLY BIRDS SHOW - THE ULTIMATE 00'S TRIBUTE BAND (EARLY BIRDS SHOW DOORS 5PM)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm 42 Botanic Avenue, BT7 1JQ Belfast, United Kingdom

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

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

The Reggae Brunch - BELFAST - Sat 25 Apr

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm Thompsons Garage

Reggae Day Party: Belfast 🌴

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

Trance Day Party: Belfast 🔊

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

Get Rhythm Dave B as Cash

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

Belfast Wedding Festival at St George's Market

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

Heavy Metal Day Party: Belfast 🔥

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

Basht.

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

Visions of Europe: Preview: DJ Ahmet

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:40 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Visions of Europe: Preview: A Private Life

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

WONKA

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Ulster Museum, Belfast

Visions of Europe: Pompei: Below the Clouds

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:30 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Five Films For Freedom: LGBTQIA+ Film & Open Conversation

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

John Devlin and The Revolvers + Guests

Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, BT2 7DB Belfast, United Kingdom

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL OF RACING

Tue, 10 Mar at 12:00 pm 199 Upper Newtownards Road ·Ballyhackamore, BT4 3JB Belfast, United Kingdom

March 27th: Aspyrian

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

NI Rave Run

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Belfast City Hall GBP 10

Mountains on Stage Summer Edition 2026 - Belfast

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm ODEON Belfast (Unit 13SF, 1 Victoria Square, Belfast, UK)

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

Pure Blarney live at The Black Box

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

Dan Donnelly

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

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

Wee Taste of Ballyhackamore

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

Visions of Europe: Preview: The Stranger

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:45 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Country Club - Country Music Festival - Belfast

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Thompsons Garage

Wee Taste of Strangford Lough

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

Festival of Play 2026 - Belfast

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

Crypt of the Riff Festival XIII

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

Volume Control presents: Teen Spirit Grunge Night

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

Visions of Europe: Preview: The Last One for the Road

 Thu, 19 Mar at 08:20 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

30+ Club Festival

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

MOTÖRWRECKED @ Voodoo Belfast, 27/3/26

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Voodoo Belfast

Craft NI Gallery PopUp Market

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 am 115-119 Royal Ave Free

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

ALBOMINATION FEST II

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

May 22nd: Chief Keegan

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

As December Falls

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

On the Pulse: Tales from the Magic Garden

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:30 am 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

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

REDCUP SUMMER BBQ FESTIVAL BELFAST

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

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

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

Lesbian Bed Death + Mourning of the Heretic & Sanctum Noctis DJS

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Voodoo GBP 17

The Art Ritual: Reflect, Create, Imagine

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

Béal Feirste: Belfast - An Audience with Seamus Ó Tuama

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

Wee Taste of East Belfast

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm St Donards Parish Centre

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

Sunday Workshop Intensive: Urban Bachata with Kevin Suarez & Camy Marina

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:00 pm Social Dance Academy Belfast GBP 12 to 15

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

Tatreez Sewing Circle

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

Reclaim The Enlightenment: The Trial of John Mitchel

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

Explore and Imagine Child Development and Parenting

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

Crossing Voices: Migration and Belonging Poetry Workshop

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

Chalk

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

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

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

KIRTAN - Mantra Chanting to Calm The Mind & Open The Heart

Sun, 08 Mar at 07:00 pm Maitri Studio Belfast

Deaf Arts Festival NI 2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 am The MAC

Old Crows Promotions Presents: GazeFest

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

Visions of Europe X LUMI Presents: Alice

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:20 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Power Station - BELFAST - IMAGINE! FESTIVAL

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm The Commons, 338 Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 3GR

Let’s talk about Assisted Dying

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 6

The Rapparee's - St. Patrick's Festival

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

WeAreClass_ The Gathering

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

CBeebies Prom: Wildlife Jamboree

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