History Events in Belfast

Check out happening history events all around Belfast, NI

Belfast Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆

 Mon, 14 Sep at 09:00 pm The Botanic Inn

Terror Talks: Eerieland - Ghost Stories of the North of Ireland (National Ghost Hunting Day)

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm Sunflower Public House & Live Music

Famine & Fever in Friar's Bush Graveyard

 Fri, 31 Jul at 07:00 pm Friar's Bush Graveyard GBP 15

Black Belfast: Titanic Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Titanic Museum, Belfast

BPM

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm The Brian Friel Theatre GBP 20

Black Belfast: Linen Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour

 Sat, 25 Jul at 02:00 pm Limelight 2

Black Belfast: Titanic Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour

 Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm Titanic Museum, Belfast

Terror Talks: Piseóg - Bad Luck of the Irish

 Fri, 13 Nov at 07:30 pm Sunflower Public House & Live Music

Terror Talks: BTK - The Life & Crimes of Dennis Rader

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:30 pm Sunflower Public House & Live Music

The Dark Side of Friar's Bush - Belfast graveyard walking tour

 Fri, 13 Nov at 11:00 am Friars Bush

Black Belfast: Queen's Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm The Empire Music Hall

Rip It Up: Rave Culture: A New Era

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:20 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Black Belfast: Linen Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour

 Sat, 02 May Limelight 2

Ghosts of Belfast Outdoor Exploration Game

 Wed, 01 Jul at 12:01 am Carnegie Oldpark GBP 8

Marilyn Monroe: Don't Bother to Knock

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:40 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Learning Cities - Belfast Music Walking Tour

 Wed, 10 Jun at 03:00 pm 2 Royal Ave Free

Spirits of Belfast - historical ghost walking tour

 Thu, 04 Jun The Crown Liquor Saloon

Famine & Fever in Friar's Bush Graveyard

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Friar's Bush Graveyard GBP 15

Pox, Plagues and Paupers - horrible histories of Belfast

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Gate C, Belfast City Hospital, Donegall Road GBP 15

Land of Monsters: An A-Z of Scary Irish Folklore Figures

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:30 pm Boundary Taproom GBP 15 to 20

Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Joe Laverty

 Wed, 24 Jun at 01:00 pm Saint Annes Square, Belfast Free

The Devil's Coach Road & Smugglers Caves

 Sat, 04 Jul at 08:00 am Mourne Mountains

Theatre Tour Experience

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am 2-4 Great Victoria St, BT2 7HR Belfast, United Kingdom

East Belfast themed tour

 Sat, 01 Aug at 02:00 pm Friar's Bush Graveyard GBP 17

Marilyn Monroe: Niagara

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:15 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Eighteenth Century Ireland Society Conference 2026 QUB 11-12 June 2026

 Thu, 11 Jun at 10:00 am Queen's University Belfast EUR 18 to 60

The Stranger's Case

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:30 pm The Sanctuary Theatre, 1a Castlereagh Street, BT5 4NE Belfast, United Kingdom

The Misfits

 Sun, 05 Jul at 03:45 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Belfast Weekend: Tracing the City's Past

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Old Museum Building, 7 College Square, Belfast BT1 6AR

Poor House through the Centuries - Belfast Learning Festival (free event)

 Thu, 11 Jun at 02:00 pm 2 North Queen Street , BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

The Poor House through the Centuries

 Thu, 11 Jun at 02:00 pm Clifton House Free

'Travel The World' tour

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Friar's Bush Graveyard GBP 15

Rip It Up: Northern Soul: Still Burning

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:30 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

EHOD: North Belfast Heritage Walking Tour

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am The Duncairn Free

Now We’re Talking: Michael J Murphy and Sam Hanna Bell on screen

 Thu, 18 Jun at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Brothels, Babies & Old Belfast: Cathedral Quarter Walking Tour

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am Albert Memorial Clock GBP 22

The Ulster Scots and the US Declaration of Independence

 Sat, 27 Jun at 09:30 am Ulster Reform Club Free

Charles Thomson’s Journey from Ulster to America’s Founding

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Sheila the Elephant: A Wartime Tale from Belfast

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum Free

Victorian East Belfast Heritage Walk & Templemore Baths Tour

 Thu, 25 Jun at 10:00 am CS Lewis Square Free

Difficult Pasts: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Telling Difficult Histories

 Mon, 05 Oct at 04:00 pm Riddel Hall Free

Heritage Open Day - The Strand Spinning Mill

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am Portview Trade Centre Free

West Belfast Presbyterian Historical Walking Tour - 28th July

 Tue, 28 Jul at 10:00 am Corner of College Square North and Durham Street GBP 5

Diana Butler Bass - HISTORIAN · THEOLOGIAN · AUTHOR

 Sun, 12 Jul at 07:30 pm 41 Rosemary Street, BT1 1QB Belfast, United Kingdom

Mary Ann's Poor House Tales - Self Guided Tour of Clifton House

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am 2 North Queen Street , BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

Hidden Belfast: Civilian Voices from the Blitz

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum Free

The Day Ulster became Uncle Sam's Stepping-Stone to Berlin

 Thu, 04 Jun at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Tour of Balmoral Cemetery with Stephen Beggs

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am Balmoral Cemetery, Belfast GBP 20

Revolutionary Currents: Ireland, Ulster, and the American Revolution

 Thu, 17 Sep at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Talk: 20th Century Irish Fashion and Textiles

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Botanic Gardens, BT9 5AB Belfast, United Kingdom

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History : Women of Belfast Walking Tour

 Sun, 07 Jun Belfast GBP 22

Bad Company

 Wed, 29 Jul at 07:00 pm Beanbag Cinema GBP 8

A Centenary of Care Through Film, Part 2

 Fri, 12 Jun at 01:00 pm 2 Titanic Blvd Free

Bad Bridget: Ulster Women Behaving Badly in the United States

 Thu, 12 Nov at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

The Forgotten Printer of the Declaration of Independence: Hugh Gaine

 Thu, 06 Aug at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Understanding Israel/Palestine: 2) HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm The Commons, 467a Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 3GR.

Bricks and Bone Saws: Hospitals, Philanthropy and Medical Practice in north Belfast

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm 2 North Queen Street , BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

Belfast’s Molly McNeill: her life and times, 1897-1984

 Mon, 27 Jul at 01:00 pm Clifton House Heritage Centre, 2 North Queen Street, BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

Irish Presbyterians and America After 1783: Religion, Slavery, Identity

 Fri, 23 Oct at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Understanding Israel/Palestine: 3) Ideology & Nationalism

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:30 pm The Commons, 467a Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 3GR.

C.S. Lewis Study Tour

 Sat, 20 Jun at 09:30 am Belfast, Northern Ireland Free

Turas Na Néireannach Aontaithe “Tús an Phoblachtachais Éireannaigh”

 Wed, 05 Aug at 10:00 am Berry Street Free

“Birth of Irish republicanism” The United Irishmen Tour

 Sat, 11 Mar at 10:00 am Berry Street GBP 18 to 20

The Milltown Cemetery Tour

 Tue, 07 Mar at 10:00 am Milltown Cemetery GBP 18 to 20

“From Guerrilla War to Government” The Ballymurphy Story Tour

 Mon, 06 Mar at 10:00 am Divismore Way GBP 18 to 20