Literary-art Events in Belfast

Check out happening literary-art events all around Belfast, NI

IoD NI Women's Leadership Conference 2026

 Fri, 06 Mar at 09:00 am Crowne Plaza Belfast, an IHG Hotel GBP 180 to 193

Belfast: David Nihill at the The Mac Theatre

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

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

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:30 pm Whitla Hall

Poyums Annaw: An Evening with Len Pennie

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:30 pm Crescent Arts Centre

March 13th: Linley Hamilton Quartet

 Fri, 13 Mar at 09:00 pm Scott's Jazz Club

Huey Morgan - The Fun Lovin' Criminal - Belfast

Mon, 23 Feb at 08:00 pm Limelight Belfast

Anne Cadwallader: Crossing Over, launched by Stephen Rea

 Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm Accidental Theatre Free

Eleanor Tiernan

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

Invoking Ireland: Connecting With the Source

 Sat, 28 Mar at 08:00 pm St Comgall's - Ionad Eileen Howell

David Geraghty (Bell X1) : Solo at The American Bar

 Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm The American Bar

Molly Vs THE MACHINES + Virtual Discussion

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

THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE & TIDDLER (DOUBLE BILL)

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Oscars 2026: Train Dreams

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Belfast Business Show

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:00 am Clayton Hotel Belfast GBP 0 to 318

This Flight Tonight: The Songs Of Joni Mitchell

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:30 pm The Black Box GBP 27

Breaking the Silence: Art, Law, and the Journey of Reproductive Health

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm The Black Box Free

Nostalgie: On Film, Memory, and Making

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:30 pm Beanbag Cinema GBP 14

Look North Workshop: Writing for Performance with Aoibh Clarke

 Sun, 01 Mar at 10:00 am The Mac Theatre Belfast

Desert Island Poems with Terrance Hayes

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

The Body Bus - full-day historical body snatching coach tour from Belfast

 Fri, 22 May at 10:00 am Belfast Cathedral

A Memory That Burns

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:30 pm The Black Box GBP 6 to 9

Terror Talks: Vaimpír - Ireland's Dracula Story

 Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Sunflower Public House & Live Music

The Great Alien Hunt with Dr Matt Bothwell

 Sun, 15 Feb at 12:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre

Pride and Prejudice... and 80's Hits!

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Waterfront Hall

Beneath and Beyond the Brushstrokes

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:15 pm Lecture Theatre 3, BC Block, Ulster University Belfast Campus Free

Purely Poetry Open Mic

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:15 pm Crescent Arts 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

Be prepared - civil food resilience in the face of change

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm The Great Hall - Queen's University Belfast Free

'Clearances' by Seamus Heaney, Performed by Lalor Roddy

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

Reading Seamus Heaney: The Translations of Seamus Heaney

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

Comings and Goings: A Talk, Film and Discussion on the Poetry of Pádraic Fiacc

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Belfast Jesuit Centre

V is for Venom: Agatha Christie’s Chemicals of Death

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre

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

Look North Poetry Workshop - Dramatic Monologue: with Stephen Sexton

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Chichester Library

Partitions - a new one-man play by Joe Nawaz

 Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm The Deer's Head GBP 9 to 11

An Audience with Adam Kay

 Tue, 24 Mar at 08:00 pm Limelight GBP 0 to 18

Working Against the Clampdown: Who's Afraid of The Arts?

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:30 pm Crescent Arts Centre Free

New Selected Poems: Medbh McGuckian in Conversation with Tara McEvoy

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Clifton House, Belfast, BT15 1, United Kingdom

Kraina: Songs of the Polish Diaspora

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Harty Room, School of Music, Queen's University Belfast GBP 0 to 11

Belfast Art Club@the Errigle Inn 11th of March 2026 With guest Speaker Lucy Mulholland

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:30 pm The Errigle Inn

JFTFP26: Conflagration

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:15 pm Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast

Connect Networking Belfast

 Tue, 24 Feb at 10:00 am Tesla Centre and Collection Point Belfast Free

Almost Like Belonging

 Sun, 29 Mar at 05:00 pm Áras Uí Chonghaile James Connolly Visitor Centre Free

Henry Normal & Jan Brierton

 Sun, 10 May at 03:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre

A Night of Music and Poetry: Bossa Nova Blue & Macha Press Poets

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:30 pm Seatons of Sailortown

Are You Really The Doctor? with Matt Hutchinson

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

Willi Carlisle

Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm The Deer's Head

QUANTUM 2.0 with Jim Al-Khalili

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm Whitla Hall

Facets of War: critical voices on contemporary conflicts

 Fri, 27 Mar at 04:00 pm The Graduate School - Room TR6 Free

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm Black Box

Blueprints: How mathematics shapes creativity with Marcus du Sautoy

 Sun, 15 Feb at 12:00 pm Whitla Hall

Writing in Plain Sight: Poetry Readings & Open Mic

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Paperxclips Books

Crossing Voices: Migration and Belonging Poetry Workshop

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

Look North Workshop: Poetry and Mindfulness with Judith Greene

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Frederick Street Quakers

Let’s Talk about Whiteness

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm The Black Box GBP 0 to 11

Reclaim The Enlightenment: The Trial of John Mitchel

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

Look North - Storytime

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Belfast Central Library

The Snail Artist Kids Art Workshop Ages 5+ Saturday 28th February 2026

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:30 pm 378A Belmont Road, BT4 2NF

New Isles Press - Issue 5 Launch

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

Troubled Queer Stories – Queerness in Conflict

 Sun, 29 Mar at 11:15 am Paperxclips Books Free

The Tuesday Group with Bernie McQuillan

 Tue, 05 May at 05:30 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

A Bomber’s Moon

 Tue, 14 Apr at 12:00 am The Sanctuary Theatre, 1a Castlereagh Street, Belfast

Peace in/from the Margins

 Mon, 23 Feb at 12:30 pm South Dining Hall Free

Look North - An Afternoon of Poetry and Music

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

Curriculum Conversations: Embedding the Food Strategy Framework

 Wed, 18 Feb at 04:00 pm Academy Restaurant Free

Transport Number Four – Vienna 1941 By DfC Engaged Communities Group Follow

 Thu, 05 Mar at 02:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Conference on Children's Literature 2026

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:00 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

'Roof Over Northern Ireland' by Richard Doherty

 Thu, 26 Mar at 01:00 pm PRONI

Reclaim The Enlightenment: Slavery and Racism

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

Write Night with KARIS KELLY

 Tue, 10 Mar at 05:30 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

Voices At The End

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Harty Room, School of Music, Queen's University Belfast GBP 0 to 17

Gathering in the glow

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Crescent Arts Centre Free

The Trouble With Freedom: Melissa Butcher

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm The Harrison Chambers of Distinction GBP 0 to 8

Roof Over Northern Ireland

 Thu, 26 Mar at 01:00 pm Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Free

Writing Speculative Fiction as a form of Rebellion

 Tue, 24 Mar at 10:00 am The Ledger Studio, University of Atypical GBP 0 to 22

Bubble & Squeak — Live Podcast Recording

 Tue, 24 Mar at 08:00 pm Accidental Theatre Free

Listening to the Lough – a day of democracy, care and imagination

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 am Crescent Arts Centre GBP 0 to 22

What did a derelict former bonfire site ever do for the city?

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm PeasParkBelfast Free

Civil War, Foreign Intervention, and International Law

 Wed, 18 Mar at 12:00 pm Senate Room, Queen's University Belfast Free

An archaeology of the coarse earthenware industry in Ulster

 Wed, 17 Jun at 01:00 pm 2 Titanic Blvd Free

Write Night with TIM MACGABHANN, in conversation with Dara McWade

 Wed, 18 Feb at 05:30 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

The Seascape of Leadership in the Grey Zone

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm Belfast Campus, Ulster University Free

‘I hope the Defenders have rallied to you’: The United Irishmen, Defenders and Popular Loyalism

 Tue, 24 Feb at 01:00 pm 2 North Queen Street , BT15 1ES Belfast, United Kingdom

Talk: Mary Beckett - A Belfast Woman

 Wed, 25 Feb at 01:00 pm The Linen Hall

NI Science Fest Talk - From ship’s galley to family kitchen: How food defined the First World War.

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Alexandra Dock, Queens Road, BT3 9 Belfast, United Kingdom

Port Masterclass with Mine Bennett

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Ramada by Wyndham Belfast City Centre GBP 55

An Evening with Rob Parsons - Belfast

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm Orangefield Presbyterian Church GBP 5

Masterclass D: "The Poetry of Surviving and Thriving" - with Shelley Tracey

 Sun, 15 Feb at 11:00 am The ARC (Arts Resource Centre) GBP 9

Masterclass C: "Woods to Words: Writing Eco-poetry" - with Emma Must

 Sun, 15 Feb at 11:00 am The ARC (Arts Resource Centre) GBP 9

Public History in a Divided Nation: Promise and Pitfalls of Interpretation

 Thu, 19 Feb at 12:00 pm HAPP Seminar Room (27UQ/01/003), 27 University Square, Queen's University Belfast Free

Tina Russell - The Lansdowne Hotel

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:45 pm The Lansdowne Hotel

Shakespeare's Plays: finding performance hints in the text

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Accidental Theatre GBP 14 to 66

Look North - Shared Reading Event

 Fri, 27 Feb at 02:30 pm Belfast Central Library

Scribe Writing Group - Belfast Playwrights

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:00 pm 23 Fountain St Free

Look North Workshop: Introduction to the Short Story with Jan Carson

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Grove Library

C.S. Lewis Study Tour

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

May Morton - Phantom Poet

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Frederick Street Quakers

Works in Progress: An Improv Jam

 Sat, 10 Jan at 04:30 pm The Seamus Heaney Centre Free

An Introduction to NCTF-Full Face Bio-regeneration Belfast

 Mon, 23 Mar at 10:00 am FaceTherapy NI GBP 65

In The Beginning Volume One Book Launch

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm Templemore Baths GBP 15