Belfast Children’s Festival
March
This arts festival encourages creativity in children and young people from the ages of three to 25, through a range of performances, readings and workshops are put on across Belfast.
Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival
May
The infamous Titanic was built in the docks of Belfast, and the city celebrates its maritime heritage each year in May. Explore this seafaring history further while enjoying the variety of Titanic-themed events, which compliment an array of impressive ships on display.
Festival of Fools
May
Artists, acrobats, clowns and stuntmen convene in Belfast for two weeks every year to put on a selection of superb street performances. With those showcasing their talents being paid a fixed amount, proceeds go towards the staging of the following year’s Festival of Fools.
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
May
The Cathedral Quarter plays host to this yearly arts festival that’s ranked as one of Belfast’s top events. A diverse array of both established and up-and-coming musicians, visual artists, comedians and authors put on performances to entertain the crowds.
Féile an Phobail
August
Féile an Phobail was created to celebrate the creativity of the local community in the face of social problems. The annual festival is particularly geared towards community art and traditional music, and has been going for a quarter of a century.