Adam Ant and Wet Wet Wet to Headline Retro Rock Festival
1980s music icons Adam Ant and Wet Wet Wet are set to headline the UK’s biggest retro rock festival as it comes to Bangor’s Ward Park on Saturday August 6. Adam Ant is best known…
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Portaferry Sails & Sounds Festival Runs This Weekend
Some of the UK’s best traditional boats and sailing yachts are set to be on show this weekend as the Portaferry Sails & Sounds Festival gets underway. Lovers of folk music and regattas have a…
Belfast Arts Collective Launches Exhibition To Benefit Ukrainian Refugees
The Engine Room Gallery in Belfast is launching a unique exhibition in support of the Red Cross Ukrainian Refugees Appeal, featuring work from an array of international and local artists such as Basil Blackshaw, Clement…
What’s On Every Week At Belfast Central Library
As we are all starting to feel the effects of screen-fatigue after a long two years and counting, it’s important to take a step back and enjoy what’s around you. Look no further, as we’ve…
Discover Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter This Summer By Following The Fionn’s Window Ogham Plaque Trail
A series of interactive wooden plaques have been hidden around Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter as part of an art installation launched at the beginning of the summer. Led by the Cathedral Quarter Trust, Fionn’s Window Ogham…
All-Island Harps Alive Festival to conclude in Dublin with a Commemoration of the Life of Prolific Musician and Collector Edward Bunting
Harpers and historians joined forces this month to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the first Harpers’ Assembly with five days of harp music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events, concluding in Dublin…
Belfast Historian, Co Meath Harper and Limavady Genealogist at Harps Alive Festival
Belfast historian Mark Doherty, Co Meath harper Ciara Taaffe and Limavady genealogist Fiona Pegrum all took to the stage at the First Presbyterian Church on Rosemary Street, Belfast for the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin…
Co Meath Harper Ciara Taaffe Takes To The Stage For Harps Alive Festival
Co Meath harper Ciara Taaffe took to the stage today at the First Presbyterian Church in Rosemary Street, Belfast to perform at the Denis Hempson, the Harper & his Legacy event for the 2022 Harps…
Derry Harper & Tyrone Fiddle Player Take To The Stage For Harps Alive Festival
Derry Harper Lauren O’Neill and Tyrone fiddle player Eugene O’Neill took to the stage last night at the Deer’s Head in Belfast as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. They are…
Harps Alive Festival Launches at Linen Hall Library
Harpers and historians will take to the stage this weekend as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. The festival, which launched last night (FRIDAY) at the Linen Hall library will see musicians hailing…
8 Free Events Taking Place This Weekend At The Harps Alive Festival In Belfast
Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events. Organised by the…
Chairperson Of Fermanagh And Omagh District Council Visits Successful 4C UR Future Careers Inspiration Event For Year 9 Pupils
4C UR Future, the industry-led social enterprise that aims to empower young people to make well-informed decisions about their education and future careers, held a successful 4C UR Future LIVE event at Omagh Leisure Complex…
Over 50 Irish Harpers to Perform at Harps Alive Festival
Over 50 harpers will take to the stage throughout July as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. Hailing from cities and counties across Ireland, north and south, including Dublin, Antrim, Armagh,…
Harps Alive Festival Set To Celebrate Harping, History And Culture Across The Country
230th anniversary of Belfast Harpers’ Assembly brought to life Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in…
Conal Montgomery’s Album Launch
By Jade Hamill Conal Montgomery’s ‘Corner Stone’ album launched at Pug Ugly’s, Belfast on 16th June. Doors opened at 8pm with a warm welcome from staff and customers alike as the performances showered the pub…
The Gathering Festival Hailed A Success For Sailortown Belfast
Organisers over the moon after a packed weekend Sailortown Regeneration is celebrating after a successful Gathering festival saw the area flooded with residents, former residents and those sampling the historic area of Belfast for the…
Musician Pat McManus To Perform At Annual Tribute to Rory Gallagher at Belfast City Blues Festival 2022
Northern Ireland musician Pat McManus is to perform at the Belfast City Blues Festival as part of the festival’s annual tribute to blues legend Rory Gallagher. Gallagher, who made Belfast his second musical home, will…
Brian Kennedy Gears Up For The Gathering
Singer songwriter looking forward to show at St Joseph’s Community Hub It’s a big week for Brian Kennedy, a new album being released and headlining The Gathering Festival at Belfast’s Sailortown’s St Joseph’s. Brian will…
BBC Radio Ulster Star Hugo Duncan Joins The Bill At Sailortown’s The Gathering Festival
Radio Ulster’s very own ‘Uncle Hugo’ Hugo Duncan will be taking to the stage to lead the Dockers Club Dance Off at the Dockers Club, Belfast on Friday 10th June from 4-6pm. The dance-off is…
Belfast City Blues Festival Returns To Celebrate 13th Year
The 13th Guinness Belfast City Blues Festival is back and is set to take place over three days in 14 venues with 29 acts and almost 40 gigs. Taking place from 24th-26th June, the launch…
Four-Day Festival Announced In Belfast’s Sailortown Later This Month
A four-day festival is set to take place in Belfast’s Sailortown later this month. Organised by Sailortown Regeneration, The Gathering is an exciting festival taking place from Thursday June 9 to Sunday June 12th. The…
Belfast Harbour Launches Celebrations To Mark 175 Years Of Belfast Harbour Commissioners
Belfast Harbour is inviting communities and visitors to take part in a programme of celebratory events to mark the landmark 175th anniversary year of Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Belfast Harbour has launched a programme of celebratory…
ALBUM LAUNCH: Conal Montgomery Brings ‘The Corner Stone’ To Pug Ugly’s
Join Conal Montgomery as he takes to the stage for the launch of latest album ‘The Corner Stone’ on 16th June, 8pm at Belfast’s Pug Ugly’s. The Corner Stone is Conal Montgomery’s second album and…
BLAME Collaboration Visits The Black Box This Month
Why do we always need to blame someone when things go wrong? We have been doing it since the dawn of time, but why? What even is blame? Double Bass Player Emma smith and Lyricist…
ChordBlossom Celebrates 10 Years With A BlackBox Bash
Join Chordblossom on 27th May 2022 in the Black Box, Belfast as they come together with eight rising artists to celebrate their 10 year anniversary. Established in 2012, Chordblossom have remained dedicated to showcasing the…
Hack The Hub Tech Event Returns To Belfast
The UK and Ireland’s number one leading hackathon series has announced their return to Belfast this month for #HackTheHub22. Founded by a group of Data Science students in Northern Ireland, this year’s annual event will…
New Exhibition Invites Us To View Northern Ireland Through A Different Lens
Photographers explore Northern Ireland through a feminist and queer gaze A new exhibition of work by emerging photographic artists at Belfast’s Golden Thread Gallery is set to share alternative viewpoints on Northern Ireland, as seen through a different…
The Big Jubilee Lunch Community Celebration Is Officially Part Of The Platinum Jubilee Weekend
The Eden Project is inviting neighbours and groups across Northern Ireland to come together for The Big Jubilee Lunch as part of the official celebrations for HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! The Big Jubilee Lunch…
Get Ready To ‘Moo-ve’ With Translink For Balmoral Show
Special timetables scheduled for family day out. Northern Ireland’s popular food and agri event, The Balmoral Show, returns next week for its 153rd occasion and Translink is encouraging visitors to travel by bus or train to enjoy…
‘Here Before’ To Tour Northern Ireland with Special Film Hub NI Collective Tour
Here Before, the debut feature film by Belfast writer and director Stacey Gregg will be touring Northern Ireland in May and June, as part of Film Hub NI’s Collective programme which brings local films to local…
Denise Van Outen to Host RTS NI Programme Awards in Belfast
Multi-talented actress, singer, TV presenter, and musical theatre star Denise Van Outen will host this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) NI Programme Awards, sponsored by Ka-Boom at City Hall, Belfast on Thursday 26th May 2022. Denise Van Outen…
Lough Neagh Artisans Market Launched
The first Lough Neagh Artisans Market will take place at Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Toome, on Sunday 22 May from 1.00pm to 5.00pm. The market is a pilot to showcase local produce, arts and crafts from…
6 Gigs To Check Out In Belfast Over The Coming Year
With live entertainment back and better than ever, we’ve compiled a list of 6 upcoming gigs making their way to Belfast. Kae Tempest 3rd May 2022, Cathedral Quarter Festival Tickets: https://cqaf.ticketsolve.com/shows/873630667 Known as a performance…
Belfast’s Biggest Bank Holiday Weekend At Dox Square
There is only one place to be this May Bank Holiday Weekend – Belfast’s newest outdoor events spot, Dox Square at Cargo. Located in the iconic Titanic Quarter, events promoters Dox Square are hosting a…
The ‘Race To Murcia’ Is On For Northern Ireland Golfers
GOLFERS from all over Northern Ireland will be teeing up this summer for a chance to win a place in the Grand Final of the inaugural Region of Murcia Masters which will played at three of Spain’s…
George Ezra Confirms September Show At The The SSE Arena, Belfast
BRIT Award-winning, multi-platinum selling musician George Ezra will release his hugely infectious new single Green Green Grass, the second song to be lifted from his forthcoming new album Gold Rush Kid, on 10 June via Columbia Records. The…
First Official Disney Stage Performance in NI – Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Flies Into The Grand Opera House
The world premiere of Disney’s stage musical Bedknobs and Broomsticks is coming to Belfast’s Grand Opera House as part its inaugural UK and Ireland tour. This is the first official Disney-endorsed musical to be staged in Northern…
County Down Artist Stephen Johnston Unveils New Work
An exhibition of new works by one of Northern Ireland’s most talented artists has opened in a leading Belfast gallery. Gormleys Fine Art will host award-winning Stephen Johnston’s ‘Thrones’ at its Belfast gallery at 47 Lisburn…
Scottish Artist Claire Barclay’s Exhibition Opens At The MAC
Celebrating ten years of art at the MAC, a new exhibition by Scottish artist Claire Barclay has opened at the MAC. It is the first in the next generation of artists to showcase their work…
Belfast Harbour Partners With Belfast Photo Festival For Outdoor Gallery Exhibition
Belfast Harbour is partnering with Belfast Photo Festival to create a free outdoor gallery on Belfast’s waterfront, which over a period of six months will showcase world class photographic artists at the new City Quays…
The Lovely Eggs Set To Perform At Ulster Sports Club For Open House Festival
After a two year wait and numerous rescheduled dates, The Lovely Eggs eventually join us at the Ulster Sports Club Belfast on Thursday 28th April. The lo-fi psychedelic punk rock duo are a husband and wife…
The 22nd Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Is Back With A Bumper Programme Of Live Music, Comedy, Spoken Word, Theatre And Film
One of Northern Ireland’s most dynamic festivals – The 22nd Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival – is back, live and unleashed, from 28 April – 8 May. Nearly 150 events in a variety of venues across…
Entertainment: Blu Hydrangea To Front New Show, Hit The North Is Back, Osmonds Show For GOH, CQAF returns & more
Northern Ireland’s drag Queen of the World to front BBC show After winning BBC Three’s Drag Race UK’s versus The World Northern Ireland’s Blu Hydrangea will host Stitch, Please!, a three-part BBC series. Contestants, under…
17 Things To Do With The Family Over The Easter Break Around Northern Ireland
It’s the Easter holidays and sometimes one of the hardest things to do is figure out what to do with the family. Here are 17 things you can do with the family over the Easter…
7 Taste Causeway Experiences Happening This Month
Slow Food Causeway might be coming to an end this month, but there are still plenty of amazing foodie experiences happening on the Causeway Coast. Whether you’re looking for a family-friendly Easter day out or…
Northern Ireland Student Television Awards 2022 Shortlist Announced by Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) is delighted to announce the nominations for this year’s Student Television Awards, supported by Northern Ireland Screen and the Department for Communities. Now in its 9th year, the Awards…
Northern Ireland’s National Lottery Players Thanked for Covid Support with Free Football Tickets
National Lottery Football Weekends Campaign to Celebrate Local Football Clubs and Communities. National Lottery players across Northern Ireland are being given the chance to watch their local football teams for free as a thank you…
Belfast to Mark St Patrick’s Day with Extended City-Wide Celebration
Belfast’s popular St Patrick’s Day event will make a welcome return this year – but this time, with a reimagined 11-day citywide celebration from 10-20 March. Belfast City Council awarded creative development funding to four…
Ten Top Events at Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics 2022
The Imagine! Belfast Festival is looking forward to welcoming back audiences to its 8th annual programme of events taking place during 21-27 March. According to Peter O’Neill., Festival Director: “With only a week to go…
Sign Language Week is Celebrated in City with Special Event at 2 Royal Avenue
Sign Language Week is celebrated this week starting with a special event at 2 Royal Avenue yesterday (14 March), organised by Belfast City Council and the Sign Language Users Forum. Lord Mayor, Councillor Kate Nicholl,…
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