Top 10 Things to do this Winter

05 January – 28 February

The Cookery School is a purpose built interactive kitchen and is perfect location for sharing a passion for produce and cooking. Cookery School at Waterman House offers a range of day, evening classes for all ages and abilities. They aim to celebrate great cooking skills at all levels, demystifying and engaging the class to learn new skills that will enable you to make delicious dishes that can be prepared quickly or in advance to be enjoyed with family and friends at home.

06 – 28 January

This year, Out to Lunch will enter its 19th year having had an immense impact on local arts provision in recent years. They have transformed the cultural landscape of January in the city with a packed programme of excellent theatre, comedy, music and literature events.

16 January – 26 March

Belfast’s most renowned comedy club welcomes local, national and international comedians for a night of outstanding stand-up comedy. The Empire Laughs Back Comedy Club every Tuesday night, presenting top quality acts from across Ireland, UK and the international comedy circuit. Belfast’s longest running and most revered comedy club has been making people laugh since 1992, welcoming some of the biggest names in comedy through the doors for over 30 years.

19 January – 23 February 

Enjoy a host of concerts illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of the most iconic venues in Belfast. Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Belfast.

27 January – 06 April

Whether you’re a diehard hockey fan or a total newbie, a Belfast Giants home game is not to be missed. Join the ‘Teal Army’ this season, as the Giants seek to bring their Championship titles back home again and enjoy one of Belfast’s biggest nights out at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

01 – 11 February

The 4 Corners Festival seeks to inspire people from across Belfast to transform it for the peace and wellbeing of all. It consists of innovative events designed to entice people out of their own ‘corners’ of the city and into new places where they will encounter new perspectives, new ideas, and new friends. They celebrate our city through music, prayer, storytelling, discussion and more.

04 February

Chinese New Year of Dragon Celebration is back at Ulster Hall, Belfast. This is a great time to visit and share in the spirit of the festivities as the city prepares to welcome another year. Come enjoy a day full of fun and joy!

15 – 25 February

With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

17 February

Northern Ireland’s first dedicated soul and jazz festival event Soultrane Festival, takes place 17th February 2024 at the iconic Mandela Hall, Belfast. This exciting one-day festival is host to the coolest, neo-soul, jazz funk hip-hop and RnB jazz fusions with UK soul royalty Omar, set to headline this iconic event.

23 – 25 February

Belfast will come alive to the sounds of traditional music once again with concerts, workshops, sessions, and talks during the Belfast TradFest 3rd annual Winter Weekend, throughout Belfast UNESCO City of Music. Taking place 23^rd – 25^th February and supported by Belfast City Council, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Ulster University and Dunville’s Irish Whiskey, the festival programme is filled with internationally renowned talent in traditional Irish and Scottish music, song, and dance.