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Friday 15 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Kiss & Tell

Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Showing affection to each other openly in the city as queer people hasn’t always been easy.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Little Did I Know

Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Little Did I Know is a visual dialogue where many bridges are burned between time & intuition, land & identity, serendipity & fate, family & domesticities.

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mOTHER

Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 7:30pm

From the gloriously tired and tested mind of comedian and cabaret artist Gemma Hutton, mOTHER is a show that’s been four years in the making.

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Saturday 16 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Taking it to the Fringe

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Outburst are delighted to welcome Chris Snow to the festival for an informal talk offering advice and discussion on all things Fringe.

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mOTHER

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 2:00pm

From the gloriously tired and tested mind of comedian and cabaret artist Gemma Hutton, mOTHER is a show that’s been four years in the making.

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Red Umbrella Presents

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 3:30pm

Red Umbrella Film Festival is organised by current and former sex workers in Dublin, creating conversation and community around the issues faced by sex workers.

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Little Did I Know

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Little Did I Know is a visual dialogue where many bridges are burned between time & intuition, land & identity, serendipity & fate, family & domesticities.

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Are You On The Bus?

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Your Sexts are Shit: Older Better Letters

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 7:00pm

0.82 KM

Award-winning theatre-maker Rachel Mars is welcomed to Outburst for the first time with her gloriously rude show.

The MAC

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Launch: Catflap #4 + Homemade Undercuts

Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 8:30pm

You're invited you to join as Outburst celebrate the launch of catflap #4, their annual publication of smart queer writing with a disco heart.

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Sunday 17 November 2024

It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Film: Lesvia

Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 12:45pm

1.31 KM

Since the 1970s, lesbians from all over the world have been drawn to the Greek island of Lesvos.

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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Brewing Showcase

Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 2:30pm

1.31 KM

The Brewing Showcase has five piping-hot artists showcasing short extracts from new works-in-progress across theatre, performance, sound and storytelling.

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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The Reading Troupe #15 : De-production First Trimester – Abolish the Family

Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Household present a workshop designed and facilitated by artist Lyónn Wolf as part of their project De-production

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Are You On The Bus?

Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Monday 18 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Are You On The Bus?

Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Film: Reas

Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 6:15pm

1.31 KM

Directed by acclaimed Argentinian artist, writer and theatre maker Lola Arias, REAS is one of the most inventive and surprising queer films you’ll see this year

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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Éirí Amach Sa GPO 1983 (Teenage Rebel in the GPO 1983)

Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 7:00pm

3.57 KM

Acclaimed storyteller and homoseanchaí Richard O’Leary returns to Outburst with a brilliant new 30-minute Irish language storytelling performance.

Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich

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Tuesday 19 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Tue, 19 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Tue, 19 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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Are You On The Bus?

Tue, 19 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Film: Bye Bye Love

Tue, 19 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

1.31 KM

Isao Fujisawa’s Bye Bye Love was considered to be lost until 2018, when a film negative was discovered hidden in a warehouse.

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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Lyónn Wolf in conversation with Sophie Lewis

Tue, 19 Nov 2024, 7:00pm

Household and Outburst present a special In Conversation event betwen artist Lyónn Wolf and writer Sophie Lewis.

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Wednesday 20 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Are You On The Bus?

Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Film: Ponyboi

Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 8:45pm

1.31 KM

Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, an intersex sex worker runs from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways.

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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Thursday 21 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Little Did I Know

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Little Did I Know is a visual dialogue where many bridges are burned between time & intuition, land & identity, serendipity & fate, family & domesticities.

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Are You On The Bus?

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Gemma Rolls-Bentley in Conversation with Kim McAleese

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 6:30pm

Kim McAleese is a curator originally from Belfast, now based in Scotland.

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Film: Stress Positions

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 9:00pm

1.31 KM

A sharp, borderline offensive satire with an imperfect pseudo-documentary flare.

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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Friday 22 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Phil Collins: they shoot horses

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 3:30pm

Outburst invites you to join us for a special twentieth anniversary presentation of the newly restored and remastered video installation they shoot horses.

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Little Did I Know

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Little Did I Know is a visual dialogue where many bridges are burned between time & intuition, land & identity, serendipity & fate, family & domesticities.

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Are You On The Bus?

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Find Another City Better Than This One

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Raphaël Amahl Khouri reflects on his time living in San Fransciso, Amman, Beirut and Berlin and asks if not the Emerald City, where is our queer…

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Shame Show

Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 7:00pm

0.82 KM

For your safety, please follow this pair of prancing poofs to SHAME SHOW, a sketchy comedy of catastrophic proportions.

The MAC

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Saturday 23 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Queer Art Market

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 11:00am

The 4th annual Outburst Queer Art Market is back in town for one day and one day only!

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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It’s Turned Out Nice Again

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

3.85 KM

Belfast based artist Thomas Wells creates a love letter to his working class Mancuian roots,

Banana Block

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Queer Art in Lithuania: From Veronika Šleivytė to Agnė Jokšė

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Over the past two years, Outburst has been connecting with queer artists from Lithuania, a Baltic country with a fascinating and unique queer history.

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Big Talk: Queer Art, Permission & Censorship Now

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 3:00pm

0.82 KM

Join Outburst and special guest artists, writers and curators for a Big Talk on the final day of the festival

The MAC

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Little Did I Know

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Little Did I Know is a visual dialogue where many bridges are burned between time & intuition, land & identity, serendipity & fate, family & domesticities.

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Are You On The Bus?

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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It Was Paradise, Unfortunately

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 6:30pm

1.31 KM

Using his training as a journalist, Raphaël Amahl Khouri makes an extraordinary, ground-breaking discovery, offering a bold & inclusive new vision for theatre.

Queen's Film Theatre - QFT

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Shame Show

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 7:00pm

0.82 KM

For your safety, please follow this pair of prancing poofs to SHAME SHOW, a sketchy comedy of catastrophic proportions.

The MAC

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Sunday 24 November 2024

Are You On The Bus?

Sun, 24 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Monday 25 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Are You On The Bus?

Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Tuesday 26 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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Are You On The Bus?

Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Wednesday 27 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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Are You On The Bus?

Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Are You on The Bus? is a ground-breaking collaboration between some of Belfast’s most inventive arts companies and artists.

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Thursday 28 November 2024

Phil Collins: Mixtape #1

Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 10:00am

Outburst Queer Arts Festival and Ulster Presents at Ulster University mark the 175th Anniversary of the Belfast School of Art.

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Homemade Undercuts: Hair, Identity and Community

Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 12:00pm

Homemade Undercuts is a candid, tender and intimate new body of photographic work from Ellen Blair.

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Little Did I Know

Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 5:00pm

Little Did I Know is a visual dialogue where many bridges are burned between time & intuition, land & identity, serendipity & fate, family & domesticities.

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