The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival returns from the 02 – 12 May with over 100 live events across Belfast’s City Centre and beyond! Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival will animate the city centre with an 11 day celebration of live music, comedy, theatre, spoken word, literature, eclectic performance and street art.
The 24th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival returns from the 02 – 12 May with over 100 live events across Belfast’s city centre and beyond!
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius with Dermot Byrne and Seamie O’Dowd
In concert, the quartet features selections from O’Brien’s extensive repertoire of traditional and original music.
Lights, Camera, Belfast!
Join your guide Andrew Johnston (of Alternative Ulstours) on a walking tour of historic Belfast cinema sites, from…
Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster and – according to the Washington Post – a rock star…
Brìghde Chaimbeul
Brìghde Chaimbeul is one of the most exciting musical minds in the world of Celtic folk today.
The Out to Lunch Festival
A feast of great arts in Belfast City Centre featuring Music, Theatre, Comedy, Books and Film served with…
Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Catherine Bohart’s back and ready to talk about her feelings (again)…
Emily Barker with Special Guest Liz Stringer
Emily Barker is an award-winning singer-songwriter, best known as the writer and performer of the theme to the…
Neil Martin: Bothar an Cheoil + Q&A
Neil is simultaneously a producer, an arranger, a musician but above all an artist. He thrives on collaboration…
The Special Consensus: 50th Anniversary Tour
Chicago-based bluegrass outfit Special Consensus has covered a lot of musical territory in the half a century since…
Ursula Burns: The Secret Melodies of Trees Album Launch
Belfast Harpist, Ursula Burns Launches her first record of contemporary harp compositions, “The Secret Melodies of Trees”.
John Craigie
John Craigie has mastered the art of creating live shows that feel more like intimate conversations than performances.
Ed Hall and Craig Oldham In Conversation
A banner-maker and trade unionist for the best part of 40 years, Ed Hall’s work shot to artistic…
Josie Long: A Work in Progress About Giant Extinct Animals
Three-time Edinburgh Fringe Best Show nominee, Josie Long tries out ideas and hopes for the best in preparation…
Martina Devlin: Charlotte
Charlotte Brontë, who dazzled the world with some of literature’s most vital & richly-drawn characters, spent her brief…
Explosion Sound System meets MC Cheshire Cat: A Night of Reggae, Dub, and Jungle
Get ready to immerse yourself in a sonic journey of bass-heavy beats and lyrical prowess as Explosion Sound…
Dani Larkin
Dani Larkin is a songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Belfast.
Lindisfarne
Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers LINDISFARNE return to form with a classic five-piece line up of long-time members.
808 State
Mancunian electronic pioneers 808 State come to Mandela Hall as part of Out to Lunch Festival 2025.
Craig Oldham: The Tools of Protest – A Talk on Visual Dissent
40 years on from the Miners’ strikes, Craig Oldham has published In Loving Memory of Work through Rough…
Curepedia: An A – Z of The Cure
The acclaimed book, Curepedia, written in 2023 by music journalist Simon Price, was described as an encyclopaedic biography…
Launch of The Memorisers by Jo Eliot (AKA Rosemary Jenkinson)
Out to Lunch is delighted to present the Belfast launch of Rosemary Jenkinson’s debut dystopian novel ‘The Memorisers’…
Joel Harkin and Band play ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning’
Joel Harkin will be joined by a seven-piece band and special guests to perform the classic album in…
Dreamgun Film Reads – The Shawshank Redemption
“But I didn’t do it! I was Andy Duframed!” Dreamgun bring their Film Reads parody of The Shawshank…
New Street Adventure/Carmy Love/The Gold Tips/Aaron Craig
Enjoy live performances at The Oh Yeah Music Centre as part of Out to Lunch Festival 2025.
Nature Boy by Sean Ronayne
Seán Ronayne in conversation on his book ‘Nature Boy’. Seán will also play birdsong audio clips throughout the…
Shaparak Khorsandi: Scatterbrain
One of Britain’s most beloved and most scatterbrained stand-ups lets you back into her mind (warning: it’s cluttered…
Ron Pope
Fiercely independent, Nashville-based recording artist, Ron Pope, carved his niche in the digital era’s early days with his…
Katharine Timoney – Extra Show Added
Katharine Timoney is a jazz singer-songwriter from Belfast. Her music combines elements of vocal jazz and retro soul.
Artist in Residence – Noel Watson
Alongside his brother Maurice, Belfast DJ and producer Noel Watson has established himself as a pioneer in the…
