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Get the latest scoop on concerts and gigs, festivals, family events and everything else that’s happening in Belfast. Browse our events guide to discover what's on today, what's on this weekend, and more things to do this month.
Culture Night Belfast returns for its 10th year on 21 September 2018. Enjoy over 250 family friendly free events, happenings, exhibitions an...
Dust off your broomsticks and join Belfast's annual Halloween Monster Mash and Fireworks Display at the Titanic Slipways on Wednesday 31 Oct...
The sixth annual Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon takes place on Sunday 23 September 2018.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, takes up a temporary home in Belfast's Ulster Museum.
Lush! produce one of the most spectacular music events held in Northern Ireland, returning now for its even bigger third year.
The CS Lewis Festival celebrates the legacy of Belfast-born author Clive Staples Lewis, famous for creating The Chronicles of Narnia.
A vibrant cultural festival celebrating Belfast’s heritage as Ireland’s leading Irish language city.
US college basketball returns to SSE Arena in Belfast from 29 November – 1 December for the second ever Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Clas...
Join the Lord Mayor, Councillor Deirdre Hargey, and special children’s television guests as they kick off the festive season on Saturday 17...
The Friendship Four tournament is a unique opportunity to watch the only NCAA college ice hockey tournament to be held outside of the United...
The annual Belfast International Arts Festival features theatre, performance and visual art, music and more.
Belfast legend Van Morrison returns to the Europa Hotel for three unmissable performances with Joey DeFrancesco.
A vibrant cultural festival celebrating Belfast’s heritage as Ireland’s leading Irish language city.
This gig sees Def Leppard deliver what fans have been waiting for – the 'Hysteria' album performed in full plus other hits, all in one night...
Melisma, Belfast's renowned 8-voice choir, is coming to Bangor for some festive cheer this year. From favourite Christmas carols old and new...
Pete Tong, Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra come to Belfast with a brand new unmissable show with an array of guest singers.
The Crescent will welcome Irish songwriter Marc O’Reilly to Belfast.
Anna Calvi will be hitting the Empire Music Hall again with her brand new album Hunter.
Open Arts Community Choir celebrate 18 years of song.
Join Belfast Waterfront to celebrate the 10th birthday of Belfast's biggest and best Christmas show.
Deacon Blue are delighted to announce their return to Belfast on their 2018 Tour, a celebration of 30 years of Deacon Blue.
Paul Muldoon presents his new translation of the greatest love poem in the Irish language Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire (The Lament for Art O'...
Experience an unforgettable evening with Queen's greatest hits presented by today's finest musicians, hand picked by Roger Taylor and Brian...
U2 bring their upcoming 'eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE' Tour to Belfast's SSE Arena.
Sir Cliff Richard returns to Ireland in 2018 as part of his 60th Anniversary Tour, with a date at Belfast's SSE Arena.
Connla have firmly cemented their place on the Irish music scene with their fresh and exciting approach to traditional music.
Now onto their fourth album, Brendan Popplestone and Silver Fish are all about joining in with fun jazzy music.
Belfast based group Los Dramaticos invite you to accompany them on a musical journey through the cultures of the Latin world.
The Knotty Pine String Band have been playing together since 1993 and have been bringing bluegrass and American roots music to audiences all...
Join the members of the Ulster Orchestra for a night of superb Christmas music in the beautiful setting of Bangor Abbey!
Outlaw Country celebrate the songs of some of the most iconic singer-songwriters in Americana and Americian Folk/Roots Music.
Featuring the combined talents of three award-winning artists, Jesse Terry, Lizanne Knott and Michael Logen, for a combination of solo perfo...
One of Ireland's finest singer songwriters, Edelle McMahon is back with her-awaited debut album entitled Adventures In Narcissism.
Enjoy an unforgettable night of music from multi-platinum R&B singer-songwriter legend Billy Ocean.
Lush! produce one of the most spectacular music events held in Northern Ireland, returning now for its even bigger third year.
Benidorm’s finest house band return to the Empire!
Northern Irish singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan brings his largest ever Belfast headline show to the iconic Ulster Hall.
Are you brave enough to enter the Monster Manor at W5 this Halloween?
Get your little ones creeping and crawling this Halloween at the MAC.
The MAC is excited to announce that our festive show for 2018 is the magical fairy tale - The Elves and the Shoemaker.
Join the Lord Mayor, Councillor Deirdre Hargey, and special children’s television guests as they kick off the festive season on Saturday 17...
Calling all critters, get ready for skin-crawling creativity.
Join in the spooky fun and be spellbound as you listen to Madame Noir tell some frightful fables.
Visit the Tropical Ravine for a Triassic Tour as part of Dippy on Tour!
Tiptoe to the deepest, darkest room in the MAC, where you'll find some creepy, crawly, stinky slimy visitors this Halloween.
Visit the Tropical Ravine and take part in colouring a giant prehistoric colouring page!
A special family concert for all ages.
Moana, Maui and Friends Embark on Triumphant Ice Debut in Europe.
Enjoy an action-packed film programme for 4-25 year olds, showcasing the best of world cinema.
Dust off your broomsticks and join Belfast's annual Halloween Monster Mash and Fireworks Display at the Titanic Slipways on Wednesday 31 Oct...
An afternoon full of activities and fun lies ahead for the whole family.
Stories of ghosts, pookas, witches and things that go bump in the night will leave no spine untingled this Halloween weekend at the MAC.
Drop in and learn how to create your own mask of animals related to the dinosaurs.
Like you, your shoes are unique and show your personality. What's your style?
Northern Ireland’s longest running literature festival returns to Bangor in County Down this September.
A fun and sensory workshop for your baby. Come dressed for the occasion and ready to play Peek-a-BOO this Halloween at the MAC.
Join the Young at Art Events team to make your own set of Explorer Goggle for all your dinosaur adventures.
On this, your baby’s first Christmas, take a magical, multi-sensory adventure.
Come down and help the MAC and Cahoots NI switch on the Christmas tree lights with a special performance from the Elves and the Shoemaker ca...
Come dressed for the occasion and ready for a fun-filled time as Baby Wrappers explore their very own festive world.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, takes up a temporary home in Belfast's Ulster Museum.
With hundreds of things happening in Belfast every month, it can be hard to choose what to go to. To help you decide, here's our list of the biggest and best events and festivals in 2018.
Sarah Millican is not a control freak, she's a control enthusiast.
Who is El Hablador? It's well-known comedian Ross Noble, who has a new show.
Scotland's biggest comedy export, Kevin Bridges, is back next year with his hotly anticipated live stand-up tour: Brand New.
Award winning comedian George Egg (the ‘Anarchist Cook’) returns to The MAC with a brand new show demonstrating more live cooking and laugh-...
The Crescent will host a live staging of the best worst movie ever made.
Join comedian Adam Rowe at Belfast Waterfront as he asks: what does it take to become undeniably good at what you do?
Join the Rubberbandit's Blindboy Boatclub as he brings The Blindboy Podcast to the stage live at the Ulster Hall.
Don't miss Cool FM Comedy Club's double headline special featuring comedians Craig Hill and Micky Bartlett.
Belly-laughs, tears, heart-swelling pride; Tony Walsh is a performer who connects with an audience to a very rare degree.
Following a sell-out run of their critically acclaimed 2017 show The Kindness of Stranglers, musical comedy sisters Flo & Joan present an ho...
It’s difficult to fit in when your dad sticks out like a brown thumb and even you aren’t sure how to EXACTLY pronounce your surname.
Join the family and friends of the great magician Philip Winterbottom for one final disappearing act, an immersive comedy… about the end of...
The comedian takes his brand of chatty stand-up comedy on the road this Autumn, discussing everything from Trump to decluttering and why you...
Fresh from filming her BBC3 series of the same name, comedy phenomenon Luisa Omielan ('What Would Beyonce Do?!' and 'Am I Right Ladies?!') i...
Comedian Stewart Francis, star of The Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack, embarks on a brand-new show for his last tour ever.
Don’t miss this stunning new show from Scotland's internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy star Daniel Sloss.
Bam! Pow! Biff! The Nualas are back in the ring for a glittering bout of knock out, body slamming comedy gold.
Paul Merton and friends are back on the road to bring evenings of mind-blowing improvisation to their favourite parts of the UK.
Notorious for being ‘Ridiculous,’ Jimeoin is internationally acclaimed as one of live comedy's masters.
Belfast Girls, the online sensation, is coming live to the Belfast Waterfront stage for the first time ever.
Jason Manford is delighted to announce his 'Muddle Class' Irish tour as he brings his infectious wit, charm and humour across the country.
Join Tim McGarry, Colin Murphy, Wendy Wason and mentalist David Meade for an unforgettable night of laughter and mind reading.
Catch one of the most charismatic, intelligent, fast-talking and downright funny live performers working today on his brand new show for 201...
Enjoy an evening of laughter as Rob Brydon brings his brand new standup show to the Waterfront.
Being named after an iconic Wild West film hero is a lot for anyone to live up to. Is Shane Todd a hero? Maybe. But also maybe not.
This family friendly event will take place in Holywood, on the outskirts of Belfast, which will come alive with a host of activities, from l...
Come enjoy the evening at CastleCourt from Cool FM's live broadcast at Royal Avenue to dances, singing, live theatre and beauty sessions.
AC Hotel Belfast is feeling the Culture Night ‘Love’ with the announcement of their pop-up theatre and special ‘Love’ platter for Belfast’s...
Dust off your broomsticks and join Belfast's annual Halloween Monster Mash and Fireworks Display at the Titanic Slipways on Wednesday 31 Oct...
In 2019, visitors to the Ulster Museum will be able to view some of Leonardo da Vinci's greatest drawings.
Culture Night Belfast returns for its 10th year on 21 September 2018. Enjoy over 250 family friendly free events, happenings, exhibitions an...
PRONI and the Nerve Centre host a one-day public conference exploring the records and resources from Northern Ireland circa 1968.
A careful collected display, with World War 1 items from around the world. This Great War exhibition, now in its fourth year, showcases many...
PRONI and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies are delighted to welcome Professor Tom Bartlett for a special talk.
Join Cockle Row Cottages in the spooky surroundings of Groomsport Harbour for some ghoulishly good free family fun.
Visit Portaferry VIC for a special exhibition showcasing the work of local illustrator Adele Pound.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, takes up a temporary home in Belfast's Ulster Museum.
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