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Outburst Queer Art Festival

An Outburst of queer art at festival in Belfast

Belfast’s Outburst Queer Art Festival brings music, art and more to the city. With epic and intimate events taking place indoors, outdoors and online…

Culture Night Belfast 2019

Brilliant trails and a bijou speakeasy on a bus at Culture Night

Belfast will be hosting a two-day extravaganza with hundreds of free, family friendly events across the city centre and beyond…

Festival of Fools 2017 - Belfast

International circus and street art takes over Belfast

This Bank Holiday weekend, Belfast City Centre will come alive with acrobatics, circus acts, clowning and astounding tomfoolery…

Stroke Odysseys (Image: Pari Naderi)

Stroke survivors take to the stage for an innovative project

This autumn, stroke survivors will take to the stage in a daring movement and song project. Stroke Odysseys will tour the UK from Thursday 4th October to Friday 16th November…

Everyday I Wake Up Hopeful - MAC, Belfast - Edgefest 2018

A three week festival of theatre in Belfast

EdgeFest, a three-week festival of theatre from two of Northern Ireland’s top theatre companies, will take place in Belfast from Tuesday 6th February to Saturday 3rd March…

Belfast Culture Night 2017 - Neil Harrison

Try a spot of sword fighting or clowning around at Belfast’s Culture Night

The ninth Culture Night will be taking place in Belfast, with more than 300 free events across 150 locations in the city centre, including music, circus, dance and art…

Michelle & Arlene - Accidental Theatre - Belfast

Pop-up theatre brings life to disused building in Belfast

Accidental Theatre’s new pop-up theatre hub in Belfast will host theatre, music, community get-togethers, late-night cabarets and arts workshops…

Festival of Fools 2017 - Belfast

Clowns and acrobats gather for a festival of fools in Belfast

Belfast City Centre will come alive with acrobatics, circus acts, clowning and astounding tomfoolery for the free Festival of Fools…

Festival of Fools - Les Dude Teeterboard

Fools fill Belfast for free festival

This year’s Festival of Fools in Belfast will see 120 free shows being performed across the city centre from 29th April to 2nd May…

Afrikan Warriors - Festival of Fools - Belfast

Don’t be silly, head to Belfast for the Festival of Fools

Belfast’s Festival of Fools takes place from 1st to 4th May with over 120 shows performed by clowns, acrobats, jugglers and eccentrics…

Total Stitch Fest 2015 - Belfast

It’s crafty and quirky at Total Stitch Fest in Belfast

Total Stitch Fest, the alternative craft show is at the Ramada Plaza, Belfast on 8th Feb, with all that is handmade, crafty and unique in Northern Ireland…

Love Food Hate Waste - 'Liquid Greens Machine' Breakfast Truck

Love food hate waste? Then visit the ‘Liquid Greens Machine’ Breakfast Truck

The ‘Liquid Greens Machine’ Breakfast Truck will be delivering breakfast ideas with a difference across the UK from 24th July to 5th September 2014…

Linen Hall Library front door - Belfast - Curiosity of the Week

Linen Hall Library

We pop over to Belfast for our latest Curiosity of the Week. The Linen Hall Library may not look curious at first glance but unique it certainly is…

Ghostly Sea Shanty Boat Trip

Ever wished you could actually be in Pirates of the Caribbean? Belfast has the spooky answer for you with the Ghostly Sea Shanty Ship…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

Top Story

Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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