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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…

Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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