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Awaken your Giant Spirit

  1. Belfast Events
    Find the best events in Belfast and immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of this dynamic city. These listings will keep you up-to-date on unmissable events and activities coming to the city, to ensure you don't miss a beat in our bustling cultural scene.
  2. People dancing at the AVA Music Festival, Belfast

    Summer is here, and Northern Ireland is bursting with exciting festivals and events for everyone - whether you're planning a fun day out with the family or a get-together with friends. Here's a little taste of some of the biggest and best things happening this summer that you absolutely won't want to miss. Grab your tickets now!

  3. Derry Events
    Dive into the pulse of Derry with our events page, your go-to resource for staying updated on the latest happenings. From cultural festivals to community gatherings, explore the vibrant events scene in Derry city and the wider county of Londonderry.

This Week

PridePicsUK
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

18th July 2025-27th July 2025

Belfast Pride Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Belfast with over 150 events across 10…

The Annual Foyle Cup Parade making its way to the city centre in 2023.
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

21st July 2025-26th July 2025

The O'Neills Foyle Cup is a highly successful youth soccer tournament held mainly in the City of…

Seaside Revival, August
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

1st July 2025-31st August 2025

Open House Festival Bangor includes a programme of free and ticketed events during July and August.…

a male youth football team celebrates winning a trophy
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

27th July 2025-1st August 2025

SuperCupNI is Northern Ireland's premier international youth football tournament for both boys and…

EastSide Arts Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

24th July 2025-2nd August 2025

EastSide Arts Festival, 24 July – 2 August 2025, returns with a spectacular and exhilarating…

Belfast Whiskey Week 2025
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

18th July 2025-26th July 2025

Ireland's biggest whiskey festival returns with 100+ events over 9 days, including tastings,…

Belfast TradFest
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

27th July 2025-3rd August 2025

Belfast TradFest, the pinnacle of world-class traditional music concerts, fiery pub sessions and…

Sundays on the Maritime Mile
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

15th June 2025-31st August 2025

This summer, Belfast’s Waterfront comes to life every Sunday from June to August with free pop-up…

A Bite and Sup
LocationBellaghy

Openings

Season

23rd July 2025

We are thrilled to introduce a brand-new experience for Summer 2025 at Seamus Heaney HomePlace — A…

SUP with a View
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

26th July 2025

Escape the everyday and experience the relaxing activity of Paddle Boarding under the watchful eye…

A Wild Ireland painting by Julian Friers
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

21st February 2025-31st August 2025

An Ulster Museum exhibition featuring over 50 paintings by renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers

Puffin Rock Summer
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

5th July 2025-31st August 2025

Calling all little explorers and grown-ups! Puffin Rock is BACK at W5 for a summer of family-fun…

The Archbishop's Palace Tour
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

22nd June 2025-31st August 2025

The Archbishop's tours take place on two Sundays per month in June, July, August at 2pm. The tour…

Promotional poster for the Savour & Sip Warrenpoint (Food & Drink Tour), featuring bottles of local spirits, artisan food including sandwiches, soups,
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

SOLD OUT

26th July 2025

Taste your way through Warrenpoint on a delicious guided walking tour! Discover local cafés,…

Nature Exploration Day at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

26th July 2025

Celebrate the amazing nature-based research at the Ulster Folk Museum on Saturday 26th July with a…

A woman and two children are running down the steps of the South Terrace at Hillsborough Castle. On either side of the steps are brightly coloured sta
LocationRoyal Hillsborough

Openings

Season

28th June 2025-31st August 2025

Embark on an adventure this summer with Disney Winnie the Pooh Hunny Hunt. Help Pooh find his…

Behind the Scenes: Transport Store Tour
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

23rd July 2025

Would you like to get behind the scenes of NI's Transport and Industry Store? See inside this…

Artist Tour with Julian Friers of Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

27th July 2025

Delve into the paintings in the Wild Ireland exhibition with artist Julian Friers.

White Park Bay
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

26th July 2025

Come join us for fun and informative herb walk in the beautiful White Park Bay!

Armagh City Summer Walking Tours
LocationArmagh

Openings

Armagh City Walking Tour

19th June 2025-7th September 2025

Unearth Hidden Gems with Armagh Guided Walking Tours. Grab your trainers and learn more about the…

Kathryn Callaghan Golf art exhibition at Bushmills Inn
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

5th June 2025-31st July 2025

An unforgettable exhibition of poured paintings by Irish artist Kathryn Callaghan, depicting 13…

Planetarium
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025-28th August 2025

Why not drop into our data visualisation lab and see our astronomers at work! They will be…

Fifteens
LocationDundrum

Openings

Season

23rd July 2025

Join Mrs C in her cosy country kitchen just outside the village of Dundrum, County Down, with…

A child playing with a ribbon
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

12th July 2025-25th August 2025

Summer of Play is on its way! This summer, play takes over the lawns at Mount Stewart.

Next Week

Seaside Revival, August
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

1st July 2025-31st August 2025

Open House Festival Bangor includes a programme of free and ticketed events during July and August.…

a male youth football team celebrates winning a trophy
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

27th July 2025-1st August 2025

SuperCupNI is Northern Ireland's premier international youth football tournament for both boys and…

EastSide Arts Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

24th July 2025-2nd August 2025

EastSide Arts Festival, 24 July – 2 August 2025, returns with a spectacular and exhilarating…

Féile An Phobail
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

31st July 2025-10th August 2025

Féile an Phobail is Ireland’s Biggest Community Arts Festival. Féile provides a programme of arts,…

Belfast TradFest
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

27th July 2025-3rd August 2025

Belfast TradFest, the pinnacle of world-class traditional music concerts, fiery pub sessions and…

Sundays on the Maritime Mile
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

15th June 2025-31st August 2025

This summer, Belfast’s Waterfront comes to life every Sunday from June to August with free pop-up…

Guided Tour of Dundrum Castle
LocationDundrum

Openings

Season

1st August 2025

Come along and learn more about Dundrum Castle. Believed to have been built in or around 1177,…

A Wild Ireland painting by Julian Friers
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

21st February 2025-31st August 2025

An Ulster Museum exhibition featuring over 50 paintings by renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers

Puffin Rock Summer
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

5th July 2025-31st August 2025

Calling all little explorers and grown-ups! Puffin Rock is BACK at W5 for a summer of family-fun…

The Archbishop's Palace Tour
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

22nd June 2025-31st August 2025

The Archbishop's tours take place on two Sundays per month in June, July, August at 2pm. The tour…

Staff from Bistro at the Courthouse stand behind the restaurants counter, with plenty of bakes and sweet treats in front of them
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

30th July 2025

Enjoy a sourdough cookery class with Bistro at the Courthouse and learn how to nurture your own…

7 Hills Blues Festival
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

1st August 2025-3rd August 2025

One of the great blues and roots music events in the UK and Ireland, and a jewel in the crown of a…

Presence and Place Tour at Ardress House
LocationPortadown

Openings

Season

2nd August 2025

Presence & Place at Ardress House – A Unique Blend of Mindfulness, wellbeing and heritage.…

A woman and two children are running down the steps of the South Terrace at Hillsborough Castle. On either side of the steps are brightly coloured sta
LocationRoyal Hillsborough

Openings

Season

28th June 2025-31st August 2025

Embark on an adventure this summer with Disney Winnie the Pooh Hunny Hunt. Help Pooh find his…

Slow Art Sundays at the Ulster Museum
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

3rd August 2025

Explore the art of Ulster Museum s l o w l y, led by one of our knowledgeable guides.

Family Fun Day - Dundrum Castle
LocationDundrum

Openings

Season

2nd August 2025

Free family fun day at Dundrum Castle on Saturday 2nd August hosted by HED.

White Park Bay
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

3rd August 2025

Come join us for fun and informative herb walk in the beautiful White Park Bay!

Armagh City Summer Walking Tours
LocationArmagh

Openings

Armagh City Walking Tour

19th June 2025-7th September 2025

Unearth Hidden Gems with Armagh Guided Walking Tours. Grab your trainers and learn more about the…

Spa Golf Course
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Open Week

2nd August 2025-9th August 2025

Gents Open Stableford

2nd August 2025

Mixed Greensomes

3rd August 2025

Tee Off at Spa Golf Club’s Open Week – 2nd to 9th August 2025 Join us this summer for Spa Golf…

August Craft Month
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

31st July 2025-30th August 2025

The highly anticipated month-long celebration of Irish craft has officially launched! This year’s…

Kathryn Callaghan Golf art exhibition at Bushmills Inn
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

5th June 2025-31st July 2025

An unforgettable exhibition of poured paintings by Irish artist Kathryn Callaghan, depicting 13…

Planetarium
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025-28th August 2025

Why not drop into our data visualisation lab and see our astronomers at work! They will be…

A child playing with a ribbon
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

12th July 2025-25th August 2025

Summer of Play is on its way! This summer, play takes over the lawns at Mount Stewart.

pottery
LocationBushmills

Openings

1-Day Pottery Barrel Firing Workshop

1st August 2025

Learn to fire pottery without a kiln! Patricia Millar, an expert potter, will guide you through the…

Next Month

Belfast Mela
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

16th August 2025-24th August 2025

Experience the wonder of Belfast's diversity with a spectacular 9 day programme of world music,…

Galgorm Championship Castle Course
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

27th August 2025-31st August 2025

The NI Legends Open is a brand new event on the Legends Tour that takes place at Galgorm. A host…

Seaside Revival, August
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

1st July 2025-31st August 2025

Open House Festival Bangor includes a programme of free and ticketed events during July and August.…

a male youth football team celebrates winning a trophy
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

27th July 2025-1st August 2025

SuperCupNI is Northern Ireland's premier international youth football tournament for both boys and…

Events by Category

Awaken your Giant Spirit

  1. All Events
    Stay in the know with our guide to upcoming events in Northern Ireland. From vibrant festivals and unique days out to exciting concerts and family-friendly activities, this list is your go-to resource for the latest and greatest events in Belfast, Derry and beyond.
  2. Family Events
    Northern Ireland is bursting at the seams with things to do for families. Create unforgettable memories with the kids in tow, whether you're on holiday or looking inspiration for a day out.
  3. Sports Events
    We love sport in Northern Ireland. If there’s a ball nearby, we’ll kick it, pass it or hit it with a bat, hurl, stick, cue, club or racquet. We love everything four-wheeled and anything two-wheeled. We love bouts in the ring, pucks on the ice, and run-ins on the flat and over jumps. And if something needs throwing, lifting, sailing or running after, we’ll give it our best shot.
  4. Food & Drink Events
    There’s so much happening on the food front in Northern Ireland these days that it’s sometimes hard to keep up. New inventive and talented chefs coming through. Local food and drink artisan businesses thriving. Here’s just a taster of what you’ll find when you get here...
  5. Arts & Theatre Events
    Northern Ireland is a land of poets, writers and dreamers. We’ve given the world Heaney and Friel, C.S Lewis and MacNeice, and Booker-prize winning Anna Burns. There’s a vibrant arts scene happening here, and here’s a taste of what’s going on...
  6. Music Events
    Discover the music events taking place across Northern Ireland including everything from band concerts and championships, to craic and ceol, musical theatre and outdoor concerts with line-ups packed with internationally renowned acts.
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