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Belfast and Derry Events

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. 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.
  3. Easter Events
    Check out these things to do over Easter. Embark on adventures hunting chocolate eggs at National Trust sites, take a stroll along a themed Easter trail or enjoy a fun family day out with a scavenger hunt.

This Week

Easter at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

20th April 2025-22nd April 2025

Celebrate Easter at the Ulster Folk Museum with traditional activities, heritage craft…

Image shows a man and woman knelt down admiring the display of daffodils with Hillsborough Castle in the background
LocationRoyal Hillsborough

Openings

Season

15th March 2025-5th May 2025

See Northern Ireland’s royal residence burst into colour as Spring Spectacular returns to…

Group of volunteers with Easter Bunny standing outside steam train at Whitehead Railway Museum
LocationWhitehead

Openings

Easter Monday Steam @ Whitehead Railway Museum

21st April 2025

Visit Whitehead Railway Museum this Easter for a fun filled day! Enjoy a short steam train ride…

Easter tat Mount stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

14th April 2025-26th April 2025

This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Mount Stewart on an Easter trail.

Girl running through meadow wearing easter bunny ears.
LocationStrangford

Openings

Season

15th April 2025-27th April 2025

Something exciting is coming to Castle Ward this Easter—get ready to follow the trail, solve the…

Two children looking through magnifying glasses.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

18th April 2025-21st April 2025

This Easter weekend, embark on an exciting mission to uncover remarkable insects living in the…

Easter at Castle Coole
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

18th April 2025-27th April 2025

Explore the stunning grounds of Castle Coole this spring as you explore our Easter trail. Collect…

Enchanted Easter Egg Factory
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

19th April 2025-22nd April 2025

Step into the magical world of The Enchanted Easter Egg Factory at Navan Centre & Fort this Easter!…

Native Tree Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

26th April 2025

Learn how to identify native Irish tree species with The Conservation Volunteers at the Ulster Folk…

Baby lambs and the Easter Bunny at The Ark  Farm
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

12th April 2025-26th April 2025

Join us for our exciting two-week Easter Extravaganza at our beautiful farm on the Ards Penninsula!

Lake Walk in  Spring
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

23rd April 2025

Come and join a member of the Gardens Team on a tour which will look at seasonal highlights from…

Wolfhound Statue at Antrim Castle Gardens
LocationAntrim

Openings

Season

5th April 2025-29th June 2025

A Ranger led tour of Antrim Castle Gardens covering the general history of the 350-Year-Old Gardens…

Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th March 2025-1st June 2025

See Bill Kirk's photography in the first in a series of three exhibitions at the Ulster Museum,…

Easter Egg Hunt at Rowallane Garden
LocationSaintifeld

Openings

Season

14th April 2025-27th April 2025

This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Rowallane Garden on an Easter trail.

Easter Egg Hunt at Springhill
LocationMoneymore

Openings

Season

18th April 2025-22nd April 2025

Fee-fi-fo-FUN! Giants and fairies are causing chaos at Springhill! Make your way along the…

Easter At Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre
LocationBelleek

Openings

Easter Fun Day

21st April 2025

Easter Fun at Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre with Betsy the Easter Bunny and Daisy the Cow

Dart the dragonfly standing beside Lloyd the fly on  a leaf on a pond.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

5th April 2025-1st June 2025

Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly…

Easter at National Trust Fermanagh
LocationNewtownbutler

Openings

Season

18th April 2025-27th April 2025

Get all the family involved in the fun at this year's Easter trail at Crom.

Broughgammon Farm
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

26th April 2025

Celebrate the season with our Farm to Fork Supper Club at Broughgammon Farm

Archive image of Joseph Beuys visit to Ulster Museum in 1974
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

18th October 2024-18th May 2025

See BEUYS 50 Years Later: Action, Society, Performance and Change at Ulster Museum.

The Easter Bunny
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

20th April 2025-21st April 2025

Enjoy an Easter heritage train ride, with an Easter-themed word hunt, the Easter Bunny, face…

Easter at the Ulster American Folk Park
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

20th April 2025-22nd April 2025

Celebrate Easter with live music, traditional games and Easter themed craft activities at the…

A bee on a flower.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

21st April 2025

Get stuck in to help create a brand-new bug hotel for Castle Espie this Easter weekend.

Guests interact with exhibitions at the Derry Girls Exhibition
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

4th July 2023-1st July 2025

Visit the home of Derry Girls and discover where it all began! See original memorabilia from the…

Next Week

Royal Portrush Golf Club at sunset
LocationBelfast/Portush/Derry~Londonderry

Openings

Belfast

28th April 2025

Portrush

2nd May 2025

An exciting celebration to mark the momentous return of #TheOpen to Northern Ireland, with events…

City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

1st May 2025-5th May 2025

The longer days are fast approaching, and that can only mean one thing, it’s almost time for the…

Moy Park Belfast City Marathon
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

4th May 2025

The Moy Park Belfast City Marathon will take place in Northern Ireland's vibrant historic capital…

Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

1st May 2025-11th May 2025

The 25th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast runs from 1-11 May 2025 across the city's…

Festival of Fools
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

3rd May 2025-5th May 2025

Festival of Fools is a jam-packed weekend of circus performances, featuring breathtaking…

Image of German artist Joseph Beuys in the Ulster Museum in 1974
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

1st May 2025

See new poems written in response to the current BEUYS: 50 Years Later: Action, Society,…

pottery
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

3rd May 2025

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

Image shows a man and woman knelt down admiring the display of daffodils with Hillsborough Castle in the background
LocationRoyal Hillsborough

Openings

Season

15th March 2025-5th May 2025

See Northern Ireland’s royal residence burst into colour as Spring Spectacular returns to…

Portrait images of Mary Ann McCracken and Martha McTier
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

2nd May 2025-3rd May 2025

Come and learn about Belfast's heroines, Mary Ann McCracken and Martha McTier, in our brand-new…

Raghery Slemish Market Supper Club
LocationRathlin Island

Openings

Season

3rd May 2025

Slemish Market Supper Club & Basalt Distillery are collaborating on Saturday 3rd May on Rathlin…

Broughgammon Farm
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

4th May 2025

Join a Wild Food Foraging Walk at Broughgammon Farm

Wolfhound Statue at Antrim Castle Gardens
LocationAntrim

Openings

Season

5th April 2025-29th June 2025

A Ranger led tour of Antrim Castle Gardens covering the general history of the 350-Year-Old Gardens…

Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th March 2025-1st June 2025

See Bill Kirk's photography in the first in a series of three exhibitions at the Ulster Museum,…

Digital Detox: Forest Yoga and Forage
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

4th May 2025

Start the month of May outdoors with our Forest Yoga and Forage event in collaboration with…

Dart the dragonfly standing beside Lloyd the fly on  a leaf on a pond.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

5th April 2025-1st June 2025

Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly…

Bramley Apple Baking & Orchard Visit
LocationMoy

Openings

Season

3rd May 2025

Experience the Beautiful Apple Blossom in Spring or the Apple harvest in September. Join us for…

Archive image of Joseph Beuys visit to Ulster Museum in 1974
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

18th October 2024-18th May 2025

See BEUYS 50 Years Later: Action, Society, Performance and Change at Ulster Museum.

Guests interact with exhibitions at the Derry Girls Exhibition
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

4th July 2023-1st July 2025

Visit the home of Derry Girls and discover where it all began! See original memorabilia from the…

The Enemy is Time at the Ulster Museum
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

10th April 2025-1st March 2026

Explore artists' responses to the climate crisis in a new exhibition in the Ulster Museum's…

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

Scarva Band Concerts
LocationScarva

Openings

Season

6th April 2025-28th September 2025

Scarva Bandstand concerts will take place at the Bandstand, Scarva each Sunday from 3-4pm starting…

water avens
LocationBallymoney

Openings

Season

4th May 2025

Join Earth Smoke for a fun and informative herb walk in the beautiful Garry Forest this spring!

Classic Fishing Festival 2023
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

4th May 2025-9th May 2025

Entry for the 48th Fermanagh Fishing Classic (Sunday 4 May 2025 – Friday 9 May 2025) is now open!…

Magnificent May Weekend
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

4th May 2025-5th May 2025

Join us at Montalto Estate for our Magnificent May Weekend – the perfect family day out filled with…

Next Month

Briggs Equipment Race Paddock
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

5th May 2025-10th May 2025

The Briggs Equipment North West 200 is Ireland's largest outdoor sporting event. Each year over…

Royal Portrush Golf Club at sunset
LocationBelfast/Portush/Derry~Londonderry

Openings

Portrush

2nd May 2025

Derry~Londonerry

7th May 2025

An exciting celebration to mark the momentous return of #TheOpen to Northern Ireland, with events…

Bluegrass Omagh
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

24th May 2025-25th May 2025

Bluegrass Omagh Music Festival returns to Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh on the May Bank Holiday…

Amazing line-ups of livestock, show jumping, machinery and the latest innovations in agriculture.
LocationLisburn

Openings

Season

14th May 2025-18th May 2025

The 156th Balmoral Show in partnership with the Ulster Bank is taking place on Wed 14th - Sat 17th…

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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