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Awaken your Giant Spirit

  1. Embrace a Giant Taste of October
    Discover the best food and drink events in Northern Ireland this October with Embrace a Giant Taste – from local festivals and Halloween experiences to tasting tours, supper clubs, and more. Perfect for autumn days out, weekend breaks, and foodie getaways near you.
  2. 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.
  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.
  4. Fleadh 2026 Belfast – Celebrate Irish music & culture
    Experience the magic of traditional music at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 in Belfast– the world’s largest celebration of Irish culture, music, song, and dance. Join thousands of performers and visitors for a week-long festival filled with unforgettable sessions, competitions, concerts, and family-friendly events.

This Week

Derry Halloween 2025
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

28th October 2025-31st October 2025

The worlds of past and present collide to bring you a dazzling street celebration of all things…

Hallowe'en at Ulster American Folk Park
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

29th October 2025-31st October 2025

Delve into the history of our spookiest season, and discover how the people of rural Ulster…

Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th September 2025-2nd November 2025

Events programme for 4-25 year olds, showcasing the best of world cinema, Talent Lab and Creativity…

A snapshot from a performance with the Guildhall's organ visible in the background.
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

22nd October 2025-26th October 2025

The City of Derry International Choir Festival returns in October 2025 with a tidal wave of magical…

Belfast International Arts Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

14th October 2025-9th November 2025

Northern Ireland's largest contemporary arts festival promises a compelling programme of drama and…

Hallowe'en Torchlight Tours at the Ulster American Folk Park
LocationOmagh

Openings

Family Friendly Sessions

24th October 2025-25th October 2025

Adult (18+) Sessions

24th October 2025-25th October 2025

Trick or treat? Knock on the doors of Castletown's mysterious residents and see who you'll meet on…

a person dressed as a scarecrow poses at Blair's Holiday Park, surrounded by pumpkin decorations
LocationPortrush

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Sally Scarecrow is waiting for you at Hilltop Holiday Park to pick out your perfect pumpkin and…

Halloween Family Event
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-31st October 2025

Get ready for Northern Ireland’s most thrilling Family Halloween Event of 2025! Join us…

Make a Traditional Besom Broom in the Walled Garden
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Join us for a hands-on, heritage-inspired workshop where you'll create your very own besom broom…

Chocolate Making at The Chocolate Manor
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Learn basic chocolate making skills with Geri at The Chocolate Manor in Castlerock. Led by Chief…

Discover traditional Chinese crafts in the Ulster Museum with the China Folk Literature and Art Association.
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Discover traditional Chinese crafts in the Ulster Museum atrium this autumn.

halloweenatthefarmballycastle
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-26th October 2025

Get ready for a spooktacular day out at the farm this Halloween season! This Pumpkin Picking event…

Halloween at W5
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

20th October 2025-23rd October 2025

Season

24th October 2025

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

From 11 October - 2 November, enjoy spine-tingling fun for the whole family at W5.

The Bell Archive Exhibition at the Ulster Museum
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

19th September 2025-30th November 2025

Step into the captivating world of vintage photography with The Bell Archive Exhibition, the final…

Halloween event at V36
LocationNewtownabbey

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Step right up for a spine-tingling mix of thrills and chills! From hair-raising rides and spooky…

Pumpkin Patch on Castle Island
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-29th October 2025

Experience the magic of Halloween with a visit to the Pumpkin Patch and hear spooky stories for…

The Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down, Cllr Vicky Moore and musician Lisa Dawson
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-25th November 2025

This November, Ards and North Down will once again celebrate the richness of Ulster-Scots language,…

CarrickFEARgus
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

CarrickFEARgus (Ticket only access)

29th October 2025

It's time to dust off those broomsticks and put on your best costumes because CarrickFEARgus in…

Image of fire juggler
LocationDungannon

Openings

Season

24th October 2025

Spooky Halloween fun and activities including live performances, fire jugglers, spooky Halloween…

A rare surviving toile for the 1937 coronation gown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
LocationRoyal Hillsborough

Openings

Season

5th August 2025-4th January 2026

Uncover the style secrets of Britain's royal women at Hillsborough Castle.

Pumpkin Patch
LocationNewcastle

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-28th October 2025

Come join us for a fun-filled day at the Burrendale Hotel, Country Club & Spa

Jail of Horror
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

17th October 2025-30th October 2025

Dare to enter one of Belfast's most fearsome scare attractions this Halloween! Step inside the…

Ards Puppet Festival 2025
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

26th October 2025-27th October 2025

Ards Puppet Festival is back! The Ards Puppet Festival returns to Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards and…

Wee Taste of Ormeau
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Join us for an culinary adventure on the Ormeau Road - discovering some of the fabulous small…

Next Week

Derry Halloween 2025
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

28th October 2025-31st October 2025

The worlds of past and present collide to bring you a dazzling street celebration of all things…

Hooded figure storyteller sitting in Winterfell Hall
LocationBanbridge

Openings

Season

31st October 2025-1st November 2025

This Halloween, as night falls across Westeros, the Game of Thrones Studio Tour transforms into a…

Woman painting a dragon on child's face as father watches.
LocationBanbridge

Openings

Season

31st October 2025-1st November 2025

This Halloween, the Game of Thrones Studio Tour invites families to step Beyond The Wall for a fun…

Hallowe'en at Ulster American Folk Park
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

29th October 2025-31st October 2025

Delve into the history of our spookiest season, and discover how the people of rural Ulster…

Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th September 2025-2nd November 2025

Events programme for 4-25 year olds, showcasing the best of world cinema, Talent Lab and Creativity…

Belfast International Arts Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

14th October 2025-9th November 2025

Northern Ireland's largest contemporary arts festival promises a compelling programme of drama and…

Forest bathing
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

Celebrate the Celtic festival of Samhain, the end of the harvest with a forest bathing experience.…

Planetarium Sound Journey Under the Stars
LocationArmagh

Openings

Sound Journey under the Stars

2nd November 2025

Embark on a journey to explore the Youniverse at our unique Sound Spa, "Sound Journey Under the…

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Traditional Irish Breadmaking

1st November 2025

Join me in my Farmhouse kitchen on the shores of Strangford Lough. You will be warmly welcomed to…

a person dressed as a scarecrow poses at Blair's Holiday Park, surrounded by pumpkin decorations
LocationPortrush

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Sally Scarecrow is waiting for you at Hilltop Holiday Park to pick out your perfect pumpkin and…

Halloween Origins
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

30th October 2025-31st October 2025

Halloween Origins- a thought provoking and fun exploration of the dark origins of "Samhain"…

Fireworks display in front of a crowd of people
LocationBallymena

Openings

Hallowena (Ticket only access)

30th October 2025

Get Ready for a Frightfully Fun Night at People’s Park, Ballymena!. This free Halloween…

Halloween Family Event
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-31st October 2025

Get ready for Northern Ireland’s most thrilling Family Halloween Event of 2025! Join us…

Halloween Fireworks Enniskillen
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

Get ready for a spook-tacular evening in Enniskillen! Organised by Enniskillen BID and proudly…

Watch animated tales for all the family, in the Ulster Folk Museum's 1900s Picture House!
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

1st November 2025-14th November 2025

Watch Five Fables, animated tales for all the family, at the Ulster Folk Museum's 1900s Picture…

Halloween at W5
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

From 11 October - 2 November, enjoy spine-tingling fun for the whole family at W5.

The Bell Archive Exhibition at the Ulster Museum
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

19th September 2025-30th November 2025

Step into the captivating world of vintage photography with The Bell Archive Exhibition, the final…

Raising Spirits
LocationCraigavon

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

A Halloween harvest soirée with Symphonia Spirits and Armagh Cider Company — welcome drink,…

Halloween event at V36
LocationNewtownabbey

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Step right up for a spine-tingling mix of thrills and chills! From hair-raising rides and spooky…

Pumpkin Patch on Castle Island
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-29th October 2025

Experience the magic of Halloween with a visit to the Pumpkin Patch and hear spooky stories for…

The Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down, Cllr Vicky Moore and musician Lisa Dawson
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-25th November 2025

This November, Ards and North Down will once again celebrate the richness of Ulster-Scots language,…

CarrickFEARgus
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

CarrickFEARgus (Ticket only access)

29th October 2025

It's time to dust off those broomsticks and put on your best costumes because CarrickFEARgus in…

Graphic promoting Newry Halloween Twilight Market on 31 October 2025. Image of a Twilight Market at night with a glowing pumpkin in the right-hand cor
LocationNewry

Openings

Newry Variety Market

31st October 2025

Step into a Halloween evening full of autumn atmosphere, fun activities, and local delights at the…

The Phantom Flyer at Downpatrick and County Down Railway
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

1st November 2025-2nd November 2025

Dare you board the Phantom Flyer? All aboard for a spooky experience at Downpatrick & County Down…

Next Month

Northern Ireland Music Prize
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

12th November 2025

The NI Music Prize is an annual award curated by the Oh Yeah Music Centre aimed at recognising the…

Hooded figure storyteller sitting in Winterfell Hall
LocationBanbridge

Openings

Season

31st October 2025-1st November 2025

This Halloween, as night falls across Westeros, the Game of Thrones Studio Tour transforms into a…

a woman sings in to a microphone on stage with a branded Atlantic Sessions flag beside her
LocationPortrush & Portstewart

Openings

Season

13th November 2025-16th November 2025

A feast of musical talent, showcasing over 40 artists throughout four days at various venues,…

Woman painting a dragon on child's face as father watches.
LocationBanbridge

Openings

Season

31st October 2025-1st November 2025

This Halloween, the Game of Thrones Studio Tour invites families to step Beyond The Wall for a fun…

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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