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People dancing at the AVA Music Festival, Belfast

Summer festivals and events to book now!

Summer is nearly 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!

  • A Belfast black taxi in motion outside the front of Belfast City Hall. The driver is giving a thumbs up salute through the window.

    Getting to Belfast

    Flying into Belfast, you’ll either arrive at Belfast International Airport or George Best City Airport, and that's just the beginning. Once you're here, you're spoilt for choice - Belfast has great road, rail and bus connections to the rest of Northern Ireland, so you're in for an easy and memorable trip.

  • A Victorian style bedroom at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast. High ceilings, high windows, a 4 poster bed and suite of furniture occupy the room.
    Categories: Belfast

    Sample Belfast itinerary

    Belfast is a city with a talent for reinventing itself. What was once an industrial powerhouse is now a top-of-mind destination for visitors from all over the world.

  • Visitor taking a photograph on his phone of colourful yellow, green, orange and blue houses in Whitehead, County Antrim.

    Sample Causeway Coastal Route itinerary

    Starting in Belfast and continuing all the way to Derry-Londonderry this drive of a lifetime, is the perfect route around which to plan a cheeky mid-week jolly or weekend getaway. 

  • A gloved blacksmith forging tools with a hammer and anvil and hot coals and tools in the background, at Hot Milk Forge in Martinstown, County Antrim.

    Monty Halls discovers Northern Ireland

    Monty Halls is a man of many titles. Adventurer, marine biologist and travel writer are just a few. He’s also travelled all over the world - so it was about time he took a trip to Northern Ireland. Monty took a few weeks away from trotting the globe to explore Northern Ireland and the local characters who make our country so giant. Expect a deep dive into all that Northern Ireland has to offer.

  • Stunning family bedroom with 2 double beds and 1 single bed in cream colours at Station B&B in Derry~Londonderry
    Categories: accommodation

    Luxurious city stays

    Northern Ireland has some of the best city escape hotels and apartments hiding away in plain sight. If you want to add a touch of chic or a spark of urban razzle-dazzle to your weekend away, here are some of the ritziest places around. 

  • A white Range Rover driving along a tree lined driveway towards Corick House Hotel and Spa in Clogher, County Tyrone.
    Categories: County Tyrone

    Getting to County Tyrone

    County Tyrone is the largest of the six counties in Northern Ireland and – to answer that common question around where is County Tyrone? – it's situated right in the heart of Ulster. So, it’ll come as no surprise to you that there’s a heartfelt welcome waiting for you there.
     

  • Sallagh Braes in the Glens of Antrim
    Categories: County Antrim

    Getting to County Antrim

    Antrim is a county with big stories to tell. It’s home to Northern Ireland’s capital city, Belfast, birth place of the Titanic, the world-famous Giant’s Causeway, and it serves as a great launching pad for travels across the rest of Northern Ireland. 
     

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