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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. Information for visitors attending The 153rd Open in Royal Portrush
    Information and inspiration for your trip to The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush. From ideas on where to stay and the best places to eat and drink, to suggested itineraries and transport information, you'll find it all here.
  3. People dancing at the AVA Music Festival, Belfast

    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!

  4. 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

Sound of the Shore Music Festival
LocationBallyronan

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-8th June 2025

Sound of the Shore Music Festival is a family-run, independent music festival located just outside…

Belsonic
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

5th June 2025-30th June 2025

Belsonic returns to the idyllic setting of Ormeau Park in Belfast. The popular music festival will…

Couple taking a selfie (at Newry Town Hall) enjoying themselves on The Story of Newry Walking Tour.
LocationNewry

Openings

Every Wednesday & Saturday (3 May - 29 Sept 25)

3rd May 2025-27th September 2025

Join local storyteller and tour guide Sinead Rice McAleavey for an engaging and imaginative walking…

Open Ground Guided Experience
LocationBellaghy

Openings

Season

11th June 2025

Open Ground Guided Experience

W5 Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

7th June 2025-8th June 2025

Step into a world where dinosaurs roam again!

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…

Friends Goodwill Music Festival 2025
LocationLarne

Openings

Broadway Beats in Larne Town Centre

7th June 2025

Concert in Larne Market Yard

7th June 2025

Family event in Curran Park

8th June 2025

Friends Goodwill Music Festival in Larne is back for 2025! A packed programme of live music,…

Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th March 2025-22nd June 2025

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

Cultra Motorsport Festival at the Ulster Transport Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

7th June 2025

Come along to Cultra Motorsport Festival on Saturday 7th June at Ulster Transport Museum, with the…

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…

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…

White Park Bay
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

8th June 2025

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

Spring Fair at The Ballance House
LocationGlenavy

Openings

Season

7th June 2025

A family fun day out with something for everyone. Come and experience a flavour of New Zealand. …

a man stands with a box filled with fresh vegetables including carrots, parsnips, celery, onions and cabbage
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

7th June 2025

June Slemish Market Supper Club In Infuse Tea Bar, Coleraine; Northern Ireland's first Tea Bar in…

An aerial photograph of Mussenden Temple.
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

9th June 2025

Join the National Trust on a guided historical tour of one of the jewels of the North Coast as they…

Wild & Fired BBQ School
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Wild & Fired BBQ School with Goodwood Fuel

7th June 2025

Lo & Slo's Wild & Fired BBQ School offers an immersive, interactive experience combining foraging,…

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

Lucian Freud's Etchings: A Creative Collaboration at Titanic Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

2nd May 2025-30th September 2025

This summer, Titanic Belfast is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Victoria and Albert…

Wine Geese Festival 2025
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

31st May 2025-28th June 2025

Join us in celebrating 300 years since Thomas Barton, one of the most famous Wine Geese, emigrated…

Hidden Heritage - The O’Neill & his Connections
LocationDungannon

Openings

Season

7th June 2025

Coach transfer departs from the Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre, Cookstown. Includes guided tour,…

Full Moon Kayak Tour
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Strawberry Moon

11th June 2025

Join us for a Full Moon Paddle on Strangford Lough this year.  The moon is unique to witness from…

Sir Hans Sloane Centre Curator Tours
LocationKillyleagh

Openings

Season

11th June 2025

Combined tour and talk about museum artefacts relevant to Sir Hans Sloane and 18th century life as…

Open Gates to Walled Garden in Montalto
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

8th June 2025

This summer, step into the beauty of our Walled Garden where our Head Gardener will be on hand to…

Echoes of the Wild - Sound Bath in the Woods
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Echoes of the Wild - Full Moon Sound Bath in the Woods

11th June 2025

Step into a world where nature's symphony becomes your escape. Our 'Echoes of the Wild' sound…

Next Week

Belsonic
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

5th June 2025-30th June 2025

Belsonic returns to the idyllic setting of Ormeau Park in Belfast. The popular music festival will…

Couple taking a selfie (at Newry Town Hall) enjoying themselves on The Story of Newry Walking Tour.
LocationNewry

Openings

Every Wednesday & Saturday (3 May - 29 Sept 25)

3rd May 2025-27th September 2025

Join local storyteller and tour guide Sinead Rice McAleavey for an engaging and imaginative walking…

a group onboard ariver boat with various trays of food sat on the table infront of them
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

14th June 2025

Causeway Coast Foodie Tours is delighted to host you on a very special 'The Spirit of the Bann' …

Open Ground Guided Experience
LocationBellaghy

Openings

Season

11th June 2025

Open Ground Guided Experience

W5 Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-15th June 2025

Step into a world where dinosaurs roam again!

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…

Garden Show Ireland logo
LocationAntrim

Openings

Season

13th June 2025-15th June 2025

Garden Show Ireland is set to bloom again as it returns this year to Antrim Castle Gardens for a…

Battle of Ballynahinch
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

15th June 2025

Celebrate the 227th anniversary of The Battle of Ballynahinch, by taking a walking tour with…

Finished pictures
LocationDundrum

Openings

Season

14th June 2025

Join Mrs C and Alison from Seaglass Murlough for a relaxed and creative afternoon combining…

Belfast Punk Music Walking Tour
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

14th June 2025

Come explore the story of punk music in Belfast on this walking tour, with a specialist music guide…

Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th March 2025-22nd June 2025

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

Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-15th June 2025

Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend is a free event which highlights daily life on working farms. …

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…

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…

Fathers Day Bushcraft
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Fathers Day Canoe Bushcraft

15th June 2025

Canoe Bushcraft is a canoeing & survival skills experience. Learn the basics of canoeing before…

Banshee the overall winners from Buskfest 2024 pictured against street art in Banbridge.
LocationBanbridge

Openings

Season

14th June 2025

Buskfest is an annual outdoor busking competition held in Banbridge and is an excellent opportunity…

Hidden History in Lagan Valley Regional Park
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

15th June 2025

Lagan Valley Regional Park has a wealth of both local and natural history. From ancient trees to…

A mother and daughter wearing colourful, vibrant wildflower crowns
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

14th June 2025

Let your creativity run wild and join Nature Engagement Officer, Dr Cliff Henry for the Giant's…

An aerial photograph of Mussenden Temple.
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

9th June 2025

Join the National Trust on a guided historical tour of one of the jewels of the North Coast as they…

Foraging Funghi  in Finnebrogue Woods
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Medicinal Foraging

15th June 2025

Rob will safely guide you through you the rules, principles and background of foraging, kit &…

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

Lucian Freud's Etchings: A Creative Collaboration at Titanic Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

2nd May 2025-30th September 2025

This summer, Titanic Belfast is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Victoria and Albert…

Wine Geese Festival 2025
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

31st May 2025-28th June 2025

Join us in celebrating 300 years since Thomas Barton, one of the most famous Wine Geese, emigrated…

Downpatrick Racecourse Fixtures
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Downpatrick Races - Festival Saturday

14th June 2025

Father's Day Meeting

15th June 2025

Enjoy a fun day out with family and friends at Downpatrick Racecourse with our upcoming fixtures…

Next Month

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…

Crowds watching and enjoying The Open
LocationPortrush

Openings

Season

13th July 2025-20th July 2025

The Open returns to Royal Portrush in County Antrim in July 2025 for The 153rd Open. When it was…

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…

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…

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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