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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

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.…

Stendhal Festival
LocationLimavady

Openings

Stendhal Festival

4th July 2025-6th July 2025

Stendhal Festival is Northern Ireland's leading independent festival, celebrating all aspects of…

Copeland Whiskey Warehouse
LocationDonaghadee

Openings

Season

4th July 2025

Whiskey Tasting at The Copeland Distillery. Throughout the evening, you will learn about 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…

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…

Portrait images of Mary Ann McCracken and Martha McTier
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

4th July 2025

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

Summer Craft Activities at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025-5th July 2025

Enjoy drop-in craft activities as part of your visit to the Ulster Folk Museum on Thursdays,…

Carlingford Cruises at Haulbowline Lighthouse
LocationGreencastle

Openings

Lough & Lighthouse Cruise - Live Music by Whiskey Business

5th July 2025

Our Lough & Lighthouse Cruise takes you within four hundred meters of the iconic Haulbowline…

Sir Hans Sloane Centre Curator Tours
LocationKillyleagh

Openings

Season

7th July 2025

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

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…

pottery
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

5th July 2025

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

Crann Forest Therapy logo
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025

Come join us for a rejuvenating experience in nature at Delamont Country Park. Take a break from…

Dining in the Garden Slemish Market Supper Club
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

4th July 2025

Dining in the Garden! Slemish Market Supper Club are back were it all began for a truly unique…

Pots covered with wood shaving being set alight using a blow torch
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

4th July 2025

Step into the Bronze Age to decorate and smoke a North Coast ceramic incense pot with artist…

Wild & Fired BBQ School
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Wild & Fired BBQ School, Independence Day

5th July 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

Guided Canoeing at Crom
LocationNewtownbutler

Openings

Season

3rd July 2025-4th July 2025

Discover a different side of Crom by joining Upper Lough Erne Canoe Company for a guided canoe…

Sunset Paddle and Island BBQ
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025

Sunset Paddle & BBQ is a guided canoe, kayak, or paddle boarding (sup) experience amongst the…

The Jurassic Express
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

5th July 2025-6th July 2025

Dinosaurs on a train!

A family enjoying a game of GIANT Connect 4 on the roof of the Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre
LocationBushmills

Openings

Games on the Roof

4th July 2025

Looking for GIANT day out that will keep the family entertained? The Giant's Causeway have you got…

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

White Park Bay
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

6th July 2025

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

Taste Summer in Ards and North Down
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

26th June 2025-6th July 2025

A showcase of local food and drink with a series of seasonal foodie-themed events over a two-week…

High Tea at Sea
LocationKillinchy

Openings

High Tea at Sea

5th July 2025

High Tea at Sea is a guided boat tour of Strangford Lough followed by an artisan picnic. This…

Next Week

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Summer Craft Activities at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

10th July 2025

Enjoy drop-in craft activities as part of your visit to the Ulster Folk Museum on Thursdays,…

a bee rests in a flower
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

11th July 2025

Enjoy a wiggly, wonderful day out at Broughgammon Farm as they team up with Buglife for a Family…

Sir Hans Sloane Centre Curator Tours
LocationKillyleagh

Openings

Season

7th July 2025

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

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…

Forest Bathing in Castlewellan Forest Park
LocationCastlewellan

Openings

Season

10th July 2025

Come join us for a rejuvenating experience in nature at Castlewellan Forest Park. Take a break from…

Twelfth 2025
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

12th July 2025

The Twelfth of July is almost upon us and this year we will celebrate the 335th anniversary of King…

Full Moon Kayak Tour
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Buck Moon

10th July 2025

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

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

Guided Canoeing at Crom
LocationNewtownbutler

Openings

Season

12th July 2025-13th July 2025

Discover a different side of Crom by joining Upper Lough Erne Canoe Company for a guided canoe…

Sensory Nature Walk at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

2nd July 2025-20th August 2025

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world on a relaxing walk with the Ulster Folk…

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…

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.

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…

W5 Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

1st July 2025-11th July 2025

Season

13th July 2025-31st August 2025

Step into a world where dinosaurs roam again!

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…

Foraging Funghi  in Finnebrogue Woods
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Wild Food

12th July 2025

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

Girl shooting bow and arrow with her father behind her.
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Season

5th July 2025-31st August 2025

Experience a summer of medieval adventure at Castle Ward! This summer, we've set aside the lawn…

Pond dipping
LocationComber

Openings

Season

21st June 2025-21st September 2025

Make special memories this summer. Dart down to WWT's first-ever Dragonfly Festival this summer.

Open Ground Guided Experience
LocationBellaghy

Openings

Season

9th July 2025

Open Ground Guided Experience

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…

Next Month

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…

Crowds line the street in the Diamond
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

23rd August 2025-26th August 2025

Ireland’s oldest traditional fair returns to the seaside town of Ballycastle, as thousands of…

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…

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,…

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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