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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

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 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…

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…

edited image of the Causeway Hotel with lightning forks in the sky above
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Historic hauntings and eerie encounters await at the legendary Causeway Hotel!

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…

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…

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

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 on…

Pumpkins for Halloween Bazaar at Montalto
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-30th October 2025

ASD / Inclusion Session only

26th October 2025-27th October 2025

Embark on the Trail of Tiny Terrors this Halloween at Montalto. Something strange is happening at…

Irish Spirits & Irish Cheese - Meet The Makers At The Echlinville Distillery
LocationKircubbin

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Experience Excellence with a tour and tasting at The Echlinville Distillery alongside some of…

Halloween at Glenarm Castle
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Halloween - Day 1

25th October 2025

Halloween - Day 2

26th October 2025

Halloween at Glenarm Castle promises spooky family fun with ghostly characters, magical…

Craft Beer x Cheese x Charcuterie ft Ormeau Brewing Co & Corndale
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

24th October 2025

We're teaming up with our neighbours at Ormeau Brewery and the legends at Corndale Charcuterie for…

Wild & Fired BBQ School
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Wild & Fired BBQ School, Harvest Special

25th October 2025

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

Witches of Islandmagee marketing graphic
LocationIslandmagee

Openings

Exhibition; Monday to Sunday 08:30 - 17:00

5th July 2025-2nd November 2025

The Last Witches of Islandmagee; a captivating storytelling journey for children

26th October 2025

This small hallway display will introduce the story of the last witch trial held in Ireland, which…

whiskey, cheese & crackers
LocationKircubbin

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Experience Excellence with a tour and tasting at The Echlinville Distillery alongside some of…

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…

Clifton Street Cemetery
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-25th October 2025

Explore Clifton Street Cemetery this Halloween weekend and discover its darker side!

Halloween fun at Mount Stewart
LocationNewtownards

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-2nd November 2025

Join us at Mount Stewart this Halloween Half Term for spooky fun and thrilling adventures for all…

Mary Ann McCracken's Belfast Map
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

10th March 2025-29th October 2025

Experience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable…

W5 Late - Halloween
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

24th October 2025

This October, join us for an adults-only evening full of thrilling tricks and terrifying treats.

A Peculiar Tea presents Wicked at McConnell's Distillery
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-26th October 2025

Step into a world of fun and delicious delights with A Peculiar Tea at McConnell's Distillery. A…

Circular amusement covered in bright lights
LocationCookstown

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

Bring your little Monsters for a spooktacular fun time this Halloween at Mid Ulster Sports Arena,…

Harvest Fair
LocationFlorencecourt

Openings

1100-1600

25th October 2025-26th October 2025

Join us for our annual Harvest Fair at Florence Court, with delicious food and entertainment for…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Slow Art Sundays at the Ulster Museum
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

2nd November 2025

Explore the art of Ulster Museum slowly, led by one of our knowledgeable guides.

Gaol Iron Skull
LocationEnniskillen

Openings

Season

30th October 2025

Join us for an evening of tales from the oldest rooms in town, Enniskillen Castle Vaults.

Forest bathing
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

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

Halloween Happenings in Limavady
LocationLimavady

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

Discover the frights and delights of the Halloween season with these celebrations in Limavady on…

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…

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…

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

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…

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 on…

Pumpkins for Halloween Bazaar at Montalto
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-30th October 2025

ASD / Inclusion Session only

26th October 2025-27th October 2025

Embark on the Trail of Tiny Terrors this Halloween at Montalto. Something strange is happening at…

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"…

Doom It Yourself Live Science Show
LocationArmagh

Openings

Season

28th October 2025-1st November 2025

Join us at the Armagh Planetarium this Halloween half-term, we have a family fun packed schedule…

Image shows purple poster with orange and white written text advertising purple turnip festival in Lisburn
LocationLisburn

Openings

Season

31st October 2025

Purple Turnip Festival returns this year for an afternoon of spook-tacular family fun.(Free Event)

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…

The Mystery of Ollie the Otter
LocationComber

Openings

The Mystery of Ollie the Otter

30th October 2025-31st October 2025

Enjoy the thrill of this animal nature based 'whodunnit' event for Halloween at WWT Castle Espie.

Halloween at Glenarm Castle
LocationGlenarm

Openings

Halloween - Day 3

27th October 2025

Halloween at Glenarm Castle promises spooky family fun with ghostly characters, magical…

Mossley Mill Pumpkin Patch
LocationNewtownabbey

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-31st October 2025

Enter the spooky maze, search for your perfect pumpkin, and convert it into a Halloween masterpiece…

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

Openings

Season

1st November 2025

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

Next Month

Sound of Belfast Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

6th November 2025-16th November 2025

Welcome to Sound of Belfast, your annual Festival that truly captures the heart and soul of this…

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…

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,…

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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