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Awaken your Giant Spirit

  1. Hallowe'en Events in Northern Ireland
    Here you'll find a round up of Hallowe'en events in Northern Ireland, including family fun things to do in Derry and Belfast. Don't miss Derry Hallowe'en 2024, Pumpkin Patches and lots of spooky goings on!
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

This Week

Belfast 2024
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

1st January 2024-31st December 2024

Crafted by the people of Belfast, for the people of Belfast, this year-long celebration brings…

Shadowdock
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

26th September 2024-29th September 2024

Dive into an enchanting world filled with light, colour and sound on a truly Titanic scale. This…

Visitors admiring the sunrise on the Causeway cliffs
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

It's time to say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn, as nature turns up the volume on it's…

An image of a wheatsheaf, bound by a Russian wedding ring, on a black background, with white text saying 'Northern Ireland Opera Presents 'Eugene Onég
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

A fully staged performance of Tchaikovsky's opera 'Eugene Onégin' produced by Northern Ireland…

Scarva Summer Band Concerts
LocationScarva

Openings

Season

7th April 2024-29th September 2024

Enjoy the free band concerts each Sunday until 29th September at Scarva Bandstand. Visit the…

Secrets of the Stone Age
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

The Lagan Valley has been host to human settlement for thousands of years. Follow in the footsteps…

Autumn Equinox: Film Screening with Live Score from Róis
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

Celebrate the Autumn Equinox with an evening screening of a specially commissioned archive film…

Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
LocationHolywood

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th September 2024

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio…

Bill Rolston mural photography
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

29th April 2024-1st December 2024

Political mural painting in Northern Ireland is the longest, continuous example found anywhere in…

a child on horseback leans forward to hug a horse, while an instructor watches on
LocationLimavady

Openings

Season

1st July 2024-30th September 2024

30-minute riding lessons for all ages, focusing on steering, stopping, and trotting. Led by…

Oktoberfest Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

26th September 2024-26th October 2024

Oktoberfest Belfast - Back Bigger Than Ever

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

25th September 2024

Come and spend some precious time with your fiancée ahead of the big day, creating your wedding…

Numerous Jewellery Making groups smiling and pulling funny faces after finishing their jewellery making course in Ruth the goldsmiths studio in Holywo
LocationHolywood

Openings

VIP Beginners Jewellery Making and Relaxation Workshop

25th September 2024

This VIP experience combines jewellery making with the warmest of Northern Irish welcomes. Guided…

Sir Hans Sloane Walking Tour of Killyleagh
LocationKillyleagh

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

Sir Hans Sloane will be coming to the Hans Sloane Centre in Killyleagh to take visitors on a tour…

Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

22nd September 2024

The Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon route runs through all 4 areas of Belfast; North, South,…

couple in kitchen with Tracey making bread.
LocationKillinchy

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

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

An Evening with Brockmans Gin
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

24th September 2024

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary experience at An Evening with Brockmans Gin £65 per person |…

Image of a couple in front of Blessingbourne Estate
LocationFivemiletown

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

A special welcome will await you from the Lowry family home at the award-winning Blessingbourne…

Harvest at the Ulster Folk Museum
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

Celebrate Harvest and our close connection to the land on Saturday 21st September at the Ulster…

Watercolour Painting of Blossoms
LocationStrangford

Openings

Season

22nd September 2024

Immerse yourself in a world of wonder, as you forage to uncover natural dyes to be found throughout…

Chocolate Making at The Chocolate Manor
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

21st September 2024

Make your own chocolate truffles at The Chocolate Manor

10K Run at the Argory
LocationMoy

Openings

Season

22nd September 2024

10k Run at The Argory

Guests interact with exhibitions at the Derry Girls Exhibition
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

4th July 2023-1st July 2025

Visit the home of Derry Girls and discover where it all began! See original memorabilia from the…

Mind Of Sound- In The Heart Of The Cave
LocationFlorencecourt

Openings

Season

22nd September 2024

Go With The Flow In The Oldest Mind Studio Immerse yourself in a Spiritual Sound Journey deep…

Next Week

Belfast 2024
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

1st January 2024-31st December 2024

Crafted by the people of Belfast, for the people of Belfast, this year-long celebration brings…

Shadowdock
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

26th September 2024-29th September 2024

Dive into an enchanting world filled with light, colour and sound on a truly Titanic scale. This…

Area view of forest and landscape within Sperrin Mountains
LocationDraperstown

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

This Moderate A-B Walk takes on the world view of the late Stone Age or Neolithic people who…

Chocolate Making at The Chocolate Manor
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

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

Causeway Coast Afternoon Tea
LocationArmoy

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

A foodie experience. Full lemon curd demonstration, the recipe, a free pot of curd. Afternoon tea,…

Scarva Summer Band Concerts
LocationScarva

Openings

Season

7th April 2024-29th September 2024

Enjoy the free band concerts each Sunday until 29th September at Scarva Bandstand. Visit the…

Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
LocationHolywood

Openings

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th September 2024

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

27th September 2024

LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio…

Bill Rolston mural photography
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

29th April 2024-1st December 2024

Political mural painting in Northern Ireland is the longest, continuous example found anywhere in…

MV Kingfisher
LocationColeraine

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

A unique, river boat whiskey-tasting experience. You will retrace the voyages of our ancestors with…

a child on horseback leans forward to hug a horse, while an instructor watches on
LocationLimavady

Openings

Season

1st July 2024-30th September 2024

30-minute riding lessons for all ages, focusing on steering, stopping, and trotting. Led by…

View of Church tower and spire protruding from behind trees in the middle of Church Island with marshy land in front of the trees and Lough Beg in fro
LocationBellaghy

Openings

Season

29th September 2024

This moderate lakeside walk on minor road and trail, takes in Longpoint Wood Nature Reserve and…

Oktoberfest Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

26th September 2024-26th October 2024

Oktoberfest Belfast - Back Bigger Than Ever

Man and Woman Making Wedding Rings Together
LocationHolywood

Openings

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

25th September 2024

Bespoke Wedding Ring Jewellery Making Workshop

27th September 2024

Come and spend some precious time with your fiancée ahead of the big day, creating your wedding…

Numerous Jewellery Making groups smiling and pulling funny faces after finishing their jewellery making course in Ruth the goldsmiths studio in Holywo
LocationHolywood

Openings

VIP Beginners Jewellery Making and Relaxation Workshop

25th September 2024

VIP Beginners Jewellery Making and Relaxation Workshop

27th September 2024

This VIP experience combines jewellery making with the warmest of Northern Irish welcomes. Guided…

Poster with details for the A Joyful Noise concert.
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland presents 'A Joyful Noise', an evening of hymns and praise and…

An Evening with Brockmans Gin
LocationBallymena

Openings

Season

24th September 2024

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary experience at An Evening with Brockmans Gin £65 per person |…

people are eating at a large wooden table by candlelight
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

A Farm to Fork feast celebrating local produce and seasonality

Lough Erne Heritage Festival

Openings

Season

28th September 2024-5th October 2024

The Lough Erne Landscape Partnership (LELP) is delighted to announce the launch of the Lough Erne…

Yoga in Marble Arch Caves
LocationFlorencecourt

Openings

Season

29th September 2024

Join us for a unique experience as you get in touch with your inner yogi in a beginner-friendly 60…

Guests interact with exhibitions at the Derry Girls Exhibition
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

4th July 2023-1st July 2025

Visit the home of Derry Girls and discover where it all began! See original memorabilia from the…

Picture of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge with dark, moody grey skies and a rainbow
LocationBallintoy

Openings

Season

28th September 2024

Season

28th September 2024

Did you know some of the roughest waters in the UK lie just offshore Carrick-a-Rede? Join…

a woman and two children pose with a horse with Binevenagh Mountain in the background
LocationLimavady

Openings

Season

1st July 2024-30th September 2024

B.R.I.D.L.E – Bringing Riding Into Disabled Lives Equally. Join Crindle Stables for Autism-Friendly…

NI Silver promotion graphics for Beginners jewellery making experiences.
LocationHolywood

Openings

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

25th September 2024

Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop

27th September 2024

NI Silver is in the business of 'creating memories' for people; memories of their time in Northern…

Coating truffles during the Truffle Shuffle experience at The Chocolate Manor
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

5th June 2024-28th September 2024

Make memories as a family by making your own chocolates at The Chocolate Manor this summer. Explore…

Next Month

Children listening to some myths and legends along trail in Slieve Gullion Forest Park at Footsteps in the Forest.
LocationKilleavy

Openings

Season

21st October 2024-29th October 2024

Footsteps in the Forest, a magical Halloween experience in Slieve Gullion Forest Park from Monday…

Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

5th October 2024-3rd November 2024

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

Belfast 2024
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

1st January 2024-31st December 2024

Crafted by the people of Belfast, for the people of Belfast, this year-long celebration brings…

Belfast International Arts Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

16th October 2024-23rd November 2024

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

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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