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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. 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!

  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.

This Week

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

22nd May 2025-26th May 2025

The Cat Laughs is a Comedy Festival taking place in Belfast from 22nd-26th May.

Bluegrass Omagh
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

24th May 2025-25th May 2025

Bluegrass Omagh Music Festival returns to Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh on the May Bank Holiday…

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…

Bluegrass Omagh Family Day
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

26th May 2025

Keep the Bluegrass Omagh magic going with our fun filled family day on the last May Bank Holiday at…

Homes in Focus: Drumnahunshin Farmhouse
LocationHolywood

Openings

Season

24th May 2025

Discover what life was like in the Drumnahunshin Farmhouse in the early 1900s with the Folk…

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…

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,…

Portrush Tasty
LocationPortrush

Openings

Season

23rd May 2025

A walking food tour celebrating iconic local produce where fun is the dish of the day! You will be…

Bangor marina birds eye view
LocationBangor

Openings

Season

24th May 2025-25th May 2025

Celebrate the City of Bangor’s rich maritime heritage with family fun activities, entertainment for…

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…

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…

Dart the dragonfly standing beside Lloyd the fly on  a leaf on a pond.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

5th April 2025-1st June 2025

Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly…

Martel's Candlelight Tour
LocationFlorencecourt

Openings

Season

24th May 2025

Discover first-hand what this exploration of the cave system would have felt like when you…

Downpatrick Racecourse Fixtures
LocationDownpatrick

Openings

Evening Meeting

23rd May 2025

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

Blues on the bay festival poster
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Season

21st May 2025-27th May 2025

Picturesque Warrenpoint annually plays host to some of the world's leading blues and…

Event in the Walled Garden
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

26th May 2025

Join us in The Walled Garden, on May Bank Holiday, for a day full of entertainment and food in the…

3 people walking on a path with sheep in the foreground

Openings

Walk this Way May - Event Programme

1st May 2025-31st May 2025

Celebrate National Walking Month with 'WALK THIS WAY MAY' in Mid & East Antrim! Explore our…

Family Open Park Day
LocationBallygawley

Openings

Season

25th May 2025

Join us for Todd's Leap Family Open Park Days!

Rathlin Sound Festival
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

23rd May 2025-1st June 2025

The Rathlin Sound Festival celebrates the people, culture and heritage of Ballycastle and Rathlin…

water avens
LocationBallymoney

Openings

Season

24th May 2025

Join Earth Smoke for a fun and informative herb walk in the beautiful Garry Forest this spring!

Picture taken from the Causeway cliffs at the beginning of  sunset. In the bottom right hand corner in white and pink writing, it states 'Step into sp
LocationBushmills

Openings

Season

23rd May 2025

It's time to get a little spring into your step! Join Nature Engagement Officer from the National…

Chocolate Making at The Chocolate Manor
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

24th May 2025

Make your own chocolate truffles at The Chocolate Manor

Painting en plein air
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

25th May 2025

Spend a day painting in the historic walled garden and surroundings of Brook Hall Estate & Gardens…

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…

Next Week

AVA Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

30th May 2025-31st May 2025

AVA Returns To Titanic Slipways With A Huge Line-up. A home for music and cutting edge sound. A…

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

22nd May 2025-26th May 2025

The Cat Laughs is a Comedy Festival taking place in Belfast from 22nd-26th May.

Becky Cole
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

31st May 2025

Celebrate the season with our Farm to Fork Supper Club at Broughgammon Farm

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…

Bluegrass Omagh Family Day
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

26th May 2025

Keep the Bluegrass Omagh magic going with our fun filled family day on the last May Bank Holiday at…

The Islandmagee Witches and Carrickfergus Tour
LocationCarrickfergus

Openings

Season

31st May 2025-1st June 2025

Uncover Northern Ireland's dark, dramatic, and sometimes downright bizarre past on this…

Weave Willow Flower Supports
LocationHelen's Bay

Openings

Season

31st May 2025

Step into the heritage beauty of Old Mill House for a magical day of willow weaving with talented…

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…

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,…

St Ayles Skiffs on Strangford Lough at Delamont Country Park.
LocationKillyleagh

Openings

2025

31st May 2025-1st June 2025

SkiffieFest - the Strangford Lough Water Sports Festival returns for 2025 from 31 May - 1 June!…

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…

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…

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…

Dart the dragonfly standing beside Lloyd the fly on  a leaf on a pond.
LocationComber

Openings

Season

5th April 2025-1st June 2025

Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly…

Wild Caving (Family Event)
LocationFlorencecourt

Openings

Season

1st June 2025

Delve off the beaten track with our experienced and qualified Cave Leader to explore “wild caving”…

Stalls at the Roe Valley Speciality Market
LocationLimavady

Openings

Roe Valley Speciality May Market

31st May 2025

If you love local fresh food, quirky handmade crafts, fine art, and speciality products, visit one…

Blues on the bay festival poster
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Season

21st May 2025-27th May 2025

Picturesque Warrenpoint annually plays host to some of the world's leading blues and…

Event in the Walled Garden
LocationBallynahinch

Openings

Season

26th May 2025

Join us in The Walled Garden, on May Bank Holiday, for a day full of entertainment and food in the…

3 people walking on a path with sheep in the foreground

Openings

Walk this Way May - Event Programme

1st May 2025-31st May 2025

Celebrate National Walking Month with 'WALK THIS WAY MAY' in Mid & East Antrim! Explore our…

Rathlin Sound Festival
LocationBallycastle

Openings

Season

23rd May 2025-1st June 2025

The Rathlin Sound Festival celebrates the people, culture and heritage of Ballycastle and Rathlin…

W5 Belfast
LocationBelfast

Openings

Season

31st May 2025-1st June 2025

Step into a world where dinosaurs roam again!

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…

An aerial photograph of Mussenden Temple.
LocationCastlerock

Openings

Season

26th May 2025

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

Wild Caving - Marble Arch Caves
LocationFlorencecourt

Openings

Season

31st May 2025

Delve off the beaten track with our experienced and qualified Cave Leader to explore "wild caving"…

Next Month

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…

Wake the Giant stage
LocationWarrenpoint

Openings

Wake The Giant

28th June 2025-29th June 2025

The return of the Wake the Giant Festival, the perfect reason to visit the charming town of…

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…

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…

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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