Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Belfast, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Druk — Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Out to Lunch Arts Festival

  8–31 jan · meestal

  The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival's January season of comedy, music, theatre and talks at the Black Box and nearby venues, with cheap lunchtime shows that make the dark weeks after Christmas worth a visit. Bron ↗

Druk — February half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  NI Science Festival

  10–25 feb · meestalGroot festival

  More than a hundred talks, shows and family events over about ten days in mid-February, mostly in Belfast with a few elsewhere in Northern Ireland; the adult evening events book up first. Bron ↗

Druk — St Patrick's Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  St Patrick's Day

  1–17 mrtGroot festivalDruk

  The city runs a programme through the first half of March, ending with the parade and a concert in the centre on the 17th. It is a public holiday here, so the shops keep Sunday hours. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Belfast City Marathon, Easter / spring holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Festival

  Belfast City Marathon

  28 apr – 8 mei · meestalSportevenementDruk

  Usually the first Sunday in May, running from Stormont into the centre and taking a long east-west line of the city out of use for most of the morning. Rooms go with the bank holiday weekend. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Belfast City Marathon, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Belfast City Marathon (28 apr – 8 mei (meestal))

Druk — Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Belfast Book Festival

  3–14 jun · meestalKunstenfestival

  A week of readings, workshops and debates based at the Crescent Arts Centre near Queen's University in early June, mixing Northern Irish writers with international names. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — The Eleventh Night and Twelfth, Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Feestdag

  The Eleventh Night and Twelfth

  10–14 julNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  Bonfires on the evening of the 11th and Orange Order parades on the 12th, with a festival zone at the City Hall. Much of the city closes and bus routes change; it is worth knowing which streets you are near. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Belfast Mela

  22–30 augGroot festival

  The city's multicultural festival builds over a week in late August around a carnival parade and a day in Botanic Gardens. Free, and the food stalls are the point. Bron ↗

Druk — Culture Night, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Culture Night

  18 sepKunstenfestivalDruk

  One Friday evening in mid-September when a couple of hundred free events open across the Cathedral Quarter and beyond. Everything is walkable and everything is full by seven. Bron ↗

Druk — October half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Belfast International Arts Festival

  14 okt – 8 nov

  Three and a half weeks of theatre, dance and music across thirty-odd venues from mid-October. It is the reason to be here in the worst month of the year for daylight. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas market at City Hall, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Christmas market at City Hall

  14 nov – 22 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Chalets fill the City Hall lawns for five weeks from mid-November. It draws the whole province rather than just the city, so weekday lunchtimes are the only calm ones. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Belfast International Arts Festival (14 okt – 8 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas market at City Hall, Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas market at City Hall (14 nov – 22 dec)