Belfast City
Rejuvenated and revived, Belfast is a buzzing city with a unique atmosphere that’s well worth a visit
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Culture & Festivals
If there’s a city that knows how to throw a festival, it’s Belfast. As well as the Belfast Festival – Ireland’s largest arts festival with arts, jazz, blues, dance, classical and film – you can hang with film types at the internationally renowned Belfast Film Festival, or enjoy a rake of arty carry-on in off-beat locations at the hugely entertaining Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.
Catch a first-rate show in Belfast’s lavish 1894 opera house. The varied programme includes a rake of drama, musicals, opera, ballet and comedy.
Get up close to one of the world’s most romantic flowers with the fantastic Rose Week. There’s a blooming display of over 45,000 roses at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, which also contains the very pretty Japanese Garden.
The newly developed Waterfront Hall is a glistening, modern new centre for culture and entertainment in one of Belfast’s smartest new areas.
