Your guide to the best things to do in the city.
The Dock Cafe in Belfast's Titanic Quarter is the city's only honesty box cafe, where you pay what you can for cakes, soup, tea and coffee. It is run by volunteers, dog-friendly, and home to a prayer garden, an art gallery and a Titanic museum, with a market on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.
Free circus skills session for people over 55 at Morton Community Centre, part of Belfast's Positive Ageing Month programme.
Weekly Friday drop-in for adults to meet, drink complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits and discuss the morning papers.
Halloween pumpkin patch at the City Hall grounds with over 1,000 pumpkins to choose from.
Adult-only 18+ cabaret tribute to the Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live screening, sing-a-long, show performances and a main-course meal.
Tea dance session for older adults, part of Belfast City Council's Positive Ageing Month programme.
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Mike's Fancy Cheese is an independent Belfast shop selling small-scale Irish farmhouse cheeses, including its own raw milk blue, Young Buck. It offers in-store and online sales, with free delivery in Northern Ireland over £40 and free pickup in Belfast.
Westlife are playing seven shows at The SSE Arena Belfast between 27 October and 6 November as part of their 25th anniversary tour, with Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan performing. Covers the setlist, support act Ana Sky, ticket rules, and the band's history.
Two-hour creative workshop for teenagers and adults to make their own lampshade cover from natural materials, with materials and snacks provided.
Family workshop to make a colourful lantern to celebrate Diwali, with all materials provided.
Pop-up screening of 'Hermostasis', a film by Jayne Cherry and Alison Lowry about menopause and ageing, within the monthly Late Night Art programme.
Halloween-themed Irish dancing céilí with live music by Tyrone Trad, dance calls, a best Halloween costume prize and performances by IDA dancers, for over-18s only.
Directing masterclass with horror director Damian McCarthy, moderated by Clare Monnelly, at The Black Box as part of the Belfast Film Festival's Long Short Weekend.
The Orionid meteor shower runs until 7 November, with a peak of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. A Status Yellow rain warning for Storm Austen affects tonight, so the best advice is to find a dark spot away from the city once the weather clears.
Base Arcade is a retro video arcade pop-up in Belfast where one ticket covers unlimited play on arcade machines, pinball and retro consoles for a four-hour session. The next event runs from 20 to 22 November, with adult tickets at £20 and children's tickets at £12. The post covers session times, ticket rules, food and drink, and how to get to Banana Block.
The 64th Belfast International Arts Festival runs from 14 October to 8 November with over 200 events across 30+ venues. A guide to the theatre, music, talks and free exhibitions, with ticket prices and booking information.
The Ulster Hall turns into a 1930s dance hall on Thursday 22 October for 'The Devil's in the Dance Hall', an immersive night of swing and dance by Edwina Guckian and The Gralton Big Band. Tickets are £25 for the balcony and £30 for the dance floor, strictly 18 plus, with an elegant dress code.
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Boxing Day 'Big Two' Belfast derby between Glentoran and Linfield in the BOYLESports Premiership at The BetMcLean Oval.
The Script play The O2 Belfast with special guest James Morrison on their 'The Man in the Arena Tour', supporting their album 'The User's Guide To Being Human'.
Niall Horan brings his Dinner Party Live on Tour to The O2 Belfast, with shows on 15 and 16 November.
Christmas pantomime, billed as Northern Ireland's biggest, with music, comedy and spectacular effects, recommended for ages 3 and above.
New production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie and starring Alice Fearn as Grizabella.
