The latest news from 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.
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.
Titanic Belfast's A Magical Christmas Experience runs from 27 November to 23 December, a family-friendly guided tour with an hour average duration. Covers ticket prices, the itinerary, early booking discounts, Quiet Sessions and site accessibility.
The BetVictor Northern Ireland Open ran from 18 to 25 October at the Waterfront Hall, the eleventh consecutive year in Belfast. Kyren Wilson reached the final against Jak Jones after a tiered format, with a £550,400 prize fund and the Alex Higgins Trophy at stake.
A guide to Muriel's Cafe Bar on Church Lane, one of Belfast city centre's most iconic bars, known for its gin menu, plush Art Deco interior and all-day food.
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.
