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.
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.
Weekly free drop-in session for adults to knit, crochet, cross stitch and other crafts, share tips and meet new people.
Tea dance session for older adults, part of Belfast City Council's Positive Ageing Month programme.
Free Halloween night market with street food, independent stalls and DJs in Writers' Square, Cathedral Quarter.
Concert by solo cellist David McCann and guests in which the room is plunged into darkness after the opening piece, making sound the only way to know where you are.
Halloween screening of Tim Burton's stop-motion film Frankenweenie at ODEON Cinemas Belfast, part of the Cinemagic festival for young people.
Over-18s night of jazz and electronic music by Tokyo-born Takuya Nakamura at The Limelight, part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Free circus skills session for people over 55 at Morton Community Centre, part of Belfast's Positive Ageing Month programme.
Adults-only Halloween night at the science museum W5 with experiments, face painting, speed quizzing, a talk on bodysnatching and a live DJ.
Free drop-in mindful colouring session at Golden Thread Gallery's Hub, with all materials provided and no booking required.
BlackGate, the contemporary music project of Caimin Gilmore, plays Crescent Arts Centre with cellist Kate Ellis, harpist Lavinia Meijer and double bassist Caimin Gilmore.
Screening of Damian McCarthy's Irish horror film 'Oh The Horror', starring Adam Scott, at the Black Box during the Belfast Film Festival.
Free after-work DJ set by Joe Greene and Stuart Watson in The Black Box's Originals series.
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.
Halloween pumpkin patch at the City Hall grounds with over 1,000 pumpkins to choose from.
Weekly Friday drop-in for adults to meet, drink complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits and discuss the morning papers.
Belfast Halloween week with nine giant inflatable monsters, a pumpkin patch at City Hall, the Día de los Muertos Skull Procession and a haunted ghost trail.
Free monthly guided tour of Belfast Central Library, the city's iconic building and Northern Ireland's oldest public library.
Over-18s indie show by the viral British band Panchiko, with Alison's Halo, at The Empire Music Hall.
Halloween screening of the film 'Hocus Pocus' at The Belfast Barge on the River Lagan.
Screening of 'Coco' preceded by a live Mexican folk dance performance by Mexican Dance Belfast, part of the Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People.
Guided walking tour of a dozen of Belfast's best sculptures, from the Ulster Museum to the Big Fish on Donegall Quay.
Former Fun Lovin' Criminals frontman Huey Morgan plays The Limelight in Belfast with his new band, marking 30 years since 'Come Find Yourself'.
Author Eoin McNamee reads from his short story collection 'The Comets' at The MAC, as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Live album launch show by Jamie Webster in support of 'Running Round the Sun' at McConnell's Distillery.
Talk by The Independent's chief international correspondent Bel Trew about her work and her new book on war reporting, part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Recital of Britten, Mahler, Saint-Saëns and Schubert by mezzo-soprano Sarah Richmond and pianist Ian Tindale at Queen's University Belfast.
Free information lecture by the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends on spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening, billed as medically documented.
Stand-up show 'Yer Maw' by Antrim comedian Gary Meikle at the Ulster Hall.
Free family celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead with dancers, drummers, fire performers, stilt walkers and a sugar skull float, ending with a Skull Procession.
Solo concert by Australian cellist and songwriter William Jack, blending folk, bluegrass and classical fusion on the cello.
Twixmas ABBA tribute party night with cabaret glamour, drag and dinner at Cabaret Supper Club Belfast.
30th anniversary screening of the cult horror film 'The Craft', certified 18, at The Belfast Barge.
Daytime cabaret supper club with a Prosecco reception, singing, comedy and audience interaction across 80s, 90s and 00s hits, with a main-course lunch.
Free drop-in Halloween session led by artist Ronan Smyth with face painting by Fran Gordon and Sunita Shaw at The MAC.
Family screening of the animated film 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' at The Belfast Barge, part of the Cinemagic Festival 2026.
International amateur boxing tournament in honour of local coach Harry Cunningham Sr, with County Antrim teams facing international squads, part of Belfast's European City of Sport 2026 programme.
Screening of Disney's 'Piglet's Big Movie' at The Barge in Belfast.
Author Sebastian Barry, joined by Alex Clark, discusses his new novel 'The Newer World' in a live-captioned talk at The MAC, part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Free guided session to look closely at a small selection of works from the Ulster Museum's art collection, with sketching encouraged.
Poet and performer Joshua Idehen brings his new album of spoken word and electronic music to The Limelight at the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Accessible screening of the short film 'Establishing Shots' at Black Box during the Belfast Film Festival.
Talk by artist Bette A. and musician Brian Eno, via videolink, about their book 'What Art Does' at The MAC during the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Evening with Colin Davidson presenting seven new portraits, with an in-conversation session with Declan Lawn, Lisa McGee and Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
Pianist Ruth McGinley explores the music of Philip Glass and the jazz of Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans in a recital at Queen's University Belfast.
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Intimate cabaret-style jazz night, the Blue Room Sessions, with the Linley Hamilton Trio playing warm, expressive jazz on trumpet, piano and acoustic bass.
Belfast XR Festival brings the immersive experience 'Escape the Internet' to The Black Box, with a second VR work 'The Baby Factory is Closed', as part of the Belfast Film Festival.
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'.
Interactive virtual reality short film about a woman navigating menopause in a near-future world of A.I. surveillance and climate collapse, shown at the Belfast XR Festival.
A new stage version of Agatha Christie's Poirot mystery, with Peter Polycarpou as the detective, directed by Lucy Bailey.
First solo show by Trina Hobson at ArtisAnn Gallery, exploring how our life experiences shape the way we perceive and move through the world.
Monthly one-hour wellbeing session led by Chi Me while looking at the Ulster Museum's collections.
Six-week creative writing workshop with Aoibh Clarke, open to all levels, held on Wednesdays at The Duncairn in Belfast's Cultural Quarter.
Mid-week session of traditional music and singing with local string enthusiasts at The Green Room.
Six-week improvers crochet class for people with some crochet experience to expand their stitch vocabulary and work on a guided project.
Six-week beginner oil painting course on modern still life with Hannah O'Hagan, with materials included.
Dexys Midnight Runners, fronted by Kevin Rowland, play Ulster Hall in Belfast, presented by MCD & Shine.
A modern stage retelling of a Bible story by David Campton, staged by Bright Umbrella in the Grand Opera House Studio, with a post-show Q&A with the author.
Free evening visits to Belfast art galleries on the first Thursday of each month, with a session on 5 November and another on 3 December.
Free monthly journaling meet-up led by Ian Megrath on the first Thursday of every month, with the gratitude theme.
Musical reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice set to 1980s pop anthems, with a local cast, limited to three performances.
Annual festival celebrating Belfast's diverse music scene, with live music, EP launches, jazz kissa sessions, a music walking tour and the Northern Ireland Music Prize at Ulster Hall.
Live show by Glasgow jazz artist corto.alto, playing music from his new album 'Some Small Fortune' at Mandela Hall, part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
Pop-up screening of 'Hermostasis', a film by Jayne Cherry and Alison Lowry about menopause and ageing, within the monthly Late Night Art programme.
Triple-bill dance show by Luail with works by Akram Khan, Oona Doherty and Liz Roche, part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
High-energy pop cabaret tribute show with the Cabaret Supper Club resident artists singing hits from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.
Local artists reinterpret songs from Snow Patrol's 'Eyes Open' for its 20th anniversary in a Classic Album Night at Oh Yeah Music Centre.
Westlife play The SSE Arena in Belfast for their 25th anniversary tour, with special guest Ana Sky.
Exhibition curated by the Falls Community Council on the outbreak of conflict in the Falls area from 1969 to 1970, using local eye-witness testimony and oral history.
One-day class in which participants create a personal mandala by layering dots of paint on a stone surface or canvas.
Family workshop to make a colourful lantern to celebrate Diwali, with all materials provided.
Traditional Irish music show by The Friel Sisters with Cathal Ó Curráin and Marty Barry, part of the Belfast City Council Teenage Kicks programme.
Hands-on workshop with community herbalist Leasha Hogan to make herbal remedies and a winter care pack from local plants.
Hard rock concert by Ricky Warwick and his band The Fighting Hearts at The Limelight 2 in Belfast.
Comedian Aoife Dunne brings her debut show Good Grief, a blend of stand-up and theatrical storytelling about loss, to the Lyric Theatre.
World stage premiere of the play adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, with John Partridge as Hannibal Lecter and Mollie Gallagher as Clarice Starling.
The 15th NI Music Prize presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to country music star Philomena Begley at the Ulster Hall, part of the Sound of Belfast festival.
Guided tasting evening pairing five McConnell's whiskies with Neary Nógs chocolate creations at Hickson's Point, part of Titanic Belfast's Flavours of Autumn.
Live concert by Welsh folk singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph, with his guitar, at the Crescent Arts Centre.
Raunchy, chaotic comedy variety show hosted by clown Zach Zucker, billed as 'the greatest variety show in the world'.
Queer arts festival celebrating 20 years of Outburst with exhibitions, commissions, film screenings and talks by queer artists across Belfast.
New play by Gary Mitchell, developed with Women's Aid, about a family keeping the trauma of sexual assault as a secret.
Cross-island evening of West Cork food, traditional music, singing and céilí dancing, part of the Creative Ireland Shared Island project, strictly 18+.
Christmas lunch variety show with drag, burlesque, comedy, aerial acrobatics and dance, with the main course included.
Live gig by Joachim Cooder, multi-instrumentalist and son of Ry Cooder, with Italian guitarist Adriano Viterbini.
Free Christmas parade from Belfast City Hall down Donegall Place to CastleCourt, with face painting, circus performers and Santa's Grotto in the mall.
An 18+ night of live music and spoken word with a mystery lineup, bringing the secret line-up of the Secret Song festival to The Duncairn.
