Welcome to Belfast International Arts Festival
Our 62nd Festival returns 16 October – 26 November 2024 with a new season of contemporary arts and culture in over 30 venues across the city and featuring the very best international and homegrown artists in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature and film.
Selected Highlights
The Tragedy of Richard III
7:30pm (Tues – Sat) | 2:30pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
Opening Event
World Premiere
Impasse
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
NI Premiere
Chicken
8pm (Wed – Sat) | 3pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
Michael Longley
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas
They Might Be Giants
7:00pm
Music
Fat Dog
7:30pm
Music
Bridging Beats – From Kansas City to Belfast
7:00pm
Music
Toner Quinn – How Ireland Thinks About Music
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Ingrid Persaud & Sunjeev Sahota
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Ciaran Lavery – Light Entertainment
7:30pm
Music
World Premiere
The Crying Game (film)
6:00pm
Film
Colin Davidson – The Chancellor’s 175th Address
6:00pm
Visual Arts
Free
Joseph Beuys and the Belfast School of Art
6:00pm
Visual Arts
Free
Alice Maher and the Legacy of Belfast School of Art’s MFA Fine Art
6:00pm
Visual Arts
The Good Thief (35mm)
3:30pm
Film
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