Welcome to Belfast International Arts Festival
Our aim is a simple one; to create a genuinely civic event of contemporary arts and ideas of international appeal and stature. See About Us
2022 marks the 60th anniversary of Belfast Festival!
Join us on Wednesday 5 October to Sunday 6 November 2022. Browse the full programme now
The team are best reached by email as we are in the office several days and working from home on other days. Stay safe, keep well and we look forward to welcoming you to #BIAF22
Selected Highlights (View All)
Irish Craft Heroes
Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Botanic Gardens opening times
Visual Arts
IN-visible ID-entities 4
Free
Naoise Ó Cairealláin
Minimal Human Contact
Aisling Ghéar
8:00pm
Theatre & Dance
NI Premiere
OPENING EVENT
Dinner With Groucho By Frank McGuinness
Presented by b*spoke theatre company
Wed - Sat: 7:45pm | Sat - Sun: 3pm
Theatre & Dance
IN-visible ID-entities 4
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
UK Premiere
Vivek Shraya
How To Fail As A Popstar
Commissioned and produced by Canadian Stage | #PopStarPlay
9:00pm
Theatre & Dance
Focus on Canada
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
UK & Ireland Premiere
Propaganda: A New Musical
A Lyric Theatre Production with The Belfast Ensemble
Tues - Sat: 7.30pm | Sat - Sun: 2.30pm
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
Middle East & North Africa Focus
Fighting and The Resilience of the Body
Shaymaa Shoukry
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
UK & Ireland Premiere
Double Bill
The Ghost House
Cahoots
Various Times: Weekdays 5.00pm - 9.15pm | Weekends 12.00pm - 9.15pm
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
Middle East & North Africa Focus
UNTITLED 14KM
Youness Atbane
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
UK & Ireland Premiere
Middle East & North Africa Focus
Rêve Encore & Ma’kan
Hamza El Alouani and Chaouki Amellal / Company Jil Z
12:30pm, 2pm 3:30pm
Outdoor
UK & Ireland Premiere
Double Bill
Free
The Queen In Me
Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 Theatre Gargantua, Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera, Canadian Opera Company
7:45pm
Music
Focus on Canada
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
European Premiere
Featured Artist
The Kingdom of Shades – Signe Blanc and Portrait of Frédéric Tavernini
Noé Soulier | Cndc-Angers
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
Featured Artist
Irish Premiere
Double Bill
Middle East & North Africa Focus
Another Lover’s Discourse
Riham Isaac | ليه خلتني احبك
7.00pm (22 Oct) / 3.00pm (23 Oct)
Theatre & Dance
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
World Premiere
Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble
7.30pm show | Doors open 6.30pm
Music
IN-visible ID-entities 4
Navy Blue
Oona Doherty
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
Irish Premiere
Paul Carrack
7.30pm show | Doors 6.30pm
Music
Elisabeth Gets Her Way
Jan Martens
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
Irish Premiere
