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
Provisional dates for 2023 are 12-29 October, and we hope to share plans on special satellite events in Spring 2023.
In the meantime, check out the rescheduled Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble playing Saturday 4 Feb 2023 in Grand Opera House Belfast. Book 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 #BIAF23
Selected Highlights (View All)
Poetry Jukebox
AMBIGUITIES
Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited
Talks & Ideas
Free
Poetry Jukebox
5 rue des Irlandais
Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited
Talks & Ideas
Free
Acts of Commission
Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited
Talks & Ideas
World Premiere
Free
Larkin in Belfast: The Importance of Elsewhere
6:30pm
Talks & Ideas
Free
NGXX
The Naughton Gallery
11.00am - 4.00pm | Closed Mondays
Visual Arts
Free
141st Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
GauZ’ and David Foenkinos
Premiere: 3.00pm on Sat 15 Oct | Available to view on BIAF's YouTube channel thereafter
Talks & Ideas
Free
Down with the Poor! and Eastbound
Shumona Sinha and Maylis de Kerangal in conversation with Lauren Elkin and Russell Williams
Premiered: Sun 16 Oct
Talks & Ideas
Free
Conversations on Impermanence
Centre Culturel Irlandais & No Alibis Press
7:00pm
Talks & Ideas
IN-visible ID-entities 4
Free
All the Screen’s a Stage: in conversation with Zoë Seaton
Young at Art
Premiere: 4.00pm on Tues 1 Nov | Available on demand thereafter
Talks & Ideas
Free
Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble
7.30pm show | Doors open 6.30pm
Music
IN-visible ID-entities 4
Riham Isaac
On Tour: Another Lover’s Discourse ليه خلّتني أحبك
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Theatre & Dance
