2020 Festival
Belfast International Arts Festival returns for our 58th edition this October with a programme of inspirational events that seeks to respond creatively to the current pandemic. The 2020 edition will primarily be hosted online and takes place from Monday 12 October to Sunday 1 November.
As Northern Ireland’s largest contemporary arts festival and cornerstone of the annual cultural calendar, this year’s programme features an extended Talks & Ideas programme; theatre, dance and music performances reimagined for a digital audience; and developmental initiatives for artists from across the island.
The 2020 edition continues to explore contemporary matters of interest to our audiences such as gender equality, multi-culturalism, representation, the climate crisis, and democracy.
Did you know you can catch-up on demand on 18 events from the most recent festival edition? There’s fascinating talks with new and established names in the worlds of fiction, non-fiction and poetry; reflections on Northern Ireland’s recent past; and work by leading Northern Ireland artists. You can catch-up on #BIAF20 on our YouTube channel.
Lemonade Stand
One Day Pina Asked…
Macbeth
Singing Struggle and Agreement
Sarafina!
139th RUA Annual Exhibition
Route 66
Kim Vaughan (cello) and Philip Higham (cello)
No Word for ‘Stay’ | Panel Discussion
Talks & Ideas
(cancelled) Southern Journey (Revisited)
No Word for ‘Stay’ (Installation Online)
Piatti Quartet with Janina Fialkowska (piano)
Oona Doherty and Luca Truffarelli – In Conversation
Spotlight on Theatre and Dance from Northern Ireland
Madrigals at the Museum Part 1 and 2
Si C’était de l’amour (If It Were Love)
DOING IT
Ben McAteer and Iain Burnside (baritone/piano)
The University of Wonder & Imagination
Stuart Maconie
Kevin Maxwell and Nazir Afzal
Patrick Freyne
