
2022 Festival
Established in 1962, the city’s longest-running international arts festival, reimagined and reborn as Belfast International Arts Festival (BIAF) in 2015, is celebrating 60 years with a new extended season of contemporary arts and cultural events.
For six decades the festival has ensured that the residents of Belfast alongside its international visitors have access to the best of world class artists and events from home and abroad.
Download our 2022 Printed programme here – BIAF 22 Festival Programme

Irish Craft Heroes
Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Date
29 July
- 7 November 2022
Time
Botanic Gardens opening times
Visual Arts
IN-visible ID-entities 4
Free

Reframed Into Oblivion
Walter Scott
Date
18 August
- 2 October 2022
Time
11.00am - 4.00pm | Closed Mondays
Visual Arts
Free

Elvira Santamaría
Date
24 September
- 5 November 2022
Time
Tues to Fri 11am - 5pm Sat 11am - 4pm Closed Sun & Mon
Visual Arts
Free
More Info Elvira Santamaría
No Need to Book

Naoise Ó Cairealláin
Minimal Human Contact
Aisling Ghéar
Date
26 September
- 1 October 2022
8:00pm
Theatre & Dance
NI Premiere

Taking Liberties!
Jamie Reid
Date
26 September
- 26 November 2022
Time
Mon - Sat 9am to 8pm | Sun 10am - 6pm
Visual Arts
Free
More Info Taking Liberties!
No Need to Book

Blonde Crazy
Cinema Rediscovered
Date
Sunday, 2 October 2022
3:30pm
Film

OPENING EVENT
Dinner With Groucho By Frank McGuinness
Presented by b*spoke theatre company
Date
5 October
- 9 October 2022
Time
Wed - Sat: 7:45pm | Sat - Sun: 3pm
Theatre & Dance
IN-visible ID-entities 4
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
UK Premiere

Acts of Commission
Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited
Date
Ongoing Throughout The Festival
Talks & Ideas
World Premiere
Free

Poetry Jukebox
5 rue des Irlandais
Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited
Date
5 October
- 6 November 2022
Talks & Ideas
Free

Poetry Jukebox
AMBIGUITIES
Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited
Date
5 October
- 6 November 2022
Talks & Ideas
Free

Making Space to Soar
Emma Berkery
Date
5 October
- 20 October 2022
Time
Mon to Fri: 10am - 3pm | Sat: 10am - 4pm | Closed Sun
Visual Arts
IN-visible ID-entities 4
Free

Here
Mairéad McClean
Date
6 October
- 17 December 2022
Time
Tues to Sat 11am - 5pm | Closed Sun & Mon
Visual Arts
Free

Blue Plaque People – Cultural Walking Tours of Belfast
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
Date
Thurs 6 & Tues 25 Oct
Time
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas

Vivek Shraya
How To Fail As A Popstar
Commissioned and produced by Canadian Stage
Date
Thursday 6 & Saturday 8 October
9:00pm
Theatre & Dance
Focus on Canada
PREMIERE PICK N MIX
UK & Ireland Premiere

Tianyi’s Tchaikovsky
Ulster Orchestra
Date
Friday, 7 October 2022
7:45pm
Music

Titanic Trail – Cultural Walking Tours of Belfast
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
Date
Sat 8 Oct & Sat 5 Nov
Time
11.00am & 2.00pm
Talks & Ideas

Propaganda: A New Musical
A Lyric Theatre Production with The Belfast Ensemble
Date
8 October
- 5 November 2022
Time
Tues - Sat: 7.30pm | Sat - Sun: 2.30pm
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere

A Free Soul
Cinema Rediscovered
Date
Saturday, 8 October 2022
3:30pm
Film

Matt Andersen
Date
Sunday, 9 October 2022
7:00pm
Music

Red-Headed Woman
Cinema Rediscovered
Date
Sunday, 9 October 2022
3:30pm
Film

By David Ireland
Yes So I Said Yes
Presented by 19th Street Productions
Date
11 October
- 22 October 2022
Time
Tues - Sat: 8.00pm | Sat - Sun: 3.00pm
Theatre & Dance

Quirky Belfast – Cultural Walking Tours of Belfast
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
Date
11, 14 & 28 Oct
Time
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas

Statues, Sculptures and Architecture – Cultural Walking Tours of Belfast
Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association
Date
Wed 12 & Tues 18 Oct
11:00am
Talks & Ideas

NGXX
The Naughton Gallery
Date
13 October
- 29 January 2023
Time
11.00am - 4.00pm | Closed Mondays
Visual Arts
Free