2023 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 61 years with a new season of contemporary arts and cultural events.

Our 2023 autumn edition returns on Thursday 12 October – Sunday 5 November featuring the very best in international and homegrown artists across theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature and film.

First headline events now on sale. Full programme revealed in August – sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know!