2023 Festival
Established in 1962, the city’s longest-running international arts festival, reimagined and reborn as Belfast International Arts Festival (BIAF) in 2015, celebrated 61 years with a new season of contemporary arts and cultural events.
Our 2023 autumn edition from 12 October – 5 November featured the very best in international and homegrown artists across theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature and film.
The John Hewitt Society Birthday Readings 2023
Date
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Lay Up Your Ends At 40
Date
25 October
- 27 October 2023
Time
Various - click individual events for details.
Theatre & Dance
Free
More Info Lay Up Your Ends At 40
Too Late
Faith Couch – FOR LIFE
Date
25 October
- 26 November 2023
Time
11am - 4pm (Tues - Sun) | Closed Mon
Visual Arts
Free
More Info Faith Couch – FOR LIFE
Too Late
From the Quiet Man to The Quiet Girl – An Irish Film Music Journey
Date
Thursday, 26 October 2023
7:30pm
Film
IN-visible ID-entities
King
Date
27 October
- 28 October 2023
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
Accessible Performances
More Info King
Too Late
Zoom Time – Over and Out
Date
Friday, 27 October 2023
6:00pm
Music
Free
More Info Zoom Time – Over and Out
Too Late
Fite Fuaite
Date
Friday, 27 October 2023
Time
Doors: 8.10pm | Show: 8.30pm
Music
More Info Fite Fuaite
Too Late
A Canterbury Tale (Film)
Date
Fri 27, Sun 29 October & Wed 1 November
Time
Various Times
Film
More Info A Canterbury Tale (Film)
Too Late
GUTTER
Date
28 October
- 29 October 2023
Time
7:45pm (Sat & Sun) | 2:30pm (Sun)
Theatre & Dance
More Info GUTTER
Too Late
The Tales of Hoffmann (Film)
Date
Saturday, 28 October 2023
3:00pm
Film
AI & Creativity – Friend or Foe?
Date
Saturday, 28 October 2023
3:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Poetry Lab – The Luminous City
Date
30 October
- 3 November 2023
Time
11:00AM - 5:00PM
Talks & Ideas
Free
Kefaya & Elaha Soroor
Date
Monday, 30 October 2023
7:30pm
Music
More Info Kefaya & Elaha Soroor
Too Late
Jacqueline Crooks & Santanu Bhattacharya – CANCELLED
Date
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Time
CANCELLED
Talks & Ideas
Gallery Goes To JHS
Date
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
8:00pm
Talks & Ideas
More Info Gallery Goes To JHS
Too Late
Claire Kilroy & Mike McCormack
Date
Thursday, 2 November 2023
7:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Häxan with live score by Nick Carlisle
Date
Thursday, 2 November 2023
6:45pm
Film
good times never seemed
Date
2 November
- 4 November 2023
Time
3pm - 8pm (Thurs) | 12pm - 5pm (Fri & Sat)
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
Free
More Info good times never seemed
Too Late
Rachel Connolly & Nicole Flattery
Date
Friday, 3 November 2023
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas