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2025 Festival

Belfast International Arts Festival’s 63rd edition took place from 14 October – 9 November 2025.

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Half Bap Workers

Half Bap Workers

Date
15 October - 15 November 2025
Time
11.30am - 7.30pm (Tues - Sat) | 1.30pm - 4pm (Sun) | Closed Mon
Visual Arts
World Premiere
Free
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Dancehall New

Dancehall

Date
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
Opening Event
NI Premiere
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Promotional image for “Ottilie.” On the left, the name “Ottilie” appears in large white letters on a bright blue background. On the right, a silhouetted scene shows a live music performance: a woman sings at a microphone while a double bass player stands in the foreground, both illuminated by a dramatic blue stage light.

Ottilie

Date
15 October - 24 October 2025
Time
7.30pm (except Mon 20th - 8pm) | 2.30pm (Sat 18 Oct only)
Theatre & Dance
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The actor Jay Sefton standing, looking upwards, with a church window in the background.

Unreconciled

Date
17 October - 19 October 2025
Time
8pm (Fri & Sat) | 3pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
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Anchored In The Air

Anchored in Air

Date
Saturday, 18 October 2025
Time
1.10pm & 3.30pm
Theatre & Dance
Embrace
Irish Premiere
Free
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Denoument

Denouement

Date
21 October - 15 November 2025
Time
7.30pm (Tues – Sat) | 2.30pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
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Instructions (1)

Instructions

Date
21 October - 22 October 2025
8:00pm
Theatre & Dance
Irish Premiere
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