2025 Festival
Belfast International Arts Festival is back for its 63rd edition from 14 October – 9 November 2025!
Experience a brand-new season of world-class theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature and film, with performances from the very best international artists and homegrown talent.
Over 30 venues across the city will come alive with bold ideas, unforgettable stories, and extraordinary artistry.
Oats, Ropes and Whiskey – Connswater River | Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
Faust-ish
8pm (Tues – Sat) | 3pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
Lisa O’Neill
7:30pm
Music
Willy Mason
7:30pm (doors)
Music
The Musicians of Bremen Live!
5.30pm (Thur & Fri) | 2pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
NI Premiere
Unlocking Sherlock
8pm (Thur & Fri) | 7pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
World Premiere
Future Parade
7:00pm
Embrace
Free
Contrasts of Belfast | Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
The Fallen & Everynothing (Double Bill)
7:30pm
Theatre & Dance
Artist in Residence
World Premiere
BPM: Barneys, Parties and Melters
2:00pm
Theatre & Dance
HOOLA
7:00pm (doors)
Music
Colin Davidson & Mark Carruthers
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Billie Marten
7:30pm
Music
Blackbirds, Bricks and The Man Who Sold Belfast – A Stroll Through Ormeau Park
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
Catherine Airey & Gurnaik Johal
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Turin Brakes
7:30pm
Music
Ulster Orchestra – Always Clara
7:45pm
Music
Cathedral Quarter Arts Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
Seán Hewitt & Michael Amherst
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Bernie McGill
1:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Free
The Rest of Our Lives
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
Closing Event
NI Premiere
Raw Chicken
2:00pm
Visual Arts
Free
Elaine Feeney & Ali Watkins
6:00pm
Talks & Ideas
John Banville
2:30pm
Talks & Ideas