2026 Festival
Belfast International Arts Festival is back for its 64th edition from 14 October – 8 November 2026.
With over 200 events across 30 venues, we’re delighted to once again celebrate the very best in Theatre, Dance, Music, Visual Arts and Literature — alongside, for the first time, our new Immersive Arts strand.
#BIAF26
A Thirst for Silver – Contemporary British Silversmiths
10am – 5pm (Mon - Sat)
Visual Arts
Free
John Carson | New Work
11am – 5pm (Tue – Fri) | 11am – 4pm (Sat)
Visual Arts
Free
Paul Seawright | The Sectarian Murder Series
11am – 5pm (Tue – Fri) | 11am – 4pm (Sat)
Visual Arts
Free
Hello Charlie
8pm (Tues – Sat) | 3pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
Faith Healer
7.30pm (Tues – Sat) | 2.30pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
6pm (Thu - Sun) | 2pm (Sat & Sun)
Theatre & Dance
SPACINGS
10am – 5pm (Tue – Thu)
Immersive Arts
Free
Orchestra Baobab
7pm (doors)
Music
God Has Left the Building
7:45pm
Theatre & Dance
Rafael Toral
7.30pm (doors)
Music
Between Two Breaths
10am – 5pm (Mon – Thu)
Visual Arts
Free
Thanks for Being Here
7:30pm
Theatre & Dance
Irish Premiere
Oscar Wilde Walking Tour of Queen’s University
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
Liam Ó Maonlaí & Úna Monaghan
8pm (doors)
Music
Any Questions?
6.30pm (doors)
Talks & Ideas
Free
Threshold
3:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Free
Swallow by Stef Smith
2:30pm
Theatre & Dance
Parade – The Giant Wheel
1pm & 3.30pm
Theatre & Dance
Irish Premiere
Free
Belfast Literary Tour | Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
145th Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition
10am – 5pm (Tues - Sun)
Visual Arts
Free
Jan Carson
4:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Queen Victoria in Belfast | Walking Tour
11am & 2pm
Talks & Ideas
Becoming | A Conversation on Matrescence With Lucy Jones
2:00pm
Talks & Ideas
Clare Sands
7pm (doors)
Music