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
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
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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