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Bank of Ideas: Idea generating session (workshop)
Thursday 2 May, 3pm- 5pm
Come along to our idea generating session. This workshop will take you through prompts and activities as a group to help you develop your idea.
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What's On
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Bank of Ideas: Idea generating session (workshop)
Friday 3 May, 3pm to 5pm
Come along to our idea generating session. This workshop will take you through prompts and activities as a group to help you develop your idea.
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Safari in the City - Dawn Chorus Day
Sunday 5 May 2024, 7am.
Join us on a sunrise walk to bask in the soundscape of the dawn chorus and sunrise at Black Mountain. Meet our songster neighbours while watching the sun rise above the city and hear about the Black Mountains wildlife and the ongoing efforts to protect it.
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Bank of Ideas - Information and Brainstorming Session (Online)
Monday 13 May, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
This session is to tell you all you need to know about the Bank of Ideas - what it is, who it's for, how to send in your idea, potential to connect with others for resource sharing and collaboration.
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Bank of Ideas - Information and Brainstorming Session (Online)
Monday 13 May. 7pm to 8pm
This session is to tell you all you need to know about the Bank of Ideas - what it is, who it's for, how to send in your idea, potential to connect with others for resource sharing and collaboration.
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Sound Links - Consultation Event
Tuesday 14 May 2024 - 4pm and 5.30pm
Consultation session for people to feed into the Sound Links celebration event planning.
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Little Amal: The Seahorse and the Wolf
Thursday 16 May, 7pm to 8pm
Welcome Little Amal to Belfast and come along to an outdoor theatre spectacle of music and dance co-created with hundreds of residents from across the city at Custom House Square.
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Little Amal: The Half Bap
Friday 17 May, 4pm
Join for this walking theatre tour in the Cathedral Quarter, as Little Amal and local resident Barney explore this part of the city.
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Little Amal: The Big Dream
Friday 17 May, 8pm to 10pm
Join us for an evening of original music and art, as St. Anne's cathedral is transformed into a celestial world to help Little Amal feel at home.
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What else is on
Alongside Belfast 2024, there are a host of fantastic events taking place right across the city for audiences of all ages to enjoy.
Below are some upcoming highlights:
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Croí na Cathrach – Heart of the City
Date: Saturday 13 April 2024
This special evening of music, song and words, inspired in part by the Belfast Harpers' Assembly of 1792, will mark the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Ryan Murphy’s year in office.
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Belfast Festival of Learning
Date: Monday 22 to Saturday 27 April 2024
The 7th Annual Belfast Learning Festival returns to the city for a week-long programme of free events and activities. Promoting lifelong learning for everyone, this year the festival will shine a light on climate action.
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Festival of Fools
Date: Saturday 4 to Thursday 9 May 2024
Festival of Fools returns to Belfast offering a long weekend jam-packed with all-inclusive entertainment for the whole family at various locations across of Belfast city centre and Cathedral Quarter.
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Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Date: Thursday 2 to Sunday 12 May 2024
The popular festival will be bringing over 100 of the best local, national and international arts shows to Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, bringing the streets to life with cultural activity from 27 April to 7 May.
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Ava Festival 2024
Date: 31 May to 1 June 2024
AVA Festival Conference was the first ever grassroots electronic music and visual art festival in Belfast, made for and by Irish artists and promoters.
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Belfast Book Festival
Date: Friday 7 to Thursday 13 June 2024
The Belfast Book Festival is Northern Ireland’s leading literary festival that showcases the wealth of local talent since its inception in 2010.
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Belfast Photo Festival
Date: Saturday 1 to Sunday 30 June 2024
Launched in 2011, this now annual photographic event has been described as one of the "best photography festivals in the world".
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Docs Ireland
Date: Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 June 2024
Docs Ireland is an industry-focused, all Ireland international documentary festival based in Belfast.
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Belfast City Blues Festival 2024
Date: Friday 28 to Saturday 30 June 2024
Taking place during the last weekend in June, the Belfast City Blues Festival presents a host of free gigs which will take in place in across venues citywide.
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Belfast Pride 2024
Date: Friday 19 to Sunday 28 July 2024
The Belfast Pride Parade is the main event in the LGBTQIA+ calendar, a major city event and the biggest cross community parade in Belfast.
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Sound of Belfast Festival
Date: Thursday 7 to Sunday 17 November 2024
The tenth anniversary of the Sound of Belfast - an annual celebration of our city's rich musical heritage and the talent it continues to nurture.
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18th Outburst Queer Arts Festival
Date: Friday 15 to Saturday 23 November 2024
This award-winning festival showcases the best in new queer performance, music, theatre, literature, film and much more.