The Lagan

Culture

Belfast is a city with a rich heritage, offering a host of vibrant cultural and artistic experiences.

We recognise that culture makes a very valuable contribution to the life of our city and are working hard to place culture and arts firmly on the urban regeneration agenda for Belfast.

Culture creates a vibrancy that enriches the lives of our citizens by encouraging ever growing numbers of tourists to come here (currently more than 6.4m visitors, spending in excess of £285 million every year).

Culture also offers us entertaining, uplifting, thought provoking experiences; often challenging us to see ourselves, our city and our world from different perspectives. Cultural life also makes an important contribution to the economy, offering employment opportunities and developing valuable skills.

We currently support over 70 cultural organisations ranging from the internationally acclaimed Belfast Festival at Queen's, Lyric Theatre, and Ulster Orchestra through to smaller community based projects. We directly invest over £1.3 m on an annual basis in their cultural programming, skills development and audience development.

Latest developments

Broadway artworkBroadway Junction Public Art Commission - expressions of interest
We have an exciting opportunity for an artist to create an ambitious and large-scale public art piece in the city at Broadway Junction. Broadway Junction is the main gateway to Belfast from the South of Ireland, and is located at the start of the M1 motorway. The closing date for expressions of interest is 3pm on Friday 22 August.



Heritage Forum Belfast Heritage Forum
We are facilitating a Belfast Heritage Forum - a network where organisations with an interest in the city's heritage can meet and exchange information.






Contact us

Culture and Arts
Development Department
Cecil Ward Building
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
Tel : 028 9027 0461
Fax : 028 9027 0325
Email: cultureandartsadmin@belfastcity.gov.uk