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Top events this weekend in Belfast

Looking for something to do this weekend in Belfast? Take a look at our top events below.

You can view more events in our events calendar. You can also phone the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609 for more event ideas.

Saturday 19 May 2012

Events on Saturday
Time Event Venue Cost Details
9am - 3pm Saturday Market St George's Market Free entry The market offers a huge range of local, continental and specialty foods including meat and fish, cheese, coffee beans, tapas and organic products.5km (three miles) times walk, jog or run - is open to all ages and abilities.
9am Parkrun Victoria Park Free Are you a keen jogger? Parkrun - a free
9.30am Waterworks
11am Glenn Patterson's 1800 Belfast: Walking Tour Leaves from Belfast City Hall Free - no ticket required Step inside 1800's Belfast with the author of `The Mill for Grinding Old People Young`, Glenn Patterson. The walking tour will give an insight into the public houses, factories, houses and long-forgotten streets which inspired his writing. This event is part of the One City One Book Belfast 2012 initiative run by Arts Council NI.
9am - 6.30pm Canoeing and kayaking Shaw's Bridge Youth - £12
Adult - £15
Family - £45 		Take part in open sessions at Shaw's Bridge. There is no need to pre-book, just turn up and paddle. Large groups are welcome, but need to provide advance notice. All specialist and safety equipment will be provided. Please bring a complete change of clothes and shoes. For more information, call Mobile Team Adventure on 9180 0809 or 07749 011283 or visit www.mobileteamadventure.co.uk

11am: Splash! Kids' Session
2pm - 4pm: Family Session
4.30pm - 6.30pm: Adults' Session
10am - 1pm Plants on Cave Hill Cave Hill Free Admire and learn to identify the spring flowers on Cave Hill. Meet at the front door of Belfast Castle. For more information, call Cave Hill Conservation campaign on 028 9029 1357 or visit www.cavehillconservation.org
1pm - 3pm Olympic Spectaculars Belfast City Hall Free The Olympic Rings will be unveiled on Belfast City Hall. The free event is hosted by Zoe Salmon and boasts an afternoon of fantastic family entertainment with music, arts and crafts, dance, street theatre and sports demonstrations.
3pm and 7.45pm Titanic: Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry The MAC £9.50 - £22 In response to the Titanic diaster, the British Government ordered an immediate inquiry and Lord Mersey was appointed Wreck Commissioner. The British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry sat from 2 May to 3 July 1912. It took testimony from 97 witnesses. Watch as a magnificent cast retell the survivors' stories – with dialogue taken word-for-word from 100-year old accounts. To book tickets, visit www.maclive.com
5pm Heineken Cup Final Live Screening Odyssey Free tickets - all allocated The Odyssey Arena will be opening their doors to 4,000 lucky Ulster Rugby fans to screen the Heineken Cup Final. Ulster Rugby has waited 13 years to reach this prestigious final again. The Odyssey Trust, in conjunction with Belfast City Council, has decided to turn the venue into our very own Twickenham and will be showing the final live in the Arena free of charge. The game will be shown on a 60 by 20 foot screen equipped with the latest technology. Doors to the Arena will open from 3.30pm with kick off at 5pm.

All tickets now gone.
7.30pm Let's Go Batty Belfast Zoo £5 (pre booking is essential) Join Belfast Zoo for a night walk around the zoo with the Northern Ireland Bat group! Use your bat detector to find the ulrasonic noises of bats which are native to Northern Ireland. Booking is essential for this event. For more information call 9077 6277.


Sunday 20 May 2012

Events on Sunday
Time Event Venue Cost Details
10am - 4pm Sunday Market St George's Market Free entry Fresh food, craft products and music.
1pm - 5pm
(also on Saturday)		 The Gary Moore Exhibition Oh Yeah Music Centre Free Gary Moore was an exceptional guitarist, songwriter and performer. His solo records are internationally admired, likewise his work with the likes of Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, The Travelling Wilburys, BB King and George Harrison.

Gary was born in Belfast on April 4, 1952. Sadly, he passed away on February 6, 2011. To mark what would have been his 60th birthday, the family of Gary Moore is helping with a unique exhibition of his personal effects.
2.30pm The Civilisation Game Lyric Theatre £16 - £22.50 From the creator of Channel 4's 'Teachers', Tim Loane brings his new play The Civilisation Game to debut at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. This is a wickedly dark comedy thriller set in suburbia that will stir the imagination of many a would-be armchair judge. A young couple catch a burglar in their house but before they call the police, their new neighbours land in with more entertaining ideas of criminal justice. For tickets, phone 028 9038 1081.
7.30pm Miami Showband and Friends Belfast Waterfront £20 - £25 Some of the biggest names in the Irish music world will be performing a very special concert to raise much needed funds for the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.

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