Belfast Maritime Festival

Date: 11am to 6pm on Saturday 6 September and Sunday 7 September 2025

Venue: Maritime Mile, Titanic Quarter

Category: Family, Festival, Free

This September, Belfast’s spectacular waterfront will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of sea, ships, stories and shared experiences as the Belfast Maritime Festival makes its much-anticipated return.

Stretching across the Maritime Mile, the festival invites locals and visitors alike to dive into a weekend of discovery. The iconic Titanic Quarter will be alive with activity, bringing together heritage, innovation and imagination across multiple themed zones.

The festival will feature (all links open in a new window):

• historic vessels including the stunning Andalucía – a Spanish galleon replica - and a chance to meet the crews who experience life at sea
• a host of entertainment from live music to captivating quayside street performers, live demonstrations and Downtown and Cool FM prizes, games and giveaways
• Hamilton Dock Maritime Village with hands-on exhibits, boat-building demos and a chance to see one of the last remaining SS Nomadic Lifeboats
• Science Street with exciting experiments and STEM activities that connect Belfast to the wider world through maritime-related science and sustainability for curious minds of all ages
• Slipways Street Food Market - a delicious celebration of Northern Ireland’s finest local flavours, bringing together food vendors and an Artisan Farmers Market where regional producers will be showcasing and selling their goods
• a Maritime Mile Music Stage that will come alive every day with a packed lineup of local and international artists
• a magical concert under the stars presented by Maritime Belfast Trust featuring Hothouse Flowers with special guests Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet 
• the Queen’s Quay Kids’ Cove with arts and crafts, circus and dance, pirate play time and much more
• a range of accessible and inclusive programming at City Sensations at City Quay Garden
• street entertainers and roving musicians animating the entire festival route, adding surprise and spontaneity as you explore
• Island Adventure Park - family-friendly exciting rides, including the panoramic wheel
• Fools by the Sea at The Arc with a range of circus performances for all to enjoy
• Escape with moments of calm at floating installation, Drift.

For a full programme of festival activity, go to Visit Belfast Maritime Festival (link opens in new window).

Belfast Maritime Festival is brought to you by Belfast City Council in partnership with Maritime Belfast Trust, supported by Belfast Harbour, Titanic Quarter Limited, Titanic Belfast, Department for Communities and Tourism NI and supported by the Odyssey Trust (links open in a new window).