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Belfast City Hall is Belfast City Council's civic building. It is in Donegall Square, in the heart of Belfast city centre. It first opened its doors on 1 August 1906.
The grounds at Belfast City Hall have memorials to the history, people and events associated with the city. The grounds comprise two lawns, the Titanic Memorial Garden, The Cenotaph and Garden of Remembrance.
Facility | Day | Opening hours |
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City Hall building |
Monday to Friday | 9.30am to 5pm |
Saturday and Sunday | 10am to 5pm | |
Guided tours | Monday to Friday | 11am, 2pm and 3pm |
Saturday and Sunday | 12 noon, 2pm and 3pm | |
Gift shop | Monday to Friday | 9.30am to 4.30pm |
Saturday and Sunday | 10am to 4.30pm | |
Public and bank holidays | Check our holiday arrangements | |
City Hall grounds | 1 October to 30 April | 7am to 7pm |
1 May to 30 September | 7am to 9pm | |
Registrar's Office | Monday to Thursday | 9.30am to 4.15pm |
Friday | 9.30am to 3.45pm | |
Monday to Friday | 9.30am to 4.30pm | |
Saturday | 10am to 4.30pm | |
Sunday | Closed | |
Visitor exhibition | Monday to Friday | 9.30am to 5pm Last admission at 4pm |
Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays | 10am to 5pm Last admission at 4pm |
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Toilets | Monday to Friday | 9.30am to 5pm |
Saturday and Sunday | 10am to 5pm | |
Monday to Friday | 9.30am to 5pm | |
Saturday and Sunday | 10am to 5pm |
There is a free water refill station in City Hall. The water refill station is on the left of the entrance from Donegall Square East.
There are guided tours in City Hall daily. A tour lasts for an hour and gives an extraordinary glimpse into areas not usually accessible to the public
Find out more about our guided public tours
The visitor exhibition offers a self-guided journey from Belfast’s past to present, showing the vibrancy and diversity of the city across six themed zones.
Belfast City Hall
Donegall Square
Belfast
BT1 5GS
Translink provides regular train services to and from Belfast City Centre. For up-to-date information on timetables, visit www.translink.co.uk. Lanyon Place Station and Great Victoria Street Station are both within walking distance to City Hall.
Translink operates transport services to Belfast City Centre. For up-to-date information on timetables, visit www.translink.co.uk
George Best Belfast City Airport is a 10 to 15-minute drive to City Hall, with regular bus links and taxi or car hire available at the airport. For full details visit www.belfastcityairport.com.
Belfast International Airport is a 20 to 30-minute drive to City Hall with regular bus links and taxi or car hire available at the airport. For full details, visit www.belfastairport.com.
Belfast City Hall has public toilets on the ground floor in the east of the building. This includes a parent room and a fully accessible toilet.
City Hall has a Changing Places facility available to the public. It is open:
For access, you should ask at reception in City Hall.
Equipment in the Changing Places facility includes:
Find other Changing Places facilities in Belfast (link opens in new window)
There are disabled parking bays within the central courtyard for those attending an event or meeting in City Hall. You need to book spaces prior to the event. You can do this by speaking to the event or meeting organiser who can make the necessary arrangements with City Hall staff. Event organisers will be briefed on accessible parking when booking an event.
There is no public parking at City Hall. There are free and charged car parking spaces in Belfast. To find car parking, go to Car parks in Belfast. To find free and charged disabled parking spaces, go to Accessible parking.
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