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Date: Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March
Venue: Various locations in Belfast
Fix it! Don’t ditch it!
We are supporting Repair Week, from 2 to 8 March 2026, a week of events celebrating repair and practical skills that help reduce waste, save money and cut carbon.
Repairing our items when they break is a really simple way to reduce the amount of waste in our lives and reduce unnecessary spending and consumption. With the ongoing climate and cost of living challenges, more people are choosing to repair items instead of replacing them. Repair Week is a chance to highlight local skills, services and organisations that help keep everyday items in use for longer.
What is Repair Week?
Repair Week is an opportunity for community groups and organisations to promote repair services, sustainable products and practical skills. There are many Repair Cafes across Belfast and Northern Ireland that promote repair at a community level. And there are lots of shops, services and organisations across our city that specialise in expert-level repair from shoes and watch repair and clothes alterations, to furniture and upholstery refurbishment.
Repair Week raises awareness of the wider circular economy, from reuse and upcycling to sharing and repair and supports more sustainable choices across the city.
Repair Week events
A range of free and low cost events will take place across Belfast, in partnership with organisations, charities and businesses across the city. Why not come along and get your bike ready for spring with East Belfast Mission at local Community Centres and St George’s Market? Get your small tech items fixed up by Ignite IT in the city centre, and the Belfast Tool Library will celebrate International Women’s Day with a workshop in partnership with the Northern Ireland Resources Network (NIRN). Some events are free and drop in, while others may require booking.
Event programme
Monday 2 March 2026
Bike repair session
- 11am to 1pm
- Facilitated by East Belfast Mission
- Highfield Community Centre – free, drop in
Tuesday 3 March 2026
FixIT session
- 11am to 1pm
- Facilitated by Ignite IT
- 2 Royal Avenue – free, drop in
Bike repair session
- 11am to 1pm
- Facilitated by East Belfast Mission
- Morton Community Centre – free, drop in
Bike repair session
- 2pm to 4pm
- Facilitated by East Belfast Mission
- Divis Community Centre – free, drop in
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Bike repair session
- 10am to 12 noon
- Facilitated by East Belfast Mission
- Knocknagoney Community Centre – free, drop in
Lunchtime sewing repair session
- Facilitated by Tools for Solidarity
- HSA offices, Bedford St – for staff only (Private)
Thursday 5 March 2026
“Women are fixing it for themselves” workshop
- 10am to 1pm
- Belfast Tool Library, sponsored by Northern Ireland Resources Network (NIRN)
- Belfast Tool Library, Shankill Road
- Book your place (link opens in new window)
Saturday 7 March 2026
Bike repair session
- 11am to 1pm
- Facilitated by East Belfast Mission
- St George’s Market
Week commencing 11 March 2026
- Repair café pop up
- Queen’s University Belfast / Repair Café Carryduff
- QUB Students’ Union, University Road
- Free, drop in
Why get involved?
Repair Week helps:
- save money by fixing items instead of replacing them.
- reduce waste and carbon emissions.
- support local repair skills and services.
- Learn from the expert; ask questions and do it yourself next time.
- build stronger, more sustainable communities.
By taking part, you can learn new skills, extend the life of everyday items and help create a more circular Belfast.