Sailortown Festival 2025

Date: Friday 20 to Sunday 22 June 2025

Venue: Sailortown

Category: Arts and culture, Festival

A three-day festival featuring live music, entertainment and markets spread across Barrow Square in Clarendon Dock and St Joseph's Sailortown.

Festival highlights include:

Sailortown Festival Night Market

Friday 20 June from 5pm to 10pm

Barrow Square at Clarendon Dock will be transformed into a neon-lit playground of street food, craft drinks, DJ sets, and the best local makers and vintage traders. Entry is free. Read more about the Sailortown Festival Night Market (link opens in new window)

Sailortown Festival Speciality Market

Saturday 21 June from 11am to 4pm

This speciality market brings together a handpicked mix of makers, artists, vintage traders, and street food legends in Belfast’s historic docklands. Entry is free. Read more about the Sailortown Festival Speciality Market (link opens in new window)

Sail Back to Sailortown 

Saturday 21 June from 7pm 10pm

Blends music, poetry drama and archive film to tell the story of St Joseph's Heritage followed by a Rotterdam Bar musico gig. Book tickets for Sail Back to Sailortown (link opens in new window)

Soundbath: Sailortown Festival

Sunday 22 June from 11am to 12.30pm

Serene and rejuvenating sound bath experience with Tessa Ann at the historic St Joseph's Church. Book tickets for Soundbath: Sailortown Festival (link opens in new window)

Sailortown Festival Family Market

Sunday 22 June from 12 noon to 4pm

Round off Sailortown Festival 2025 with a big, bright celebration for all ages at a Family Market - the official closing event of the weekend.

Entry is free. Read more about the Sailortown Festival Family Market (link opens in new window) 

For more details about the festival, visit St Joe's Sailortown (link opens in new window)