St Patrick's Music Festival

Date: Friday 13 March to Monday 17 March 2026

Venue: City centre and various locations

Category: Music, St Patrick's

As a UNESCO City of Music, the St Patrick’s Music Festival is a key part of our St Patrick’s celebrations.

At the heart of this programme is a diverse, cross-cultural and cross-traditions celebration in honour of St Patrick. 

Enjoy a variety of indoor and outdoor traditional arts events from headline concerts and relaxed workshops to the uplifting sound of pipe bands, the fun and grace of set and céilí dancing, reflective pilgrimages, and the free St Patrick’s Day Festival Village at Cathedral Quarter.

This year’s stellar line-up of musicians includes:

• Dougie MacLean at Mandella Hall, 1.30pm on 14 March
• Andy Irvine and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Band at Mandella Hall, 7.30pm on 14 March
• Belfast harper Ursula Burns
• Planxty's Andy Irvine
• experimental small piper Brìghde Chaimbeul
• virtuosic fiddle ensemble Bow Brothers
• celebrated harper Michael Rooney
• sean nós dancer, Becky Ní Éallaithe
• uilleann piper Mick O'Brien.

Find out more at Belfast TradFest (link opens in new window).