Lord Mayor’s Day | Events in Belfast

Date: Saturday 9 May, 1pm to 5pm

Venue: Belfast City Hall and City Hall grounds

Category: Family, Free, Park

Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly is giving back to the community with an afternoon of free fun, sport and wellbeing for children of all ages.

Sports

Sporting samplers from local boxing and fencing clubs.
See some of Ormeau Table Tennis Club’s top players exhibit what they can do and have a go yourself.
Inspiring talks and kickboxing demonstrations with Full Circle Martial Arts.
Cheerleading demonstrations and displays from the Sandy Row Falcons.
Fun high-energy fitness sessions for all ages with Fitness Freddy.
Pick your own fruit and cycle on the GLL smoothie bikes to make your own smoothie.

Wellbeing

Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing workshops with the Belfast Health Development Unit. Learn ways to look after your physical and emotional health, self-care and choices, and nutrition advice with a specialised dietitian.
‘Good Vibes Only’ disco rave in the Great Hall, with confetti pops, dancing props, dance-offs and good vibes music.
A ‘silent’ disco delivered by the Oh Yeah Music Centre.
Relaxed mindfulness sessions with Explore Wellbeing Kids – relaxed family-friendly sessions with feathers and breathing techniques, calm music, mindfulness games and yoga style mind and movement.
Crafts and mindful colouring with Tre-Eco - a space for children to be calm, relaxed, learn to breathe correctly and get rid of their worries and anxieties.

Creativity

Sunflower planting with Tre-Eco.
Come and try your hand at some circus skills – juggling, plate spinning, diablo, hula hooping and tightwire for children of all abilities.
Sensory play with Explore Wellbeing Kids.
Recycling information stall with creative and making activities for children to learn about helping the planet with our Environmental Education team.
Arts and crafts workshops with ArtsEkta, including Chinese lanterns for good luck, calming Indian Rangoli Mandalas, Arabic mosaic tile printing and Mexican Piñata making.
Step into the creative world of virtual reality gaming, music making, animation and DJing with Wheelworks Arts.
Take Away Theatre with Open Arts. An interactive, fun experience for disabled people and their families or close friends, suitable for ages five and over. Participants create their own story and drama based on a unique Takeaway Theatre Menu with a specially chosen box of props! Sessions last for one hour. You must book in advance by emailing [email protected]. When you have emailed to book, you will receive a call to make sure the needs of everyone taking part will be met. You can find more information at Open Arts NI (link opens in new window).

Three of the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities Tre-Eco, Little Heroes, and NI Alternatives, will be at the event providing information on the amazing work they do in the city.

Stuart Robinson from Cool FM will be keeping everyone entertained from the Cool FM stage in the grounds, with lots of music, interactive fun and giveaways. Look out for some interesting characters popping up around the grounds.

This is a free event. Everyone welcome.

More information

Terms and conditions of entry

Access to the event is free, entertainment and activities are happening from 1pm to 5pm, although access could become limited at times based on numbers.
Should you leave the event you may not be able to re-enter; this will be at the discretion of the stewards and may be dependent on the site reaching capacity.
Belfast City Council requests that patrons assist in creating a shared event space. Therefore, we reserve the right to restrict access to its events if it is deemed, by the Council, that a patron(s) is/are in breach of this position. Belfast City Council also has a duty to ensure various equality rights are protected under S75 of the Northern Ireland Act, and reserves the right to restrict access to events should a patron be behaving in a way that is likely to constitute a breach of these obligations.
Alcohol is not permitted onsite and will not be sold onsite.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
No dogs except assistance dogs.
No bicycles permitted onsite.
No glass or naked flames permitted onsite.
Unauthorised charity collections, leafleting or other promotional activity are not permitted within the site.
Please be aware that Belfast City Council will have an official photographer onsite. If a specific image of an individual or a group is the focal point of a photograph, you will be asked for your consent to use the image and to complete a form(s) in line with the General Data Protection Regulation/Data Protection Act 2018.
Professional photographers who operate for public facing media are not permitted to operate within the event space without obtaining permission from Belfast City Council and providing details of their official accreditation alongside contact details.
Once onsite you assume all risk of injury and all responsibility for property loss, destruction or theft, and release organisers, sponsors, performers, venue and their employees from any liability.
Belfast City Council has the right to refuse admission.
Queues for some entertainment activities will be managed and due to popularity, some may be closed prior to advertised event times.
This outdoor event will happen regardless of weather conditions, so please dress accordingly.
Belfast City Council reserves the right to make any alterations to the advertised details for the event.
This information was correct at the time of going to print. Belfast City Council does not accept responsibility for any omissions or changes to the information.