What to do in Belfast in December 2026

86 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 1. Busiest venues: Limelight, Ulster Hall, Waterfront Hall.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Dance
until Feb 4

Queer Set Dancing

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Dance
Tickets
Other
until Dec 19

MAC Baby Time

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Ashes to Fashion

Ulster Museum · Botanic
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Feb 14

Unruly Ordinances

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Other
until Jan 10

Sleeping Beauty

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
£17–£22 Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 17

Sleeping Beauty - Schools Performances

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
- Theatre
£10.50–£17 Tickets
Theatre
until Jan 1

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Jan 2

Tinderella

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
- Theatre
£22 Tickets
Theatre
until Jan 10

The Little Mermaid

Grand Opera House · City Centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Other
until Dec 24

Santa's Christmas Corner

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
Tickets
Theatre
until Jan 9

Little Women

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Black Moon

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
£5 Tickets
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Music
7 PM

The Darkness

The Telegraph Building · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Dylan John Thomas

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
Time not announced

Step Into Christmas

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Theatre
£27.50–£35.50 Tickets

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
7 PM

Enter Shikari

The Telegraph Building · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Emer Maguire

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Comedy
£27.50 Sold out Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Theatre
2 PM

Rogue Encounters Showcase: Brain Injury Matters Ensemble

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 31

No Room at the Flat: A DLA Christmas Story

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 31

Dining Home for Christmas

Grand Opera House · City Centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Nights out
Time not announced

BABBA

Every Thursday Night

Limelight · City Centre
- Nights out
- Post-punk
- Punk
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Hannah East

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

London Symphonic Rock Orchestra

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
- Rock
- Symphonic
£33–£71.50 Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Cinema
5 PM

Transport Museum: Elf

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
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Cinema
8 PM

Transport Museum: Die Hard

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The Style Councillors

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ulster Orchestra: Once Upon A Time

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
£10–£38 Tickets

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Other
10 AM

Storytelling & crafts with Goldilocks & the three Bears

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
Tickets
Music
1 PM

Saturday Afternoon Trad Session

Crescent Arts Centre · Queens Quarter
- Music
- Québec trad
Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 19

Level 3: Studio Photography

Belfast Exposed · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Cinema
4 PM

Transport Museum: Home Alone

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

A Night of Christmas Music and Song

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
£24–£26 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

One Night In Nashville

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Visual arts
12 PM

Belfast Street Art Walking Tour

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
£12 Tickets
Cinema
7:15 PM

Transport Museum: White Christmas

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Thistle

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Tickets
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Monday, December 7, 2026

Music
Time not announced

Larry Dean

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Music
Time not announced

SEVENDUST

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Cinema
11 AM

Strand: Our Past, Present and Future

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
Cinema
1:30 PM

Silver Screenings: White Christmas (1954)

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 30

How Grimes & Mckee Stole Christmas

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ash

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
£33 Tickets
Nights out
Time not announced

BABBA

Every Thursday Night

Limelight · City Centre
- Nights out
- Post-punk
- Punk
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Nathan Carter

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
- Music
£36 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The Frank & The Walters

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The Pogues

The Telegraph Building · City Centre
- Music
- Nights out
Tickets

Friday, December 11, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

Playback Presents: 'Station To Station' Turns 50

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Emo Fest

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
- Emo
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Jamie Duffy

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
£27.50–£30 Tickets

Saturday, December 12, 2026

Other
10 AM

Festive Ceramics

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 19

Level 1: Introduction To Your Digital Camera

Belfast Exposed · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Music
2 PM

Belfast Punk Music Walking Tour

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
- Punk
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Playback Presents: Stop Making Sense

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ulster Orchestra: Messiah

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
- Music
£15–£42.50 Tickets

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Visual arts
12 PM

Belfast Street Art Walking Tour

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
£12 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Alabama 3 Acoustic

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Razorlight

The Telegraph Building · City Centre
- Music
- Nights out
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The Fillers

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The Rat Pack

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
£30–£33.50 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ulster Orchestra: The Snowman

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
- Music
£16–£68 Tickets

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