What to do in Belfast in October 2026

92 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 4. Busiest venues: The Black Box, The MAC, Ulster Hall.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Oct 18

Reconstructions: A Room for Mike Kelley

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 18

Susan Hughes - A Feeling in the Blood

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Other
until Nov 1

Troubled Waters: The Rise of Aquatic Invaders

Ulster Museum · Botanic
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 8

A HOUSE OF PLAY: 75 Years of the Lyric Theatre

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Dance
until Feb 4

Queer Set Dancing

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Dance
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 18

Hello Charlie

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 14

Faith Healer

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
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
Other
2 PM

Becoming: A Conversation on Matrescence with Lucy Jones

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Lily Kerbey: Stealth Rock Tour

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
- Rock
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Comedy
£25.25 Tickets
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Music
7:30 PM

Duran Duran at SSE Arena , Belfast, UK with special guest Pigeon

Duran Duran

The SSE Arena, Belfast
- Music
Tickets
Other
Time not announced

Baby Rave

Crescent Arts Centre · Queens Quarter
£15 Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Emma Doran

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Comedy
£17.50 Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Comedy
6:30 PM

Magpie Comedy: Fright Night

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Comedy
£8.30 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Shawn Colvin

Mandela Hall
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ed O’Brien: An Evening With…Blue Morpho

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Music
£49.50 Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

BIAF: Rhythms of Connection

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
£6–£10 Tickets
Comedy
until Oct 24

Pride & Prejudice (Sort of)

Grand Opera House · City Centre
- Comedy
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 27

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Theatre
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Fin Taylor

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Comedy
£25–£35 Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Visual arts
12:30 PM

Mindful Making: Unwind

Golden Thread Gallery · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 1

Darren Jackson’S Wedding

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Theatre
Tickets
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Cinema
7:30 PM

Good Vibrations for BFI Rip It Up Season

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
£10 Tickets
Other
7:30 PM

Tenx9: Them’uns with the Integrated Education Fund

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
Free Tickets
Music
8 PM

Black Box Open Mic

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Free Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
7 PM

Jam Night hosted by Ohio Valley Gigs

Waterfront Hall · Laganside
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

BIAF: Fergus McCreadie

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
£15–£20 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Running Out the Clock: "Without U" Single Release

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Tickets
Music
until Oct 24

Tell Me on a Sunday

Grand Opera House · City Centre
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 24

ShedMan

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
8 PM

David Geraghty

Crescent Arts Centre · Queens Quarter
- Music
£20 Tickets
Nights out
Time not announced

BABBA

Every Thursday Night

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

Lemoncello

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Cinema
Time not announced

Schools Of East Belfast

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

The Devil’s in the Dance Hall

Ulster Hall · City Centre
- Dance
£30 Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Visual arts
12:30 PM

Mindful Colouring Drop-In Workshop

Golden Thread Gallery · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Tickets
Theatre
7 PM

BIAF: Aliens

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Theatre
£12–£15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Xenia Pestova Bennett

Crescent Arts Centre · Queens Quarter
- Music
£15 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

QWEEN

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

The Jam'd

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ulster Orchestra: Dance Moves

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

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Visual arts
11 AM

GTG Plant + Seed Swap

Golden Thread Gallery · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Cinema
11 AM

Halloween Crafternoon & Cartoons

Strand Arts Centre · Stormont
- Cinema
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Level 1: Introduction To Your Digital Camera

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

Belfast Music Walking Tour

Oh Yeah Music Centre · Cathedral Quarter
- Music
Tickets
Visual arts
1 PM

Crafternoon at GTG

Golden Thread Gallery · Cathedral Quarter
- Visual arts
Comedy
2:30 PM

Coven Comedy Club

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Comedy
£5 Tickets
Other
5:30 PM

Arts in Contested Spaces

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
Tickets
Other
7 PM

Queer Women Collective Presents: Bits & Boots

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
£15–£20 Tickets
Theatre
7:45 PM

The Light Within and Tá Brón Orm Double Bill

The MAC · Cathedral Quarter
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Hotter Than Hell & Motley Crude

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Northern Dissonance: An Aftermath Event

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Literature
4:45 PM

Kavify: Stand up poetry show

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Literature
£5 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Mary Dillon, Dónal O’Connor & Neil Martin – Album Launch Concert

Lyric Theatre · Stranmillis
- Music
Tickets
Cinema
7:30 PM

Phantom of the Opera: Live Score

The Black Box · Cathedral Quarter
- Cinema
£17 Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

The Thing: The Musical Comedy

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

St.Paul & The Broken Bones

Limelight · City Centre
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Music
until Oct 31

Annie

Grand Opera House · City Centre
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets

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