Festival Events - At a Glance Guide

Below is the At a Glance guide to all the events of the festival. Click the title of the event to read more about it and book online. You can use the menu below to filter the list to only show events that suit your requirements.






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Thursday 21 May
2 - 4:30pm Youth Arts Sector Meeting Oh Yeah
6pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
8pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
Friday 22 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
10am Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 4pm More of it than we think 3 SQ space gallery All ages
10 - 4pm Making Space 1: The Look University of Ulster
10:15am Hansel and Gretel Belfast Waterfront 4 - 10 yrs
10:15am Storia di una famiglia (Story of a family) Old Museum Arts Centre 6 yrs +
12pm Hansel and Gretel Belfast Waterfront 4 - 10 yrs
12pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
12pm Storia di una famiglia (Story of a family) Old Museum Arts Centre 6 yrs +
12:30pm Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
8pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
Saturday 23 May - Festival in a Weekend
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10 - 5pm Urban Arts Akidemy Belfast Waterfront 8 - 14 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10:30am Hansel and Gretel Belfast Waterfront 4 - 10 yrs
11 - 4pm Festival in a Weekend Belfast Waterfront All ages
11am Storia di una famiglia (Story of a family) Old Museum Arts Centre 6 yrs +
11 - 4pm Finger Painting Belfast Waterfront All ages
11 - 4pm Free Art Workshops Belfast Waterfront All ages
11am Playing with shadows Belfast Waterfront 7 - 11 yrs
11 - 4pm Tea and Tales Belfast Waterfront All ages
11 - 1pm Banzai Chess Belfast Waterfront All ages
11 - 4pm Rock Bottom Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
11 - 4pm That Man and The Barren Carrousels Belfast Waterfront All ages
12:30pm Funny Business Belfast Waterfront All ages
1:30pm Playing with shadows Belfast Waterfront 7 - 11 yrs
2pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
2pm Storia di una famiglia (Story of a family) Old Museum Arts Centre 6 yrs +
2 - 5pm Festival at Victoria Square Victoria Square All ages
2 - 4pm Banzai Chess Victoria Square All ages
2:30pm Funny Business Belfast Waterfront All ages
3:30pm Playing with shadows Belfast Waterfront 7 - 11 yrs
4pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
4:30pm Hansel and Gretel Belfast Waterfront 4 - 10 yrs
4:30pm Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
7pm Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
8pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
Sunday 24 May - Festival in a Weekend
10 - 5pm Urban Arts Akidemy Belfast Waterfront 8 - 14 yrs
10 - 4:30pm Play in a Day YouthAction Building 10 - 12 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10:30am Hansel and Gretel Belfast Waterfront 4 - 10 yrs
11 - 4pm Festival in a Weekend Belfast Waterfront All ages
11am Baby Rave - Baby SKA Belfast Waterfront 0 - 4 yrs
11am Storia di una famiglia (Story of a family) Old Museum Arts Centre 6 yrs +
11 - 4pm Finger Painting Belfast Waterfront All ages
11 - 4pm Free Art Workshops Belfast Waterfront All ages
11am Playing with shadows Belfast Waterfront 7 - 11 yrs
11 - 4pm Tea and Tales Belfast Waterfront All ages
11 - 4pm Banzai Chess Belfast Waterfront All ages
11 - 4pm Rock Bottom Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
11 - 4pm That Man and The Barren Carrousels Belfast Waterfront All ages
12:30pm Baby Rave - Baby SKA Belfast Waterfront 0 - 4 yrs
12:30pm Funny Business Belfast Waterfront All ages
1:30pm Playing with shadows Belfast Waterfront 7 - 11 yrs
2pm Baby Rave - Baby SKA Belfast Waterfront 0 - 4 yrs
2pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
2:30pm Funny Business Belfast Waterfront All ages
3:30pm Baby Rave - Baby SKA Belfast Waterfront 0 - 4 yrs
3:30pm Playing with shadows Belfast Waterfront 7 - 11 yrs
4pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
4:30pm Hansel and Gretel Belfast Waterfront 4 - 10 yrs
4:30pm Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
7pm Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
8pm The Family Hoffmann's Mystery Palace Clifton House 6 yrs +
Monday 25 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
10 - 4:30pm Play in a Day YouthAction Building 10 - 12 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 4pm More of it than we think 3 SQ space gallery All ages
11 - 4pm Tea and Tales Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
11:30am The Elves and the Shoemaker Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
12pm A Hedge Called Hog Old Museum Arts Centre 5 - 8 yrs
12:30pm Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope) St. Kevin's Hall 8 yrs +
2 - 4pm Wheelworks ArtCart Victoria Square 8 yrs +
2 - 5pm Festival at Victoria Square Victoria Square All ages
2 - 4pm Banzai Chess Victoria Square All ages
3pm The Elves and the Shoemaker Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
6pm A Hedge Called Hog Old Museum Arts Centre 5 - 8 yrs
Tuesday 26 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am The Elves and the Shoemaker Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 4pm More of it than we think 3 SQ space gallery All ages
10:15am A Hedge Called Hog Old Museum Arts Centre 5 - 8 yrs
11:30am The Elves and the Shoemaker Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
6pm A Hedge Called Hog Old Museum Arts Centre 5 - 8 yrs
Wednesday 27 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am The Elves and the Shoemaker Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 4pm More of it than we think 3 SQ space gallery All ages
10:15am A Hedge Called Hog Old Museum Arts Centre 5 - 8 yrs
11:30am The Elves and the Shoemaker Belfast Waterfront 3 yrs +
12pm A Hedge Called Hog Old Museum Arts Centre 5 - 8 yrs
Thursday 28 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am What a Wonderful World YouthAction Building 2 - 4 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 4pm More of it than we think 3 SQ space gallery All ages
11:30am What a Wonderful World YouthAction Building 2 - 4 yrs
1pm What a Wonderful World YouthAction Building 2 - 4 yrs
7pm How Tom beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen The Brian Friel Theatre 5 - 7 yrs
Friday 29 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am What a Wonderful World YouthAction Building 2 - 4 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 4pm More of it than we think 3 SQ space gallery All ages
10 - 4pm Making Space 2: The Sound and the Feel University of Ulster
10:15am Queen Old Museum Arts Centre 10 yrs +
11:30am What a Wonderful World YouthAction Building 2 - 4 yrs
12pm Queen Old Museum Arts Centre 10 yrs +
3:30pm Concertos para bebes (Concerts for babies) Belfast Waterfront 0 - 5 yrs
7pm How Tom beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen The Brian Friel Theatre 5 - 7 yrs
Saturday 30 May
9:30 - 5:30pm More of it than we think 3 Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
10am Concertos para bebes (Concerts for babies) Belfast Waterfront 0 - 5 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
10 - 5pm More of it than we think 3 Belfast Waterfront All ages
11am Twinkle Twinkle YouthAction Building 3 - 7 yrs
11 - 4pm Tea and Tales Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
12:15pm Queen Old Museum Arts Centre 10 yrs +
12:30pm Concertos para bebes (Concerts for babies) Belfast Waterfront 0 - 5 yrs
2pm Ann Bryant No Alibis Bookstore 8 - 12 yrs
2:30pm Queen Old Museum Arts Centre 10 yrs +
3pm Twinkle Twinkle YouthAction Building 3 - 7 yrs
4pm King Matt the first by Janusz Korczak Belfast Waterfront 7 yrs +
7pm How Tom beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen The Brian Friel Theatre 5 - 7 yrs
7pm Tiny Trans presents Pre-Teenage Kicks with Cashier No 9 Belfast Waterfront 6 - 12 yrs
Sunday 31 May
10am Concertos para bebes (Concerts for babies) Belfast Waterfront 0 - 5 yrs
10 - 5pm Champion of the Child Belfast Waterfront All ages
11am Twinkle Twinkle YouthAction Building 3 - 7 yrs
11 - 3pm Silver sounds Interactive tours Naughton Gallery All ages
11 - 4pm Tea and Tales Old Museum Arts Centre All ages
12:15pm Queen Old Museum Arts Centre 10 yrs +
12:30pm Concertos para bebes (Concerts for babies) Belfast Waterfront 0 - 5 yrs
2:30pm Queen Old Museum Arts Centre 10 yrs +
3pm Twinkle Twinkle YouthAction Building 3 - 7 yrs
3pm How Tom beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen The Brian Friel Theatre 5 - 7 yrs
3:30pm Concertos para bebes (Concerts for babies) Belfast Waterfront 0 - 5 yrs

Exhibitions:

Champion of the Child, a moving and inspiring exhibition, depicting the life of Janusz Korczak through illustrations by Israeli artist, Itzhak Belfer, will run throughout the festival at Belfast Waterfront.

More of it than we think 3, an exhibition of children’s artwork, will run throughout the festival at various venues.

Don't forget the Continental Market at the City Hall from Friday 22th May to Monday 25th May.