Curtain Raises for Belfast Festival Season
From food to fashion to film; celebrated flamenco, Bolshoi Ballet exhibitions, to uproarious comedy and the best of European theatre, Belfast is looking forward to raising the curtain on one of its busiest festival seasons ever.
Over 400 shows, events and exhibitions will be hosted in the Titanic City from mid-September to November, kicking off in the Cathedral Quarter with Belfast Culture Night on the 19th of September and culminating with the CS Lewis Festival in East Belfast on the 23rd of November.
Within 2 hours travelling time, and rail and accommodation packages from as little as £75, Belfast’s Festival Season will be enticing audiences from Dublin and beyond to make the journey north this autumn.
Anne McMullan of Visit Belfast says “Belfast’s cultural offering has never been stronger as we welcome international acts to join some of our best local talent in entertaining audiences across the city’s venues and attractions.”
“Visitors are constantly looking out for new experiences to make the most of their days and nights away and this year’s Belfast Festival season won’t disappoint with a 2 month programme full of food, fun, culture, arts and entertainment. One particularly unique event will be the Bolshoi Costume Exhibition at the Crumlin Road Gaol where some of the costumes will have never been seen outside Russia. ”
Featuring Europe’s top theatre directors and internationally acclaimed artists in dance, film, theatre and music, Belfast’s flagship festival, the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s will showcase a world class line-up of 110 events with 26 premieres from 18 countries filling venues all over Belfast from 16th October – 1st November.
Director of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, Richard Wakely added, “For over 50 years the Festival has been delivering new experiences to audiences from all over Ireland and bringing new audiences into contact with the arts. We strive to spark debate, showcase diversity in its broadest sense and demonstrate that the arts can entertain, delight, inspire and transform. I am confident that the programme for 2014 does all this and more and we’re delighted to offer opportunities to our friends in the Republic of Ireland to visit Belfast to see European
Autumn is traditionally a great time for a city break in Northern Ireland with plenty to appeal to the culturally and Irish premieres with these great value offers in association with Translink and Hastings Hotels.”
curious says Clare McCoy of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board: “Belfast’s venues such as the Lyric, Grand Opera House, Waterfront Hall, and Odyssey play great hosts to some of the best acts in the World, and with World-class restaurants, golf courses and coastal scenery on the city’s doorstep there’s plenty to see both day and night.”
