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Belfast's Out to Lunch festival promises 'life-affirming sustenance for troubled times'
With Brexit looming and ongoing discord around the Cathedral Quarter's future, this year's events are aimed more than ever to brighten up dark days
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Seamus Heaney film being shown at one of world's biggest book festivals
Tribute to the poet made in 1998 will be used to build links with India's Jaipur Literature Festival, while closer to home events are planned exploring the influence of Robert Burns
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19th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
The annual arts festival returns for its 19th year to celebrate the creativity in Northern Ireland through music, comedy, theatre, art and literature
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Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival & Convention
Thirty concerts will take place over five days during one of Belfast's biggest music festivals with a mixture of local and American songwriters
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Summer Arts Festival Underway in Larne
See what's still to come as ten days of 'Tall Tales' and creative activities continue across the East Antrim town this week
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International Festival of Chamber Music 2017
Belfast Music Society is playing host to the International Festival of Chamber Music with a number of star-studded musicians performing
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4 Corners Festival 2017
Conceived by a group of Christians, 4 Corners Festival aims to provide peace and unity following years of troubles
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Out To Lunch Festival 2017
Out To Lunch Festival returns to the Cathedral Quarter this coming January with a whole range of treats on offer
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Strabane Drama Festival
The Alley Theatre hosts the milestone 30th edition of the amateur theatre marathon
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St Patrick's Day Spring Carnival
Derry City and Strabane District Council has sprinkled the fairy dust with four days of family friendly events
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Cinemagic Calls for Submissions
The film charity for young people is seeking entrants for this year's festival awards competition
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Out to Lunch Sets the Menu for 2016
The bespoke Belfast arts festival is back to lift spirits in the New Year with three weeks of cultural nourishment
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KiteTanica
Belfast's Titanic Quarter hosts the city's first one-day kite festival as part of the Lughnasa International Friel celebrations
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Things to See at Stendhal Festival of Art
Over 300 artists and performers, including one Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, are set for Ireland's Best Small Festival this weekend. Here's our pick of what not to miss
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Belfast Festival Makes A Colourful Return
Following withdrawal of Queen's University funding earlier this year, the renamed festival vows 'the show must go on'
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Breathtaking Drone Footage Teases Derry Urban Arts Festival
Soaring promo clip shows Ebrington Square like never before as graffiti artists prepare to Release the Pressure
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Hozier Announced for Belsonic
Addition of the Irish singer-songwriter completes the line-up of acts scheduled to play Custom House Square this August
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Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival
Annual international celebration of Irish novelist and playwright returns to its roots for a fourth year
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Festival of Voice 2015
The 5th annual Festival of Voice returns to Glenarm for a celebration of classical singing
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Belfast Pride
Ireland's largest LGBT festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in style
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City of Derry Guitar Festival
The annual guitar festival returns for its 13th year, featuring performances from Alberto Grollo, Martin Harley and many more.
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Five Northern Irish Glastonbury Performances
Casting an eye back over the homegrown acts who've graced the festive fields of Worthy Farm over the years
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Rainy Boy Sleep: Worthy of the Name
Ahead of his fourth consecutive Glastonbury appearance the Derry-based solo artist talks signing to Universal and becoming a regular at the world's biggest festival
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Sunflowerfest Unveils 2015 Line-Up
Tubby's Farm welcomes biggest bill yet to sixth annual weekend of live entertainment, interactive arts and family fun
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Meyers, the Molitor and the Maiden City
Nuala McAllister Hart traces the lineage of a precious violin that has finally helped bring classical's leading lady to Derry
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Holywood Harmony Festival
The former Blues & Jazz festival returns with host of international names
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Balmoral Show
Northern Ireland's premier agricultural show promises the usual components of food, farming excellence and showmanship alongside family entertainment
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Maiden City Ink Tattoo Convention
Award-winning body artists and trade suppliers gather from around the globe for Northern Ireland's biggest tattoo show
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Belfast Photo Festival
One of the leading international festivals of photography returns to venues across the city
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Enniskillen's Wilde Weekend
A magical, informative programme of events celebrates Oscar Wilde's dual nature – bohemian/academic – formed while attending Portora Royal School from 1864-71
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Cartoonist Martin Rowson on His Four Favourite Works
Having satirised government for decades, the award-winning journalist and illustrator appraises his own work ahead of a visit to the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
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Derry Jazzes Up
Sax players and ivory tinklers from near and far get set to soundtrack the city's May Bank Holiday weekend festival
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Arts Sector Supports #SaveCultureNI
Arts organisations, venues and festivals respond to Arts Council's 100% funding cut – read a selection of comments and discover how Culture NI is valued as a frontline cultural marketing tool
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Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2015
Programme for Belfast's most eclectic arts festival launches, featuring The Stranglers, poet Paul Muldoon, comedian David O'Doherty and more – book your tickets now
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Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival
Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, featuring trumpeter Linley Hamilton, get into the swing of things at the Crescent Arts Centre – find out what else is happening over the coming days
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Derry to Host Pan Celtic Festival
Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin and Derry City Council collaborate to bring celebration of Celtic culture back to Derry, with Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man represented
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Science and Innovation Programme Launched in Derry
Young minds across the North West encouraged to take part in a packed line-up of stimulating events later this year
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Seamus Heaney's Belfast Festival Memories
Following news that Queen's University has withdrawn funding for the Belfast Festival, watch a video interview from 2012 in which the late poet recalls transformative Festival experiences
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Belsonic 2015 Headliners Announced
Rudimental, Paloma Faith, Bastille and more set to play Belfast's Custom House Square in August – watch video of each act and prepare to buy your tickets on March 27
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Rock'n'Roll Politics Election Special
Political columnist Steve Richards considers how the May 2015 general election might pan out at the inaugural Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics
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Belfast Fashion Week 2015
'All our styles tend to mingle together in one big melting pot.' We meet the Northern Irish designers showcasing work in Belfast from March 19-22
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The Gift
Cahoots NI work with visually impaired children to create a tantalising sensory journey with the help of playwright Charles Way and composer Garth McConaghie
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Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival
Trevor Hodgett attends three gigs at the Empire and Holiday Inn as Cara Dillon, Foy Vance, Ken Haddock and others share stages with America's finest
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Ulster Festival of Art & design
Students at the University of Ulster's York Street Campus exhibit work in photography, fashion, architecture and more alongside invited artists from around the world
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Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics
New festival endorsed by Stephen Fry and scheduled to encourage creative engagement ahead of the May 2015 election – enter your five proposals for change to the Alternative Manifesto
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Why Do We Kiss?
Queen's University student Emer Maguire wins FameLab science communication competition with intriguing talk exploring humans' urge to kiss - watch her hilarious presentation in full
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NI Musicians Ship Out to Nashville
Singer-songwriters Warren Attwell, Allie Bradley, Mark Graham and Paul Tully to give St Patrick’s Day performance in USA’s mecca of music
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Ballymoney Drama Festival
One of the oldest festivals of its kind in Ireland returns for its 77th season
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Belfast Music Society Festival
Philip Hammond takes in two concerts at the Great Hall at Queen's University, featuring new work by Derry composer Kevin O'Connell and a performance by Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov
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Belfast Children's Festival 2015
Opera for kids, shows translated to English for the first time and free song downloads for parents – festival director Ali Fitzgibbon on giving audiences something new from March 6 – 13
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AVA (Audio Visual Arts) Belfast
One-day electronic music and visual art festival on June 4
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Martina Devlin
Out To Lunch festival goers come out in force to hear the story of Ireland's final conviction for witchcraft
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Derry Festival of Dance & Movement
Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company welcome audiences to their multipurpose HQ in Derry
