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Creative Peninsula 2019
Northern Ireland's largest celebration of art and craft, running throughout August across Ards and North Down. Tickets are on sale now for a host of hands-on workshops and special events
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The North West is having its first ever youth arts festival this month
Rewire will be a 12 day celebration of youth culture in Derry and Strabane, with hundreds of creative events and opportunities ranging from fashion to hip-hop dancing
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Dave Duggan play featuring live jazz band back at Derry festival
Chezzie gets another Chance at this year's City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival, after first impressing audiences with its relatable, real music-driven story
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Over 90 events for kids and families beginning this week at Belfast Children's Festival
Young at Art are going big for the festival's 21st birthday with an even more fun for all ages following last year's landmark celebration
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Derry Jazz Festival announces Marc Almond as headliner
The enduring singer of Soft Cell whose career has spanned five decades will be helping to kick off the Bank Holiday Weekend in the city in May
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Job Opportunity: Administrator at Charles Wood Festival of Music and Summer School
The festival named after the renowned Armagh-born composer has been celebrating his work for nearly 30 years
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Belfast's AVA Festival is heading back to London
The annual dance-driven music fest is going across the water again for a packed St Patrick's weekend day of performances and industry talks
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'Like moon dust dropped on Armagh': the rapid rise of the John O'Connor arts festival
In just two years, the event has gone from an unknown prospect to one which lights up the city with four days of literary magic
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NI author recalls how meeting 'the Michael Jackson of Africa' led to a lifelong love of the continent's music
Jenny Cathcart new book chronicles the rise of modern African music through accounts of her colourful career working with its biggest stars
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Belfast's 24 Hour Party People
A multi-genre art event running non-stop across two nights may seem ambitious, but Undergrowth hopes to unite people of all ages and tastes in the spirit of the wider counterculture movement
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Aspects Festival in Bangor celebrates literature all through September
The County Down town gears up for another month of events, with fine art, drama, professional workshops and even yoga themed around the written word
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Charles Wood Festival in Armagh, a place of historical notes
The 'city of saints and scholars' will be filled with seven days of music this month as the enduring event returns with its special concerts, masterclasses and competitions
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This year's EastSide Arts Festival invites you to 'be part of something very special'
The 11-day programme is packed with events throughout east Belfast for families and fans of live music, literature, laughs and more
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Bob Marley's band The Wailers to headline Stendhal Festival
The reggae music legends along with the Ulster Orchestra are amongst the latest wave of acts announced as part of this year's line-up in Limavady
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Family Festival at Belfast's Grand Opera House set to return this summer
Following its inaugural staging, the iconic theatre is bringing back the three-day event with even more fun activities to keep the kids busy
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Need some creative direction? The founder of Belfast's AVA Festival has a few pointers
Having established an annual dance music extravaganza in her home city, Sarah McBriar offers inspiration for others to get on the right path and achieve their vision
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Working your way up in the arts sector
Hilary Copeland on how every piece of experience counts on the course to becoming a creative and cultural professional – an exciting area where there's no typical day
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Theatre company's audio walking tour will let you explore Belfast with new eyes and ears
Dominic Montague's immersive love story Quartered aims to challenge perceptions and remove fear around how the city's LGBTQ+ community might feel in public
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Belfast Children's Festival: The things your family won't want to miss
As Young at Art and its baby turn 20, its landmark offering of events will ensure that audiences big and small will never want to get any older
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Internationally acclaimed director Mark Cousins becomes new Chair of Belfast Film Festival
Ahead of its 18th edition the multi-talented auteur says 'citizens should treasure' the event which is one of the world's 'boldest and most distinctive'
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Exhibition of Troubles victims' shoes and over 80 more events at Imagine Festival 2018
Another eclectic programme of topical talks, workshops and art including a human installation at Barracks theatre is set for Belfast from March 12-18
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Belfast Arts Weekender to animate city with free performances, urban murals and more
Across two weekends there'll be a host of events inviting everyone to immerse themselves in the culture and creativity on their doorsteps
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Three plays, two companies, one issue: mental health in NI | EdgeFest
The artistic directors behind a series of bold new theatre productions on coming together and responding creatively to the crisis on our doorstep
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A three-week festival of 'explosive' theatre is coming to Belfast
The MAC brings two of Northern Ireland's most daring theatre companies together for a trio of new productions from February 5 - March 3
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Derry landmarks to light up in celebration of pioneering women
The Tower Museum and Guildhall will shine bright this weekend as part of the global Illuminate Herstory festival highlighting historic women
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Mouthwatering line-up announced for Out to Lunch this January
The Belfast arts festival needn't worry about any superstitions hanging over its 13th instalment with this sumptuous offering
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Richard E Grant and More Set for Foyle Film Festival's 30th Anniversary Celebration
The veteran actor is joined by Oscar-winning director Jim Sheridan, the studio behind Wallace and Gromit plus over 100 films over 10 days in Derry
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Causeway Coast to be awash with music for Atlantic Sessions
Over 50 artists are set for intimate performances across Portstewart, Portrush and Portballintrae as the annual event nears a decade in business
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Breathtaking Weeping Window artwork opens at the Ulster Museum
The ceramic poppy sculpture by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper has already captivated millions of people around the UK
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Physical therapy: The dance theatre piece which helps treat an ex-army captain's PTSD
Junk Ensemble are back at Belfast International Arts Festival with Soldier Still, an award-winning production that brings military precision to choreographed movement
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Full Moon Film Festival to light up dark nights in County Down
Newcastle Community Cinema presents its biggest and brightest programme yet launching this weekend with a special live music and screening double bill
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Cinemagic to bring LEGO movie exclusive and more to Belfast
Young film and TV fans are spoiled for choice this autumn with hundreds of imaginative events and the chance to learn from leading industry names
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Northern Ireland's longest-running literature festival continues to spread the word
Aspects at 25 may be a tough act to follow, but this year brings more big names to Bangor while celebrating centuries of writing heritage
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Browse the brand new Belfast International Arts Festival programme
See what takes your fancy from close to 200 events this year including spectacular first-time productions and major visual works
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Adrian Dunbar Takes On Donegal Beach 'Odyssey' as Friel and Beckett Festivals Return
The Enniskillen-born actor will bring Homer's Greek epic to stunning outdoor locations as part of Arts Over Borders initiative across 'northern literary lands'
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Street Artists to Give East Belfast a New Paint Job
Top international names will work alongside a colourful local collective to 'radically' transform part of the city this weekend
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Why Doing Things By Hand is Better
As August Craft Month kicks off, four talented creatives discuss how the slow art of making still appeals in a fast-moving material world
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Tim Wheeler: Headlining Glastonbury 'by accident' was our best festival experience
Ahead of making their live return at Stendhal Festival, the Ash frontman recalls stepping in to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage 20 years ago
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Echo Echo Calls for Dance Works
Derry-based company invites proposals of short performances to feature in its sixth International Festival programme this November
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Open House Festival to Bring Out the Best of Bangor
The month-long event is hoped to take the seaside town to greater heights in its fifth year, with an ambitious programme focusing firmly on local
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Getting a Read on Keith Acheson, Belfast Book Festival Director
The man behind Belfast's leading literary event opens up about this year's programme, the titles he can't put down and why books are more important than ever
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Rave Reviews: Ciarán McMenamin
With its dark humour and '90s hedonism, the Fermanagh actor's first novel is like Trainspotting during the Troubles. Before opening the Belfast Book Festival, he talks about the positive reception and bringing Skintown to the big screen
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Watch Duke Special Perform in a Barber Shop
The singer-songwriter previewed his headline show with Ulaid at the Holywood Harmony Festival with a special, stripped back set
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Bound for Rathlin Sound
Organisers of the Maritime Festival tell us about the raft of events for all ages to enjoy between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island from May 26
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Sexuality and Gender the Focus of Belfast Photo Festival 2017
This year's programme goes 'Beyond Pink and Blue', exploring how the camera can shape perceptions of identity over a month of exhibitions and events
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Call for Buskers to Jamm in Strabane
Artists and bands have the chance to win up to £1,000 by taking part in the Summer Jamm festival's annual showcase competition
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Belfast Book Festival Offers Literary Nourishment for Mind, Body and Soul
This year's newly-launched programme features 100 events offering an 11-day escape into fiction, comedy, current-day issues and much more
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Celtronic Headliners Announced
The electronic music festival extends its reign as Ireland's long-running with big name DJs plus debuting acts set for Derry next month
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Stendhal Festival Announces 2017 Line-up
Sharon Shannon and Ash are amongst the first half of music acts revealed to be playing the award-winning Limavady event this year
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Artist Gives Fresh Lick of Paint to Stendhal Festival
Rachel Morrow was selected from an almost 50-strong shortlist to team with the Limavady event as its headline visual artist for this year
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Magnificent Seven for Moira Calling
Main stage acts announced for the Co. Armagh music festival which returns as a now two-day event on September 8 and 9
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Festival of Fools Returns
Belfast will laugh itself silly over the May Day weekend as an array of international circus acts bring free street theatre and absurdity to the city centre and Cathedral Quarter
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Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Comes of Age
Belfast's most dynamic annual arts offering celebrates its 18th birthday with a suitably bold programme of music, comedy, theatre and more
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Complete Guide to Brilliant Corners
Andrew Moore gives a full five-day run-down of events as Belfast's only jazz festival reaches its fifth year
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Spring Féile Offers Maximum Respect to Festival-Goers
Stephen Rea calls for wider response to immigration policy as new human rights festival launches joint programme with Belfast's biannual Irish culture celebration
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New Ideas on Politics and Culture in Third Imagine Belfast Festival
Week-long programme featuring over 80 events aims to spark debate around the issues of today while preparing for an uncertain tomorrow
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Imelda May Jazzed for Derry Return
Five years on from her Peace One Day performance the Dubliner is set to headline this year's Jazz and Big Band Festival
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Artists Wanted for Global Culture Event
Ubuntu Festival organisers call on musicians, performers and more to help deliver the celebration of diversity in Derry
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Belfast Children's Festival Programme Announced
Under new direction, the festival for families, fifteens and under builds on its foundations with local and international arts made more accessible than ever
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Out to Lunch to Serve Up Perfect January Cure
Belfast's bespoke winter festival is back this New Year with another helping of music, comedy, spoken word and literature
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