New tour celebrates Belfast`s musical heritage
25 February 2009
Music lovers from near and far are being given the chance to explore Belfast`s incredibly rich and diverse musical heritage – in a single afternoon.
The Belfast Music Tour is a bus journey through the heart of a great rock and roll city, from Ruby Murray and Van Morrison […]
Belfast Film Festival to `light up the city`
24 February 2009
Belfast has been invited to `take its seat` for the 9th Jameson Belfast Film Festival.
The Festival, which runs from 26 March - 4 April, was described by Lord Mayor Tom Hartley as “a cornerstone event in the city`s annual arts calendar”.
Film fans will be treated to […]
Belfast gears up for X-citing St Patrick`s Day
9 March 2009
Thousands of people are expected to pour into Belfast city centre for the annual St Patrick`s Day celebrations, organised by Belfast City Council.
Some 5,000 tickets for the centrepiece concert, featuring teenage singing sensation Eoghan Quigg, were snapped up in just a few days.
However, revellers can still […]
Titanic story retold – on water and on land
10 March 2009
The City of Belfast once again is preparing to commemorate and celebrate the world`s most famous ocean liner, the RMS Titanic.
Each weekend in March and April, beginning on Saturday 14 March, a series of special tours will bring the story of Titanic, and the people […]
Family fun tops the bill at Ulster Hall
10 March 2009
Family fun is very much `top of the bill` at the newly restored Ulster Hall on Sunday 15 March.
The Grand Dame of Bedford Street reopened on 6 March, following her £8.5 million facelift. She is the first of a number of iconic Belfast buildings to open […]
Art of hand weaving revived at Market
12 March 2009
The traditional art of linen weaving is to be revived in a special demonstration at Belfast`s St George`s Market.
Linen has been `back on the Market` at St George`s for the past year – and now one of Ireland`s few practising weavers is to show how she has […]
