EastSide Arts Festival

EastSide Arts Festival is an annual summer festival that showcases the brilliant creative talent that lies within east Belfast, as it serves up a sizzling feast of events.

Locations across the EastSide and beyond feature music, comedy, movies, theatre, talks, workshops, exhibitions, poetry, events for the young and old, community events and heritage tours. Each year sees the festival growing in ambition and reach, with more venues getting involved, a wider mix of events on offer and greater celebration of the thriving arts scene in east Belfast. Our 2016 festival ran from 10-21 August and featured more than 100 events in 40 events over 12 days, including headline performances by Anúna and Nick Lowe.