# Events & Things To Do In Belfast on 5th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Belfast on 5th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Belfast on 5th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Belfast

- **Event Name**: London African Gospel Choir Celebrate 40 Years of Paul Simon’s Graceland
  - **Description**: Tickets: £30

The internationally acclaimed LONDON AFRICAN GOSPEL CHOIR will bring their celebrated reimagining of Paul Simon’s Graceland to the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival as part of a world tour marking the album’s 40th anniversary.

Since debuting
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  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/london-african-gospel-choir-celebrate-40-years-of-paul-simon’s-graceland/200029592244842
  - **Venue**: Mandela Hall
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, festivals
- **Event Name**: Belfast Blitz Cathedral Quarter Walking Tour
  - **Description**: Join us at the Northern Ireland War Memorial on Tuesday 5 May 2026 to uncover the story of the Belfast Blitz of 1941 with a FREE guided walking tour of the Cathedral Quarter.

Learn how Belfast's architecture was impacted by the air raids by comparing con
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 01:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 02:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/belfast-blitz-cathedral-quarter-walking-tour/200029926496727
  - **Venue**: 21 Talbot Street, BT1 2LD Belfast, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: The Angels' Share - Women+  Whiskey Tasting @ The Sunflower
  - **Description**: Hi! All whiskey loving women and non-binary friends! Join us for our next tasting at The Sunflower  on Tuesday 5 May at 7.30pmAbout this EventWelcome to The Angels' Share Whiskey Tasting @ The Sunflower
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 07:30 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 10:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/the-angels-share-women-whiskey-tasting-the-sunflower/100001987426103977
  - **Venue**: Sunflower Public House
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  - **Price**: GBP 22
  - **Categories**: Contests
- **Event Name**: THE TURBULENT TALE OF TYPHOID MARY...
  - **Description**: Sorella Theatre in conjuction with McConnell's Distillery...

The Turbulent Tale of Typhoid Mary by Brenda Winter Palmer.


This performed reading takes place in the magnificently transformed ‘A-Wing’ at the former Crumlin Road Gaol, now the home of the
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  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 07:45 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 09:45 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/the-turbulent-tale-of-typhoid-mary/200029926497230
  - **Venue**: Crumlin road gaol
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  - **Categories**: workshops, art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Grow your sales: Master Customer-Obsessed Selling
  - **Description**: In this hands-on workshop, we’ll help you create detailed customer personas that drive your marketing and sales strategies.About this EventUsing proven techniques, you’ll learn how create your ideal customer profiles, as
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 09:30 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/grow-your-sales-master-customer-obsessed-selling/100001984627410008
  - **Venue**: Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: workshops, business
- **Event Name**: The Criminal Cases Review Commission and Miscarriages of Justice
  - **Description**: This event will have two sections: 1. CCRC and the Legacy of the Conflict in Northern Ireland and 2. CCRC and the Criminal Justice SystemAbout this EventJoin us for this event organised by the Criminal Cases Review Commis
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 01:30 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 05:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/the-criminal-cases-review-commission-and-miscarriages-of-justice/100001987670416723
  - **Venue**: Queen's University Belfast
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: The Tuesday Group with Bernie McQuillan
  - **Description**: Join us to celebrate the launch of regular Write Night Workshop member Bernie McQuillan’s debut novel The Lobster PotAbout this EventWe’ll have a chat about the book, and raise a glass both to Bernie, and to all the write
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/the-tuesday-group-with-bernie-mcquillan/100001981519890333
  - **Venue**: The Seamus Heaney Centre
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, performances, health-wellness, theatre, entertainment, contests, meetups
- **Event Name**: Crown Creative Open Studio
  - **Description**: Join Crown Creative for an open studio during Belfast Design Week. Drop in, have a look around and get a feel for how we work across design.About this EventA big part of our work is shaped by the idea of thoughtful hospit
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/crown-creative-open-studio/100001987598529707
  - **Venue**: Crown Creative Belfast
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Blick Creative Talk - Maureen Laverty Product and Fashion Designer
  - **Description**: Maureen will talk about her practice-based PhD research that explored the sensory experience of clothing with neurodivergent communities.About this EventJoin us on 5th May for our next Creative Talk with Blick Resident Ma
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/blick-creative-talk-maureen-laverty-product-and-fashion-designer/100001987062109259
  - **Venue**: Blick Shared Studios
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, Fashion
- **Event Name**: Roundtable/Book Launch: Diasporic Futures
  - **Description**: Diasporic Futures: Rethinking Temporality and Agency in Transnational PoliticsAbout this EventJoin us for a roundtable discussion and book launch of Diasporic Futures (2025, Edinburgh University Press).
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 02:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 03:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/roundtable-book-launch-diasporic-futures/100001984876995525
  - **Venue**: Lanyon Building/Senate Room
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Designed to Learn: Creating environmental board games with children
  - **Description**: A talk that gives an overview of the Future Island-Island project where academics deliver hands-on design-led workshops to children.About this EventThis talk, delivered by two Ulster University academics, will showcase th
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 12:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/designed-to-learn-creating-environmental-board-games-with-children/100001987264636022
  - **Venue**: Weavers Cross
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: workshops, kids, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Seoladh Taighde | Research Launch
  - **Description**: Éire Aontaithe – Deis Chlaochlaitheach don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 11:00 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 12:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/seoladh-taighde-|-research-launch/100001986839479367
  - **Venue**: The Seamus Heaney Centre
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Belfast May Day Chess Social 2026
  - **Description**: A celebration of community and solidarity, bringing together players  for an evening of strategy and socialisingAbout this EventStrategy & Solidarity: The May Day Chess SocialA shared tradition. A f
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/belfast-may-day-chess-social-2026/100001985619747115
  - **Venue**: First Presbyterian Church
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  - **Price**: Free

## Trending Events in Belfast

- **Event Name**: Belfast Barber Bash - Barber Culture, Education & Socialising
  - **Description**: VIP TICKETS FOR THE FIRST 100 - EARLY ACCESS AND A VIP GOODIE BAGWe have an epic line up for you this year and amazing exhibitors. Grab your tickets before it's too late!!The Bar
  - **Venue**: Banana Block
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- **Event Name**: Barber Battle Belfast - Freestyle Registration
  - **Description**: Competitors will have 30 mins to create their Freestyle look.This is a cut and style competition.You can produce a mod, mullet, pompadour or any style you decide on, anything goes in this competition. If you finish quicker this will
  - **Venue**: Banana Block
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- **Event Name**: Barber Battle Belfast  - Design and Pattern Registration
  - **Description**: We want to see elite-level barber artistry. Razor-sharp lines, innovative patterns, and expertly carved shapes that push creative boundaries. Precision, balance, and originality are key—this is about mastery of the tools and vision in the design.
  - **Venue**: Banana Block
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- **Event Name**: Soy Container Candle Making Workshop
  - **Description**: 🕯Designer Scented Soy Candle Making Workshop🕯 Workshop Located in South Belfast £25 per person to include refreshments Join us in this relaxed workshop in learning how to make your own designer scented natural soy container candle,
  - **Venue**: 35 Malone Heights, Belfast
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- **Event Name**: Lampshade Making Workshop
  - **Description**: 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥  Workshop located Upper Malone, South Belfast  £45 per person to include lampshade kit, expert instruction & refreshments.  You will bring along your own suitable q
  - **Venue**: 35 Malone Heights, Belfast
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- **Event Name**: The Prodigy at SSE Arena Belfast
  - **Description**: ✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at The Prodigy at SSE Arena Belfast, where every moment tells a story! 🏛️ The stunning SSE Arena Belfast in vibrant Belfast, NI transforms into a
  - **Venue**: SSE Arena Belfast
- **Event Name**: The Prodigy Belfast Tickets
  - **Description**: The Prodigy at SSE Arena Belfast✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at The Prodigy Belfast Tickets, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming SSE Arena in the heart of Belfast
  - **Venue**: SSE Arena
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- **Event Name**: Zach Bryan at Boucher Road Playing Fields
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Zach Bryan at Boucher Road Playing Fields, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast, NI sets the
  - **Venue**: Boucher Road Playing Fields
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- **Event Name**: Michael Buble at Ormeau Park
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Michael Buble at Ormeau Park, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Ormeau Park nestled in bustling Belfast, NI, this event p
  - **Venue**: Ormeau Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Belfast?
  - **A:** London African Gospel Choir Celebrate 40 Years of Paul Simon’s Graceland (Tue May 05 2026 at 08:00 pm at Mandela Hall), Belfast Blitz Cathedral Quarter Walking Tour (Tue May 05 2026 at 01:00 pm at 21 Talbot Street, BT1 2LD Belfast, United Kingdom), The Angels' Share - Women+  Whiskey Tasting @ The Sunflower (Tue May 05 2026 at 07:30 pm at Sunflower Public House), THE TURBULENT TALE OF TYPHOID MARY... (Tue May 05 2026 at 07:45 pm at Crumlin road gaol), Grow your sales: Master Customer-Obsessed Selling (Tue May 05 2026 at 09:30 am at Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Belfast?
  - **A:** Grow your sales: Master Customer-Obsessed Selling (Tue May 05 2026 at 09:30 am at Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator), The Criminal Cases Review Commission and Miscarriages of Justice (Tue May 05 2026 at 01:30 pm at Queen's University Belfast), The Tuesday Group with Bernie McQuillan (Tue May 05 2026 at 05:30 pm at The Seamus Heaney Centre), Crown Creative Open Studio (Tue May 05 2026 at 06:00 pm at Crown Creative Belfast), Blick Creative Talk - Maureen Laverty Product and Fashion Designer (Tue May 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at Blick Shared Studios).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Belfast?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Belfast on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Belfast?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Belfast?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Belfast include Mandela Hall, 21 Talbot Street, BT1 2LD Belfast, United Kingdom, Sunflower Public House.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Belfast?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Belfast range from GBP 22 to GBP 22. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Belfast?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Belfast include The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Northern Ireland War Memorial, The Angels' Share, Belfast.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Belfast?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Belfast.

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