Rolling Programme

Culture Night Belfast 2025 – Long May He Run: Neil Young at 80

Culture Night Belfast 2025 – Long May He Run: Neil Young at 80

Rosemary St. Church

Friday 19 September, 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Stone Foundation

CQAF and Superfly Funk and Soul Belfast proudly present

Stone Foundation

The Oh Yeah Centre

Saturday 27 September, 7.30pm

Hollie McNish with Michael Pedersen / Brand New Book Tour!

Hollie McNish with Michael Pedersen / Brand New Book Tour!

Mandela Hall

Tuesday 16 December, 8.00pm

Now Press Play 2025 Early-bird

From a Forest to a Fiddle

From a Forest to a Fiddle

The Black Box (Green Room)

Wednesday 1 October, 8.00pm 

Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in the Catacombs

Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in the Catacombs

The Deer’s Head

Wednesday 1 October, 8.00pm

Nashville (50th anniversary screening in 5.1)

Presented in association with Sonic Arts Research lab. and Queen's University Belfast

Nashville (50th anniversary screening in 5.1)

Sonic Arts Resource Centre (SARC)

Thursday 2 October, 7.00pm

Sly Lives! aka The Burden of Black Genius

Sly Lives! aka The Burden of Black Genius

The Deer’s Head

Thursday 2 October, 7.30pm

Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

Ulster Sports Club

Saturday 4 October, 2.00pm

Out To Lunch 2026 Early-bird

Hiraeth: Yearning for Home? With Michael Smiley and Miranda Sawyer

Hiraeth: Yearning for Home? With Michael Smiley and Miranda Sawyer

The Black Box

Sunday 11 January, 2.00pm

Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes

Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes

The Black Box

Tuesday 13 January, 1.00pm and 8.00pm

‘A Little Cloud’ and ‘Counterparts’ from Joyce’s Dubliners

‘A Little Cloud’ and ‘Counterparts’ from Joyce’s Dubliners

The Black Box

Wednesday 14 January, 8.00pm

Arts Across Belfast Bus Tour

Arts Across Belfast Bus Tour

Leaves Black Box

Sunday 18 January, 10.25am - 2.00pm 

Rosie Wilby: The Breakup Monologues Live Podcast

Rosie Wilby: The Breakup Monologues Live Podcast

The Black Box

Sunday 18 January, 8.00pm

Don Letts DJ Set + Explosion Sound System Selectors

Superfly Funk and Soul & CQAF present

Don Letts DJ Set + Explosion Sound System Selectors

Ulster Sports Club 

Saturday 24 January, 10.30pm 

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