What’s on in Belfast this week: 15–22 November 2026
Belfast has 30 events on this week. Most of them are concerts and matches and sports events, with some comedy shows too. Here is what is on, who it suits and how to plan your days out.
For music fans
Choose between Share a Suite - Niall Horan at The O2 Belfast (Sunday to Monday), Khakikid at The Limelight 2 (Sunday, 19:00) and Ole 60 - Off the Grid Tour at The Limelight 1 (Sunday, 19:00), plus 16 more in the listings above.
For sports fans
Choose between Ulster a V Leinster a at Affidea Stadium (Friday, 14:00), North Shared Lounge - Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers at The O2 Belfast (Saturday to Sunday) and Belfast Giants V Nottingham Panthers at The O2 Belfast (Saturday to Sunday).
For a laugh
There is one pick: Aaron McCann: Momentum at Waterfront Hall Auditorium (Friday, 20:00).
For a late night out
There is one pick: Duke Dumont at The Telegraph Building (Friday, 21:00).
Something different
There is one pick: Bridie Mc Menamin Shield Final - Ballerin V St Johns, Belfast at St Comgall's GAA, Antrim - Dunsilly (Sunday, 13:00).
Planning your days out
Most start between 18:30 and 19:30, which leaves time for dinner first. 29 of them are within 3 km of the centre.
Sunday is the busiest day, with 10 events.
Belfast this week: quick answers
What’s on in Belfast this week?
30 events, including Bridie Mc Menamin Shield Final - Ballerin V St Johns, Belfast at St Comgall's GAA, Antrim - Dunsilly, Share a Suite - Niall Horan at The O2 Belfast and Khakikid at The Limelight 2.
Which venues are busiest?
The O2 Belfast (12 events), The Limelight 2 (4 events) and The Limelight 1 (3 events).
Where to go in Belfast: events, concerts and shows worth your night
Belfast has one of the best live music scenes in the UK for a city its size, a Victorian opera house, a cathedral quarter that turns into a bar district after dark, and a festival calendar that runs from the Titanic quarter to the Waterfront. Below is where to go in Belfast for a night out, with addresses, and what tends to be on when.
Concerts and live music in Belfast
The Limelight (17 Ormeau Avenue, limelightbelfast.com) is the city’s main gig venue, two rooms and a club, with touring bands most nights; the Ulster Hall (34 Bedford Street), an 1862 concert hall with a famous organ, is home to the Ulster Orchestra and takes the mid-sized tours, and the SSE Arena in the Titanic quarter the arena shows. The Waterfront Hall (2 Lanyon Place) hosts concerts, comedy and the touring musicals. Traditional sessions run nightly in the pubs of the Cathedral Quarter and along the Ormeau Road.
Belfast nightlife: the Cathedral Quarter
The Cathedral Quarter, the cobbled streets around St Anne’s Cathedral, is where the night is: the Duke of York, the Dirty Onion and the bars of Commercial Court, with live music in most of them, until 1 am, and the clubs around Donegall Street until 3. The Ormeau Road and the Botanic area have the student bars.
Theatre and comedy in Belfast
The Grand Opera House (Great Victoria Street), Frank Matcham’s 1895 theatre, takes the touring musicals, opera and the Christmas panto; the Lyric Theatre on the Lagan produces new work, and the MAC in the Cathedral Quarter stages theatre, dance and exhibitions in one building. The Empire Music Hall (42 Botanic Avenue), a converted church, is the comedy and covers club.
Museums and galleries in Belfast
The Ulster Museum in the Botanic Gardens is free and holds the art collection; the MAC (10 Exchange Street West) has three free galleries, and the Titanic Belfast museum is the city’s largest attraction. The Cathedral Quarter’s Late Night Art opens the galleries on the first Thursday of the month.
Belfast festivals and events by season
- Winter: the Christmas market at City Hall from mid-November, the Out to Lunch arts festival in January, and the Belfast Children’s Festival in March.
- Spring: the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in May, and the Belfast City Marathon.
- Summer: Belsonic concerts in the Ormeau Park in June, the Belfast Mela in August, and Pride at the end of July.
- Autumn: the Belfast International Arts Festival in October and November, the Belfast Film Festival, and Culture Night in September.
Things to do in Belfast tonight and this weekend
The listings above are the live version of all this: every concert, show, club night and exhibition on in Belfast tonight, tomorrow and this weekend, with times, prices and tickets, updated every hour.
