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Bell's Brewery Belfast
Located within The Deer's Head - Established in 1885 and the last surviving saloon bar in the area.
Serving up great bar food and their own local beer, which you can take a tour guided tasting tour of, learn what is involved in creating the micro brewery, or try out what they have on offer with their beer plane.
Bookable online at The Deers Head Belfast
Also well known for great live music upstairs!
They offer whiskey nights and live entertainment. Check them out online to find out more.
Belfast Mela Festival
2025
A week long celebration of culture, colour and creativity as it comes together across a magical series of events finishing with the fabulous festival finale at Botanic Gardens.
Belfast Mela is the city’s annual celebration of global cultures when tens of thousands of visitors come together to celebrate our people and diversity.
The centre piece of the festival is Mela Day, which transforms Botanic Gardens into a magical global garden filled with the sights, sounds and aromas of nations right around the world. Music, dance, arts and culture come together to create a heady, good humoured atmosphere which invites the world into the heart of our city.
The 2025 programme is currently being finalised. Please check back or keep updated at belfastmela.org.uk
Visit Belfast 2024/25
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For inspiration of what to do, where to go, what to eat and other ideas, for children, family, festivals and adventures. All you need to know is at the touch of a button
What's On in Belfast | Visit Belfast
Fancy The Theatre?
There are a number of theatres in Belfast, that offer various shows throughout the year.
From Broadway to Pantomime, and everything in between, you can find something to suit your tastes at any of the following.
Grand Opera House Belfast
Click the link here for more information.
Lyric Theatre
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The MAC
Belfast Punk Music Walking Tour
Come explore the story of punk music in Belfast, a city where punk meant more! Hear about the role of the Good Vibrations record shop and label set up in the late 1970s - and also discover our great contemporary punk bands.
From the late 1970s, Belfast punk has held a special place in music history, near and far. The story of 1970s punk and the Good Vibrations record shop and label run by Terri Hooley, has been dramatised in the ‘Good Vibrations’ film.
Take this walking tour to explore the story of punk music on Belfast’s streets, with a passionate punk music loving guide, who saw live back in the late 1970s the city’s great bands, including The Outcasts, Rudi, Stiff Little Fingers, Ruefrex, Victim, etc – and who also loves today’s punk bands too.
Embrace A Giant Spirit
Discover Northern Ireland has a whole host of activities to discover right at the end of your fingertips.
Whether you need some inspiration for eating out, finding a cooking school, participating in the arts, taking in a concert, discovering a new outdoor pursuit, or just some fun and fantastic adventures that are on offer across Northern Ireland can be found here.
Check out the website for inspiration, and see where your next Giant Adventure will take you!
