SUN 8 NOV | QUEEN VICTORIA IN BELFAST
In 1849, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made a celebrated visit to Belfast.
Join Barbara Boyle to follow the story.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Queen’s → Albert Clock
🎟️ Book:
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SAT 7 NOV GRAVEYARD DRAMA AT FRIAR’S BUSH
Meet some of early Belfast’s colourful characters in the Graveyard. Mark Doherty & actor Stephen Beggs bring remarkable stories from its past to life.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Friar’s Bush Graveyard
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FRI 6 NOV BELFAST STATUES & SCULPTURES
Take a closer look at the public art that helps tell Belfast’s story. Join Niall McSperrin to discover around many sculptures & what they tell us about Belfast.🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Ulster Mus → Big Fish
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SUN 1 NOV LOOK UP!
When did you last walk through Belfast & simply look up?
Join Peter McCabe to discover carvings, architectural details & ‘ghost signs’ hiding above street level around City Hall.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Belfast City Hall
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SAT 31 OCT | BELFAST STATUES & SCULPTURES
What can Belfast’s public art tell us about the city?
Join Niall McSperrin & discover around fascinating sculptures, from the Ulster Museum to the Big Fish.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Ulster Mus to Big Fish
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THU 29 OCT | BLUE LIGHTS FILM LOCATIONS
Fan of Blue Lights?
Join guide Peter McCabe for a 90-minute walk around Belfast locations seen across S1–3 of the hit BBC drama.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Starts & ends at Belfast City Hall
🎟️ Book:
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THU 22 OCT | BELFAST LITERARY TOUR
How many great writers can one city claim?
Join guide John Bradbury to explore Belfast’s connections with C S Lewis, Seamus Heaney & many more.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Writers’ Square → Queen’s
🎟️ Book:
belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/2026-festival/
#BIAF26 #Belfast

SUN 18 OCT | QUEEN VICTORIA IN BELFAST
Discover the story of Queen Victoria’s celebrated 1849 visit to Belfast with guide Barbara Boyle.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Queen’s University → Albert Memorial Clock
🎟️ Book:
belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/2026-festival/
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SAT 17 OCT | BELFAST LITERARY TOUR
Discover Belfast through the writers who shaped its literary story with guide John Bradbury.
From CS Lewis and Louis MacNeice to Seamus Heaney.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Writers’ Square → Queen’s
🎟️ Book:
belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/2026-festival/
#BIAF26 #Belfast

FRI 16 OCT | OSCAR WILDE WALKING TOUR
Discover Oscar Wilde’s Belfast connections with guide Mark Doherty – from his 1884 visit to some fascinating local connections to his life.
🕚 11am & 2pm
📍 Queen’s Uni → The Harrison
🎟️ Book:
belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/2026-festival/
#BIAF26 #Belfast