Highlights include a pop-up restaurant at a local cidery, dining under the cover of tepees, foraging for your own lunch and a cider versus wine face-off. The Armagh Food and Cider Festival is perfectly timed to take place in September just as autumn dons its rusty red jacket. Just up the road in County Armagh is a hum-dinger of a little festival that is led from the front by local artisan food producers and leading chefs. Don’t be surprised to bump into him if you come along.

Beckett went to secondary school in the county as did local favourite, actor Adrian Dunbar. In Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, the annual Samuel Beckett Festival draws in lovers of literature from all over the country to celebrate the writer’s life and work. Local literary luminaries are celebrated too Belsonic has something for everyone and offers visitors the perfect chance to soak up big sounds while basking in the summer sunshine. Highlights in recent years have included Stormzy, Arcade Fire, Liam Gallagher, The 1975, The Chemical Brothers, Foals, Hozier and Ellie Goulding. The annual music festival, which was launched in 2008, continues to draw in some of the biggest international music acts around. Catch the beats at BelsonicĮach June sees the beautiful Ormeau Park transformed into an idyllic festival venue for Belsonic. On the go since 1962, this event is the grand old dame of the Belfast Arts scene and every year it gets bigger and better.

The city is full of life and takes every opportunity to celebrate with a schedule of festivals and events that are the envy of many bigger cities around the world. One of the biggest of the lot is the Belfast International Arts Festival which puts on over 100 events in October featuring Irish premieres and a host of top acts from across the world. Belfast is brimming with brillianceīelfast is buzzing throughout the year. Walk through iconic sets from the show and see the costumes, props and weapons that brought Game of Thrones® to life on screen. Experience the world of Game of Thrones® like never beforeĮxplore how one of the world's greatest ever TV series was created by taking a trip to Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge, County Down, for the world's first and only Game of Thrones Studio Tour.

That’s all part and parcel of our giant spirit, and for you the visitor, it makes taking part in the life, and soul, of the place so much more fun. For such a small corner of the world, you’ll find there’s very rarely a dull moment in Northern Ireland.

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