Things to do in Belfast

6 activities, venues and outings in Belfast, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Metropolitan Arts Centre
The MAC
The MAC opened in 2012 and is a centre for art, theatre and dance.
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Queens Film Theatre
Belfast's art house and repertory cinema, and the main venue for the Belfast Film Festival.
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SSE Arena
Formerly Odyssey Pavilion
This complex contains a 12-screen cinema, the multi-use SSE Arena, conference facilities, W5 science museum (see above) and restaurants and bars.
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Waterfront Hall
Large events venue on the west bank of the river, see website for upcoming shows.
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Grand Opera House
Opened in 1895, this is a splendid example of Victorian Oriental architecture, refurbished in 2020. It has a full programme of shows including panto. Oh no it doesn't! Oh yes it does!
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Lyric Theatre
The Lyric has a main theatre seating 400 and the Naughton Studio seating around 150.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0).