Things To Do And See Around Belfast
           
 

Bus Tours

Day trips to Northern Ireland's sights and famous places:

  • Glens of Antrim, Carrick-A-Rede Rope bridge, Giant's Causeway, Bushmills Whiskey Distillery, and Dunluce Castle.
  • The Dolmen at Legannany, Slieve Croob, Newcastle and Mourne Mountains.
  • The Irish Linen Tour: Banbridge, Lagan Valley, and Lisburn Linen Museum.
  • Armagh, the cathedral city, St. Patricks trail, and Navan Fort (Emain Macha), the ancient seat of Ulster's High Kings.
  • Strangford Lough, Downpatrick, Strangford, Castle Ward Estate, Nature Reserves, and seal breeding colonies.
  • Fermanagh Lakeland (fishing and boat tours), Enniskillen, White Island, Marble Arch Caves.
  • Sperrin Mountains between Omagh and Cookstown, An Creggan Information Centre - a starting point for numerous excursions to highly interesting prehistoric sites, i. e. Ogham Stones, Beaghmore Stone Circles, Court- and Wedgegraves, Crannogs, Dolmens ...
  • Derry - Northern Irelands mediaeval walled city with cathedrals, museums (Tower Museum), and craft village.
      
           
 

Some Major Events

  • Celtic Spring Festival - Drama and Irish Language festival, Celtic rock band and set dancing on St Patrick's Day in Derry. 17 - 24 March.
  • Apple Blossom Festival - A truly international festival linked in with the American Apple Festival in Winchester, Virginia - biggest in the USA. Armagh, in May.
  • Northern Lights Festival / Oul' Lammas Fair - major music festival, pub trailsentertainment in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. Last , workshops, street weekend in May.
  • Jazz and Blues Festival - Holywood, June.
  • Pipe Band Championships - All Ireland solo, piping and drumming championships. Newcastle, beginning of July.
  • Fiddler's Green Folk Festival - at Rostrevor, end of July. Week-long festival brings singers from many countries to this small town in the foothills of the Mournes. Traditional music and Ceili.
  • Foyle Film Festival - International festival featuring new Irish releases and the best classics. Derry, November.
  • New Year's Eve celebrations - firework, ice-show, open-air music, carnival and lots more.

There is a huge variety of other festivals and events happening throughout the year. Have a look at the calendar of events.

      
             

             
   

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