
Belfast Music Festivals — 2026 Dates, Lineups & Weekend Passes
10 confirmed festivals in Belfast this year, sorted by date. Lineups, weekend passes, single-day tickets — live availability refreshed every 6 hours.
Upcoming Belfast Music Festivals
10 festivals sorted by date.

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Belfast City Blues Festival - Koss & CO
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Belfast City Blues Festival - The Rory Gallagher Tribut
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Belfast City Blues Festival - Crow Black Chicken
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Belfast City Blues Festival Blues Funk Soul Celebration
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Belfast City Blues Festival - The Clara Rose Big Band
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Belfast City Blues Festival - The Ronnie Greer Big Band

Cian Ducrot - Summer Series
WellFest Belfast 2026

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
How Belfast's Festival Season Works
Belfast's festival calendar leans hard on its waterfront. Promoters anchor the biggest 2026 bills to harbour parks, beachside fairgrounds and lakefront stages where sightlines and sunsets do half the marketing. Expect two clear waves: a May-into-June run of curated boutique festivals (electronic, indie, world-music), then the headline weekends in July and August when stadium-scale touring acts route through. Weekend passes tier aggressively — Early Bird usually clears 4 to 6 months out, regular tier opens 2 to 3 months ahead at a 20 to 40 percent premium, and single-day tickets often beat full passes once a headliner gets confirmed late.