Lovin’ Belfast keep us up to date with what’s-a-happening this coming weekend.
Orangefest
12 July from 9am
Belfast City Centre
The Belfast “12th of July” celebrations are a magnificent spectacle of tradition, colour and music that can be enjoyed by all locals and visitors alike. The parades will pass through the city centre from 10am to 12noon and 5pm to 7pm. There will be a Food Festival from 9am and street entertainment from 12noon.
BP Big Screen: The Royal Opera presents La Bohème
15 July 7.30pm
Belfast City Hall Grounds
The big screen in City Hall grounds will host a free live screening of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, direct from the Royal Opera House in London. It will feature behind-the-scenes filming, as well as competitions and coverage from other participating UK cities.
Lego Brick City Exhibition
17 May – 13 July
Titanic Belfast
As Lego fever grips the globe with the release of The LEGO® Movie in cinemas, famed independent Lego artist Warren Elsmore will bring his breath-taking recreations of major city landmarks and iconic global images to Titanic Belfast.
FIFA World Cup Final on the Big Screen
13 July 9pm
Belfast City Hall Grounds
Belfast City Hall’s Big Screen is showing the 2014 FIFA World Cup final at 9pm on Sunday 13 July. Free admission, no tickets required.
Music in the Parks
11 May – 21 September
Parks across Belfast
Music in the Parks takes place in parks across Belfast from Sunday 11 May to Sunday 21 September 2014. Whatever your preference, smooth, mellow, brass, pipe or accordion there will be music to suit all tastes.
A Step in Time: The Story of Irish Dance
27 June 2014 – 9 January 2016
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
The exhibition charts the history of Irish Dance from the late 1800s to present day, through costume, embroidery, images and film. Irish Dance has evolved over the last 300 years into a distinctive style enjoyed by performers of all ages and backgrounds worldwide.
Family Fun Days
12 & 13 July
Belfast Zoo
During this weekend you can enjoy a range of family activities, including face painting and a bouncy castle. Animal feeding times will be taking place throughout the day.
Costumes Parisiens
13 June – 30 November
Ulster Museum
Take a glimpse into the opulent fashions of Paris in the early 1900s with this exquisite exhibition of fashion prints from 1912 to 1914 on loan from the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin.
Festival of Fools Sunday Treats
Every Sunday in July & August
Cotton Court & Saint Anne’s Square
Festival of Fools is back with a summer season to delight and entertain you. Each Sunday in July and August you can enjoy some of the finest and funniest street theatre around, all on your doorstep.
Cat Power
15 July 8pm
Belfast Empire
From indie queen to modern day Southern soul heroine, Chan Marshall, known to the world as Cat Power has charted an inimitable musical trajectory that lives in the hearts of fans worldwide.
