Belfast TradFest to run from July 27th – August 3rdxa02025
Belfast TradFest is set to celebrate its 7th summer edition across Belfast UNESCO City of Music between Sunday 27thxa0July – Sunday 3rdxa0August 2025.xa0
The city will come alive with the very best of traditional music, song, and dance, as some of the world’s finest traditional artists take to stages across Belfast.
(Photo: Belfast Tradfest 2024 – Claire Loughran).
The festival will open with a spectacular double-bill featuring Dervish, a global phenomenon in traditional music, alongside the ground-breaking ensemble NOTIFY, who will be joined by the Irish Concertina Orchestra, Cormac McCarthy, and the MGCE Concert Orchestra for an unforgettable night at Belfast’s iconic Ulster Hall on Sunday 27th July.xa0xa0
The week ahead promises more musical highlights, including:
- Matt Molloy, John Carty & Brian McGrathxa0andxa0The Breathxa0in Mandela Hall onxa0Friday 1st August
- A stunning collaboration ofxa0Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway & John McIntyrexa0with thexa0Ulster Orchestraxa0onxa0Saturday 2nd August, Mandela Hall
- Goitse withxa0John Doyle & Mick McAuleyxa0at the Empire Music Hall onxa0Wednesday 30th July
- Iarla Ó Lionáird & Tim Edeyxa0withxa0Tempestxa0onxa0Thursday 31st July, also in the Empire
- A stellar closing night double-bill withxa0MOXIExa0and the dynamicxa0Kinnaris Quintetxa0also in Mandela Hall onxa0Saturday 2nd August
Speaking on this year’s festival, Artistic Director Dónal O’Connor said: “The 7th edition of Belfast TradFest will be our biggest to date with over 550 musicians taking part in over 450 events over the course of 8 days.
“We’re excited to welcome people from all over the world to attend our summer school and festival and to showcase Belfast UNESCO City of Music as a vibrant, inclusive, energetic and fun city.”
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Belfast TradFest is supported by Belfast City Council, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland, Ulster University and Belfast Cathedral Quarter BID.
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