About Culture Night

The biggest event in Belfast's cultural calendar returns for its first double-helping! Come help us make a weekend of it with Culture Night on Friday 20 September and Culture Day on Saturday 21 September.

Culture Night Belfast enters its second decade with its first ever weekender! Following our massive tenth birthday celebrations last year with over 85,000 descending on the city for an evening of exploration, adventure and wonder, we've had a chance to regroup, and take stock of which direction we think Culture Night should be taking over the next ten years.

So, we've taken the very best aspects of what we've learned over the first ten years, and with slightly wiser heads and a little of experience on the clock, we've decided this year to celebrate everything that's culturally great about our city, with an accent on environmental responsibility. This means that we're committed to refining both our programming and ecological footprint. This also means that we want to start to change the idea of Culture Night being just for one day, rather than what it should be - a showcase of what's going on in this city of ours all year round.

"Culture, Night & Day" is our maxim for this year, and accordingly we're delighted to announce that as well as Culture Night taking place on Friday 20 September, we're also thrilled to announce that Culture Day will be taking place on Saturday 21 September. Because as sure as Day follows Night, Belfast is a cultural city for more than one night a year!

Join us then us then not just for the biggest weekend in Belfast's cultural calendar, but also the most culturally diverse, inclusive and environmentally friendly night and day in the city!