Festival of Fools returns to Belfast City Centre May 4th - 9th 2024

01 May 2024

Festival of Fools returns to Belfast City Centre May 4th - 9th 2024
The Festival of Fools returns to Belfast City Centre from May 4th -  9th 2024. The festival offers three days of free daytime programmes which are jam-packed, all-inclusive daytime entertainment for the whole family!

All daytime shows are free to attend with no booking required. Any act you can name, you can guarantee they have it including circus, parkour, dance, archery and visual arts.

Once you have collected your race pack from the TEC Belfast on Friday or Saturday, why not check out what’s on in the City with Festival of Fools? This year’s programme has award winning performers from all over the world including Ireland, Canada, Italy, Argentina, Germany, France, Spain, and Australia, so don’t miss out if you are staying overnight after the Moy Park Belfast City Marathon on Sunday and check out what is happening on Bank Holiday Monday.

For the full Festival of Fools programme of events please see HERE !

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