MAY
Balmoral Show, King's Hall, Belfast.
Belfast City Marathon, Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast.
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast.
City of Derry Jazz Festival, Derry.
Guinness Classic Fishing Festival, Lower Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh.
Lord Mayors Show, Belfast.
May Day Races, Down Royal Race Course, Lisburn.
North West 200, Portrush & Causeway Coast, Co. Antrim.
Strabane & District Vehicle Club Annual Display, Strabane, Co. Tyrone.
Tandragee 100, locations around Armagh.

JUNE
Ards TT – 75th Anniversary, starting from Dundonald, around the Ards TT Circuit.
Black Bush Causeway Coast Golf Tournament, courses at Ballycastle, Castlerock, Royal Portrush, Portstewart.
Bike Week, throughout Northern Ireland.
Holywood International Jazz Festival, Holywood, Co. Down.
Special Olympics, World Summer Games King’s Hall, Belfast.
Ulster Derby, Down Royal Race Course.

JULY
American Independence Celebrations, Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh.
Highland Games, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone.
International Rose Week, Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast.
Lady of the Lake Festival, Main Street, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh.

AUGUST
Oul' Lammas Fair, Ballycastle.
Féile an Phobail Community Festival, West Belfast.
Linen Day, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Cultra, Holywood, Co. Down.

SEPTEMBER
Hillsborough Oyster Festival, Hillsborough.
Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Festival, Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh.
Ideal Home Exhibition, King's Hall, Belfast.
Northern Ireland v Armenia, (Euro 2004) Windsor Park, Belfast.

OCTOBER
Belfast Festival at Queen's, Queen's University, Belfast.
Circuit of Ireland Retrospective Rally, Starts in Northern Ireland and finishes in Southern Ireland.
Hallowe'en Celebrations, Various venues in Belfast and Derry.
Planet Fun, King's Hall, Belfast.
Gremlin Week at W5 Odyssey Arena, Queens Quay, Belfast

NOVEMBER
Christmas Lights Switch-On, various locations.
Cinemagic Film Festival for Young People, various locations in Belfast.
Foyle Film Festival, various locations, Derry City.
Irish Motorcycle and Superbike Show, King’s Hall, Belfast.

DECEMBER
Belfast Craft Fair King’s Hall, Belfast
Christmas Festival, various locations around Belfast.

These two pages only covers some of the festivals and events throughout Northern Ireland each year. For other events contact the Belfast Welcome Centre (Tel: 028 9024 6609) for a complete listing of individual venues.