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Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics

Belfast, United Kingdom

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Belfast's festival of ideas and politics, organised since 2015 by the not-for-profit Imagine! Belfast Ltd. It programmes over one hundred events (debates, workshops, film, theatre, comedy) across the city, free or pay what you can, on the future of Belfast and of democracy. The only member of the Democracy Festivals Association outside Northern Europe and an example of a civic festival in a post-conflict society.

Organised by
Imagine! Belfast Ltd. (not-for-profit company)
Since
2015
Frequency
Annual · usual months: March or April
Continuity
Still held
Usual venue
Belfast, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Website
imaginebelfast.com ↗
Last reviewed
13 September 2026

Editions on record

Editions announced by the organiser are recorded. What is expected is deduced from the frequency and the usual months, and marked as an estimate.

5 to 11 April 2027

Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics 2027

Belfast · United Kingdom

2027 edition, from 5 to 11 April, with over 120 events planned across venues in Belfast, free or pay what you can.

Democratic innovation

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