🌟 This will be epic! 🌟
Earlier this week, Lord Mayor Micky Murray visited the site of the upcoming Shadowdock event - taking place at Thompson Dry Dock from Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 September.
From the creative minds of designer Henry Sykes (Our Place In Space, Banana Block) and Three’s Theatre Company, this mesmerising light show, produced by innovative lighting designers Conal Clapper and Alan Mooney, is accompanied by a captivating soundscape created by award winning composer Katie Richardson – promising an unforgettable, immersive theatre experience.
Shadowdock is commissioned by Belfast 2024 and supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland and The Lightbody Foundation . With special thanks to venue partners Titanic Distillers, Catalyst NI and Maritime Mile.
Check out the link in our bio for tickets!
We’re so proud of this beautiful boat! Huge congratulations to PS², Niamh Scullion, Lagan Currachs and a huge bunch of amazing volunteers who built this beautiful skiff for our city.
The skiff’s name, éalú, has multiple meanings - from escaping to eloping to moving with the tides.
Big thanks to Belfast Tool Library for their support, guidance, tools, equipment!
The skiff was launched at our River Celebration event last Saturday - the culmination of our Belfast 2024 WATER WORKS programme.
⚓ALL HANDS ON DECK!⚓
Paddy Bloomer’s incredible vessel commissioned especially for Belfast 2024 was made from a vintage bus and old wind turbine blade!
It had to make its way from Maritime Mile to Ravenhill Reach where it was launched into the Lagan to take part in the Waterworks celebrations last weekend.
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⚓ALL HANDS ON DECK!⚓
Ahead of last Saturday's WATERWORKS extravaganza on the River Lagan, Paddy Bloomer's incredible LAGAN LIGHTER vessel had to make its way from the Maritime Mile to Ravenhill Reach.
No small task - this epic journey involved a mobile crane, a flat bed truck and more than a few helping hands along the way.
Check out this video to get a behind-the-scenes look at this memorable day!
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Don’t miss the chance to be part of this mesmerising dance performance taking place at Black Mountain Shared Space from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 August.
ROOTS, a multi sensory experience with dance, poetry and story telling will connect audiences with nature during this captivating performance.
To find out more and get your tickets, check out the link in our bio!
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Lord Mayor Cllr Mickey Murray recently visited the new community garden at Black Mountain Shared Space - the venue for ROOTS, one of our #Belfast2024 outdoor spectacles coming up with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Choreographer Eileen McClory from Off The Rails Dance #OTR also spoke to us about what the public can expect from the upcoming events, which will take place from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 August.
For more info and to buy tickets, check out the link in our bio!
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🤩 WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MONTH! 🤩
July was filled with so many incredible moments! Everything from boating-building with PS², Pride celebrations with Show Some Love Belfast, exciting developments with DRIFT and exploring our natural world with Wild Belfast - there's been something for everyone and it's been incredible to watch the city get involved.
We also got to witness the incredible transformation of our city's outdoor space into a magical theatre space when Lyric Belfast presented A Midsummer Night's Dream in a way Belfast had never seen before.
As we look towards the rest of the year, we're filled with a huge sense of excitement about what's to come and we can't wait for you to continue to join us in celebrating the incredible creativity our beautiful city has to offer!
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Where to begin with an introduction to Paddy Bloomer?
Artist-plumber-inventor-explorer, this large-scale commission as part of #Belfast2024 continues his tradition of innovating vessels (or "mechanical curiosities”) which are constructed from recycled materials and featuring sustainable forms of power.
Paddy began construction on The Lagan Lighter in early June and we were fortunate enough to catch up with him ahead of it's maiden voyage this Saturday 3 August as part of PS²'s incredible river celebration at Maysfield Basin from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
There'll be 10,000 boats, processions, performances, paddling pools, music, waves, boatbuilding, ropemaking, bubble-blowing, face-painting.... WATER-WAY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!!!
Alongside #Belfast2024, The Lagan Lighter has also been made possible by support from Maritime Mile ,CastleCourt , Lagan Currachs and Féile na HAbhann - Festival of the River
Get a sneak peek behind the scenes of Safari in the City’s latest event – Wildflower Identification!
It was an incredible experience for all of the attendees, engaging with nature and learning more about the world around us.
If you weren't lucky enough to attend, there's still time to grab tickets to their 'Wildflowers and Butterflies' event at Black Mountain tomorrow (Saturday 20 July).
Check out www.wildbelfast.org to book!
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🌟PROJECT SPOTLIGHT - 9FT IN COMMON🌟
As part of their Manifesto for the Alleyways project, 9ft in Common offered Belfast residents the chance to win £50 - £300 of funding to transform their alleyways.
They received a wide range of ideas - everything from events, furniture, websites... you name it!
We caught up with them as they gathered together all of the applicants, chatted about their ideas over food and collectively decided on which ideas could make a real difference to their local communities.
To find out more about the Manifesto for the Alleyways project and access free resources for your own alleyway transformation journey, visit www.belfast2024.co.uk.
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Last Sunday we caught up with #Belfast2024 creative lead John McIlduff ahead of this weekend's SOLD OUT performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Lyric Belfast.
John spoke about the important collaborative nature of the production and how it seeks to create an outdoor spectacle that re-imagines the way in which we use our city space.
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Arts Ekta Beyond Skin Chinese Welfare Association NI Kids In Control
Adam Turkington from Seedhead Arts caught up with us to explain why Street Art is so important for bringing creativity to any city.
We’re delighted to see Belfast 2024 come to life across the city this summer – big thanks to Seedhead Arts for embracing our brand colours yellow and purple at their special Street Art Jam along Garfield Street. And big thanks to artist Zippy for creating a bespoke Belfast 2024 street art piece- it is fantastic!
Take a pic and tag @belfast2024 and @seedheadarts
Last week, we gathered together the successful participants from our Bank of Ideas initiative to celebrate their success and chat about their exciting future plans! It was wonderful to see everyone together and get a glimpse into what this funding will mean for them.
As a result of the Bank of Ideas, Belfast is one of the 40 finalists for the 18th IOPD 2024 " Best Practice in Citizen Participation " Award.
Follow the link in our bio to register and vote.
Voting closes on Monday 1 July at 12pm, so get your skates on!
Happy Summer Solstice! 🌞 Embrace the longest day of the year with joy and sunshine.
So, whatever you're doing today, we hope you're able to get out and enjoy the wonderful colour and horticultural creativity all around us.
For loads of lovely nature-themed events as part #Belfast2024, make sure to check out our What's On guide on, where amazing people like Safari in the City @wild_belfast and 9ft in Common @9ftincommon will open your eyes to the spectacular in our city!
Soak up the Rays!
Meet Lyric Belfast's incredible collaborators for their #AMidsummerNightsDream performances which includes Arts Ekta, Chinese Welfare Association NI, Kids In Control with live music provided by Beyond Skin.
They're taking this SOLD OUT show outside to their amphitheatre for an immersive open air experience into Shakespeare's world-bending comedy classic as part of #Belfast2024.
To find out more, visit www.belfast2024.co.uk
#EmbracingOurCreativity #OurPeople #OurPlace #OurPlanet
Meet Lyric Belfast's incredible collaborators for their upcoming #AMidsummerNightsDream performances which includes Arts Ekta, Chinese Welfare Association NI , Kids In Control with live music provided by @Beyond Skin.
They're taking this SOLD OUT show outside to their amphitheatre for an immersive open air experience into Shakespeare's world-bending comedy classic as part of #Belfast2024
To find out more, visit www.belfast2024.co.uk
#EmbracingOurCreativity #OurPeople #OurPlace #OurPlanet
Are you missing Little Amal?
Last month thousands of you warmly welcomed a little girl to Belfast. She explored our city, met our communities and learnt our story.
Little Amal’s journey brought us a message of hope for refugees and displaced children everywhere.
Enjoy the highlights from the four day festival of welcome which was created for Little Amal.
(🎥 Credit Arts Ekta & Redcap Productions - Northern Ireland Video Production)
Great ideas means happy faces!
Here are some of the fantastic people who were behind the fantastic ideas at our Bank of Ideas Voting Day last weekend.
We were blown away by the creativity everyone put into their stalls and by the turn-out of all the voters, over 1000 of you, who came down to have your say.
Announcements of the funding results will be coming soon but this Bank is not just a funding pot – it’s rich with a mass of creative ideas, people, and collaboration!
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All of our incredible applicants for The Bank of Ideas are in City Hall today from 2-5pm to talk to you about their AMAZING creative ideas and hopefully win your vote!
Everyone is welcome and there’s music, entertainment and so much more!
COME ON DOWN!!
