Black Box

Vibrant arts venue in the centre of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter.

The main Black Box space is open during events, please check our website for full details - www.blackboxbelfast.com

Under 18s are welcome in the venue with their parents before 8pm but cannot attend events after that time as the venue is licenced. Please note door times on tickets are doors opening times, so you may not be able to get access to the venue beforehand.

Any pro

fits we make are put back into the charity - enabling us to continue projects such as Black Moon, an umbrella of projects for and by adults with learning disabilities

Check out our printed programme online - http://issuu.com/blackboxbelfast

01/06/2026

This week at The Black Box... 🌞

With comedy, clubbing, touring acts, trad sessions, resident DJs, our always popular Saturday Sessions (feat. IXMACIX and supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland), jazz, Late Night Art and more, there’s something for everyone over the next seven days and beyond in the venue.

Whether it’s for a chill out in The Green Room or a show with pals, there is always a warm welcome for you here at The Black Box.

30/05/2026

Let’s go! Gig Buddies Belfast crew is on site and ready to party 🎉🪩🥳.

29/05/2026

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗶𝘅𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘅

🗓️SAT 6th June
⏰7-9pm
📍The Green Room

ixmacix is a belfast based dj from the northern highlands
big energy, fluid sound
for freaks/mutants/baddies

supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland

28/05/2026

𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🎻

We are delighted to collaborate with our friends at Belfast TradFest as one of the many venues hosting these upcoming Trad music events.

The pinnacle of world-class traditional music concerts, fiery pub sessions & Ireland’s fastest growing summer school of traditional music, is set to celebrate its 8th edition across Belfast UNESCO City of Music on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 – 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

⬇️Find out more info below ⬇️

27/05/2026

𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱

🗓️TUES 9th June
⌚️2pm - 4pm
✅Free Entry - Booking Required

Every Word That Ever Existed is an afternoon workshop with poet Alice McCullough and visual artist Indigo Azidahaka as part of Belfast Learning Festival 2026 celebrating the city’s status as a UNESCO Learning City. Exploring how we use language as a creative tool and how we make it accessible to as many people as possible.

The event is a tailored workshop designed for people from the learning-disabled community and is accessible to all learners. Working together, we will devise and perform a live poem developed using the Exquisite Co**se method (using images and text to build a story, poem and picture).

During the workshops, we will use inclusive learning approaches to ensure that all skill levels can participate.

Places are limited and booking is required.

☎️ Want support to book your place?
Please Call 028 90 244 400

Access Provision – BSL and audio description are available for this event. This should be booked via [email protected] before the 29th of May.

27/05/2026

The First Slip is back tonight from 7pm 🪗🎻 🌞

An open session welcome to all with Myles McCormack, Kate Barry and Joshua Burnside in The Green Room.

First and last Wednesday of every month 💚✨

25/05/2026

This week at The Black Box 🌞

22/05/2026

It’s always such a buzz welcoming everyone to The Black Box for Black Moon. A massive thank you to everyone who came for a dance and partied all night with DJ Black Frisbee and DJ Sandland. We can’t wait for the next one! 🪩🥳

21/05/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 🥳 (FRI 22nd May)

“𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨” - 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮

The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! On the back of her sold out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour.

21/05/2026

𝟭𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁𝟮𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆.
🗓️𝗙𝗥𝗜 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲
⌚️𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟳 𝗽𝗺 (𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺)

Step into the chaos of 1pint2many— a no-rules, rock ‘n’ roll cabaret where circus, sideshow, music and mischief collide. Loud, loose, and fuelled by liquid courage, performers take the stage only after a drink… what happens next is anyone’s guess.

Hosted by the ever-unpredictable Logy, guiding you through the madness, this wild night features the award-winning Missy Fortune — serving fierce burlesque alongside her jaw-dropping skills as Ireland’s only female sword swallower. Sideshow Ramone brings classic sideshow thrills that are as shocking as they are unforgettable, while Rare Witch delivers a chaotic, captivating blend of darkly comic visuals and outsider folk, packed with frantic banjo, sharp humour and offbeat storytelling.

This isn’t your typical cabaret — it’s gritty, unfiltered, and gloriously out of control.

⚠️ This event is 18+

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18-22 Hill Street
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BT12LA

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http://www.blackboxbelfast.com/

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