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Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
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Organisers of not one, but two unimaginably good Belfast arts festivals (plus a mini music film fest!)
Next up: Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, 1-11 May
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Yesterday at The 25th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival! #CQAF25 #DaySix #HumpDay
May 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Last night in St Anne's Cathedral... #AroojAftab #CQAF25
May 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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It was a bank holiday Monday in Belfast. The sun was shining, and so - we hope - were we! Take a look... #DayFive #CQAF25
May 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Yesterday at #CQAF25!
May 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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One stop shop!
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May 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Beautiful show, beautiful venue... Camille O'Sullivan in the Empire. Perfect opening festival night... #CQAF25 #Belfast #DayOne
May 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival presents MERYL STREEK, Ulster Sports Club, Thurs
1 May, 8pm

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April 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Lads! Our 25th Printed Programme hit the shelves today. We highly recommend a good oul sniff of that freshly printed goodness before checking out the equally delicious contents! #CQAF25 #Festival #Programme
April 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Had fun this evening filming in The Harrison with AOIBHE, our #CQAF25 Artist in Residence!

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April 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The full Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival programme 2025 is now live on cqaf.com. We think it's not too shabby at all. Shout out to Keith Connolly for lovely new artwork. Come join us in May. x

#CQAF25 #Belfast #Festival
March 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A few new shows today for The 25TH CATHEDRAL QUARTER ARTS FESTIVAL (Belfast!) including our old friend JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH & one of the greatest live bands in the world, TINARIWEN! #CQAF25

As usual, cqaf.com for all your ticketing needs... x
February 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Much excitement at CQAF HQ today to announce these 3 new CQAF25 shows: AROOJ AFTAB, UNKLE and LISA HANNIGAN, GEMMA HAYES and PAUL NOONAN.

Plus new shows by MOHAMMAD SYFKHAN, OWEN o’neill, THE TIBBS and FUGAZI! (Documentary) Tickets at cqaf.com x
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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THE CATHEDRAL QUARTER ARTS FESTIVAL (Belfast), May 1 - 11, 2025.

The story so far;
The Magic Numbers, King Creosote, Bernard Butler, The Courettes, Mark Watson, Josie Long, Drunk Women Solving Crime, Noah Gundersen, Timber Timbre, Jerron Paxton, The Bluebells & more...

All tickets from cqaf.com x
February 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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G'day Out to Lunchers. Double helping of cabaret classics from the fabulous NI Opera at The Black Box today.
Opera for Lunch and Opera for Tea - does exactly what it says on the tin! #OTL25 #festival
January 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Happy Friday from Out to Lunch...

Today we've got local jazz sensation KATHARINE TIMONEY with two shows in the Black Box and Mancunian electronic legends 808 STATE at Mandela Hall. It's gonna be a good 'un!
#OTL25 #Festival #Belfast

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January 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Today at Out to Lunch in the Black Box...
Writer MARTINA DEVLIN is in conversation this lunchtime with Paul McVeigh, about her incredible new Brontë-themed novel "Charlotte". This evening welcome back the storytellers of TENX9. Tonight's theme - "Moving". #OTL25

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January 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Easing into the new week at Out to Lunch: ULSTER ORCHESTRA at lunchtime in The Black Box and the Irish Premiere screening of NEIL MARTIN: BOTHAR AN CHEOIL at the QFT this evening, featuring a Q&A with the man himself!

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January 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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CQAF 25 presents THE MAGIC NUMBERS

The Empire
Monday 5 May, 8pm
(Doors 7.30pm | Mostly standing)

Tickets: £22.50

Booking & info: cqaf.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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OTL Sunday Service at the Black Box commences with songs of praise from LANDLESS at 2pm and concludes with the very reverend (and very funny) LUCY PORTER at 8pm.
All denominations welcome...

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January 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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We'd be remiss not to share a bit of this... Gorgeous stuff from The Ennio Morricone Experience. #TheGodfather #otl25
January 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Pauline Black: A Two Tone Legend!
#IrishPremiere #OTL25 #FESTIVAL
January 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Lads, we're having a lunchtime Ceilí!
#OTL25 #Festival
January 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Start the weekend early with CEILÍ FOR LUNCH at 1pm at the Black Box (we'll throw in a soup & a sandwich!)
Plus we're thrilled to present the Irish premiere tonight of PAULINE BLACK: A 2-TONE STORY & a celebration of 40 years of TOM WAIT'S RAIN DOGS. Happy Friday!
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January 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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LATE NIGHT ART-ISTS! Pop into University of Ulster tonight at 6pm to hear curator LINSEY YOUNG in discussion with Ciara Hickey about the trailblazing, award winning exhibition WOMEN IN REVOLT: ART, ACTIVISM AND THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT 1970 – 1990...
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January 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Tune into UTV Life tonight at 8.30pm to catch festival artist DANI LARKIN and our own Sean Kelly on the famous couch chatting about lunch, life and a quarter century of Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival!
#OTL25 #CQAF25 #Festival #Belfast #Outtolunch
January 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM