The Ultimate Weekend with Belfast International Arts Festival 

To fully immerse yourself in this year’s festival happening 16th October – 3 November, we’ve put together an itinerary for the ultimate weekend in Belfast.

'Spectacular' Belfast International Arts Festival promised 

Belfast International Arts Festival is giving audiences an opportunity to book early for three performances included in this year's programme.

Belfast International Arts Festival needs volunteer 'poppy ambassadors' 

Volunteer poppy ambassadors are needed for a special event which is part of the Belfast International Arts Festival later this year.

David Bowie’s last band performing at the Belfast International Arts Festival 

The last band to perform with David Bowie before he died are set to perform as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival later this year.

Belfast Telegraph award for retiring Arts Council chair Bob Collins 

The retiring chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland has been recognised for his "significant" contribution to the sector here.

Belfast Festival headline act Taylor Mac arrives in town 

This year’s headliner for the Belfast Festival ,Taylor Mac, is now in town.

Micro-Shakespeare at Belfast City Hall [Photos] 

Families braved torrential downpours for a dose of Micro-Shakespeare inside Belfast City Hall as part of the 2016 Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival on Saturday October 15.

Belfast Telegraph Audience Awards at Belfast Festival 2016 - cast your votes 

The 2016 Programme for the Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival brings a world-class line-up of artists to the city to inspire, provoke and stimulate.

Meet the women who learned to fight for equal rights at their determined mothers' knees 

Ahead of the Belfast Festival which begins on Tuesday, Grania McFadden talks to female artists, campaigners and a Northern Ireland politician about inspirational women and why the abortion law here needs to change.

Ulster Museum to host dramatic ‘Weeping Window’ poppy sculpture 

A dramatic poppy sculpture, which was part of First World War centenary commemorations at the Tower of London, is to be hosted at the Ulster Museum.

Video: Belfast International Festival - Lord Mayor Brian Kingston dives in for festival family... 

Yes – it’s the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Brian Kingston!

Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival launch 2016 [Photos] 

This year’s Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival will kick off on October11.

Belfast festival headliner Taylor Mac: I'm not coming to tell people Irish history - there is... 

Award-winning performance artist Taylor Mac promises to make his debut here in October a memorable one, but then again that is his stock in trade.

Belfast International Arts festival pays tribute to the Bard 

Shakespeare will take centre stage at this year's Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival - but the performances of the Bard's work will be like no other.

Review: The Kitchen was experimental theatre at its tastiest 

On the menu at the Belfast Festival last night was a live cookery show that made a meal of any Bake Off or Kitchen Nightmare.

Chivalry Is Dead: Heavy metal show ends with a bang 

There were two ways to take last night's performance of Chivalry Is Dead at the Mac, part of the rebranded Belfast International Arts Festival.

Belfast Telegraph Audience Awards at Belfast Festival - cast your votes 

The 2015 Programme for the inaugural Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival is boasts a world-class line-up of artists to the city to inspire, provoke and stimulate - and once again we are sking our readers to vote for the Belfast Telegraph Audience...

Video: One-armed pianist helps to launch Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival in... 

Amazing one-armed concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy stole the show at the official launch of the Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival.

Video: One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy to play Belfast International Arts Festival 

Nicholas McCarthy, an award-winning pianist who was born without his right hand, performing at the launch of the 2015 Belfast international Arts Festival Credit: ASG/Facebook

Belfast International Arts Festival promises feast for Ulster's culture vultures 

The exciting 2015 Programme for the inaugural Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival is set to bring a world-class line-up of artists to the city to inspire, provoke and stimulate - and your Belfast Telegraph will be right at the heart of it.

Queen's University withdraws funding for Belfast Festival blaming cuts to public purse 

Queens University Belfast is to withdraw its annual funding for the Belfast Festival.