Check out this online exhibition featuring images of the unloved spaces of Belfast submitted by the public earlier this year.

Are you registered to vote? If not, why not? If yes, then Vote For Me! My name is Mark Chancer and I am your independent candidate for the local elections.

You are invited to view these online presentations which explore the history of magical ideas from the late Middle Ages into the present.

A Sense of Survival is a site-specific installation of sculpture and sound, created in tribute to the women and children incarcerated for minor crimes over the history of Crumlin Road Gaol.

Malin Starrett asks: could you be trusted with unlimited amounts of free energy?

Dr. Paul Mullan discusses how Belfast City Council has, through its reimagining of Belfast City Hall, reshaped public space to speak to all its citizens.

Rob Hopkins, author and co-founder of Transition Network, in conversation with Alan Meban

Frances Crook, co-convenor of the Commission on Political Power, leads a discussion about what needs to change about democracy in the UK.

We’ve come a long way in Northern Ireland since the signing of The Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago.

Examing the challenges common to both regions and exploring how power sharing and government arrangements could be enhanced.

Insight into online violence against women in N. Ireland, drawing on research on online violence against women and girls across all Four Nations.

Local political leaders take to the stage to perform poems that have influenced their lives and political careers.

We are delighted to present this leading American writer and political theorist.

In April 2005, writer Joe Nawaz and his family travelled from Belfast to the wilds of Pakistan on the trail of a mystery. The mystery of how, where and why his father Rab had been murdered there.

Historical entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone.

Can we capture the political and cultural moment, and still make writing that lasts? How soon is too soon to write about something?

Michael Nugent and David Quinn are typically on opposite sides of cultural and political debates. But they both agree we should resolve issues, without being abusive to people who disagree with us.

How can Stormont’s spending power protect people and the planet?

George Monbiot in conversation with Alan Meban.

In 1989, a twenty-one year old American college dropout moves to Belfast, hoping that the Troubles in Northern Ireland will take care of her own.

Given everything that we know about climate change, is it possible to feel hopeful about the future?

We are delighted to present this legendary performer and maverick of the UKs music scene, coming back to Belfast for this long awaited solo show.

Luke Wright’s political verse play examines trust, fatherhood and family in the age of Brexit.

Publishing industry experts discuss the process of getting a book published.

Join Professor Jon Tonge as he discusses why there isn’t political stability in Northern Ireland.

The BBC’s popular Red Lines podcast is going out and about, allowing listeners to get involved in its conversations about local politics.

Normally recorded behind closed doors, Slugger TV will emerge from NvTv’s studio to record its March episode in front of a live audience in Accidental Theatre.

Former war correspondent Sherine Tadros explains how she swapped career to become a human rights activist and gives a passionate defence of human rights.

This event will invite people to look at what a truly hospitable Northern Ireland would look like.

Join us for this fascinating event with the renowned artist and peace campaigner, Colin Davidson.

Hear three Southerners who have made the North their home share their experiences of having crossed the border to live in the North.

Join us for this panel discussion as we consider regeneration initiatives in Belfast and the results of the festival’s ‘Forgotten Spaces’ competition organised in association with Liminal Belfast.

Critically acclaimed stand up, writer and actor Tiff Stevenson invites you to spend time with a woman and her self diagnosed ‘Sexy Brain’.

We are delighted to welcome renowned storyteller Brighid ‘Biddy’ McLaughlin to Belfast.

The real stories of the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles – author Colin Breen in conversation with Mark Devenport.

Enjoy a free business breakfast as we gather to consider what Blackstaff Square in Belfast could and should be.

Dr. Mark Taylor highlights the need to be cautious about culture.

Award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with former media lecturer and Dundee United fan, Pat Joyce.

Medbh McGuckian was born in Belfast where she is an Honorary Lecturer at Queen's University.

Professor Linda Bauld discusses what we learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and whether the next pandemic be prevented.

Join this fun workshop with Paul Connolly, the charismatic front man and chief songwriter for The Wood Burning Savages.

On the eve of the Belfast Agreement’s 25th anniversary, Professor Padraig O'Malley reflects on social, economic, and political changes in both parts of the island.

A film inspired by true events, Beans follows a Mohawk girl during the armed stand-off known as the 1990 Oka Crisis.

This café-style conversation will provide an opportunity to gather in a civic space for reflective conversation about various aspects of food and the food system.

Approximately 400 army barracks built between 1690 and 1921 remain on the island of Ireland. A few are still in military use, but the story of this built heritage is largely forgotten.

In this event five young people will pitch their ideas about what they would do if they were Minister for a Day.

A play about family, love and everything that went before.

Acclaimed Australian singer and songwriter Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) visits Belfast with his 8th solo album The Candle And The Flame.

Award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch and her podcast pal, Pat Joyce examine the prospects of Scottish independence.

Armed only with a chair and a mic, stories, jokes and poetry Henry Normal takes on the world looking for a win-win situation.

Shon Faye discusses her bestselling book The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice with leading local academic and activist Kellie Turtle.

A workshop with Involve UK looking at democracy as a site for creativity and imagination.

This event is aimed at women of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in running in the upcoming local government election.

‘Hard Hat’ tour of the elegant Carnegie Library, abandoned by the public sector, and now a community asset – come see our reading rooms and our gargoyles.

Transference will begin with a workshop open to the public and practicing artists, looking at the transference of energy within group performance

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement Referendum is lauded as an exemplar of a post-conflict settlement plebiscite — but was it really?

This event will bring together experts to address not only the systematic problems within the current planning system, but the practical steps that must be taken for reform.

Will the impacts of social media and the ‘algorithm’ on group identity, societal structures and democratic debate finally destroy the centre on which western democracies have maintained themselves?

We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, but this is wrong. Science is not, and has never been, a uniquely European endeavour.

Join Collaboration for Change for an interactive workshop with activists talking about their wide-ranging work in Community Wealth Building.

Journalist, author and commentator Paul Gorman in conversation with Stuart Baillie

What ‘mandate’ do the parties have from voters at the Assembly election in May 2022?

This event will feature a panel of local activists sharing their experience and guidance, to inspire a generation of future changemakers.

with Sally Hayden, Stella Nyanzi, Ammar Al Naggar & Liz McManus

Oliver Callan is one of Ireland’s most sought after comedians, an award-winning impressionist with hit shows on national radio and TV.

Gardeners, partners and the wider public are welcome for food and chat about the many benefits of growing food and what citizens need to take action to green their doorstep urban spaces.

Join public historians Sean Napier & Colm Dore on their epic 1798 journey through Belfast’s hidden and illustrious past.

Come and meet the people behind some of the loveliest alley and guerrilla gardens in Belfast.

An open live group performance in Writer's Square looking at the transference of energy within group performance, promoting good relations within all sections of the community

A major new play by Owen McCafferty, examining the negotiations leading up to the Good Friday Agreement.

A complex look at the relationship between the exploiters and the exploited on a farm in Quebec.

Provocative alternative-punks The Wood Burning Savages are an incendiary four piece from Derry, Northern Ireland.

In this talk the renowned author and campaigner Jonathon Porritt will discuss how we can tackle the climate crisis.

The celebrated American linguist, philosopher, social critic, and political activist discusses the current threats to democracy and ways to build solidarity and progressive politics.

Join us for free live music, arts & craft sessions for families, with DJ. A Sunday Morning with a difference.

Step back in time with historian and podcaster Jason Burke for a fascinating and engaging tour of Belfast City Cemetery.

The Magnitude of All Things  draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief, as stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with childhood recollections.

Take a guided walk around Belfast’s historic centre to look at artworks and emblems that speak to the campaigning work of some of our changemakers across the years.

Join ‘Change the World in Song!’, singing to raise the rafters and spirits, and affirm values of peace and justice.

This talk discusses history, politics and personal stories, to bring alternative Protestant identities back into the light.

As we mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, it is time to ask: has it delivered for the next generation?

Fin Taylor is back on the road with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up.

Steve Richards and his legendary one man show on British politics.

Think you know your politics, your left wing from your right wing?

Join us on a fun and poetic journey around the iconic pubs of Belfast city centre hearing poems about this great city and its political machinations.