6-587: Belfast Festival may refer to: Belfast Festival at Queen's , an arts festival at Queen's University, Belfast Belfast Film Festival , a film festival in Belfast CineMagic (film festival) , a children's film festival based in Belfast and Dublin Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-659: The Belfast Telegraph and celebrities including Patrick Kielty . On 16 February 2007 the Minister announced a £150,000 one-off payment to the Belfast Festival at Queen's, although the campaign to raise more funds continued throughout the year. The university subsequently announced that the 2007 festival would go ahead, albeit on a reduced scale, but that work is still required to secure its long-term future. > This funding came to an end in 2016 when
18-1012: The city, including The MAC, Ulster Hall, the Naughton Gallery , the Queen's Film Theatre , the Brian Friel Theatre and the Whitla Hall at Queen's, as well as the Grand Opera House , the Waterfront Hall and An Chultúrlann arts centre. In January 2007, sufficient funding was not in place to ensure that the 2007 festival would go ahead, and the university launched a 'Save Belfast Festival' campaign, encouraging people to petition Maria Eagle MP, then minister responsible for cultural activities in Northern Ireland. The campaign received support from
24-584: The city’s longest running international arts event. Originally established in 1962, it was hosted by Queen’s University until 2015, after which a new independent organisation (a company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity) was formed. The event covers theatre, dance, classical and roots music, visual, film and digital arts and literature accompanied by outreach and education events. It takes place every October in venues and locations across Belfast. Held annually, usually in October/November,
30-406: The festival was founded by student Michael Emmerson in 1962. Emmerson was succeeded as Director by Michael Barnes . From small beginnings the festival grew through the 1960s and 1970s, expanding to a two-week-long event. Performers during this time included Jimi Hendrix , Richard Stilgoe , Laurence Olivier , Rowan Atkinson and Billy Connolly . The festival is held at several venues across
36-578: The title Belfast Festival . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belfast_Festival&oldid=701637231 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Belfast Festival at Queen%27s Belfast International Arts Festival , formerly known as Belfast Festival at Queen’s, claims to be
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