Quirky new pop-up bar opens in Belfast's Bank Square today
You're going to want to check this spot out! 🍻
Last updated 26th Aug 2021
If you’re exploring the capital city this bank holiday weekend, you should check out one of Belfast’s hottest new bars – Folktown.
This cool new outdoor venue next to Castle Court, is set to build on the success of the Clover Group’s other outdoor locations The Bone Yard and White’s Garden.
If officially opens today (Thursday 26th August), creating 30 permanent new jobs in the heart of the city.
Customers can enjoy an atmospheric outdoor experience with all the charm and buzz that comes with the Clover Group’s bars.
A long-standing investor with a proven track record of transforming unused and derelict locations into cutting edge boutique bars and venues, Clover Director Mark Beirne has said Folktown will not only provide a fun and safe environment for people to eat and drink, but it will also add a vibrant and exciting new dimension to the CastleCourt area of the city centre.
Commenting on the new venue, he said, “We have been focused, creative and innovative throughout the pandemic to ensure that our customers have had memorable and fun experiences within our new outdoor venues, which represent a very positive legacy from the many challenges of COVID.
“Outdoor venues are here to stay and we are very excited about the opportunity that Folktown presents to customers, shoppers, workers and residents alike, breathing new life into an historic part of our city and further adding to its café culture and its rich mix of indoor and outdoor hospitality spaces.
Leona Barr, Centre Manager at CastleCourt added, “Folktown is opening at an exciting time for CastleCourt and the area and adds so much to our visitor experience. Folktown resides in CastleCourt’s former service yard and is a nod to the Old Folk Town Market once held on the Square, so it’s fantastic to see the area rejuvenated and to welcome another new tenant to CastleCourt, and build on the shopper, tourist, student and visitor destination we have become.”
Stay tuned to Cool FM's Facebook page this afternoon - we'll be live from Folktown giving our listeners a sneak peak of the bar, plus there's lots of prizes to be won!
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