Family and Friendly Fun Activities for this August

Check out our list to of fun activities to spend across this August ☀️☀️

August Events
Author: Eve JacksonPublished 2nd Aug 2024
Last updated 2nd Aug 2024

Sonny Fodera

Sonny Fodera

The Australian born DJ and music producer will be kicking off the 2024 CHSQ festivities on Saturday 3rd August with featured guests LF System, Dave Treacy, Jen Payne.

Known for his vocal-driven house music style, Fodera has collaborated with artists such as Calvin Harris, MK, Diplo and Becky Hill. Enjoy a summer night of dance hits such as ‘Life Lesson’, ‘Never Be Alone’ and ‘One Night’ at CHSq this August!

Tickets available here

Open House Festival in Bangor

Open House Festival

Having kickstarted back in June this event will run until the 31st of August.

This annual summer event takes place in the seaside city of Bangor eclectic programme includes music, comedy, film, theatre, boat trips, food and drink, talks and tours, and crafting events.

Fuego Friday at Revolucion De Cuba

Fuego Friday

Calling all Latin lovers a Fuego Friday is coming to Belfast! A night of bachta, rumba, samba and more is kickstarting on Friday 2nd August at Revolucion De Cuba.

Tickets are available here

Feile 80's & 90's Party at Falls Park

Feile 80's & 90's Party

The annual Feile an Phobail is back again this August with the iconic Feile 80's & 90's Party on Saturday 3rd August at Falls Park, Belfast.

Get ready for a night on none stop dance with all your favourite 80’s and 90’s hits from Whitney Houston to Duran Duran!

Tickets are available here

Feile Dance Night at Falls Park

Feile Dance Night

The annual Feile an Phobail is back again this August with the Feile Dance Night on Thursday 8th August at Falls Park, Belfast.

Tickets are available here

Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay- St. Anne’s Cathedral

Candlelight Concerts

Enjoy a mesmerising performance by the Ulster String Quartet performing Coldplay’s biggest hits, ‘Clocks’, ‘Fix You’, ‘Something Just Like This’ and ‘Sky Full of Stars’.

Tickets available here

Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers

The Belfast born punk band was formed in 1977 along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks and Undertones.

The band were at the forefront of the punk movement, writing songs about their own lives while growing up in the heights of The Troubles in Northern Ireland in songs ‘Suspect Device’ and ‘Wasted Life’. In 1979 they became the first band to ever hit the UK top 20 album charts on an independent label with their debut ‘Inflammable Material’.

2024 marks the 45th anniversary of their debut album, which is arguable considered one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

The band will have The Damned, The Skids, Problem Patterns, DJ Terri Hooely as support for their performance on Saturday 17th August.

Tickets are available here

The Fairy Thorn Festival Kilrea

The Fairy Thorn Festival

Enjoy live music delicious food a vintage rally treasure hunt history tours a boat trip experience on the River Bann fire station display funfair and family event arts exhibition story telling AND MORE ...

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Entry is Free to this event

The Waterboys

The Waterboys

Best-known for their songs 'The Whole Of The Moon', 'How Long Will I Love You', 'This Is The Sea' and 'Fisherman's Blues'. The folk-rock band have been led by Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist Mike Scott through 4 decades of music.

Enjoy a night of the band’s classics and latest hits with special guests still to be announced!

Tickets are available here

Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan

Undoubtedly one of the UK’s hottest acts in recent years, Tom Grennan is taking to the CHSq on Monday 19th August along with Victor Ray and Only The Poets.

Grennan’s latest album ‘What Ifs & Maybes’ headed straight in at No.1 in the UK album chart, becoming his second consecutive No.1 following his breakout record ‘Everything Road’ in 2021, massing over 11.3 billion streams and 9 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Tickets are available here

PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey

The English singer-songwriter is taking to Belfast this summer performing at CHSq on Thursday 22nd August with opening act MICA LEVI.

‘I Inside the Old Year Dying’ is PJ Harvey’s tenth album, and her first in seven years. Her alternative punk rock music style is set to rock the stage this summer.

Tickets are available here

EMERGE Belfast

EMERGE

Following last year’s SOLD-OUT weekend, EMERGE is back!

Ireland’s biggest Electronic Music Festival is at Boucher Road Playing Fields across the August Bank Holiday weekend hosting a multitude of world class performers from Patrick Topping, Peggy Gou, Skin on Skin and KETTAMA

Tickets are available here

Sundays on the Mile

Sundays on the Mile

Enjoy free musical performances along the Maritime Mile on Sunday 25th August from 12-5pm!

Stops along the mile include Hamilton Dock next to SS Nomadic, Sailortown, AC Hotel on City Quays and RiverBox at the Titanic Slipways.

Sundays on the Mile will take place on 25 August with these live music performances:

• NI Opera (Abercorn Basin) at 12 noon

• Gerry Norman and David McGaughey, PiNKSLiPS (Kiosk, Queen's Quay) at 2pm

• Rwanda Shaw (AC Hotel Terrace) at 4pm

Blink-182 at SSE Arena

Blink-182 are coming to Belfast’s SSE Arena on 26th August!

The multi-platinum award-winning group have returned for their biggest global tour, with new music reuniting the band for the first time in nearly 10 years.

Get ready to rock the night with the iconic rock band!

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