ALL DAYTIME SHOWS ARE FREE
BELFAST CITY CENTRE
AMAZING FEATS ON
THE CITY STREETS
Festival of Fools 2024 was amazing!
The streets of Belfast were once again filled with fun, laughter and fantastic performances.
Here are the highlights from this years festival...
FOF 2024 — EVENING PROGRAMME
CONTRA
Laura Murphy
18+
BELONGING
Cikada Circus
12+
Fierce, witty and uncompromising — Contra interrogates personal, social and historical views of the female body.
★★★★
“…a blistering show blending stand up, confessional and circus performance… kicking against the culture of female oppression.”
Belonging is an abstract acrobatic performance piece that explores what it is to belong. Whether that be to one another, to a place, to the natural world, or to not belong at all. A unique immersive version, developed especially for FoF24.
Meet Our
Performers 2024
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
THE WORST CAFÉ
Big Telly Productions
CIRCUSFUL
CORNER
Big Telly Productions presents
A menu of theatrical bites to amuse your bouche — music, mystery, magic and mayhem. From Shakespeare to sci-fi, the stories come well-done and rare. The waiters have a lot on their plate and may meltdown any minute… This may be the Worst Café for food but it’s the best for craic.
Sat, Sun, Mon — 12:00 – 16:30
Schedules announced on the day
All at 2 Royal Avenue
Suitable for all ages
PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOPS
INSTALLATION
Join us as we take over our favourite city centre venue with performances by highly skilled and talented young people and emerging artists.
Try out some circus skills for yourself — free workshops available throughout the day.
THE BELFAST THAT TIME FORGOT
(in 3D)
Leo Boyd & Laura Nelson
Come and see Belfast recast as a day-glo B-movie disaster zone. Fun for all the family!
Festival of Fools is the largest festival of free-to-access circus and outdoor performance on the island of Ireland. Artists from around the world feature alongside the best of locally based talent.
All daytime shows are free to attend. Evening show tickets can be booked via foolsfestival.com.
If it rains (it won’t, of course), keep your eye on our socials and we’ll update you on where you can see shows inside.
What's On where?
MONDAY 6 MAY
ST ANNE'S SQUARE
Tony and Ray: 13:00 – 13:15
SWARM: 13:15 – 14:00
Tony and Ray: 14:00 – 14:15
Otros Aires: 14:30 – 15:00
Otros Aires: 16:00 – 16:30
Tony and Ray: 16:45 – 17:00
SWARM: 17:00 – 17:45
WRITERS' SQUARE
Parkour: 13:00 – 13:15
Doris and Mabel: 13:15 – 14:00
Playground: 14:15 – 15:00
Parkour: 15:30 – 15:45
Doris and Mabel: 15:45 – 16.30
Classic Connee: 17:00 –17:30
2 ROYAL AVENUE
Circusful Corner (inside): 12:00 – 16:30
Classic Connee: 14:15 – 14:45
Fresh Fools (inside): 15:00 – 16:00
Stories in the City: 16:15 – 17:00
End the day at our Big Finish Show at St Anne's Square — 18:00
SATURDAY 4 MAY
CORNMARKET
Sharp Dressed Men: 12:00 – 12:45
Campaign for Custard Pies: 12:15 – 16:00
Beach Barrage: 13:15 – 13:45
Happy Hoop: 14:15 – 14:45
Ready. Aim. Fire!: 15:30 – 16:00
ROSEMARY STREET
Happy Hoop: 12:00 – 12:30
Stories in the City: 14:00 – 14:45
Beach Barrage: 15:30 – 16:00
2 ROYAL AVENUE
Circusful Corner (inside): 12:00 – 16:30
Parkour: 12:45 – 13:00
Ready. Aim. Fire!: 13:15 – 13:45
Parkour: 14:30 – 14:45
Sharp Dressed Men: 15:00 – 15:45
End the day at our Big Finish Show outside 2 Royal Avenue — 17:00
SUNDAY 5 MAY
ST ANNE'S SQUARE
Tony and Ray: 13:00 – 13:15
Ready. Aim. Fire!: 13:15 – 13:45
Fresh Fools: 14:15 – 14:45
Tony and Ray: 15:00 – 15:15
Stories in the City: 15:15 – 16:00
Happy Hoop: 16:30 – 17:00
Captain C–Man: 17:15 – 17:45
WRITERS' SQUARE
Captain C–Man: 14:00 – 14:30
Otros Aires: 15:00 – 15:30
Playground: 16:00 – 16:45
Otros Aires: 17:15 – 17:45
2 ROYAL AVENUE
Circusful Corner (inside): 12:00 – 16:30
Campaign for Custard Pies: 13:00 – 17:00
Tony and Ray: 12:15 – 12:30
Fresh Fools: 12:30 – 13:00
Tony and Ray: 14:00 – 14:15
Happy Hoop: 14:15 – 14:45
Ready. Aim. Fire!: 17:00 – 17:30
End the day at our Big Finish Show at St Anne's Square — 18:00
Performance Locations
