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BELFAST CITY CENTER

AMAZING FEATS ON THE CITY STREETS

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Festival of Fools is the largest festival of free-to-access circus and outdoor performance on the island of Ireland, with over 70 performances taking place in the city centre over one weekend. We feature artists from around the world, alongside the best of locally based talent, this year our programme features German, Irish, Swedish, Korean, English and Portuguese nationals.

 

All daytime shows are free to attend. Evening shows happen at Circusful

and tickets can be booked using the link below.

 

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.

Meet Our
Performers 2023

STROLL UP!  STROLL UP! 

Festival of Fools is once again bringing magic, joy and and circus to the street of Belfast.

Come and play!

SAT
St Anne's Square
Writers' Square
Cathedral Gardens
Rosemary Street
2 Royal Avenue
1pm
Frankie Magilligan
2pm
Gary & Pel
Pirates of the Carabina
Tiago Alexandre Fonseca
FizzWizzPop
Circusful Drop-in Workshops
3pm
Currach Circus
Frankie Magilligan
Fanzini Productions
Janna Wohlfarth
Circusful Drop-in Workshops
4pm
Gary & Pel
Pirates of the Carabina
Cat & Mouse Theatre
Tiago Alexandre Fonseca
Circusful Drop-in Workshops
5pm
Currach Circus
Janna Wohlfarth
Fanzini Productions
FizzWizzPop
Circusful Drop-in Workshops
6pm
Join Avital & Jochen at Writers’ Square for today’s Big Finish Show
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