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ALL DAYTIME SHOWS ARE FREE
BELFAST CITY CENTER
AMAZING FEATS ON THE CITY STREETS
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 |
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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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