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Belfast Music Walking Tours 2024
Book a ticket for a walking tour around Belfast and discover the city’s musical heritage. From hip hop to classical and punk, opera to folk and electro pop, music plays a significant and important role in the fabric of Belfast, making it a vibrant city to live in or visit. Take a walking tour around Belfast and discover why Belfast deserves the UNESCO City of Music designation. On the walking tour you can learn about Belfast’s different musical traditions and their roots. Explore some of the venues that are important in its musical history and today, including traditional bars and clubs, historic buildings, open air and performance spaces. Visit the Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast’s own dedicated music hub. The tour takes place on selected dates beginning Junior Ministers Aisling Reilly and Pam Cameron have visited an ambitious £2.9 million redevelopment project aimed at improving community relations in South Belfast.
Work begins on £2.9m shared space project in South Belfast
Junior Ministers Aisling Reilly and Pam Cameron have visited an ambitious £2.9 million redevelopment project aimed at improving community relations in South Belfast. Once completed, the former Lockhouse will be reimagined into a vibrant community café, training and exhibition and good relations space situated along the Lagan Towpath. The transformation
will complement the work being delivered through the community garden and men’s shed, which were officially opened yesterday. Speaking at the site visit to mark the official start of work on the project, Junior Minister
Reilly said: “It has been so inspiring to hear about the incredible work being carried out by Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group (LORAG) to create vibrant and welcoming spaces for people of all backgrounds to
come together. I am delighted that the Urban Villages Initiative is playing a key part in that work through the redevelopment of the former Lockhouse.
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Saturday 18th May until Saturday 16th November. The tour departs from the Ulster Hall at 1pm and finishes at the Oh Yeah Music Centre. A standard tour lasts two and a half hours. A tour with a musical performance lasts three hours. To buy tickets, go to https://visitbelfast.com/ event/belfast-musicwalking-tour/ If you book, you should come prepared for all weather and to walk around two miles. The tour includes several cobbled streets. On the first Saturday each month, you can buy a tour ticket that includes a performance by a musician. Belfast Music Walking Tours are part of the Tourism NI Embrace a Giant Spirit Collection of experiences.