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Date: Various dates between 15 February and 20 December 2025, 1pm to 3.30pm
Venue: Various Belfast streets
Category: Arts and culture, Music
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:
- 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 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.
Walking tour dates
The tour runs on:
- Saturday 15 February
- Saturday 1 March
- Saturday 15 March
- Saturday 5 April
- Saturday 26 April
- Saturday 3 May
- Saturday 24 May
- Saturday 7 June
- Saturday 21 June
- Saturday 5 July
- Saturday 26 July
- Saturday 2 August
- Saturday 23 August
- Saturday 6 September
- Saturday 20 September
- Saturday 4 October
- Saturday 18 October
- Saturday 8 November
- Saturday 22 November
- Saturday 6 December
- Saturday 20 December
Walking tour tickets
To buy tickets, go to Belfast Music Walking Tour (link opens in new window). If you book, you should come prepared for all weather and to walk around two miles. The tour includes several cobbled streets.
Walking tour and music performance
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.