fleadh cheoil 2026 at vault —

Ulaidh Ailtéarnach

Tuesday 4th August - Sunday 9th August

Vault Gallery | Project Space 62-66 Bedford Street, BT2 7GH

A week long programme of visual art, music, interactive performance, language, creative workshops and a cutie patootie arts market.

Part funded and supported by Belfast City Council as part of the City Centre Fleadh Fringe Festival.

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exhibition—

alternative ulster

Tuesday 4th August - Sunday 9th August. 12 - 6pm daily.

Vault Gallery | Project Space 62-66 Bedford Street, BT2 7GH

Group exhibition by Vault artists responding to the theme - A Celebration of Music in an Alternative Ulster curated by Laura Nelson and Sally O’Dowd specially for Fleadh Cheoil.

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Creative Workshop Programme

100 things to do with a potato

Tuesday 4th August. 12pm - 2pm
Learn about the history of our most favourite food, whilst cooking Potato Bread and making Potato Prints with Wendynicole McGuniness-Keys

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woven traditions

Tuesday 4th August. 3pm - 4.30pm
Celtic Knot Bracelet Workshop with Lynda Thompson-Spack. Learn this special knot and make your own Fleadh 2026 souvenir from leather to take home or gift!

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Print your own Fleadh linocut

Wednesday 5th August. 1pm - 4pm
Join artist Jonathan Brennan and learn how to ink up and print a specially-created handmade linocut print for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026. No skills are necessary as Jonathan will guide you through the process of inking up the block and passing it through his portable printing press.

No booking required, suitable for all ages, and prints are free to take away with you!

Funded by Belfast City Council as part of the City Centre Fringe Festival Fleadh Cheoil.
Belfast Fleadh live t-shirt printing

Thursday 6th August. 3pm - 6pm
Bring your own garment to this special edition Leo Boyd Belfast Fleadh live t-shirt printing session and have your t-shirt hand silk-screen printed before your very eyes with a design created especially for the Belfast Fleadh 2026.
Dark coloured garments work best.
No need to book, just drop in!
Teanga don Ulaidh Ailtéarnach -------Language for an Alternative Ulster

Dé hAoine 7ú Lúnasa | 12.00–2.00 i.n. Friday 7 August | 12.00–2.00pm
Bígí linn le Soso Ní Cheallaigh sa phop-Ghaeltacht sa Vault. I lár Alternative Ulster, bain sult as turas treoraithe trí Ghaeilge timpeall an taispeántais, agus glac páirt i gciorcal comhrá a dhéanfaidh iniúchadh ar ghnéithe de stair cheoil Uladh nach mbíonn mórán airde orthu.
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Join Soso Ní Cheallaigh in the Vault's pop-up Gaeltacht. Set within the Alternative Ulster, Soso will offer a guided exhibition tour through Irish before inviting everyone to join a ciorcal comhrá (conversation circle) exploring overlooked histories of Ulster music.

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Botanical Gelli Printing - Impressions of Nature

Sunday 9th August 12pm - 2pm
Join Vault artist Ash for a relaxed introduction to the world of gelli printing as part of the Fleadh Festival! Using leaves, vegetables and other botanical materials, we’ll explore textures from the natural world and create prints inspired by local landscapes and green spaces.

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Musical Kinusaiga Workshop

Sunday 9th August. 3pm - 5pm
Learn the art of Kinusaiga, the process of painting with fabric in this special musical edition workshop with Vault Artist, Siobhan McKinley.

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Live Music & Interactive performance

'BEAUTY SLEEPS FLEADH-DICAL HAPPINESS'

Thursday 6th August.
Drop-in lunch time session at 1pm and dinner time sesh at 6pm as part of Late Night Art
Local indie-pop artists Beauty Sleep host an acoustic - jam along sing song of their own tunes (including recent hits from album The Whole Damn Cake: 'Radical Happiness' and 'BIG + BAD') and songs written by local Belfast musicians and friends representing the current indie queer pop music scene in Belfast. Feel free to bring an instrument to jam along, or sing along!
Garage Gigs

Saturday 8th August 6pm - 8pm
Garage Gigs is a street party taking place from the loading bay stage in Bankmore House. Three up and coming stars in the alternative electronic music scene in Belfast - Ava Brogan, J SHIELDS & THOM will jam out from the side of the building and welcome you to start your evening merriment with a boogie in Bankmore square. And PS it’s free!!

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POP Up / Drop in busking spot

Tuesday 4th - Sunday 9th August
Just outside our building. Everyone welcome!

vault fleadh art market

Saturday 8th August. 12pm - 5pm

Vault Gallery | Project Space 62-66 Bedford Street, BT2 7GH

Vault art market by Vault artists and friends selling all hand-made art, crafts, gifts and Fleadh souvenirs plus delish food by master chef Sheena of Truffleupagus Vegan Yums.