19th February 2026
Belfast Learning Festival 2026 -14th June
The Belfast Learning Festival will showcase Belfast as a City of Learning – a place where learning happens everywhere.
We’re inviting organisations in Belfast to support the Belfast Learning Festival by hosting your own learning event or activity. If you are delivering or supporting learning in Belfast, you are welcome to take part. We’re looking for input from:
- businesses
- community and voluntary groups
- charities
- schools
- colleges
- cultural organisations, and
- social enterprises.
As the city prepares to welcome Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, we are keen to highlight events that explore learning through music, culture and dance. All genres, traditions and communities are welcome. This year we are also supporting National Year of Reading 2026 and hope to showcase events that will help inspire learning by reading.
There are two ways to take part in Belfast Learning Festival 2026:
- Submit an existing or planned event. If you have an activity planned or regularly run learning activities, you can submit it for inclusion in the festival programme.
- Apply for a small grant: If are constituted , not for profit organisation with an idea for a new beginning activity, you may be able to apply for a small grant (upto £5,00) to run it as part of the festival.
Want to submit an event or apply for a small grant? Email: belfastlearningcity@belfastcity.gov.uk. to check eligibility and criteria. The closing date for all submissions is 12noon, Monday 2nd March 2026.