Culture Night: ‘Disappointment’ as Belfast not holding the event

Belfast City Council is to explore the possibility of bringing culture night back to the city in 2025.

In May this year, councillors were told it, or an alternative event, would also not take place this year but a return in 2025 is a possibility.

In April, Belfast’s deputy mayor, Áine Groogan, said it was “embarrassing” that culture night will not return this year.

She had proposed a scaled down alternative to take place on 20 September, when culture night is held elsewhere but after a report was given in May, council officials said that was not an option.

Officials added that a wide range of cultural events are already taking place as part of Belfast 2024, which runs until November.

But officials have recommended allocating“up to £30,000 to the facilitation of an engagement programme with the wider cultural sector, key funders, partners and other interested parties in relation to culture night from September 2025 and onwards”.