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Events near Stranraer, Dumfries

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Clubs

Reckless Raves: TERMINUS [MAY DAY SPECIAL] at HALT Weavers Cross

Reckless Raves: TERMINUS [MAY DAY SPECIAL]

5:00pm - 12:00am

HALT Weavers Cross, Belfast

Reckless Raves: TERMINUS [MAY DAY SPECIAL]

HALT Weavers Cross, Belfast

This MAY we take over a FORMER BUS STATION in BELFAST CITY, this time we welcome AN ABSOLUTELY STACKED TEAM SHEET across THREE DIFFERENT STAGES!

Ayr Beach Northern Soul & 70's Soul All-Dayer at The Ayr Pavilion

Ayr Beach Northern Soul & 70's Soul All-Dayer

Saturday 6th June

4:00pm - 12:00am

The Ayr Pavilion

Ayr Beach Northern Soul & 70's Soul All-Dayer

The Ayr Pavilion

Get ready for a full day of unforgettable soul at the Ayr Beach Northern Soul & 70's Soul All-Dayer at the Ayr Pavilion.

RETROSPECT Presents: HIGHVØLTAGE x 5VRGN at Printhouse Ayr

RETROSPECT Presents: HIGHVØLTAGE x 5VRGN

Saturday 25th April

9:00pm - 2:30am

RETROSPECT Presents: HIGHVØLTAGE x 5VRGN

RETROSPECT bring the Heavy Hitting Duo 'BLOODSUCKAZ' to the Printhouse for the next edition of our HARD Series - TICKETS OUT NOW!

Eastside Electronics By Night 2026 at Banana Block

Eastside Electronics By Night 2026

Saturday 25th July

10:00pm - 1:00am

Banana Block, Belfast

Eastside Electronics By Night 2026

Banana Block, Belfast

Banana Block hosts Part 3 of a day-and-night celebration to wrap up EastSide Electronics 2026, with Timmy Stewart, Jordan Nocturne & Efa O'Neill.

Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems | Belfast at The Empire

Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems | Belfast

Saturday 23rd May

9:00pm - 1:00am

The Empire, Belfast

Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems | Belfast

The Empire, Belfast

Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems is coming to The Belfast Empire on Saturday 23rd May for a huge Bank Holiday weekend emo party!

PLAN-B - Frequency Shift - 1 May 2026 at 5thElementNi Charity

PLAN-B - Frequency Shift - 1 May 2026

9:00pm - 2:00am

5thElementNi Charity, Belfast

PLAN-B - Frequency Shift - 1 May 2026

5thElementNi Charity, Belfast

Mystical themed event name inspired by 1 May 2026 (Beltane, spring renewal, liminality, cosmic vibes, numerology. This will event will signify change

Féline (Bébé) W/ Tripper + Conor Schmtz at Committee Room

Féline (Bébé) W/ Tripper + Conor Schmtz

Saturday 30th May

9:00pm - 2:15am

Committee Room, Belfast

Féline (Bébé) W/ Tripper + Conor Schmtz

Committee Room, Belfast

Mini edition of Féline in the committee room at USC as Conor Schmtz welcomes Tripper for a 5 hours vinyl only special.

PLAN-B Transcendent 29.05.26 at 5th ElementNi

PLAN-B Transcendent 29.05.26

Friday 29th May

9:00pm - 2:00am

5th ElementNi, Belfast

PLAN-B Transcendent 29.05.26

5th ElementNi, Belfast

PLAN-B Transcendent 29.05.26

Gigs

Ayr Pavilion Pres Definitely Oasis vs. The Complete Stone Roses at The Ayr Pavilion

Ayr Pavilion Pres Definitely Oasis vs. The Complete Stone Roses

Saturday 9th May

5:00pm - 12:00am

The Ayr Pavilion

Ayr Pavilion Pres Definitely Oasis vs. The Complete Stone Roses

The Ayr Pavilion

This is the first live music event in Ayr Pavilion in over 30 years. Featuring Scotlands finest Definitely Oasis & The Complete Stone Roses.

Forever in Blue Jeans - The Neil Diamond Experience at The Black Box Belfast

Forever in Blue Jeans - The Neil Diamond Experience

Saturday 13th June

7:30pm - 11:00pm

The Black Box Belfast

Forever in Blue Jeans - The Neil Diamond Experience

The Black Box Belfast

Join us for an evening filled with all your Neil Diamond hits, from Sweet Caroline to Cracklin' Rosie with the full live band experience.

Sam Wickens - Live at Groomsport Inn at The Groomsport Inn

Sam Wickens - Live at Groomsport Inn

Friday 24th April

7:30pm - 9:30pm

The Groomsport Inn, Bangor

Sam Wickens - Live at Groomsport Inn

The Groomsport Inn, Bangor

Sam Wickens at The Groomsport Inn. An intimate night of original songs, with all proceeds going toward his volunteer trip to Uganda.

Demob Happy Belfast at Ulster Sports Club

Demob Happy Belfast

Thursday 7th May

9:00pm - 11:30pm

Ulster Sports Club, Belfast

Demob Happy Belfast

Ulster Sports Club, Belfast

Newcastle's Demob Happy headline Ulster Sports Club in support of their new album, 'The Grown Ups Are Talking'.

Depeche Mode Tribute - The Devout at Oh Yeah Music Centre

Depeche Mode Tribute - The Devout

Saturday 13th June

7:00pm - 10:45pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Depeche Mode Tribute - The Devout

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Join the band on their European Black Celebration Tour.

MISS MADISON - Ayr PLUS SUPPORT FROM MEEP & NIDO at Printhouse Ayr

MISS MADISON - Ayr PLUS SUPPORT FROM MEEP & NIDO

Tuesday 19th May

7:00pm - 10:00pm

MISS MADISON - Ayr PLUS SUPPORT FROM MEEP & NIDO

Miss Madison live at ayr

30 Years of Fugees "The Score" at Oh Yeah Music Centre

30 Years of Fugees "The Score"

7:30pm - 10:00pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

30 Years of Fugees "The Score"

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

As part of CQAF 26, join us as we celebrate 30 years of The Fugees' iconic album The Score with Blackjack + Jai Sian.

The Keith Doran Band // Mark Braidner (Solo) at The Belfast Barge

The Keith Doran Band // Mark Braidner (Solo)

Saturday 27th June

7:30pm - 11:45pm

The Belfast Barge

The Keith Doran Band // Mark Braidner (Solo)

The Belfast Barge

Belfast City Blues Festival and Belfast Barge present The Keith Doran Band with Mark Braidner (Solo)

Festivals

Pavilion Festival 2026 at Low Green Ayr

Pavilion Festival 2026

Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd May

12:00pm - 10:30pm

Pavilion Festival 2026

Pavilion Festival is back for 2026. For the fourth year, we return to the Low Green in Ayr to Embrace The Madness. Lineup information coming soon.....

Knockengorroch Limited Edition at Knockengorroch

Knockengorroch Limited Edition

Thu 21st - Mon 25th May

10:00am - 5:00am

Knockengorroch, Kirkcudbrightshire

Knockengorroch Limited Edition

Knockengorroch, Kirkcudbrightshire

Knockengorroch brings it all hame for this special 2026 event, with a strictly limited capacity...

Titanic Distillers Presents - Pumphouse Festival at Titanic Distillers

Titanic Distillers Presents - Pumphouse Festival

Saturday 2nd May

2:00pm - 11:00pm

Titanic Distillers, Belfast

Titanic Distillers Presents - Pumphouse Festival

Titanic Distillers, Belfast

On the 2nd of May, Titanic Distillers presents the Pumphouse Festival - a full day of music across three stages

Steelworks at Titanic Distillers

Saturday 27th June

2:00pm - 11:00pm

Titanic Distillers, Belfast

Titanic Distillers, Belfast

Steelworks launches with a bang this summer adding another name to your festival list for Belfast this year! Lineup to be announced next week

Belsonic Festival at Ormeau Park Belfast, Ireland

Belsonic Festival

Fri 12th June - Wed 1st July

11:00am - 11:00pm

Ormeau Park Belfast, Ireland

Belsonic Festival

Ormeau Park Belfast, Ireland

BELSONIC returns across several weekends with some of the biggest acts going.

AVA Festival at Titanic Slipways

Fri 29th - Sat 30th May

11:00am - 11:00pm

Titanic Slipways , Belfast

Titanic Slipways , Belfast

AVA is an electronic audio, visual, arts festival and conference in Belfast

Comedy

Fawlty Towers Revisited at Belfast Castle, Belfast

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Saturday 13th June

7:30pm - 10:00pm

Belfast Castle, Belfast

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Belfast Castle, Belfast

The Fawlty Towers gang are back with a new hilarious show. Can Basil cope with social media, reality television and an invasion of tribute acts?

Stand up Comedy in broken English Victor Patrascan at Oh Yeah Music Centre

Stand up Comedy in broken English Victor Patrascan

Tuesday 21st April

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Stand up Comedy in broken English Victor Patrascan

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Laugh with Europe's comedy nomad, Victor Patraşcan - the rebel comedian-philosopher whose sharp jokes have taken him to about 60 countries

Fawlty Towers Weekend at Abbotsford Hotel

Fawlty Towers Weekend

Sat 6th - Sun 7th June

2:00pm - 11:00am

Abbotsford Hotel, Ayr

Fawlty Towers Weekend

Abbotsford Hotel, Ayr

Weekend with Basil, Sybil and Manuel , what can possibly go wrong.

Theatre, Arts & Culture

Sin city cabaret at The Empire Music Hall

Sin city cabaret

Saturday 22nd August

7:00pm - 11:45pm

The Empire Music Hall, Belfast

Sin city cabaret

The Empire Music Hall, Belfast

Sin city cabaret bring their world class show to the iconic Belfast venue The empire. A blend of burlesque, freakshow, circus and variety acts.

Cultural Conversations 003: David Holmes with Timmy Stewart at Harland And Wolff Staff Club

Cultural Conversations 003: David Holmes with Timmy Stewart

Saturday 2nd May

4:45pm - 6:00pm

Harland And Wolff Staff Club, Belfast

Cultural Conversations 003: David Holmes with Timmy Stewart

Harland And Wolff Staff Club, Belfast

Cultural Conversations 003 with David Holmes on Saturday May 2nd 2026 in the unique and intimate setting of Harland + Wolff Staff Club in East Belfast

Phantoms of the Popera at Grand Opera House Belfast

Phantoms of the Popera

Sunday 28th June

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Grand Opera House Belfast

Phantoms of the Popera

Grand Opera House Belfast

The Ultimate Celebration of Musical Theatre - Featuring the Biggest Hits from the West End and Broadway!

Experiences & Attractions

Soundsystem Sunday Sessions at Oh Yeah Music Centre

Soundsystem Sunday Sessions

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Soundsystem Sunday Sessions

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

A daytime (family friendly) celebration of Soundsystem Culture through custom hand-built speaker boxes.

Acoustic Picnic at Oh Yeah Music Centre

Acoustic Picnic

Saturday 2nd May

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Acoustic Picnic

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Our free monthly event that brings families together for a fun-filled day of live music.

Family Days Out

Soundsystem Sunday Sessions at Oh Yeah Music Centre

Soundsystem Sunday Sessions

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Soundsystem Sunday Sessions

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

A daytime (family friendly) celebration of Soundsystem Culture through custom hand-built speaker boxes.

Acoustic Picnic at Oh Yeah Music Centre

Acoustic Picnic

Saturday 2nd May

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Acoustic Picnic

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Our free monthly event that brings families together for a fun-filled day of live music.

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