A masterclass in social media presence for new artists by Matt Bacon of Dropout Media.

This nostalgic talk will celebrate the showbands that dominated the Belfast music scene back in the 1950s and 60s. It will highlight the characteristics of showbands from this period -from the music to the snazzy suits – and explore how they evolved and adapted in later years.

The NI Music Prize returns to the Ulster Hall on the 11 November 2026 for one of the biggest nights in Northern Ireland’s music calendar.

Celebrating the very best of our homegrown music, the NI Music Prize brings together artists, musicians and the wider music community for a special evening of live performances and awards, shining a spotlight on the remarkable music being made in and from Northern Ireland.

We would like to invite you to the #PPLinSession: An Introduction to PPL taking place in collaboration with Sound of Belfast.

Following on from the success of last years event - Oh Yeah is back with the Music Industry Speed Networking brunch.

This is your chance to meet a wide range of music industry professionals face-to-face from gig promoters and festival bookers to marketing, PR, content creators and social media experts, through to videographers labels, publishers, managers, trade bodies, funders and more.

Screening of The Spin, filmed in Omagh, with an introduction from Mark McCausland. This warm-hearted Irish road-trip comedy follows two record-shop friends racing from Omagh to Cork to save their store. Based on Mark's semi-autobiographical story, the film features an original soundtrack written by the Omagh musician and member of The Lost Brothers.

Black Moon have teamed up with Gig Buddies Belfast to co-host Transient Visitors (London) for their Belfast debut gig.

Join us on Tuesday 10th November as we celebrate the new wave of homegrown talent at our annual Scratch My Progress Showcase. This special night marks the culmination of our 9-month talent development programme supported by PRS Foundation and IMRO, where emerging artists have spent time honing their craft with dedicated mentors, weekly sessions, industry advice, studio time, photoshoots, and creative guidance.

Want to understand how to make money from your music, build your network and explore funding that could support your next step?

Join us on Tuesday 10 November at Oh Yeah Music Centre for PRS Members’ Day at Sound of Belfast – a free to attend day of industry insight, education and networking opportunities to help you take the next steps in your career.

Join us for Offbeat Live, a special showcase celebrating the incredible songwriting talent brought together through Offbeat Songcamp, developed as part of Output 2026.

To mark 10 years since Bap Kennedy’s passing, his wife Brenda Kennedy launches his biography, Bap Kennedy: All the Dreams of a Boy.

Breaking Into Music is a Creative Industries Day curated by the Oh Yeah Music Centre as part of the annual Sound of Belfast Festival in November.

Join us for a celebration of disruption through art and music with Rarewitch aka Patrick Maguire. Rarewitch is a visual artist, animator and musician based in Belfast known for his prolific and subversive online animated shorts and outsider folk music. His live performances entail a chaotic fusion of frenetic banjo playing, surrealist humour and anarchic social commentary.

JUJU is Belfast (and Ireland’s) first Japanese-style jazz kissa – a dedicated café for listening to jazz, hosted by Belfast-born photographer and writer, Philip Arneill, creator of the acclaimed TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS project.

Take this gentle two-hour walking tour to explore the area in East Belfast where Van Morrison grew up! See the parks where he played, the primary school he went to and the house he first lived in.

A safe and welcoming place for young people to showcase their musical talent.

JUJU is Belfast (and Ireland’s) first Japanese-style jazz kissa – a dedicated café for listening to jazz, hosted by Belfast-born photographer and writer, Philip Arneill, creator of the acclaimed TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS project.

With A Fada is bringing New Éire back to Belfast

As part of Sound of Belfast 2026, join us at the Oh Yeah Centre for a night celebrating the new wave of Irish music.

Featuring Alice Sloan, House of Neptune, Bulbs and Penny’s, the lineup brings together some of the most exciting emerging artists from across Ireland for a night of original music, live energy and community.

The Old Town Music Project brings an extraordinary collection of artists together at St Joseph’s Church, Sailortown for the launch of The Old Town Project Album as part of Sound of Belfast.

Recently nominated for Best Live Act at the 2025 NI Music Prize, ‘tessio’ are a singer-songwriter duo from Derry, - Callum Feeney and Jude McCandless. They play acoustic guitars, sing close harmonies, write, record and produce their own songs.

Enjoy an exclusive 30 minute performance by a talented local musician, to round out this popular music-filled journey across the city. You'll to hear about the wealth of musical talent in Belfast across a wide range of genres, while enjoying a specially curated music playlist. Along the way you will hear anecdotes about Van Morrison, Gary Lightbody and Snow Patrol, James Galway, Ruby Murray, Ottilie Patterson and many other music ‘legends’.

JUJU is Belfast (and Ireland’s) first Japanese-style jazz kissa – a dedicated café for listening to jazz, hosted by Belfast-born photographer and writer, Philip Arneill, creator of the acclaimed TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS project.

Twenty years on from the release of Eyes Open, Snow Patrol's biggest-selling album, Oh Yeah Music Centre celebrates a record that helped take Northern Irish music to the world with a special Classic Album Night as part of Sound of Belfast 2026.

Vein of Folly 2 is Miyagee and Eulogy Beats’ exploration of the evolution of UK hip hop — a project built from a lifetime of listening, absorbing and eventually contributing to the culture.

Promoter Spotlight - Blue Pool x Nu Muze present Casual Riots final gig with support from SCHTICK. After years of packed rooms, chaotic live shows and making their mark on Belfast’s music scene, Casual Riots are calling time on Casual Riots.

Handmade Music is a brand-new experimental music night specially curated to feature an amazing mix of well-known artists, lesser-known artists, and surprise guests! All performing music from the edges of their craft.

To celebrate the launch of Alter Your Native Land, we have invited some of the artists featured in the exhibition to perform. Brian Young, Tramp, Éabha, DJ Terri Hooley & Stuart Bailie + surprise guests.

Punk rock has been a dynamic feature in the North of Ireland since 1976. It has inspired so much great noise, fever and self-awareness. This new photo exhibition by Stuart Bailie presents the alternative faces who have made it such a vital, cultural force. The camera has searched out early pioneers like RUDI, The Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers and The Outcasts. It remembers how the attitude had been passed down to flame-keepers like Therapy? and Ash. And it celebrates the new contenders like Chalk, Problem Patterns, Tramp, Mucker and Éabha. The images have been shot on film and hand-printed in Stuart’s darkroom. It’s a rebellious family album. The best we ever had.

Gig in a Gaff are launching its first free public event.

It will take place in the Harland and Wolff Staff Club on Thursday 5th November from 6-8:30pm. There will be 3 bands performing on the night, just like our usual order of things.