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Northern Ireland is embraced by events and festivals of all kinds, beginning with the Belfast Festival at Queen's, one of the largest festivals in the United Kingdom.

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University Festivals

2007 will see the Belfast Festival at Queen's reach its 45th anniversary. Every year, the largest festival of its kind in Northern Ireland brings the best of international art to Belfast and brings international attention to the city's dynamic arts practitioners.

Sport Festivals

This charity fun race for home-made rafts takes place in Portrush's Port Harbour, in Antrim. All vessels must pay a sum to enter the race, which then goes the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.

International Rose Trials

By the seventeenth century, roses were extensively grown in almost every European garden.

Beat Summer Carnival

The streets of Belfast fill with colour, dance and drumming during the Beat Summer Carnival.

Fleadh Amhran Agus Rince

Castlewellan, County Down, is set to host the annual Fleadh Amhrán agus Rince. As the title suggests, the emphasis here is on traditional singing and dancing.

'no Mean City' Exhibition

A new photographic exhibition will show that Belfast is 'No Mean City'.

		Féile an Phobail
Féile An Phobail means 'festival of the people' or 'community festival' and it was established in 1988 as a community reaction to challenge the negative and damaging portrayal of the West Belfast community.

		Nashville Songwriters Festival
In 2001, Panarts piloted the first Belfast Nashville Songwriters' Festival, to celebrate the art of song writing and discover more about the links between our musical heritage and the traditional roots of American song writing.

		Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival (CQAF) features an eclectic and generously packed programme of lunchtime music, comedy, theatre, literature, film, circus, visual art and special events throughout Belfast.