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Thursday 12 November in Belfast

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Thursday 12 November 17 listings

Morning 3

10:30

Make a Fairy Bell Charm with Christine Casey

Eikon Exhibition Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Fairy bells (also known as witch bells) are charming handmade decorations traditionally hung near doors to bring protection, good luck and gentle sound to a home. During this workshop with tutor Christine Casey from Kiri Cottage Crafts participants will learn step by step how to create your own using bells, ribbons, natural decorations and simple crafting techniques in a friendly, creative workshop suitable for beginners and experienced crafters alike to enjoy. All materials and full instructions will be provided in your workshop kit.
£22.50Tickets & info

Afternoon 3

Tonight 5

18:30

EASY VIETNAMESE FOOD aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Tutor: Erin Bunting Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. It’s surprisingly easy to make once you know a few tips, tricks and what ingredients you need in your larder. Join Erin from The Edible Flower for this hands-on cooking workshop and learn how to make Vietnamese Summer Rolls, a Vietnamese noodle salad, simple pickles and banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). After we cook, we'll sit down to eat our delicious dishes. Recipe sheets will be provided so that you can recreate dishes. This workshop is vegetarian, vegan and gluten free friendly. For other dietary requirements just let us know by phone and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Tutor: Erin Bunting Date: Thursday 12 Nov Time: 6.30-9pm Cost: £35 Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. It’s surprisingly easy to make once you know a few tips, tricks and what ingredients you need in your larder. Join Erin from The Edible Flower for this hands-on cooking workshop and learn how to make Vietnamese Summer Rolls, a Vietnamese noodle salad, simple pickles and banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). After we cook, we'll sit down to eat our delicious dishes. Recipe sheets will be provided so that you can recreate dishes. This workshop is vegetarian, vegan and gluten free friendly. For other dietary requirements just let us know by phone and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
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18:30

Queer Set Dancing

The MAC · The MAC · City centre · Workshops & classes
Details Come along to a Queer Set Dancing class with Alexa Moore. This is a relaxed, friendly class as part of our MACtivate programme, run with The Rainbow Project. It’s perfect for beginners and open to everyone. The class runs from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. No dance skills needed. Just bring yourself. You can drop in when it suits you and don’t have to come every time. The class is led by a queer woman and is a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ people and allies. Expect laughs, learning and a chance to meet new people. Alexa Moore is a human rights worker and set dancer from Newry, Co. Down. She began set dancing in 2013 and is passionate about keeping the dance alive by expanding it to new people and communities. In her day job, she works on human rights issues relating to Brexit, the Protocol, and other issues in NI.
Free18+LGBTQ+Tickets & info
18:45

Busy Hands and Bright Minds Group

Glengormley Library · Newtownabbey · Workshops & classes
Join us for our “Busy Hands and Bright Minds” group. Each session blends sensory stories, hands-on sensory play, and neurodivergent friendly activity to spark imagination, build confidence, and support different ways of learning and experiencing the world. Whether your child loves calming textures, vibrant stories, or play, there’s something for every curious mind. Perfect for those aged 6-11 years, and all activities are delivered in a relaxed, supportive environment. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Second Thursday of the month from 6:45pm- 7:45pm Booking Essential. t: 028 9083 3797 e: glengormley.library@librariesni.org.uk
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Ongoing 1

Until17 Nov

Welcome to the table

Belfast School of Art · Exhibitions · Culture · Unusual · Visual art · Workshops & classes
As part of Irish Design Week 2026 Welcome to the table is a participatory visual project and exhibition exploring belonging, third culture identity and cultural exchange through the lens of food, table settings, and shared meal rituals. You are invited to co-create table environments inspired by different cultures and ways of living, with each table becoming a visual expression of heritage, cultural traditions, rituals as well as contemporary habits. The project is rooted in the idea that identity is not only shaped by nationality but by lived experience, creativity, migration and memory and that it continues to evolve. Through designed tableware, surfaces, vessels and place settings, audiences are invited to experience different cultures. From creating centrepieces with natural materials to exploring zines and Tunisian cuisine, our workshops during Irish Design Week 2026 will turn ideas into objects and shared experiences, with the resulting tables and stories displayed at Belfast Central Library and Second Nature. Join us and develop ideas through making and exchange with contributions from designers, artists, researchers and food practitioners. What’s on: Hands-on design and making workshops exploring table settings, objects and natural materials Conversations about food, culture, creative health and who gathers around the table Food and Gathering focused sessions with BIA! Zine, Larder East and Carthago including a Tunisian tasting tray An exhibition of student product design, workshop creations and food stories Evening showcases for Late Night Art and Design After Dark Key information and schedule Thursday 5th November (Belfast Central Library & Second Nature) 18.00 onwards - In our Late Night Art Showcase ahead of Irish Design Week 2026, Belfast School of Art’s Foundation (Product Design) students have explored the eating experience through designing tableware in an exercise of reimagining traditional eating tools that enhance the users’ sensory involvement with food Monday 9th November Day One: Welcome to the table Session 1 (Art Shop at BSOA) 10.00-12.30 - An introduction with Belfast Design Week’s Christine James & Karishma Kusurkar and The Art Shop’s Celeste Owens. Belfast School of Art lecturers Dr. Pamela Whitaker and Dr. Adriana Ionascu, supported by Art Psychotherapy trainees Catherine Fitzmaurice and Michelle Eustace, explore who gathers around the table, intention, material objects, food, psychology, creative health and “glimmers.” Join them to create a centrepiece for a gathering space using natural materials. Session 2 (Belfast Central Library) 12.30-14.00 - A tour of Belfast Central Library - a vital third space in the community full of heritage, design and ideas for gathering Session 3 (Art Shop at BSOA) 14.00-16.00 - Join BIA! Zine for a very special session - “An Ode to the Meal that Changed My Life: A zine-making workshop inspired by your favourite foods. In this workshop, you are invited around our shared table to create a recipe zine. Through zine-making, collage, drawing, writing and storytelling, you will share the story of your favourite food, flavour, meal, or memory. Tuesday 10th November Day Two: Make, Eat, Gather Session 1 (Art Shop at BSOA) 10.00-12.30 - Hear from Larder>East’s Alli Steen on the significance of tables and public spaces and design your own gathering space Session 2 (Art Shop at BSOA) 12.30-14.00 - Discover Tunisian cuisine and culture from Carthago’s owner and head chef Sabeh Sendi and sample a Tunisian tasting tray Session 3 (Art Shop at BSOA) 14.00-16.00 - Develop a unique cultural space using found objects and repurposed materials Session 4 (Art Shop at BSOA) 16.00-17.00 - Install your work at Belfast Central Library Thursday 12th November 18.00 onwards - Design After Dark celebration at Belfast Central Library with full exhibition of work Accessibility information: Belfast School of Art Belfast Central Library Second Nature - The exhibition space is on the ground floor with easy access through the main entrance. Please be aware of building works in the area which may affect pavement access outside. If you have any specific accessibility queries or are joining with a larger group of 5+ people, please reach out to info@belfastdesignweek.com
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