Belfast: Music, Street Art, and Pubs Walking Tour
ID: GYG408501-741511
Category:
Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Discover international street art, lively pubs, and unique live music venues on this walking tour of Belfast, a UNESCO-listed City of Culture.
Enjoy the perfect introduction to the city of Belfast on this part street art tour, part bar crawl. Learn about the city's troubled history, find the best places for a pint, and get your bearings of the city center.
Meet your local guide in St. Annes Square and see the square's best restaurants, sculptures, and live music venues. Continue your stroll around the city center, following a route designed to show you street art painted by the international artists who descend on Belfast every year.
Next, explore the birthplace of a new generation of musicians. As you wander through the city's narrow alleyways, hear how the history of music, from its traditional beginning to its rock and roll, punk, and modern genres, influenced change in Northern Ireland.
Throughout your tour, pass by the city's most iconic pubs, including The Crown Liquor Saloon, Robinsons, and The Duke of York. Find out what goes on inside each of them and the best places to enjoy some live music with your drink.
Highlights
- Experience Belfast through the eyes of a local and discover the city's best bars
- Learn about the influence of Belfast's music scene on its troubled past
- Find out which bars are frequented by the locals and which to return to later
- Admire unique street art that tells stories about Belfast past and present
- Get off the beaten track and explore hidden gems and quirky art and culture venues
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Although you will not enter any of the pubs visited on this tour, you are welcome to return to them later
This tour will take place rain or shine
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
Masks are optional for this activity
All participants must also bring a valid form of ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, identity card, student card, etc)
Meet your guide at the entrance to the MAC, located behind Belfast Cathedral. Your guide will be wearing a blue checked backpack.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
