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An audience sitting close to the stage under coloured lights at the Black Box, a Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival venue in
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Out To Lunch (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival) 2027

8–30 January 2027

Out To Lunch is a midwinter arts festival in Belfast that runs for about three and a half weeks, built around lunchtime shows served with a hot lunch plus evening gigs, with The Black Box as a main venue. It is run by the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival team, and comedy sits alongside music, theatre, literature and spoken word on the bill.

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The 2027 festival

The Out To Lunch (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival) 2027 runs 23 days, from Friday 8 January 2027 to Saturday 30 January 2027, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. On its stages: stand-up. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site.

Where the shows are

On the 2027 bill

The festival's own line-up as of 6 October 2026. Line-ups change, and the festival's site has the last word.

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Questions

When is the Out To Lunch (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival) 2027?

8–30 January 2027 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Where does the Out To Lunch (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival) happen?

The Black Box, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LA; The Deer’s Head, 1-3 Lower Garfield St, Belfast BT1 1FP; The MAC, 10 Exchange St West, Belfast BT1 2NJ; Oh Yeah Music Centre, 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast, BT1 2LG.

Where do I book for the Out To Lunch (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival)?

On the festival's own site, cqaf.com, which also has the latest programme and any changes.

Sources

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