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Belfast International Tattoo 2026
Fri 04 Sept
|Belfast
The Belfast International Tattoo is Northern Ireland’s annual celebration of music, pageantry and cultural tradition, featuring massed pipes and drums, dancers, military displays and international performers. A spectacular family event held at the SSE Arena, bringing together the very best of local
Time & Location
04 Sept 2026, 19:00 – 05 Sept 2026, 23:00
Belfast, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast BT3 9QQ, UK
About the event
The Belfast International Tattoo is one of Northern Ireland’s premier annual live events, celebrating music, culture, tradition and pageantry on a world-class stage. Held each year at the SSE Arena, Belfast, the Tattoo brings together an extraordinary cast of performers from across Northern Ireland, the UK, Europe and beyond.
Inspired by the famous military tattoos of Edinburgh and across the Commonwealth—but proudly shaped by Northern Ireland’s own identity—the event features a spectacular blend of:
Massed pipes and drums
Military and civilian bands
Highland and Irish dancers
Cultural and heritage displays