Belfast Ukulele Festival

24/06/2026

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡!

The Great Workshop Allocation Machine has made its decisions...

If you're a Weekend Pass holder, check your email now to discover which workshop you'll be attending at Belfast Ukulele Festival 2026!

Will you be harmonising with Claire Hastings? 🤔
Mastering the CAGED system with Mike Yip? 🎵
Joining Opera-lele's Big Band? 🎭
Or unleashing your inner songwriter with Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq.? ✍️

The only way to find out is to check your inbox!

⚠️ Don't forget to check your spam/junk folder too – sometimes important festival emails get distracted by all those Nigerian princes and miracle weight-loss pills.

If you haven't received an email by tomorrow, please get in touch and we'll investigate.

23/06/2026

13/06/2026

🎤 We were delighted to welcome a very special guest to tell you all about this year's Belfast Ukulele Festival Open Mic... and let's just say they've certainly made an impression... 🤠😂

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!

If you'd like to perform on the big stage at Mandela Hall during our Friday evening Cabaret, head to the link in the comments and fill in the form on the website.

⚠️ Please note that spaces are LIMITED, so it's very much first come, first served. To secure a spot, you'll need to complete the form on the website.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼… 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀… 😂

02/06/2026

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗: 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗞𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦!

Meet Elisa Dyan from France 🇫🇷, who is putting together a special band made up of BUF attendees from across the world (and NI!) to take part in this year's Battle Of The Uke Bands competition.

🎸 Band Name: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗸𝗲𝘀
🎶 70s Rock & Roll Theme
📹 Tutorials and chords provided in advance
🌍 Open to players from any country

Whether you're travelling solo, your group isn't entering the Battle, your uke group 𝗶𝘀 entering the battle, but fancy being part of something else, this could be a brilliant way to get involved.

The best part? You'll be part of a one-off international collaboration that could only happen at Belfast Ukulele Festival!

If you're interested, drop Elisa a private message and she'll get you added to the group.

Go on... the world needs more international ukulele diplomacy. 🌍❤️🪕

30/05/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.
After a gloriously cheesy start, she actually does a pretty good job of explaining why we're so passionate about this event.

Yes, there are some fantastic prizes up for grabs:

🏆 £700 Music Equipment Voucher
🥈 £200 Music Equipment Voucher
🥉 £100 Music Equipment Voucher

But Battle Of The Uke Bands has never just been about winning. Every group gets:

✅ The chance to perform on an iconic Belfast stage
✅ A professionally filmed video of their performance to keep and share
✅ A goal to work towards as a group
✅ A fantastic weekend with ukulele players from across the UK & Ireland
✅ The opportunity to make memories you'll be talking about for years

Oh... and there's only ONE band space left. 👀

Give the video a watch!

29/05/2026

🚨 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗞𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🚨

🏆 1st Prize – £700 Music Equipment Voucher
🥈 2nd Prize – £200 Music Equipment Voucher
🥉 3rd Prize – £100 Music Equipment Voucher

That's £1,000 worth of music gear up for grabs at Battle Of The Uke Bands 2026!

And with just ONE band space remaining, there's still time to enter.

New ukuleles? A PA system? Mics? Cases? Accessories? The choice is yours.

Who's going to take home the gear?

27/05/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱!
Wishing everyone a wonderful time at Skerries Ukulele Festival! 💚💚

Tickets for all events on eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/skerries-ukulele-festival-62933672393?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExdWZ6cndZeDFpMGlmNkJ3bnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7crHnGHvHw8dh98H5iuwCUX5ec1fwt0Yc6xPJWgZjmxM6hJUw6C5d9JZMDeg_aem_SuzXgnrLBOhOKZ1GN4T01A

24/05/2026

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦

Just a wee reminder that 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙐𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨 you get a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 workshop included with your ticket… but you still need to book your preferred workshop using the 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺! 😊

We’ve noticed quite a few people haven’t filled it in yet, so please make sure you do so we can plan numbers properly. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.

ALSO…

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙, individual workshop tickets are now available to purchase on the website (link in comments). So if there’s a particular workshop you fancy, you can still come along and join in.

We’ve got four absolute crackers this year and places may be limited depending on demand 👀

Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. Claire Hastings Opera-lele Mike Yip Music Academy

22/05/2026

𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to everyone who came down, supported us, shared posts, chatted to us, learned a tune, and voted online for our BIG JAM idea as part of Belfast City Council and 'Bank Of Ideas' initiative.

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that… 𝗪𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚! 🎉🎶

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁!

We genuinely couldn’t have done it without the incredible support from the uke community and beyond — so thank you all so much.

We’ll be announcing full details very soon, so keep your eyes peeled… 👀🪕

Belfast is about to get VERY strummy.