2 Royal
Avenue
MayWe is delighted to manage 2 Royal Avenue, a new cultural venue that Belfast City Council have transformed playing host to artistic experiences, events and workshops.
2026 Opening Hours
2 Royal Avenue is open 10am-6pm Monday to Sunday.
Pop in to find some new additions to the space featuring...
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A New Installation 'Landscape with Columns and Figures' curated and commissioned by Belfast City Council with MMAS Architects and OGU Architects
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Our Kids Cosy area
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The Library Corner, featuring a selection of books for all ages by Northern Irish and Irish writers and a diversity themed collection, curated by Seamus Heaney Centre at Queens, Michaela Mc Dermott, and Orla McKeating, and supplied by No Alibis bookshop.
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A Homework Station
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Our Sensory Dome
Yallaa Café will be open from 10am-5pm Monday-Saturday and 12pm-4pm Sundays, serving delightful hot & cold beverages and delicious food, featuring a new lunch menu!
For more information about 2 Royal Avenue accessibility please visit AccessAble via this link: https://www.accessable.co.uk/belfast-city-council/access-guides/2-royal-avenue
Check out whats on below!
If you are interested in using 2 Royal Avenue for an event or workshop, please contact 2royalave@maywe.co.uk
EXHIBITIONS
the more the merrier
1st September to 30th september
Corrina askin
Incredibly sweet and funny family friendly large scale illustrated wall art.
Local artist Corrina Askin worked with children from Grow Community Garden and Reach Out community group. Children contributed ideas on how they would make a newcomer feel welcome. Ideas include getting a present of a hot water bottle, a
serving of toast or a double helping of strawberry ice cream.
Displayed alongside Askin’s delicate drawings which record the positive community response to the recent riots. A beautiful and poignant reminder of small everyday gestures and their value.
EVENTS
week commencing 7th september
tuesday 8 september
The Grapevine 11am - 1pm
Age Friendly Belfast
"Drop In" hub for older people.
An opportunity to enjoy a chat, meet new people, become involved in events, and learn about new services.
Free Event. Drop In.
Sahana Soul Yoga 2pm - 1pm
Move, breathe and reset with this lunchtime yoga class from Sahana Soul Yoga.
All abilities are welcomed!
Contact Julie at 07568246681 to secure your spot.
Tai Chi 1pm - 2pm
Zen Chi Spirit Nature offers health and well-being exercises utilising Qigong, Tai Chi, and Karate-Do moves as meditation in motion.
Through these flowing and mindful practices, we promote longevity, flexibility, calmness, and the balance of spirit, mind, and body as one.
Our approach encourages avoiding chaos and instead embracing peace and harmony with fellow Man and the universe.
AiKi Spirit Love
ZenChi Spirit Nature
Drop in!
Wednesday 9 september
Sos Lóin 12pm - 2pm
Beir leat do lón féin agus bí ag labhairt Gaeilge i gcroílár chathair Bhéal Feirste ag am lóin.
Is teacht le chéile réchúiseach é an Sos Lóin mar a bhfuil fáilte roimh éinne ar mhaith leis Gaeilge a labhairt ar a shuaimhneas.
Cibé cé acu atá tú ag obair i lár an bhaile nó i mbun siopadóireachta nó eile, buail isteach chugainn agus déan do chomhrá seal.
Bíonn an Sos Lóin ar siúl gach re Céadaoin in 2 Ascaill Ríoga idir 12.00 agus 14.00.
Is imeacht saor in aisce é seo. Le tuilleadh eolais a fháil, seol ríomhphost chuig sosloinbealfeirste@gmail.com
Bring your own lunch and speak Irish in the heart of Belfast over lunch time.
The Sos Lóin is an informal meet-up where anyone who wants to speak Irish at their ease is welcome.
Whether you are working in the town centre, shopping or otherwise, call in and chat a while.
The Sos Lóin is on every other Wednesday in 2 Royal Avenue between 12.00 and 14.00.
This is a free event. For more information, please e-mail sosloinbealfeirste@gmail.com
Thursday 10 september
Tai Chi 1pm - 2pm
Zen Chi Spirit Nature offers health and well-being exercises utilising Qigong, Tai Chi, and Karate-Do moves as meditation in motion.
Through these flowing and mindful practices, we promote longevity, flexibility, calmness, and the balance of spirit, mind, and body as one.
Our approach encourages avoiding chaos and instead embracing peace and harmony with fellow Man and the universe.
AiKi Spirit Love
ZenChi Spirit Nature
Drop in!
Saturday 12 September
Belfast Potter's Market 10am - 5pm
Belfast Potter's Market returns to 2 Royal Avenue for a weekend of celebrating potters from across Ireland!
Enjoy everything from ceramics, sculptures, decorative pieces and homewares all from local makers.
There will even be the opportunity to have a go at throwing on a potter's wheel in the live throwing workshops.
Come along and discover one-of-a-kind pieces in this free to attend market.
European Heritage Open Days 10am - 6pm
In celebration of European Heritage Open Days (EHOD), 2 Royal Avenue invites you to explore our unique space and engage with this year’s theme: Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine.
We will be hosting free, short 15 minute historic tours of 2 Royal Avenue at 11am & 2pm.
Join us this weekend to discover how we are helping to protect, enjoy, and reimagine our shared heritage. We look forward to welcoming you!
Sunday 13 September
Belfast Potter's Market 11am - 4pm
The Belfast Potter's Market continues for a second day with even more unique pieces from local makers to discover!
Free entry, drop in.
European Heritage Open Days 10am - 6pm
The celebration of European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) and the historic tours continue!
The guided tours are available at 11am & 2pm.
week commencing 14th september
tuesday 15 september
The Grapevine 11am - 1pm
Age Friendly Belfast
"Drop In" hub for older people.
An opportunity to enjoy a chat, meet new people, become involved in events, and learn about new services.
Free Event. Drop In.
Tai Chi 1pm - 2pm
Zen Chi Spirit Nature offers health and well-being exercises utilising Qigong, Tai Chi, and Karate-Do moves as meditation in motion.
Through these flowing and mindful practices, we promote longevity, flexibility, calmness, and the balance of spirit, mind, and body as one.
Our approach encourages avoiding chaos and instead embracing peace and harmony with fellow Man and the universe.
AiKi Spirit Love
ZenChi Spirit Nature
Drop in!
thursday 17 september
Tai Chi 1pm - 2pm
Zen Chi Spirit Nature offers health and well-being exercises utilising Qigong, Tai Chi, and Karate-Do moves as meditation in motion.
Through these flowing and mindful practices, we promote longevity, flexibility, calmness, and the balance of spirit, mind, and body as one.
Our approach encourages avoiding chaos and instead embracing peace and harmony with fellow Man and the universe.
AiKi Spirit Love
ZenChi Spirit Nature
Drop in!
friday 18 september
Culture Night 4pm - 10pm
Weave 4pm-9pm
What if evaluation felt less like a survey and more like an experience? Step into WEAVE, an immersive, multi-sensory installation where creativity, technology and participation intertwine. Explore interactive elements, share your thoughts and feelings, and become part of a living artwork shaped by every visitor's unique perspective.
Drawings from Mythology 4pm-9pm
Belfast artist Farhad O'Neill will be displaying eighteen new experimental ink on paper drawings based upon Irish mythology with a focus on the Ulster Cycle.
Sensory Textile Exhibition 4pm-10pm
Explore a sensory Textile Exhibition for children by local artist, Angeline Murphy.
A Window Into Belfast 5pm-8pm
Create a glowing window into Belfast with Make Space Studio!
Cardboard Jungle Safari 5pm-8pm
Race through our cardboard jungle via your very own (cardboard) jeep but look out for the lion, you don't want to get a paper cut!
The Living Jukebox 5pm-9pm
The living jukebox is an interactive live music box. Choose a decade and watch as a live singer emerges from the curtain to entertain you and transport you back in time. Having trouble choosing? Maggie our cafe hostess with the mostest will assist you.
Share a Smile Around the World 6pm-8pm
Happiness can be found even in the darkest places, it's up to us to help spread it across the globe! Come along to the Happiness Booth and assist the Mushroom Man on his pursuit for happiness. Create your own smiley face with a meaning attached behind it, which you can take away to share with others or to keep for yourself you need it the most.
Belonging: Portraits of Belfast 6pm-10pm
Live Portraits and Stories with PicStory Belfast.
French Folk Dancing 7pm-8pm
Outside 2 Royal Avenue, join in on easy French Folk dances to live music!
Chidambaram Samba Band 8pm-9pm
Join Chidambaram Samba Band for samba drumming grooves in front of 2 Royal Avenue.
Sunday 20 september
Sunday Chess 2pm - 5pm
Roaming Knights
Belfast City Chess meet up. This is a free weekly social meet up for chess players. It is not a chess club, or tournament. Under 16s must be accompanied by responsible adult.
Free event. Contact roamingknightsni@gmail.com for more info.
Trad Seisiún 2pm - 4pm
Glengormley School of Traditional Music
Enjoy the music of young traditional musicians from the Greater Belfast Area, led by experiences adult traditional musicians/tutors from the Glengormley School of Traditional Music.
Participation is open to all young traditional musicians from the Greater Belfast area.
Free event. Drop in.
