Taking Up Space

8th August 2026

Get ready for a full day of groundbreaking art, radical inclusion, and unforgettable music. Hosted at the Accidental Theatre, Taking Up Space is a vibrant all-day festival staging the North of Ireland’s most exciting talents, with a dedicated focus on uplifting and amplifying FLINTA artists.

Expect an eclectic, high-octane lineup delivering fresh sounds, innovative styles, and boundary-pushing performances. We’re breaking down barriers and building a thriving community where creativity, inclusion, and raw authenticity take centre stage.

Line Up
(Poetry, Acoustic & Comedy): Beckie Stew, Lee Harrison, Alex Cregan, Kaya Gleeson, Lunacy, Lauren Martin, Neave Wright, Liz Byrne

Evening Live Acts (Indie, Spoken Word & Comedy): Hester Ectomy, Sara-Jade Davidson, Céilí Rae Minogue, Anthony Layde, Ciara Sands, Garrett Laurie, Final Thirteen, Julie Julie.

Late Night Party: DJ Popper Cherry.

Persian New Year

22 March 2025

Timeless melodies to welcome the New Year 1404!

In this special performance celebrating the Persian New Year, we will take you on a journey through the world of authentic and nostalgic music with the soulful voice of our singer, the enchanting sound of the santur, and the magic of Persian piano.

Piano: Arya Ahmadi Jazi
Santour & tombak: Behnam Ghazanfaripour
Singer: Yalda farmehr

Passengers in Music

7 February 2025

A vibrant music show that brings Brazilian, Chilean and local music together on Accidental’s stage. In a night that features 4 musicians that will take you across the atlantic and back!

On this journey we have Vicondre (Chile) who will move through the Latin styles. Utropiks (Brazil) who combines Brazilian sensibilities with African explorations and lastly; Bossa Nova Blue who recall the 'quiet music' of Rio that seduced the world. 

Vicondre (Victor Henriquez) is a Chilean musician living in Northern Ireland. He performs on charango, Spanish guitar and vocals. Vicondre’s songs blend Mediterranean and Latin American influences, often collaborating with diverse musicians and dancers. His longest-standing collaboration is with Los Dramaticos, Northern Ireland’s only flamenco-Latin band.

Utropiks is Israh Castro, a Brazilian songwriter and producer based in Belfast. With a miscellaneous compositions that has being taken inspirations from a variety of Brazilian traditional rhythms, Spiritual Jazz, Jamaican Dub music and Afrikans polyrhythm grooves, Utropiks dances between Brazilian Afrosambas, progressive music, Funk and modern electronic vibes.

Bossa Nova Blue: Meabh Cormacain (vocal and violin) lived in Brazil and returned home with a passion for bossa nova, Rio’s global musical phenomenon in the 1960s. Singing in English and Portuguese she is joined by guitarist Paul Webster (Katalizt, Dave Robb’s Gunderman). Together they are Bossa Nova Blue.

“Bossa nova: the irresistible lovechild of samba and jazz” Hannah Nepilova, Classic FM.