Black taxis are nothing new in Belfast, but an aerial show on top of a black cab featuring acrobatic pirates, is a sight reserved for Festival of Fools.
Ireland’s largest free street performance festival returns to Belfast city centre from April 29 to May 1 with three days of jam-packed entertainment, including circus, magic and puppetry.
The bank holiday programme features over 70 free street performances and, for the first time, offers a range of drop-in workshops for children and adults alike.
Highlights from this year’s festival include a highly skilled, breathtaking swinging trapeze performance from Avital and Jochen, a duo from Germany providing the Big Finish in Writer’s Square on both Saturday and Sunday.
There’ll be world class unicycling and one-wheel dancing by Janna Wohlfarth and comedy and acrobatic chaos on the streets of Belfast with Gary & Pel, Cat & Mouse Theatre and local company Síolta Circus.
In addition to the daytime programme, Festival of Fools after hours returns with three very special evening shows with Bricolage, bringing together a selection of new works by some of Ireland’s freshest up and coming artists for an evening that promises to be unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Part living, moving art installation, part aerial and circus performance –Bricolage is the brainchild of Belfast-based aerialist Emmen Donnelly and will transform the warehouse space of Circusful into a dreamlike landscape inhabited by roving human acrobatic creatures on the ground and in the air.
“This year’s programme is more diverse than ever before with acts including juggling, magic, acrobatics, puppetry, unicycling, trapeze and much much more,” says Jenna Hall, Festival of Fools Chief Executive.
"We know that Festival of Fools brings the city to life, creates memories that last a lifetime and inspires people to see the city and each other differently and we are delighted to be able to offer this truly accessible and brilliant opportunity to everyone.”
For the full Festival of Fools programme of events, please visit and to buy tickets for Bricolage - Circusful, visit www.foolsfestival.com.
