Sonorities Festival Belfast 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

Key Info

About

Sonorities is a biennial festival of contemporary sound and music, organised by Queen's University Belfast, for musicians, composers, sound artists, and listeners with an interest in experimental and digital music. It takes place across multiple venu…

Website

sonorities.net

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Genres

ExperimentalJazz

Date

15 - 18 April, 2026

Location

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Size

Tiny · <1k

Established

1981, Running 45 years

Vibe

Spread across the Queen's University campus and into East Belfast, the festival moves at a quiet, unhurried pace , people drift between listening rooms, sound walks, and late-night performances, with the Sonic Lab at SARC as the gravitational centre.

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT 2025

“Nearly everything is free”

“Draws a niche, seriously engaged crowd”

“Late-night concerts pull the dedicated few”

“Events spread across the city”

“More academic than typical festival”

LineupUpdated: 2 Apr 2026

Full lineup

Yeah You

Robocobra Quartet

RÓIS

Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble

Composite MashworksIsaac GibsonLola de la MataEric LewisKevin McNeillyMatías HomarAngela LópezEd WilliamsIsabel BredenbrökerAdam Pultz MelbyeEric FillionEllen WatermanErin DemastesGerard RyanCameron Clarke

TicketsUpdated: 4 Apr 2026

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Recent NewsUpdated: 12 Apr 2026

DAS x Sonorities Festival 2026 - Digital Arts Studios

We are proud to present Live Organs, Mechanised Ghosts, an installation by Sam Longbottom as part of Sonorities Festival 2026.

digitalartsstudios.com·1 week ago

Sonorities Festival Belfast 2026 – 15 to 18 Apr | CAP Arts Centre

The 2026 edition of the festival will feature over 100 acts in over 30 events across the city and online, including an exciting collaboration with Canada's ...

capartscentre.com·1 month ago

Sonorities Festival Belfast 2026

Eight open calls for Sonorities 2026 are now live on the Sonorities website.

journalofmusic.com·10 months ago

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