The banquet is held on Wednesday 31st August from 7pm - 12 midnight in Belfast City Hall, an historic building in the very centre of Belfast. It was opened on 1 August 1906 and still functions as a government building.
The evening will start with a pre-dinner reception from 7-8pm with traditional Irish harp music.
Dinner will be served at 8pm.
At 10pm there will be live Irish music, with an Irish Dancing exhibition at 11pm.
After this we will have an Irish Ceili, a traditional form of Irish set dancing. There will be an introductory dance lesson for everyone and the Ceili will continue until 12 midnight.
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7pm – 8pm
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Pre-dinner reception with Irish Harp Music
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8pm – 10 pm
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Dinner
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10pm – 11pm
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Post-dinner live Irish music and song
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11pm – 11.20pm
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Exhibition of Irish Dancing
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11.20pm – 12 midnight
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Irish Ceili,with introductory dance instruction
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