latest news from the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast
"Belfast's Cathedral Quarter is the city's buzzing, creative soul"
Join Our Board – Accountancy Specialist
Cathedral Quarter BID is seeking a new Board Member with accountancy expertise to help guide our work supporting and promoting...........more
Culture Night returns on Friday, 19th September, with an incredible line-up of music, dance, cabaret, circus and art installations that will light up the Cathedral Quarter. From nostalgic wartime s...........more
Belfast Restaurant Week Returns – 4th to 12th October
Food lovers, mark ...........more
Do you want to help transfo...........more
Presented by Sally O’Kane of Giraffe Associates, this 1 hour lunch and learn session will look at how focusing on environmental improvement can bring efficiencies, reduce...........more
Curious about how sustainability can work for your business? Our Sustainability Bites sessions are designed to give you practical insights into making a positive impact — while saving money a...........more
We're delighted to not only support the Belfast Mela through funding, but also to bring the festivals energy directly into the district with our very first Mini Mela in Cathedral Quarter!
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Leadership matters more than ever - and we're making space to develop it, one lunch at a time.
We're excited to be delivering the Leadership Toolkit (extended) lunch and lea...........more
Cathedral Quarter BID Launches New Sunday Art Market on Hill Street The Cathedral Quarter (CQ) BID, in partnership with Urban Events ...........more
CQ Sunday Art Market – Every Sunday on Hill Street!
Starting Sunday 27 July, Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter comes alive with a...........more
Cathedral Quarter (CQ) BID has become the first organisation to achieve BlueZONE accreditation. Developed by Belfast based Staff Training NI & Staff Nursing Ltd, BlueZONE is a new accredit...........more
As part of our programme to promote and animate Cathedral Quarter, we have partnered with Circusful (Festival of Fools) to deliver weekly entertainment each Wednesday on Writer's Square during the ...........more
We are delighted to sponsor this year's Belfast Whiskey Week, supporting the continued growth of Belfast's hospitality, retail and tourism sectors.
Why is it important?
CQ ...........more
CQ BID hosted a delightful Summer BBQ on Thursday, July 3rd, in the charming Dark Horse Courtyard. This members-only event brought together local business owners and staff for an afternoon of delic...........more
As part of our strategy to drive additional footfall into Cathedral Quarter, the BID aims to support at least one event per month. Last year, our modest funding helped attract 181,000 visitors to C...........more
Craft NI Gallery are borrowing from the world of fashion where a trunk show sees a designer showcase a selection of the range of their work for a limited time, some of which is not part of their us...........more
CQ BID are delighted to be sponsoring Belfast City Blues Festival, returning for its 16th year. Taking place over three days, the festival has something for everyone, with over 60 free gigs ta...........more
Presented by Sally O’Kane of Giraffe Associates, this 1 hour lunch and learn session will look at how making your business more environmentally friendly can actually save y...........more
Destination CQ BID is seeking a Project Support and Administration Co-ordinator to support our team in delivering impactful projects, campaigns, and e...........more
Join us in the Dark Horse Courtyard on Thursday 3rd July, 12:30PM - 2PM for a CQ BID Members-Only Summer BBQ.
Enjoy a refreshing drink a...........more
Join us for our next session of Basic Frist Aid Training with Staff Training NI. Participants will learn basic skills in emergency response, chokes, burns, cuts and how to use a Defibrillator. Thes...........more
We are proud to be bringing back the training programme for CQ businesses on the administration of Naloxone. The training will be offered free of charge to Cathedral Quarter businesses and will ens...........more
Following a successful taster session on sustainabilty on 22nd May, we are delighted to be facilitating more indepth sessions on the following topics:
First Bite – Wed 25th June
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On 26th October 2024, the Worker Protection Act was amended in GB, introducing a legal duty for employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. W...........more
Belfast’s Night Czar, Michael Stewart, is urging business leaders, organisations, and members of the community to back his call for year-round Late Night Transport funding. He’s written...........more
As summer festival season approaches, Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (CQ BID) reveal our continued investment and support for a dynamic range of festivals taking place in...........more
Environmental Sustainability Taster Session 22 May, 12:30PM - 1:30PM, Black Box
As part of our Safer, Cleaner, Greener remit, we are delighted to offer an Environmental Sust...........more
There are now limited spaces available for free training In Mental Health First Aid, delivered in collaboration with Staff Nursing NI and is designed to enhance mental health support in the workpla...........more
After years of disappointment around the pedestrianisation of Hill St, one of the busiest streets in the city, it seems that progress is in the air! Cathedral Quarter BID Manager Mr Damien Cor...........more
We are delighted to offer Environmental Sustainability Lunch Time Learning Sessions, FREE for CQ BID Members. Each session will feature a presentation on the topic by a member of t...........more
Introduction to Sustainability for Your Business Lunchtime Learning - FREE for CQ BID Members
Sustainability and environmental responsibility are increasingly critic...........more
Hit the North, Belfast’s leading street art festival, returns from 1–4 May 2025, bringing a burst of creativity back to the city’s streets...........more
This May Bank Holiday Weekend, Festival of Fools brings Belfast’s streets to life with world-cla...........more
The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is back from 1–11 May 2025, bringing over 90 live events to venues across Belfast’s City Centre and beyond.<...........more
As part of our strategy to make Cathedral Quarter the safest part of the City Centre, CQ BID has delivered our latest public defibrillator (AED) outside The R.A.O.B. Club beside Writers Square. In ...........more
The Festival Village, sponsored by CQ BID and programmed by Belfast TradFest, saw an incredible 8,600 people...........more
We are proud to sponsor the St Patrick's Day Music Festival and Festival Village in Cathedral Gardens this weekend. Belfast TradFest, in partnership with Belfast City Council have programmed and ar...........more
With our support, the Festival Family Day Out on Saturday, 15 March, will welcome thousands of children, young peple and families to Cathedral Quarter for a day packed with free workshops, events a...........more
This International Women's Day, we're shining a spotlight on the incredible women who contribute to the success, vibrancy, and growth of the Cathedral Quarter BID area.
From business ...........more
The St. Patrick's Music Festival will be taking place in the ...........more
Join Blick on Wednesday, 19th March for the next Blick Creative Talk featuring Juliette El Fouly founder of Le Contour contemporary candle company.
About Juliette:
“I began my...........more
CQ BID are celebrating the renewal of Belfast City Centre's Purple Flag status for the fifth year in a row. Purple Flag is an accredit...........more
FOUR More Weeks of Mind and Body Classes for CQ BID Members
We are delighted that PureGym has extended this <...........more
On Wednesday 19 February Belfast Stories are hosting a session in Belfast Central Library at 2:00pm. Attendees are invited to hear more about the project and to have their s...........more
BID Introduces Lifesaving Naloxone Training for Hospitality Staff
Following recent discussions with hospitality owners in our area, the ...........more
Blick Studios is thrilled to share the creative story of Ian Pitt, the founder and Creative Director of the renowned London and Belfast-based design studio, Me, Him & Her. With nearly 30...........more
We are delighted to announce our "Mind" class on the 29th of January at 12:15pm at PureGym, St Annes Square.
Free for staff in the CQ BID are...........more
CQ BID are delighted to have partnered with RSUA to deliver this unique project which will animate what has often been a problematic area. The RSUA says that it is the smallest publi...........more
Join Tumble Circus for an hour of hammer-smashing Belfast-inspired circus, comedy, and riotous fun. Starting tomorrow, Friday 13th of December until 1st of January at Writer's Squ...........more
This year, Waterman House are supporting Digg Deep for Kids by hosting a Digg Breakfast on Thursday 5th December from 8:30am - 10:00am at Waterman House. Digg Deep for Kids supports Cash for K...........more
Following a review of how we deliver the Safety element of our Business Plan we are announcing a significant strategic shift. Whilst our Street Beat officers were supported by many of our...........more
CQ BID are delighted with the volume of positive feedback for our Halloween event. The animation provided by our friends at Circusful proved a massive hit with scores of visitors to Cathedral Quart...........more
Hosted by Andi Jarvis of Eximo Marketing, we are delighted to bring to you an evening of getting to know your neighbours!
We’ve frequently heard from attendees at our e...........more
In response to the positive feedback from our CPR Lifesaver Workshops held in June, CQ BID is excited to offer a follow-up training session. This session will delve deeper into the topics covered i...........more
The acclaimed celebration of Belfast’s food and drink venues is in its fifth year.
The concept is expected to increase footfall and help consumers discover NI’s f...........more
Cathedral Quarter BID are delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Stewart as the New Night Czar for the City. The position is jointly funded by the City’s three Business Improvement ...........more
Cathedral Quarter BID’s popular Lunchtime Learning programme returns next month for its Autumn 2023 series.
The CQ BID initiative is aimed at supporting businesses, this year with exp...........more
We are delighted to team up with Studio 52 to facilitate a FREE 8 week lunchtime yoga series exclusively for staff in the CQ BID Area
Why? Yoga has a host of benefits including boosting ener...........more
One of CQ BID’s missions is to make the Cathedral Quarter and its surrounding areas as inviting as possible by creating the cleanest, safest and most welcoming environment for visitors, wheth...........more
Cathedral Quarter BID has joined forces with Linen Quarter BID and Belfast One BID to support a major development in the city’s night-time economy by appointing a ‘Belfast Night Czar&rs...........more
Belfast Summit 2024 changed welcomes keynote speaker Professor Carlos Moreno – the creator of the 15-minute city concept – to first-of-its kind event focussing on the challenges and opp...........more
Cathedral Quarter BID wish to engage a suitably experienced company to supply and install a significant ‘living Wall’ system on a gable wall in the Cathedral Quarter Belfast.
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We are commissioning a new piece of public art on behalf of a business cluster from within the Cathedral
Quarter, funded by Belfast City Council.
The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast is a vi...........more
Following the devastating fire in Cathedral Buildings in October 2022, and the subsequent erection of scaffolding expected to b...........more
The rebranded Belfast City Centre Gift Card comes into effect from 15th July. Participating businesses which accept the gift card can still accept the old-style gift card alongside...........more
Belfast TradFest, the pinnacle of world-class traditional music concerts, fiery pub sessions & Ireland’s fastest growing summer school of traditional music, is set to celebrate its 5th ed...........more
Belfast’s iconic Cathedral Quarter remains a must-visit location for people from all over the world.
For one French tourist visiting one of our world-famous bars last week, on the fir...........more
In recent months, we have been liaising with some businesses and statutory agencies in relation to the issue of graffiti in Cathedral Quarter and, indeed, across the city. Here, we look at our rece...........more
CQ BID Manager Damien Corr joined with our Street Beat Officer Constable Rea today to visit the Cathedral Gardens Active Travel Hub for a bike marking session. The Hub is a Belfast City Council pil...........more
Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (CQ BID) was delighted to welcome Gavin Stephens, Chair of the National Police Chiefs/' Council (NPCC) to Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, today.
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Since opening in 2022, the Belfast Campus of Ulster University has had a massive impact on the Cathedral Quarter and the wider City. The iconic building project is part of the most significant rege...........more
One of the latest visitors to #CathedralQuarterBelfast was none other than the President of the United States (POTUS)!
President Joe Biden visited Ulster University’s new Belfast camp...........more
Martha Kearney visited Belfast ahead of President Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland and before a range of events to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.
Martha spoke with a ...........more
Invitation to tender for the design and installation of Artwork on the scaffold at Cathedral Buildings, Donegall St Belfast, March 2023.
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A new active travel hub has opened in Belfast city centre to enable more students, workers, and people living in the city to walk, wheel and cycle.
Housed in two refurbished shipping contai...........more
Belfast Restaurant Week is back from 20th to 26th February 2023 and Cathedral Quarter BID is encouraging you to take advantage and visit the legendary eateries of the Cathedral Quarter.
Thi...........more
The Chairperson and Manager of Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (CQ BID) visit the Out to Lunch Festival, which has just completed their fantastic programme across the Cathedral Quar...........more
We aim to create a lasting impression of a caring and welcoming community, where a positive experience of working, visiting and enjoying the area is a priority for all.
It is vital that wor...........more
Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) Manager Damien Corr, accompanied by Councillor Mal O’Hara and Sean Conlon (BCC Cleansing) took a walk around the Cathedral Quarter this w...........more
A Business Improvement District (BID) is a defined area within which businesses are required to pay an additional tax or fee in order to fund improvements and additional services in the area. BIDs ...........more
The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast is a vibrant and historic neighbourhood located in the heart of the city. It gets its name from St. Anne’s Cathedral, a beautiful Gothic Revival structure tha...........more
"The Cathedral Quarter Cultural Trail"
This self-guided walking tour takes you through the historic streets of the Cathedral Quarter, highlighting the area’s rich cul...........more
Translink announces late-night Christmas services
Translink has announced a number of additional late-night bus, coach, and train services in the lead up to the festive season.
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