Belfast Maritime Festival, 13-16 August 2009
Belfast: Host Port of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge organised by Sail Training International

The Tall Ships arrive in Belfast for 4 days this coming August, and the port of Belfast will play host to a magnificent spectacle as the final port of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge 2009.

Opening times:Belfast Tall Ships 2009
Thursday 13 August  12noon-9pm
Friday 14 August  12noon-9pm
Saturday 15 August  10am-9pm
Sunday 16 August 10am-4pm.

Belfast and Northern Ireland’s biggest ever event comes to a dramatic end as the magnificent Parade of Sail dissipates at 12 noon on Sunday 16th August... more...

Follow the Race


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Follow the route of this years race.


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Event Highlights


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View the Belfast Tall Ships highlights.


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Visiting Vessels


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Getting to & from the Event
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Details on transport and parking.


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Visitor Information


Lagan Lookout

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Press Information & Image Gallery

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Belfast Welcome Centre

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Visitor Information

Visitor Information

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Did you know?

Belfast hosted an annual harpers’ festival, which attracted hundreds of musicians for 150 years until the middle of the 19th Century.