Without a doubt, the Belfast Maritime Festival is one of Belfast's most exciting events. You can get to it on the second weekend of July. Events start at 10:00 and end at 22:00 on Saturday. The festival also starts at 10:00 on Sunday. But it ends at 16:00. The first Belfast Maritime Festival was held back in 1973. About five dozen sailboats from all over the world take part in the sea festival every year. There are ships built quite recently here. There are also those ships that have a rich history. Some of the ships look like they sailed to Belfast straight from Hollywood movies or historical novels about pirates: Jolly Roger, rope rigging, cannons with balls. Of course, weapons are not real. But they still look impressive. You can view and even touch all of this. Anyone can step on the deck of a sailboat he likes. It is allowed to look in the hold and even in the captain's cabin and on the bridge on some ships. You can also take a look at the interior of cruise ships during the festival. They invariably dock in Belfast these days.
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If you prefer music festivals, you should visit the summer international Blues Festival. Famous musicians from all cities of the UK and neighboring countries come to it, as well as to the International Jazz Festival. Aspiring talented performers also come to Belfast at this time. This event is a chance for them to become famous and find new fans.
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You should also visit the Festival of Fools. It is celebrated from May 2 to May 6 here. The streets of Belfast are filled with comedians, mimes, clowns, actors and acrobats at this time. Comedians perform in bars and restaurants. Costumed parades and processions regularly pass through the streets. For example, you may encounter a crowd of actors dressed as gorillas. They will treat a passer-by with a banana, make a wry face, or even drag him away in an unknown direction.