Sailortown has a long and proud boxing history kept alive by the McAllister Family.

Newington ABC Gym is named after their Dad Gerry who took Patsy Quinn as his Ring name

The iconic photo of Gerry’s friend the World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston with the McAllister Family is on display in St Joseph’s along with Rinty Monaghan and more info on Belfast boxers

The Belfast Community Guitar Orchestra is a group of guitarists (and other musical friends) who meet most Monday evenings at The Lawrence Street Workshops to play guitars, sing songs and drink tea. The group started up in 2014 with a performance at Culture Night of the song Tusk in collaboration with the Beat and many singers and dancers. They have appeared on Talkback twice, featured in the St Pat’s parade, performed with both the Ormeau Road Community Choir and the Big Belfast Choir.

Their motto, hi-jacked wholesale from the film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is “be excellent to each other”.

Public Event ‘People First Not Roads'

2.00 St. Joseph’s Church, Princes Dock Street Belfast

Traditional Music Session, Food and Refreshments, followed by Panel Discussion

An exploration of Sailortown's future. How can we build on its positive aspects and recreate a successful inner city community?

Join the discussion and share your ideas.

Invited politicians will listen to your views and respond to how they can assist.

Time: item Title Detail

2-5 Exhibition 1 Stella Maris /Radius Mural Project Workshop Creations

2-5 Exhibition 2 Sailortown potential and current proposals Concept Drawings

2 Tea/coffee Chat and welcome/ Trad Music

2..40 presentation What makes a community neighbourhood

3pm Panel What can be done?

Current issues/ possible solutions

Ask your local Councillor

Facilitated by John Gray

Panel:

Conor Maskey SF

Fred Cobain DUP

Carl Whyte SDLP

Nuala McAllister Alliance

3.30 Q/A Have your say Discussion

4pm Proposals Future Sailortown suggestions Add your ideas to a local map

5pm Finish

Celebration of Internationalism with ‘Reclaim the Enlightenment’

Sailortown’s seafarers travelled around the World and welcomed sailors on shore leave

Get ready to be blown away by the electrifying blues sounds of Mirenda Rosenberg and her band, all the way from the USA! 🇺🇸 They'll be rocking the stage at St Joseph's Church, Sailortown on June 24th for Belfast City Blues Festival 2023. Don't miss out on this incredible performance! Grab your tickets on Eventbrite for just £15.

Heralding from South Africa, Darryl Hendricks, Bongi Lolwana and Wesley Adams bring you this amazing vocal tribute to all things Motown. At a typical MOTOWN SENSATIONS show you can expect to hear all those classic hits from iconic acts such as The Temptations, The Fourtops, The Drifters, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson and so much more……….

Experience the Lagan from the Water on a taster row with Lagan Currachs

12.30 -1.00 Church Cairde Choir

1.15 - 1.45 Church Rock Choir

2.00 - 3 Street Pet Pageant

1-5pm Street Funky Fun

1-5pm Street Street Artistes

3.30 Street Pop up boxing

3-5 Church: Music on the Maritime Mile

12-2: Church - Art workshop

1-5 Street: Market Stalls/entertainment

1-2 Street: David Browne Murray

2-2.30 Street - Ludwig

2.45 -3.45: Street - String Ninja’s

3pm: Church - Guided Tour

4-5 pm: Street - Belfast Busking Band

2-4 : Church - workshop

Friday: Sail Back to Sailortown

Compere: Ivan Little

Spoken Word: Tin Baths and Mangles’ read by Cathy Brennan Bradley

Stories: Paul Antony: Growing up in Sailortown

Music: Tony Villiers/ Paddy Godfrey

Save St Joseph’s Campaign Film Footage

Grand Opera House ‘Compass Project Excerpt: Performed by Christine Clare script by Gary Wilson

Contemporary spoken word, musical and visual piece set in Belfast's historical Sailortown District.

Structured around the form of the Requiem liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the atmospheric setting of St Joseph's Church, perhaps the key 'instrument' in the piece.

'Something between an Orthodox funeral mass and a Nirvana gig"