Folk Town Belfast

Folk Town Belfast Folktown - home of the Folktown Market - is one of the oldest and most unique parts of Belfast City

Folktown Community Interest Company is working to regenerate one of the oldest and most facinating parts of Belfast city centre. The community in this small area which is made up of small traders, arts organisations, churches, pubs, restaurants and residents, have named the area Folktown to capitalise on its thriving music and arts scene along with its great heritage. Folktown has not recieved muc

h attention from the local authorities, and added with a stigma from the recent conflict the area is in a dire state of disrepair and neglect. Though we are only a few yards from the main shopping streets our local businesses suffer from a lack of footfall. It is our hope that through bringing in high quality cultural events (markets, festivals, guided tours, etc) that we can attract more shoppers and visitors, which in turn will help the businesses grow, generate wealth and create jobs. In the long term we hope this will bring scope for more businesses to set up in the area and also bring much needed investment. The positive use of the area through our events will also help us to disperse anti-social behaviour and generate funds for further regeneration, changing the appearance of the area and making it safer for all to use and enjoy.

27/05/2026

Drumroll please... We're delighted to reveal the Mairtín Crawford Awards Shortlist for 2026! ⭐️ 🥁

Short Story Award ✏️
Joby Fox
David Hughes
Andrew Maguire
Nicky Marcus
Dara McWade
Catherine Ogston

Poetry Award ✨
Pratibha Castle
Róisín Leggett Bohan
Sarah Michaelides
Jeremy Nelson
Jilly O'Brien
Loretta Stanley

Our judges Poetry judges, Kathleen McCracken and Dawn Watson, along with Short Story Judges, Lucy Caldwell and Wendy Erskine, had their work cut out for them this year with so many incredible submissions in both categories! 📚

Join us on Thursday 4 June at the Belfast Book Festival as we announce the winner of each category. Book your spot now https://bit.ly/BBF26MCA26Event

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