Lights, Camera, Belfast! - historical cinema walking tour
7 Sept 2025 - 14 Dec 2025
THE TOUR THAT'S KEEPING IT REEL!
Join Alternative Ulstours' Andrew Johnston on a walking tour of historic Belfast cinema sites, from fleeting fleapits to luxury picture palaces.
Step back in time to the city's golden era of nightlife, when dozens of characterful movie houses entertained the masses!
The highs and lows of Belfast's 'Wonder Cinema'
Church hall 'Happy Evenings' on Grosvenor Road
Conversions to cinema in Belfast's 'Theatreland'
The storied location destroyed by a car bomb
Belfast's premier picture house of the Jazz Age
Cornmarket cinemas put out of business by TV
High Street's pioneering 'house of entertainment'
Belfast's Blitzed cinema-cum-waxworks
The music hall where Belfast first 'saw the light'
The pool hall that took a shot at the silver screen
The nightspot shared by Shankill and Falls film fans
The 'Smithfield Ritz', aka the 'Bug House'!
Belfast's bygone cinema 'back' after four decades!
Please note:
The walking tour starts outside Leonardo Hotel Belfast on Great Victoria Street in Belfast city centre, where your guide will be waiting for you
Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
The tour will last two hours and cover around one and a half miles on mainly flat, even ground
The route is fully accessible, but please inform us in advance of any mobility issues
The tour ends at the Avenue Cinema in CastleCourt Shopping Centre on Royal Avenue in Belfast city centre
The tour will go ahead in all weathers, so please dress accordingly and stay hydrated
There are public toilets near the start and end points, and we can make a toilet stop approximately halfway through the tour if required
Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the tour
Your guide is a Level 4 'blue badge' tour guide and Visit Belfast industry partner
The tour is fully insured through Tour Guides NI