About Belfast Waterfront

History and background

Belfast Waterfront opened for business in 1997 and has played a key role in Belfast’s economic and social development since then.

The city is now recognised as a major European destination for conferencing, culture and business investment.

What we offer

We are an award-winning, purpose-built conference, arts and entertainment centre offering a variety of facilities including:

• Main Auditorium
• Studio
• 14 meeting rooms
• gallery space
• gift shop
• restaurant
• two bars.

As well as hosting events, we serve local residents and provide community groups with access to our world-class facilities.

We now employ 50 full-time employees and more than 100 casual members of staff.

To date, we have:

• welcomed more than 5.5 million visitors
• hosted more than 2,400 national and international conferences
• staged more than 3,800 arts and entertainment events
• sold more than 3.5 million tickets
• attracted more than 100,000 overseas conference delegates.