Name: Summer Rose Fair
Start: 2026-07-03T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-05T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park

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Free weekend dates at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Music, dance and family activities across the park
Food stalls and baking demonstrations
What visitors need to know before going

Thousands of summer blooms will frame a three-day weekend of music, food and family activities when the Summer Rose Fair returns to Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in Belfast.

The annual festival runs from Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July, from 12pm to 5pm each day. Entry is free, and Belfast City Council is presenting it as a weekend event for families, residents and visitors who want live entertainment, children’s activities and time in the park’s famous rose garden.

Free weekend dates at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park

The Summer Rose Fair will take place at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast, across the first weekend of July. The confirmed opening hours are 12pm to 5pm from Friday to Sunday.

The event is built around the park’s rose garden, where visitors will be able to see thousands of blooms throughout the weekend. Judging for the City of Belfast International Rose Trials is scheduled for Monday 6 July, after the public weekend programme has ended.

Detail	Confirmed information
Event	Summer Rose Fair
Dates	Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July
Time	12pm to 5pm each day
Venue	Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast
Price	Free entry
Organiser	Belfast City Council

Music, dance and family activities across the park

The fair’s programme includes live performances from local musicians and bands, with a Rat Pack tribute act, a Drifters tribute band and acoustic singer-songwriter Aaron Jamieson among the named performers.

Irish dance displays from Trim the Velvet are also part of the weekend, with Belfast City Council linking the performances to the build-up to Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Musical theatre performances from Fortwilliam Musical Society are also listed for the programme.

For families, the kids’ zone will include carnival rides, arts and crafts, lawn games and other activities. Bubble shows and family entertainment are planned throughout the weekend, giving younger visitors more than one reason to stay beyond a walk through the rose garden.

The arts and crafts village will run on Saturday and Sunday. That gives weekend visitors a second focus alongside the music, gardens and food stalls, especially for those planning a slower afternoon in the park.

Readers planning more Belfast cultural days out this summer may also want to note another seasonal visitor event, Titanic Belfast’s Northern Threads exhibition, which runs separately from May to September.

Food stalls and baking demonstrations

Food will be part of the fair throughout the weekend, with vendors serving hot food, sweet treats and refreshments. Belfast City Council has also confirmed baking demonstrations from local TikTok favourite Cheryl Bakes.

That mix makes the fair less of a single-stage event and more of a park-wide afternoon visit: roses in the gardens, performances across the programme, children’s activities, food stalls and craft stands on the Saturday and Sunday.

What visitors need to know before going

The Summer Rose Fair is free to attend and no paid ticket price has been announced in the source information. The confirmed venue is Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in Belfast, and the public event times are 12pm to 5pm from Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July.

Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly said the fair was “a wonderful, free weekend out” celebrating Belfast’s community spirit and green space at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park.

Belfast City Council directs visitors seeking more information on Rose Fair to its events listing for the fair.

Source: Belfast City Council