Belfast City Hall is Belfast City Council’s civic building. It is located in Donegall Square, in the heart of Belfast city centre. It first opened its doors on 1 August 1906.

Inside City Hall, you can register births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, take a tour, and admire the public art. You can also purchase a range of souvenir merchandise at our gift shop located at the main reception. Items available include pens, pencils, magnets, books, keyrings, toys and ceramics.

In the grounds of City Hall you can visit the Titanic Memorial Gardens, picnic on the lawns or see the building lit up at night.

The City Hall’s east wing on the ground floor has been completely renovated to facilitate the new tourist attraction, which has its own dedicated reception area.

It offers a journey from the city’s past to present, showing the vibrancy and diversity of Belfast City Hall across six themed zones:

The City, Growth and Governance
The City at Work and Play
City Speech and City Streets
The City Commemorates
The Reflection Space and
The City Celebrates

The exhibition stretches over 16 separate rooms, all presented within the original architecture of City Hall as designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas in the late 1890s.

After exploring the various rooms, you can pause for thought in the dedicated reflection space or take time out for lunch or refreshments in our refurbished coffee shop, The Bobbin.

The exhibition is free for individuals (there’s a charge for commercial groups) but for £3.50 you can hire headphones and listen to an audio tour, available in a range of languages. You can also buy a commemorative booklet for just £1.

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