About Us
Festival of Fools is a jam-packed weekend of circus performances, featuring breathtaking acrobatics, gut-busting comedy and jaw-dropping juggling.
Come and spend your May Bank Holiday with us!
Festival of Fools is a jam-packed weekend of circus performances, featuring breathtaking acrobatics, gut-busting comedy and jaw-dropping juggling.
Come and spend your May Bank Holiday with us!
The festival is the brainchild of the late Belfast Community Circus School Director Will Chamberlain, who believed passionately in the power of street theatre and laughter to bring people together regardless of background, religion or language. He established Festival of Fools in Cathedral Quarter in Belfast at a time when the area was a far cry from the bustling cultural centre it is today, leading the way in the regeneration of the north inner city.
Nowadays the Festival is a firm fixture on Northern Ireland’s cultural calendar, bringing thousands of visitors to Cathedral Quarter and the city centre.
We are hugely grateful to our sponsors and funders, particularly Arts Council Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council and the Ramada Encore Hotel.
Board of Trustees
Chair: Alison Anderson
Directors: Edward Adams | Julie Daly | Graham Erskine | Rob Lynas | Ciaran Traynor
Staff
Chief Executive: Jenna Hall
Director of Youth Circus: Paul Quate
Festival Producer: Georgia Simpson
Premiere Circus: Kirsty McReynolds Lunn
Administration Officer: Ellie Chamberlain
Northern Ireland Charity Number NI058177 | UK registered charity number XR98177