The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

Public benefits

The Trustees believe that our purpose satisfies the public benefit requirement. The beneficiaries of this purpose are the people of Northern Ireland and beyond to include audience members and participants, regardless of religion, political opinion, race, ethnic origin, sex or age and artists and musicians. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival meets

this purpose through the provision of arts festivals which promote and encourage the arts through the delivery of exceptional events in the performing arts which includes music, theatre, dance, literature, cinema and the visual ... arts. The public benefits that flow from the purpose of advancing the education of the public in the arts and culture are: a) enhanced knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the arts among the public; b) expanded opportunities for expressive fulfilment and a heightened sense of well-being through participation in creative activities; c) improved community relations through collective involvement in enriching arts events; d) encouragement given to learning and raising of levels of skills among arts practitioners and participants; e) engendering a strong sense of civic pride. These benefits can be evidenced through records of those participating in the festival, ticket sales and visitor numbers captured by counters on entrance, critical acclaim in the media, Arts Council and other surveys of attitudes to and the beneficial effects of exposure to culture, and evaluations of the work and impact of the Cathedral Arts Festival. No harm or private gain arises from these purposes.

What your organisation does

The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival organise two annual arts festivals - the main Cathedral Quarter Arts festival in May and the Out to Lunch Arts Festival in January. These festivals are now widely recognised as two of the most vibrant and dynamic arts festivals on these islands attracting combined audiences of over 70,000 people annually.