Design After Dark is an evening celebration of contemporary design in Belfast, delivered as part of Belfast Design Week. The programme brings together workshops, talks, installations, studio tours, and exhibitions, offering something for everyone to explore and enjoy.
A special Design After Dark event for Culture Night Belfast on Friday 18th September 2026 will feature the Community Plant Library project and bring together designers, creators, volunteers and plant experts to share their knowledge of native plants, plant stories and design expertise in a co-designed pop up and interactive installation.
Featuring:
David Keys Sustainable Woodworking & the Green Re:Make collective - a community-led up-cycling and circular economy hub
One Bite Design - an architecture-based multidisciplinary design company dedicated to creating positive impact through design
Jilly Dougan - An “edible gardener,” Author of “Sow, Grow, Munch” and a Director of the Yellow Door, Portadown.
Thomas Bannon - a freelance illustrator represented by UsFolk Illustration Agency
Design Hothouse Residents Rachel Cowie and Beth Schmidt
Belfast Design Week and Blick Shared Studios teams
This event has been kindly funded by Belfast City Council’s Arts & Heritage Fund with venue support from the Linen BID. Everyone is welcome and no booking is required for this event!
Venue Accessibility information:
We are holding this event in a shared public outdoor space at Bankmore Square.
Transport
By Bus - Metro buses 7 and 8 have the closest stops to Bankmore Square
By Train/ Rural Bus - Grand Central Station is a roughly 10 minute walk to Bankmore Square
By car - There are lots of paid off-street spaces nearby, many of which are free from 6pm. There are public and private car parks nearby including Little Victoria Street car park at the end of Dublin Road.
Wheelchair access
The Bankmore Square site is undergoing development, but its surrounding area has flat footpaths and there are dropped pavements for access at the major junctions nearby.
Toilet facilities
As we are hosting a temporary event in a shared space, we do not have toilet facilities.
We hope you have a wonderful evening and stop by at our event on your Culture Night itinerary!