ABOUT OPEN HOUSE

Open House is a fiercely independent not-for-profit music charity that's been organically grown and tenderly looked after by Kieran Gilmore & Alison Gordon since 1999.

Open House is also a company limited by guarantee.
Company Registration No: NI42872. VAT registration No: GB 978 7634 46.

Open House is both a member of The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) and the Volunteer Development Agency (VDA)

Festival staff

Kieran Gilmore - Festival Director
Louise McElvanna - Festival Manager
Alison Gordon - Finance Manager & Strategic Development

Management Committee

Craig Walker - Chair
Jim Rainey - Vice Chair
Catherine Carson - Secretary
Paul Flynn
Rosemarie McHugh
Deirdre Donaghy

ADVANCE ONLINE BOOKING

Due to the ever rising costs in materials for hard-copy ticket production as well as an increase in general handling & bank charges, Open House only sell advance tickets online via our easy-to-use box office. This keeps the costs down and is more environmentally friendly. Unless a concert is sold out in advance, there will be tickets available on the door.

If you have any difficulty accessing tickets please contact us:
By telephone: 028 9094 1341
By email: boxoffice@openhousefestival.com
By post: Open House, Belfast, BT1 1LG

Disabled access

All of our venues have wheelchair access. Please check in advance if you have special requirements and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Childrens Policy

Evening shows: Strictly over 18’s
Afternoon shows: Under 18’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Please note children are not allowed onto licensed premises after 8pm.

Seating at events

Unless advertised, none of our venues have fixed, numbered seating, so seats cannot be booked in advance. Most will be standing room only with limited unreserved seating. Any seating is on a first come first served basis. Please check individual events listings or contact info@openhousefestival.com

Volunteers wanted

Without volunteer support, Open House events wouldn't happen - that’s fact. So if you fancy getting waist deep in some of the best music coming to the country, and face to face with the best volunteer team you could meet, contact info@openhousefestival.com