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Waterman House: Digg Deep For Kids Digg Breakfast

This year, Waterman House are supporting Digg Deep for Kids by hosting a Digg Breakfast on Thursday 5th December from 8:30am - 10:00am at Waterman House. Digg Deep for Kids supports Cash for K...........more


Strategic Approach to Safety in Cathedral Quarter

Following a review of how we deliver the Safety element of our Business Plan we are announcing a significant strategic shift. Whilst our Street Beat officers were supported by many of our...........more


Crowds Enjoy Halloween In Cathedral Quarter

CQ BID are delighted with the volume of positive feedback for our Halloween event. The animation provided by our friends at Circusful proved a massive hit with scores of visitors to Cathedral Quart...........more


Our Neighbourhood Networking Event for CQ BID Businesses

 

Hosted by Andi Jarvis of Eximo Marketing, we are delighted to bring to you an evening of getting to know your neighbours!

We’ve frequently heard from attendees at our e...........more


Basic First Aid at Work training session for CQ BID members

In response to the positive feedback from our CPR Lifesaver Workshops held in June, CQ BID is excited to offer a follow-up training session. This session will delve deeper into the topics covered i...........more


BELFAST RESTAURANT WEEK TO RETURN THIS OCTOBER WITH A FRESH

 

The acclaimed celebration of Belfast’s food and drink venues is in its fifth year.

The concept is expected to increase footfall and help consumers discover NI’s f...........more


New Night Czar for the City

Cathedral Quarter BID are delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Stewart as the New Night Czar for the City. The position is jointly funded by the City’s three Business Improvement ...........more


Lunchtime Learning Programme

Cathedral Quarter BID’s popular Lunchtime Learning programme returns next month for its Autumn 2023 series.

The CQ BID initiative is aimed at supporting businesses, this year with exp...........more


Free Lunchtime Yoga for CQ BID members

We are delighted to team up with Studio 52 to facilitate a FREE 8 week lunchtime yoga series exclusively for staff in the CQ BID Area

Why? Yoga has a host of benefits including boosting ener...........more


CQ BID Launches CPR Lifesaver Workshops

One of CQ BID’s missions is to make the Cathedral Quarter and its surrounding areas as inviting as possible by creating the cleanest, safest and most welcoming environment for visitors, wheth...........more


APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR BELFAST CITY CENTRE NIGHT CZAR

Cathedral Quarter BID has joined forces with Linen Quarter BID and Belfast One BID to support a major development in the city’s night-time economy by appointing a ‘Belfast Night Czar&rs...........more


Belfast Summit 2024 / 25

Belfast Summit 2024 changed welcomes keynote speaker Professor Carlos Moreno – the creator of the 15-minute city concept – to first-of-its kind event focussing on the challenges and opp...........more


Tender Opportunities

Cathedral Quarter BID wish to engage a suitably experienced company to supply and install a  significant ‘living Wall’ system on a gable wall in the Cathedral Quarter Belfast.

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Arcade Public Art Commission

We are commissioning a new piece of public art on behalf of a business cluster from within the Cathedral
Quarter, funded by Belfast City Council.

The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast is a vi...........more


Cathedral Buildings Art Installation

Following the devastating fire in Cathedral Buildings in October 2022, and the subsequent erection of scaffolding expected to b...........more


The rebranded Belfast City Centre Gift Card

The rebranded Belfast City Centre Gift Card comes into effect from 15th July. Participating businesses which accept the gift card can still accept the old-style gift card alongside...........more


Summer’s Hottest Ticket

Belfast TradFest, the pinnacle of world-class traditional music concerts, fiery pub sessions & Ireland’s fastest growing summer school of traditional music, is set to celebrate its 5th ed...........more


Streetbeat to the rescue!

Belfast’s iconic Cathedral Quarter remains a must-visit location for people from all over the world.

For one French tourist visiting one of our world-famous bars last week, on the fir...........more


CQ Graffiti Survey Results

In recent months, we have been liaising with some businesses and statutory agencies in relation to the issue of graffiti in Cathedral Quarter and, indeed, across the city. Here, we look at our rece...........more


Bike Marking at Active Travel Hub

CQ BID Manager Damien Corr joined with our Street Beat Officer Constable Rea today to visit the Cathedral Gardens Active Travel Hub for a bike marking session. The Hub is a Belfast City Council pil...........more


Chief of Chiefs in CQ

Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (CQ BID) was delighted to welcome Gavin Stephens, Chair of the National Police Chiefs/' Council (NPCC) to Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, today.

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Student Excellence at UU

Since opening in 2022, the Belfast Campus of Ulster University has had a massive impact on the Cathedral Quarter and the wider City. The iconic building project is part of the most significant rege...........more


Biden in Belfast

One of the latest visitors to #CathedralQuarterBelfast was none other than the President of the United States (POTUS)!

President Joe Biden visited Ulster University’s new Belfast camp...........more


CQ Voices on BBC Radio 4 Today

Martha Kearney visited Belfast ahead of President Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland and before a range of events to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.

Martha spoke with a ...........more


Public Art – invitation to tender

Invitation to tender for the design and installation of Artwork on the scaffold at Cathedral Buildings, Donegall St Belfast, March 2023.


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Following the devast...........more


On yer bike!

A new active travel hub has opened in Belfast city centre to enable more students, workers, and people living in the city to walk, wheel and cycle.

Housed in two refurbished shipping contai...........more


Belfast Restaurant Week 2023

Belfast Restaurant Week is back from 20th to 26th February 2023 and Cathedral Quarter BID is encouraging you to take advantage and visit the legendary eateries of the Cathedral Quarter.

Thi...........more


Come to the Quarter of festivals!

The Chairperson and Manager of Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (CQ BID) visit the Out to Lunch Festival, which has just completed their fantastic programme across the Cathedral Quar...........more


Safer & Cleaner

We aim to create a lasting impression of a caring and welcoming community, where a positive experience of working, visiting and enjoying the area is a priority for all.

It is vital that wor...........more


Winter Walkabout

Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) Manager Damien Corr, accompanied by Councillor Mal O’Hara and Sean Conlon (BCC Cleansing) took a walk around the Cathedral Quarter this w...........more


What is a Business Improvement District (BID)?

A Business Improvement District (BID) is a defined area within which businesses are required to pay an additional tax or fee in order to fund improvements and additional services in the area. BIDs ...........more


Discover Cathedral Quarter

The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast is a vibrant and historic neighbourhood located in the heart of the city. It gets its name from St. Anne’s Cathedral, a beautiful Gothic Revival structure tha...........more


Five Best Walks Around The Catedral Quarter

"The Cathedral Quarter Cultural Trail"

This self-guided walking tour takes you through the historic streets of the Cathedral Quarter, highlighting the area’s rich cul...........more


Need a lift? Get home with Translink’s late night services

Translink announces late-night Christmas services

Translink has announced a number of additional late-night bus, coach, and train services in the lead up to the festive season.

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