Titanic Belfast hosts its food and craft market on 24 October
Published on 10/24/2026 at 15:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSMarket weekend and heritage setting
- On 24 October 2026, Titanic Belfast Ltd lists the Titanic Food and Craft Market at Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic.
- The market brings local vendors and family activities to Hamilton Dock, with apple decorating on SS Nomadic.
- Todd Architects led the design of the building, which opened in 2012 beside historic shipyard landmarks.
- The attraction stands in Belfast's Titanic Quarter, close to the Titanic and Olympic Slipways.
Titanic Belfast hosts the Titanic Food and Craft Market in Belfast on 24 and 25 October 2026. The autumn event extends across the attraction and SS Nomadic, bringing local food, handmade goods and family activities to the waterfront.
Titanic Food and Craft Market runs across two October days
The operator lists the market for Saturday 24 October from 10am to 4pm and Sunday 25 October from 12pm to 4pm. The venue is Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic, the restored ship berthed at Hamilton Dock beside the attraction.
The programme is built around local vendors, homemade pieces, food and hot drinks, with family-friendly activities included. The organiser also lists chocolate apple decorating on SS Nomadic on 24 and 25 October from 12pm to 2pm. The market is part of the wider autumn programme, but it is a distinct public event across the maritime site.
The operator says admission to the market is free. Charges may apply to selected activities elsewhere in the wider autumn programme, so the market listing does not make the same statement for every activity at the venue. The event page gives the practical dates and venue in its market programme.
How the market connects with Belfast shipbuilding history
The market takes place beside the setting that gives Titanic Belfast its subject. The attraction stands in Titanic Quarter on the heritage site where RMS Titanic was designed and built, close to the historic Titanic and Olympic Slipways and the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices.
Harcourt Developments began construction in May 2009, and the building opened on 31 March 2012. CivicArts designed the architecture, with Todd Architects as lead consultant and architect. Its angular form uses maritime references, including ship bows, water crystals and the White Star logo.
The building contains ten galleries of interactive exhibition space within a total area of 14,000 square metres. Its location gives the October market a direct relationship with the wider visitor experience: food and craft stalls occupy the same maritime landscape that frames the exhibition galleries and SS Nomadic.
The attraction is operated by Titanic Belfast Ltd and owned by Maritime Belfast Trust, which describes its role as preserving Belfast's maritime and industrial heritage. That relationship places the market within a working visitor attraction rather than an unrelated city-centre event.
Hamilton Dock brings the event beside SS Nomadic
SS Nomadic is the second named venue for the market and remains an important part of the site. The ship is described by the operator as the last remaining White Star Line ship in the world. The market therefore adds a temporary public programme beside a surviving vessel linked to the same maritime story.
The surrounding Titanic Quarter also includes the former slipways and Hamilton Graving Dock. The operator identifies these heritage elements as central considerations in the attraction's planning and construction. For visitors, the market's location makes the waterfront setting part of the event rather than merely a route to the building.
Visiting Titanic Belfast: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Titanic Food and Craft Market takes place at Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic on 24 October 2026 from 10am to 4pm and on 25 October 2026 from 12pm to 4pm.
- The market listing says admission is free. Chocolate apple decorating on SS Nomadic is listed for 24 and 25 October from 12pm to 2pm.
- The venue is in Titanic Quarter, Belfast, beside Hamilton Dock and the historic Titanic and Olympic Slipways.
- The attraction is a large multi-level building with ten galleries, glass escalators and a central atrium. SS Nomadic is a historic ship and forms a separate part of the visit.
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Frequently asked questions about Titanic Belfast
When does the Titanic Food and Craft Market take place at Titanic Belfast?
The market takes place on 24 October 2026 from 10am to 4pm and on 25 October 2026 from 12pm to 4pm.
What is Titanic Belfast?
It is a visitor attraction in Belfast's Titanic Quarter, with ten interactive galleries on the site where RMS Titanic was designed and built.
Where is Titanic Belfast and how do you get there?
The attraction is beside Hamilton Dock in Belfast, next to SS Nomadic and the historic Titanic and Olympic Slipways.
