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13/09/25
10.30am - 4.30pm
Crescent Gardens Park, Belfast
Poetry in the Park is a celebration of our small green spaces. On September 13th 2025 we welcome all ages to come explore Crescent Gardens Park and discover the positive power of poetry and parks! With family fun activities, workshops, and a poetry reading session, we are sure this day will leave you inspired!
The NI Mental Health Arts Festival is proud to bring you this event. We aim to challenge the stigma associated with mental health by using art as a catalyst for change. We believe it is important to highlight the role nature and the arts play in creating positive mental health.
The event will take place in the Crescent Garden Park which is located between Botanic Avenue and the lower part of University Road, in South Belfast.
Storytime and Draw-a-long
with Ashwin Chacko
10.30am - 11.30am
Join Ashwin Chacko as he reads aloud one of his illustrated stories. Taking you on an interactive adventure where creating your own colourful character is the goal. This workshop is open for all ages 5-8 years old and will let their imaginations run wild.
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Making Poetry in Nature’s Voice
with Ali Warner
1.45pm - 2.45pm
Join voice & body practitioner & social arts facilitator Ali Warner as she guides us through a series of embodied creative practices designed to help us move into closer, resonant relationship with the trees & plants of Crescent Park and discover what they might have to say through our own movements & vocal sounds.
Poetry Reading
3.00pm - 4.30pm
NIMHAF welcomes you to Crescent Gardens Park, Belfast for a poetry reading session featuring some of Northern Irelands best talent. Booking is not required for this event.