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The American Bar

A small 50 capacity venue, predominately offering room for rehearsal space and community groups.

Belfast
02890 743 964 Website
65-65a Dock Street, Belfast, Antrim, BT15 1LF

What we're looking for

Due to the large number of ongoing events and community groups that use The American—and particularly our upstairs space—on a regular basis, available dates are often limited. However, we’re always keen to work with community groups and artists—anyone looking for a space to pursue something worthwhile.

We don’t charge a hire fee for use of the room, but generally we don’t accept bookings for birthdays or private functions. Please note that we have no availability on weekends, as our upstairs bar is home to The Saturday Afternoon Club, The Sunday Sessions, and our cocktail room An Bandia on Friday and Saturday nights.

That said, we’re always happy to hear from anyone who feels we could provide a home for artistic workshops, rehearsal spaces, community groups (both established and emerging), poetry nights, gigs, or fundraisers. You get the idea.

About us

The American is a dockers bar, a sailors bar. A bar for artists and musicians, for weirdos and outcasts, for the workers and protesters, for poets and dog walkers. All are welcome.

Our venue is small, specialising in Folk, Rock, Trad, Blues and Jazz!

How to get a gig

Please email us at americanbarbelfast@gmail.com if you’d like to enquire about using the space.

Accessibility

Our venue is up a flight of stairs so unfortunately we are not wheelchair accessible.

We are open to receiving and implementing green riders.

Getting home

The train station is a five minute walk from the venue, and taxis are readily available in the area.

Exterior of the building, lit up at nighttime.

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