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Our community and cultural hub at 2 Royal Avenue provides a free creative space in the heart of the city centre. It’s a warm indoor public park where you can take some time out, socialise with friends, hold a business meeting or come in and work for the day. Feel free to enjoy your packed lunch on the comfortable seating inside or buy a tasty snack at the kiosk.
Delivering many of the ambitions of our Belfast Agenda, Cultural Strategy and Bolder Vision, 2 Royal Avenue is an accessible and inclusive building designed to create a sense of calm and provide for people of all ages and abilities.
Surrounded with plant life and fitted with bespoke artworks, the space includes:
Our 2 Royal Avenue building is also dog-friendly.
For more information about what’s coming up at 2 Royal Avenue go to MayWe (link opens in new window)
The venue is open from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Sunday.
The 2 Royal Avenue venue is in a central city centre location, accessible on Metro bus and Glider routes.
Bus and train stations serving the wider Northern Ireland area are a short walk away. Visit the Translink website (link opens in new window) for bus and train timetables.
Accessible parking spaces are available on Castle Place and Donegall Place. There is a bicycle parking rack outside.
Day | Opening hours |
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Monday to Saturday | 10am to 5pm |
Sunday | 12 noon to 5pm |
You can get refreshments and sweet treats at the Yallaa kiosk (link opens in new window), operated by Yallaa Kitchen (link opens in new window).
Yallaa offers a range of contemporary Mediterranean and Arabic dishes with a local twist. All food and drinks are prepared locally and sourced sustainably.
The 2 Royal Avenue building was designed by WJ Barre between 1864 and 1869. Originally the building was the head office of the Provincial Bank of Ireland.
Barre was a prolific Irish architect who built many well-known buildings in Ireland in a Gothic Revival style. His best-known works include the Albert Memorial Clock and Ulster Hall. When Barre died following a short illness in 1867, at the age of 37, the architecture firm Turner and Williamson completed the building.
The impressive seven-bay façade is missing an elaborate sculpture that was intended for the pediment. A key feature is the beautiful, circular dome over an octagonal arcade. It is supported by corbelled columns that lead up to a Gothic gallery.
In the 1990s, the building was converted into a Tesco Metro store, with architects from the firm WDR and RT Taggart carrying out the restoration.
Our 2 Royal Avenue venue is operated by MayWe.
Our venue at 2 Royal Avenue is available to book for community and cultural events and on occasion for commercial hire. To ask about booking the venue, email 2RoyalAve@maywe.co.uk for an expression of interest (EOI) form.
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Or go to MayWe (link opens in new window).
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2 Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1DA