A free intergenerational ceili has taken place at St James’s Community Farm in west Belfast as part of the Fleadh Belfast community programme.
Barnyard Boogie was scheduled for Tuesday 4 August, running from 1pm to 3pm. Belfast City Council’s events listing recorded the farm setting and the event’s place within the wider city Fleadh programme.
The event brought a traditional social dance format into a community farm environment, widening the range of venues involved in Fleadh Belfast. Its intergenerational focus placed different age groups at the centre of the afternoon programme.
St James’s Community Farm provided the west Belfast location for the event. The farm setting gave Barnyard Boogie a distinct community character within a festival week that includes activity across the city.
The two-hour timing made the ceili a compact daytime event, with free entry helping make it accessible to local families and residents. It formed part of the community strand of Fleadh Belfast rather than a ticketed concert setting.
Belfast City Council listed Barnyard Boogie among the events scheduled for Fleadh week. The programme entry identified it as a free intergenerational ceili and gave the 1pm to 3pm running time for Tuesday’s event.
The west Belfast gathering adds to the range of Fleadh activity taking place beyond formal performance venues. By placing a ceili at St James’s Community Farm, the programme connected traditional music and dance with a local community space.