This is a new piece by Wee Nuls (web) on the side of the bookie’s office in Winetavern Street, making a pair with An Irish Goodbye.
May 18th:
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Now Departing From The Nearest Portal
Here is a gallery of geometric shapes within circles, painted by Rob Hilken (web) at York Street station and the on- and off-ramps to the Westlink.
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At Home In Nature
This is street art by Lost Lines (ig) for Hit The North 2026, on the shutters of Street Ministries (Fb).
Dublin Road, next to the Teal Monkey.
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Hand To Hand
This opening flower of hands is by London artist Doppel (ig) in Crown Entry, Belfast.
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Ghost Rider
The hobby/carousel horse on a spring carries only a pair of boots. This is work by London-based artist SATR (ig) in Crown Entry, Belfast, for Hit The North 2026.
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HTN 2026 – Junction Boxes
Here are two junction boxes painted for Hit The North 2026:
Above and immediately below: Nic Mac (ig) in Corporation Street. Nic Mac also painted a larger piece in Kent Street.
Below: Jayde Perkin (ig) on the Dublin Road.
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I ❤️ Belfast
“I ❤️ Belfast”, “Love conquers all”, “Stop war”. These are works by London pair Nathan Bowen (ig | web store) and ThisIsLostBoy (ig), in Bruce Street and High Street.
See previously in Castle Street: Pledge For Positivity which contains links to more Bowen pieces.
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HTN 2026 – York Lane
In addition to the main festival location centred on the Sunflower bar, a small jam took place in a recently renovated courtyard next to the UU building in York Lane (compare with 2025’s Medusa).
The large piece (above) is by Ricky Also (ig) while the seven on the courtyard wall are “Bear With Me” by Curly Bap (ig), “Judith Beheading Holofernes” by JoJo (ig), a cat on the moon by Stella (ig), a wall by David Copeland (ig), big hair by Rachel Patterson (ig), an “Use It Or Lose It” by DEID (web), and Gaelic games by Fraser_9K (ig)
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HTN 2026 – Library Street
From top to bottom (west to east, on the street), the pieces are by Artz (ig) + EPOM (ig), Rob Hilken (web), Erin Bradley Scott (Glasgow) (ig), NOYS (ig), Noodle (ig), KVLR (web), JAM (ig).
The images are from May 4th except where noted.
May 2nd:
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May 6th:
May 4th:
May 4th:
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HTN 2026 – Union Street (North Of Kent)
Here is a gallery of the pieces produced for Hit The North 2026 by FGB (web), SNAK (ig), STAYLO (ig), Omin (web), VENTS (ig), and Irony (ig) in Union Street, between Kent Street and Library Street.
Images of the writing by SNAK and VENTS will be added. The in-progress images are from May 2nd.
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