the open source

The Open Source is a performance space, music venue and workshop hub bringing life back into an empty space in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter during the annual Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.

The Open Source brings vibrancy to a vacant property and provides space for free workshops, performances and exchange of ideas throughout the day and into the early evening.

Run by volunteers and made possible by the donation of the space, furniture, equipment and the artists' time, The Open Source relies on the spirit of collectivism and collaboration to provide a dynamic and creative hub. 

THE OPEN SOURCE 2015 takes place at the Big Table - a temporary intervention on Lower Garfield Street Belfast from 8-10 May. To view the programme, click here.

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The Open Source is not affiliated with the global Open Source movement in software and product design. However, it is inspired and named after that movement, which emphasises free access to a product's design to support peer production, collaboration, sharing and inclusiveness. We want to acknowledge the efforts of Open Source Initiative in supporting and advocating for the benefits of Open Source Software. For more information on the work of OSI, go to www.opensource.org