Culture Night is Belfast’s biggest, most exciting and inclusive cultural celebration and this year is taking place on Friday 21st September 2018. Already the most anticipated event in Belfast’s cultural calendar, this year Culture Night is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its largest event yet. There will be more than 250 free events across 100 locations in Belfast City Centre, attracting over 100,000 visitors from across Northern Ireland and beyond.
Ian Sheppard, Managing Director Northern Ireland at Bank of Ireland UK, said: “Northern Ireland has seen a rapid growth in the adoption of contactless payments. Our customers benefit from a fast, simple and secure way to pay for everyday items. So we are joining forces with Visa to promote contactless payments at this year’s Culture Night. For purchases under £30, all you have to do is look out for the contactless symbol and simply tap, pay and go. The event is a fantastic celebration of the vibrant culture we have on offer in Northern Ireland and we are really excited to be a headline sponsor this year.”
Bank of Ireland UK is also getting into the spirit of Culture Night by hosting its own tap event to attempt to break the world record for the Largest Tap Dance Lesson – a play on how easy it is to make contactless payments with a simple ‘tap’.
Kerry Rooney, Culture Night Belfast Manager, said: “We are delighted to be teaming up with Bank of Ireland UK and Visa to go for the world record. We’ll be ‘tapping’ into everyone’s excitement for Culture Night, and we firmly believe that together, we can hot-foot it into the record books with the Largest Tap Dancing Lesson in the World!
“2017 was a record breaking year for Culture Night when an astounding 100,000 people poured into Belfast city centre to take part in the event. This year we are looking forward to breaking another record as we prepare to celebrate our 10th birthday.
“Culture Night is all about giving people the opportunity to experience arts and culture in new and exciting ways and to get actively involved. This is a great way to do that. It doesn’t matter if you are an experienced tapper or just dipping your toes for the first time – everyone is welcome!”
Evan Power, Senior Relationship Manager at Visa Europe, said: “A large scale event like Culture Night is the ideal environment to demonstrate the ease of making contactless payments. It is fast and secure, giving people more time to enjoy the event.”
The world record attempt will take place in the Europa Hotel in Belfast at 6pm on Friday 21 September as part of the wider Culture Night 2018 celebrations.
If you would like to take part in the record attempt for the world’s largest tap dance lesson you must pre-register at www.culturenightbelfast.com.
Louisa Van Den Maagdenberg, Corporate Sales Manager at BOI Payment Acceptance; Ian Sheppard, Managing Director Northern Ireland at Bank of Ireland UK; Evan Power, Senior Relationship Manager at Visa Europe and Kerry Rooney, CEO of Culture Night.
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