🎶 TFK at Culture Night Belfast 2025 🎶

Culture Night is back in Belfast on the 19th of September, and we’re thrilled to announce that The Funky Kongs will be performing!

Join us for an unforgettable evening of video game jazz and funk in Belfast, featuring our high-energy Mario Kart Live Band Show alongside a mix of jazz/funk arrangements of iconic video game music.

The best part? Like many Culture Night events, our show is completely FREE. Whether you want to drop in for a quick listen or stick around for the full performance, you’ll get to experience gaming soundtracks reimagined in a way you’ve never heard before.

🎷🎸🥁 Expect big energy, funky grooves, and plenty of nostalgia as we bring video game music live to Belfast for one night only!

👉 Save the date: 19th September – Culture Night Belfast – The Funky Kongs.

Doors at 6 PM, Performance, 7 PM - 10PM

Culture Night: The Funky Kongs: Video Games Live! in the Waterfront Studio on 19 September 2025!

What happens when five player-one nerds with a love for jazz hit start together? You unlock The Funky Kongs - a band unlike any other that's bringing video game music to life- live!

This squad of musicians and gamers take the soundtracks you grew up with -Mario Kart, Final Fantasy, Animal Crossing, Undertale - and crank them up to 16-bit levels of groove.

Expect jazz, funk, bossa nova and swing, fused into a power-up of nostalgia, audience interaction, and pure fun. Armed with sax, bass, guitar, keys and drums, this home-grown crew doesn’t just cover the classics—they respawn them.

Every arrangement is built in-house, crafted with passion, precision and enough energy to fill an arcade. All you have to do is press power on and join us at the Waterfront for a next-level show. The cake is definitely not a lie.

So grab your extra life, summon your party, and- in the immortal words of a certain karting plumber - let’s-a go!