Fan-run · Northern Irish · Fully committed
Our culture. Our signal.
We’re a ragtag crew of quizmasters, tech-heads, cosplayers, gamers, film buffs and comic hoarders building the nerdy Northern Ireland we all deserve.
It started with a room full of people who needed a reason to meet.
After the pandemic, Northern Ireland’s nerd communities felt more scattered than ever. Founder Callum Janes started the Belfast Nerd Pub Quiz as a practical answer: create a night built around the things people genuinely loved and give them somewhere to celebrate those interests together.
It took off. The demand, the costumes and the atmosphere made the next step obvious. NerdyNI grew from one quiz into a wider mission: produce events, report on the scene and make it easier for people across Northern Ireland to find their way into it.
Big cities don’t own the culture. We’re building our own right here.
What we are here to do
Make every fan feel seen.
From themed pub quizzes to anime nights, community reporting and useful local guides, every part of NerdyNI should help somebody find a thing they love and people to share it with.
01Create the nights
Recurring quizzes, anime events and community-first formats built around real demand — not generic nights with a nerdy sticker slapped on.
02Connect the scene
Make coming alone feel normal, help local communities find one another and give good organisers a stronger signal.
03Tell our own story
Report what is happening, document the people making it happen and create a permanent local record instead of letting everything disappear into a social feed.
Meet the founder
Callum Janes
Callum has spent more than a decade turning nerdy interests into work — from large YouTube channels including WatchMojo to supporting major nerd, tech and charity events in Northern Ireland. NerdyNI brings that experience home and points it at what people here actually want.
Founder · host · writer · professional instigator of pub-quiz arguments
Read Callum’s author profile
Work with us
Build something people remember.
We work with venues, conventions, charities, creators and community groups who want to make Northern Ireland’s nerd culture bigger, more visible and easier to join.
Pitch an event, submit something worth covering, discuss a partnership or tell us what the scene is missing.
Email info@nerdyni.co.uk →NerdyNI is fan-run and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchise, studio or trademark unless explicitly stated. We celebrate culture; we do not claim it.
