During, and in the years after, the Second World War, Belfast's City Hall on Donegall Square North became a focal point of commemoration in the city centre.
On 14th October 1942, Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal visited Belfast City Hall during a short official visit to Northern Ireland.
On 14th December 1942, M. Jan Masaryk (Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia) and General Sergej Ingr laid a commemorative wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast.
On 26th January 1943, the Duke of Abercorn (Governor of Northern Ireland) unveiled a commemorative stone that still stands in the grounds of City Hall, Belfast.
On 26th September 1943, dignitaries and military officers gathered at Belfast's City Hall to take the salute during a Battle of Britain commemoration parade.
On 25th January 2022, Belfast City Council hosted an LGBTQIA+ Holocaust Memorial Day event. Organisations such as Cara-Friend, The Rainbow Project, and Here-NI laid wreaths to remember those from the LGBTQIA+ community murdered by the Nazi regime.