Over a four-week period it hosted a programme of gigs, free seminars, courses, exhibitions and broadcasts its own radio station.

trans stated a list of ideologies and beliefs: The festival was originally set up in 2006, to complement the Urban Arts Academy.

Its usual running dates are between the Orange Order's Orangefest and the West Belfast Feile an Phobail.

Unabombers, Spree, Japanese Popstars, Simon Shelden David Kitt, Schlomo and Steinski Asian Dub Foundation Trans-Global Underground Thomas Truax, Beatorrent, Cat Malojian Hayseed Dixie, The Winding Stair, Hey Gringos Greg Wilson, D. Ramirez, Claude Von Stroke, Switch, Ish Freestyle theatre dance, Haggis Horns The Trans Lap-Off and Urban Market Two Door Cinema Club, Andy Weatherall, Frank Turner and Los Campesinos trans consists of signature events alongside its main events, two of which are the "Money Back Guarantee" and "The Lap-off" Money-Back Guarantee is about breaking down the barrier between artist and performer, The festival organisers offer your money back at the end of the show, giving the audience a chance to pay each performer depending on how entertaining they were.

The Lap off Consists of eight laptop musicians battling it out in a competition based on their performance using electronic sampling and essentially the use of computers in music.