festivals and fairs derry

The North's premier Jazz and Blues Festival over 3 days. Featuring numerous acts and venues over 3 days and a carnival street parade.

The festival at the start of June....

Portstewart Red Sails Carnival will be held in July. Famous resort of "Red sails in the sunset" enjoys a week of excitement....

The Danny Boy Festival is a celebration of Limavady's connection with Northern Ireland's famous song Danny Boy through music, drama , sport & rural crafts & traditions. A fun family festival in an outstanding location....

Feile Charn Tochair Festival celebrates the heritage and culture of the Maghera area, which takes place in mid August...

Sperrins Walking Fesival is a 3 day week end event held in the Sperrins region every year. The Festival uses local guides and volunteers to assist walkers and provide guidance on local sites of interest including geology, history, folklore and geography....

The Gasyard Wall Feile is a year round community based cultural programme culminating in a major festival event in August with other events at key dates throughout the year. The Festival is based in the Bogside and Brandywell area but impacts Derry City area....

City-wide illuminations herald the start of the Christmas season in the city. The big Switch-On features cartoon characters, local pantomime stars, young upcoming bands, face painters, balloon modellers, a VIP guest and Santa Claus assisted by Green Watch fire crew. Big scren entertainment from 12 noon goes, live at 18:00. Neighbourhood celebrations and Christmas concerts comence the first week in December....

The walled city cultural trail is a summer programme that lets you discover Derry's wealth of history and culture and guides you through a choice of daily activities on offer in many heritage and cultural venues. Includes walking tours, irish dancing, storytelling, jazz, museums, pottery making, mural tours, writer workshops to name but a few activities to take part in....

Featuring all the usual flypasts and aerial acrobatics, the Northern Ireland International Air Show makes a great day out for all the family. Plenty of ground entertainment gives everyone's neck a break too. The high-jinks take place at the City of Derry Airport. Keep in touch with the airport website nearer the time for full details of the programme....

The Milk Cup is a football (soccer) tourament that takes place in Colraine and heats taking place in the surrounding towns town. All player are 19 and under. There are differnt categories of games; Under 19s (the Elities)
Under 17 (the Primiers) and Under 15(the Juniors).

Clubs and teams from any where around the world can play.

Each team will have to play twice and the final 8 teams will entre knock-out stage where they will play to win the Milk Cup.<...