Things to Do

Derry’s historic City Walls will be the staging ground for a mammoth weekend of music and cultural celebrations this weekend as the first ever three-day festival on and around the City Walls kicks off.

A spectacular Tattoo concert guaranteed to raise the roof this summer will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the internationally renowned City Walls.

Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking the views of the public to proposals for the annual Hallowe’en celebrations in Strabane to be held on a weekend date.

North West Regional College and College Production Company Five Dollar Shake Productions are proud to announce that tickets for the annual big show, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels LIVE, are now on general sale.

A young Derry man has been chosen as a finalist for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nationwide competition to find the game designers of the future.

The sounds of local bands, choirs and singers will be joined by the music of Abba, The Beatles, Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B and a host of top Irish traditional artists as the Walls of Derry come alive for the first ever three-day WallsFest festival this weekend, May 24 to 26.

Representatives from The Voice UK have urged local people to book their slot ahead of their arrival in Derry city centre next week to conduct auditions.

A charity Kids Tractor Run and fund day will be staged at Bready Cricket Club this weekend towards helping raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Anne Tracey returns this year with a brand new City of Derry Jazz Festival show.

A local man has said he is delighted with the response from artistes, traders and animal lovers in response to a forthcoming fundraising event he is organising for Derry charity Pet FBI.

The Foyle O-Bon Festival in Derry is being expanded from a one day event to an entire week for the first time this year.

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has issued a warm welcome to all those from far and near visiting City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival this Bank Holiday weekend.

Strabane will be buzzing with live music on Saturday June 15 as country legend Nathan Carter & his band top the bill at this year’s ‘Strajamba’ Festival.

Leave your winter blues behind in exchange for an uplifting spring walk this Sunday, with the Woodland Trust in Prehen Wood.

The Fashion & Textile Design Centre (FTDC) in Derry has joined forces with McElhinneys of Ballybofey to bring customers an experience of shopping from the latest collections of local design brands at the ‘North West Designer Weekend.’

A weekend-long festival featuring all-day music and cultural celebrations will be held on and within Derry’s historic City Walls for the first time next month, it has been revealed.

Music lovers will be delighted to hear that local artist ROE will be supporting 80’s icon Marc Almond when he takes to the stage in the Millennium Forum to headline the City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival on Friday, May 3.

World-famous actor Ian McKellen is coming to Derry for a one-off live theatre performance.