Welcome aboard CARNIVAL OF COLOURS 2024 – the big SPLASH! Brought to you by In Your Space Circus. 

Derry’s favourite Circus and Street Arts festival, produced by local legends ‘In Your Space Circus’ is BACK and this year we’re dropping anchor at Foyle Maritime Festival 2024… for one year only! Oh, Buoy!

We have gathered up a boatload of circus chaos and will be taking over McFarland Quay from 27th to 30th June with some INCREDIBLE circus treats!

Featuring the amazing NoFit State Circus, presenting the IRISH PREMIERE of their new show BAMBOO and Fanzini Productions with their hilarious show Ballet Poulet! We’re buzzing to bring Mimbre back with their astounding all-female acrobatic show Weight(less).. PLUS… we have the awesome Cikada Circus presenting their brand-new show Walk The Plank. And finally, family-fave Jitterbug Jackson is bringing circus craic (and the biggest beach ball you’ve ever laid your eyeballs on!)

The youth circus stars of tomorrow from Derry, Belfast and Galway will be performing on the Future Circus Stage and showing the professionals how it’s done!! You lucky rubber duckys!

And make sure to stop by the ‘Baby Top Boardwalk’ to try your hand at circus skills, get your face painted (mine’s a mermaid please) or join the ‘Jellyfish Jam’ disco!

So, get the diary out now and mark 27-30th June – BEST DAYS EVER!

And join us for Carnival of Colours 2024 – The big SPLASH!!

P.S. Please share your Carnival pics, selfies, etc with us on the interweb! We pure love the craic.

Facebook: @carnivalofcoloursfest

Instagram: @inyourspacecircus 

Twitter: @ColoursCarnival

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For the full programme check out In Your Space Circus and Carnival of Colours online.

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2024 heralds the return of the Foyle Maritime Festival to the banks and waters of the River Foyle in the city of Derry, on Thursday 27th – Sunday 30th June.

A festival without equal, the event is a 4 day, large scale experience which promises an exhilarating programme of entertainment, activities, and interactive events.

This four-day festival will transform the riverfront into an international marina with all the tastes, colours, scents, sights and sounds that come together to create this epic experience.

The Foyle Maritime Festival will bring you an exhilarating programme of entertainment, activities and interactive events.

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The Grove Theatre Group brings the world’s greatest love story to the stage in June 24. 

From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Arthur Laurents’ book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim are widely regarded as among the best ever written.

Featuring unforgettable songs from the original Broadway Version and films including ‘Something’s Coming’, ‘Maria’, ‘America’, ‘Tonight’, ‘Somewhere’ and many more this production promises to be one of the highlights of the year.

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From the quote attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as Tragedy Plus Time. Come and join one of our leading laugh specialists as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.

With his TV career now in its third decade, Ed has regularly appeared on the likes of QI, Mock The Week, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, and Live At The Apollo.

With legions of fans both in the UK and abroad, Ed remains the observational stand-up to see.

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The Every Voice Festival returns for 2024!

Music is the heartbeat of our region. It plays a vital role in everything from celebration and reconciliation, civic pride, inclusion and regeneration. Allegri’s ethos is that every voice matters. The Every Voice Festival celebrates this and the transformative power of singing together.

The North West region is a thriving tourist hot-spot, due in no small part to our rich cultural heritage which is admired the world over. Music-making is in our blood and the annual Every Voice Festival honours this, uniting singers in a celebration of song. Established in 2018, the Every Voice Festival continues to grow with Allegri coordinating annual music events throughout Derry, Strabane and Donegal, such as: 

• Community choir concerts

• Commissioned works

• Interdenominational Joy! Sacred Music Concerts

• Pop-up performances and flash-mobs 

• Kids and adult workshops with international guest facilitators  

• Gala Concert performances

• Kids’ concerts

• Establishment of 10 pop-up choirs plus an Every Voice Festival Chorus

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CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
WEAVING WORKSHOPS
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

FESTIVAL OF CLOAKS AND WORKSHOPS

14 June – 31st August 2024

The main body of the Cathedral will house the wide range of cloaks and musical performances and the workshops will be held in the Cathedral Chapter House/Museum

Featuring

Four Art works depicting St Brigid’s Cloaks, designed for the St Brigid’s 1500th Anniversary celebration

Creative Workshops 14th to 29th June

Basket weaving workshops open to public 28th and 29th June

Display of Cloaks from various civic organisations, churches, industry

Musical performances from soloists, musicians, choirs etc

We will invite schools to the festival in the last two weeks of June.

Children will have access to the oldest building in the city and learn of its history.

They will learn about St Brigid and the background to the four cloaks which represent the Four Provinces of Ireland

They will be exposed to the wide and diverse range of cloaks that exist and are seldom on display.

Introduction to heritage crafts.

The Festival will be open to everyone from Mid-June until the end of August 2024

FOR WORKSHOP INFORMATION & BOOKINGS PLEASE CONTACT

linda@stcolumbs.net

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The Museum of Free Derry presents a special musical performance by Paul Casey plus Declan McLaughlin & Jennifer Kelly.

23 May 2024

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For full listings of events visit: cityofderryjazzfestival.com

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Spend a day painting in the historic walled garden and surroundings of Brook Hall Estate & Gardens on the periphery of the City of Derry in the company of other artists.

Your tutor for the day will be artist Sinéad Smyth, who has decades of experience in facilitating and teaching en plein air painting in both oils and acrylics.

Participants are to bring their own materials and easels. A suggested materials list will be available after booking.

This event is only available for 10 artists and is suitable for beginners to advanced. Participants will receive high quality group-based and one-to-one tuition during the day, developing a better understanding of their chosen media and the technical aspects of creating an en plein air painting.

Tuition focus will be on identifying individual styles and developing individual work, which connects the artist to this exquisite landscape, along the banks of the Foyle River.

A pop-up exhibition of works in the greenhouse at the end of the day will give participating artists the option to experience a critique of their work.

The day includes a private tour of the arboretum and ever-changing, colourful gardens by David Gilliland, the 6th generation of this private family home, followed by locally baked scones with teas and coffee and lunch served in a unique banqueting experience.

Brook Hall Estate & Gardens lies on the banks of the River Foyle little more than two miles from the City of Derry. This 18th Century demesne is home to one of the oldest and largest walled gardens in Ireland, built in the early 17th Century in connection with the Walled City of Derry, the garden is one of the oldest landmarks on the river. The house and gardens are surrounded by the first sustainable energy willow farm in Ireland.

Sinéad Smyth is a Donegal based visual artist with 28 years’ experience in creative facilitation and teaching, including the Turner Prize, Thames Festival London, The Arts Council NI, The British Council, City of Culture, Belfast City Council and many other projects in Donegal and Northern Ireland. Her own paintings form part of several private and public collections. Sinéad is a professional member of Visual Artists Ireland, The Drawing Box International and Associate Artist with Echo Echo Dance Theatre in Derry.

An Itinerary for the day’s activities, materials list and dietary requirements will be shared after booking.

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The Playhouse, 5-7 Artillery Street, Derry~Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 6RG

Vocalist Conor Quinn, who audiences loved as Jack in NI Opera’s critically acclaimed production of Into The Woods in 2022, presents a staged performance of songs from cabaret and musical theatre.

The Lost Boy explores a young man’s journey into adulthood with themes of hope, loss of youth, and songs inspired by unrest and war.

This performance features work from cabaret, music theatre: the small ensemble includes piano, drumkit, and bass.

Tickets: £20.00

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The Salon Series is a new programme of short operas, art songs, cabaret, and music theatre performances staged in the round in locations around Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Opera are presenting a wonderful series of events which will inspire and entertain our audiences through some exciting and spectacular performances.

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