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Derry city centre will come alive this St Patrick’s Day as Derry City and Strabane District Council this week launched an action packed programme of music, dance, food and folklore for its Spring Carnival celebrations.

The YES Festival is a new multi-arts event, which will take place from 13-16 June and see women artists from across Europe travel to Ireland, to present work in venues and public spaces across Derry~Londonderry and north Donegal. Aimed at people of all ages and backgrounds, the programme will include theatre, dance, visual arts, installations, film, writing, photography, textiles, circus, music, rap and song.

February is the official month of fabulous food in Derry and Strabane, with a mouthwatering menu of events planned for this year’s Love LegenDerry programme.

After a hugely successful year at City of Derry Airport in 2023, the Airport is starting 2024 on a high following Ryanair’s announcement that the airline will be operating a new year round service from the Gateway of the Northwest to Birmingham twice weekly from April 2024.

As the hustle and bustle of Christmas winds down and the New Year's celebrations await, there's a delightful in-between period known as Twixmas – a magical time to extend the festive spirit with your loved ones. 

The Gasyard Development Trust, a community organisation focussed on developing arts, culture and heritage within the Bogside and Brandywell area has revealed the name of its new museum. 

Thousands of people will line the streets of Derry city centre this Friday November 24th as a procession led by Santa Claus and Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Patricia Logue, turns on the Christmas lights for 2023.

Derry City and Strabane District Council will kick off their 2023 Christmas celebrations this weekend when the eagerly anticipated Guildhall Craft Fair returns to the city.

Our legenderry Walled City is renowed for its warm welcome, great craic, music scene and atmosphere.

With winter upon us, shorter days and darker nights, there's no better way to spend the evening than by checking out some of the city's cosiest pubs.

Salem is a name that’s long been synonymous with Halloween, not to mention the supernatural arts, thanks to the notorious witch trials of 1692. The Trials sent a wave of hysteria through the community instilling fear and suspicion, followed by a cull of 19 so-called witches, with over 200 people accused of practicing witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.

A senior business delegation led by US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joseph P. Kennedy, III, visited the North West this week as part of their wider Northern Ireland itinerary.

The Norwegian Star elegantly sailed into Lough Foyle this morning at 7am and anchored just off Greencastle. At 91,740 gross tonnage and 296m she is the biggest ever ship to anchor in the Lough. The arrival of the impressive ship marks the last of the 2023 cruise season for Foyle Port.