Blog (June 2026) - Visit Derry

The River Foyle took centre stage over the weekend as Derry welcomed tens of thousands of visitors to the quayside for the spectacular Foyle Maritime Festival which ended last night with a fabulous fireworks finale.

Derry is preparing for a major economic uplift as the Foyle Maritime Festival returns later this month, with food, hospitality and local traders set to play a starring role in one of the North West’s biggest events.

Families across the North West will have the opportunity to experience the magic of Lapland this Christmas with the launch of a new direct charter flight from City of Derry Airport with The Laplan..

Major new developments set to launch this summer as part of multi-million-pound renovation programme Galgorm Collection has unveiled the latest phase of its ambitious £20m transformation programm..