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Festival City

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  1. All Events
    Known as a 'festival city', there's plenty to keep you entertained on your next visit to the Walled City. So if it's theatre shows, music events, cultural weekends or even world-famous festivals, we have it all in Derry-Londonderry.
  2. City of Derry International Choir Festival
    Featuring a brilliant line-up of concerts, choral trails, pub trails and more, The City of Derry International Choir Festival returns 22nd - 25th October 2026
  3. Welcome to Derry Halloween
    Derry~Londonderry is renowned for hosting one of the best Halloween festivals in the world! Every year, the city comes alive with spooky events, thrilling parades, and spine-chilling performances. Get planning your visit to Ireland's Halloween Captial.

This Week

Trick or Treat Tours
LocationCastlederg

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Enjoy a frightfully fun Halloween at Derg Valley Leisure Centre

Fireworks
LocationMelvin Rd, Strabane

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

As the clock strikes 7pm on Halloween Night, Melvin Running Track becomes the epicentre of a…

Move to the Beat Halloween Party with Justin
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Season

30th October 2026

Get ready for a spooktacular morning of Music, Movement, and Makaton! Move to the Beat with Justin

Under the Hawthorn Tree text with graphic image of a tree and three children
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

31st March 2026-31st March 2027

Opening this Spring! A family-friendly exhibition based on the children's novel, Under the Hawthorn…

Image shows a table set up for a Halloween Themed Afternoo n Tea
LocationLondonderry

Openings

Season

30th October 2026-31st October 2026

Halloween Themed Afternoon Tea

The Pumpkin Express 2026 Poster
LocationRaphoe

Openings

Season

24th October 2026-26th October 2026

The Pumpkin Express is a family friendly Halloween experience which includes a ghost train, pumpkin…

Free Facepainting
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

28th October 2026-30th October 2026

Facepainting Foyleside

Melvin’s Spooktacular Fun Day
LocationStarbane

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Step into a world of ghoulish games, family fun, and frightful delights Cost: £3

Background is an image of the Taproom at Walled City Brewery with the logo for the Big Fat Brewery Quiz, and the Walled City Brewery to the front.
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

After the success of our one-off quizzes in 2025, we have now launched our regular version called…

Teddy on a Broomstick
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

27th October 2026

Season

27th October 2026

Halloween fun for children aged 6 and Under

Witches Ascension Foyleside
LocationDerry

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25th October 2026

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28th October 2026

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29th October 2026

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30th October 2026

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31st October 2026

Witches Ascension Foyleside

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LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

27th October 2026

Halloween quiz

Monsters & Munckings Poster.
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

Your Derry Halloween plans are sorted Monsters & Munchkins Family Fun Run/Walk - a 2.5km walk or…

Child brushing a pony in a stable.
LocationLimavady

Openings

Season

28th October 2026

Season

30th October 2026

Join Crindle Stables for a beginner-friendly Adventure Ride, designed especially for families,…

The School On The Edge Of Reality Poster
LocationDerry / Londonderry

Openings

Season

29th October 2026-1st November 2026

Get ready to enter… The School on the Edge of Reality, where Derry's most haunted history collides…

Grassroots’ Scarecrow Lane  & Pumpkin Patch
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

Step into the spooky spirit with a day of family Halloween fun!

Haunted Haycart
LocationMoneymore

Openings

Season

24th October 2026-25th October 2026

Season

28th October 2026-31st October 2026

This October, The Jungle comes alive with spooky magic and autumn mischief for Northern Ireland's…

Arán agus Arrachtaigh
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Arán agus Arrachtaigh // Bread and Beasts

Halloween Pool Disco
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

Have a spooktacular Halloween splash at the Halloween Pool Disco

Samhain Dioscó
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

29th October 2026

Samhain Dioscó

Makey Uppers
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

28th October 2026-31st October 2026

Granny D's Halloween House Party

SkeletonsFS
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

25th October 2026

Season

29th October 2026

FoylesideSkeletons

Halloween Kites & Lights Workshop
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

Season

31st October 2026

Step inside for a spooktacular Halloween experience filled with creativity, colour and glowing fun!

Banner with all 2026 Headline events
LocationLondonderry

Openings

Season

22nd October 2026-25th October 2026

The City of Derry International Choir Festival returns in October 2026 with a tidal wave of magical…

Next Week

Trick or Treat Tours
LocationCastlederg

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Enjoy a frightfully fun Halloween at Derg Valley Leisure Centre

Strabane Halloween Hay Trail
LocationStrabane District

Openings

Season

16th October 2026-31st October 2026

Unearth a host of spooky characters around the Strabane District from 16th - 31st October

Fireworks
LocationMelvin Rd, Strabane

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

As the clock strikes 7pm on Halloween Night, Melvin Running Track becomes the epicentre of a…

New Horizons Pumpkin Patch
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

21st October 2026-30th October 2026

Fun family friendly day out

Promotional poster for Gallery of Reflection, an exhibition of paintings by Annie Coyle at 16 Bishop Street, Derry.
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

23rd October 2026-28th October 2026

A six-day celebration of artists, makers and creative talent from across Derry and Donegal.…

Move to the Beat Halloween Party with Justin
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Season

30th October 2026

Get ready for a spooktacular morning of Music, Movement, and Makaton! Move to the Beat with Justin

Still from 'Corpse Bride'
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Tim Burton's animated gothic romance.

Still from 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

The iconic duo's first feature-length adventure.

Under the Hawthorn Tree text with graphic image of a tree and three children
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

31st March 2026-31st March 2027

Opening this Spring! A family-friendly exhibition based on the children's novel, Under the Hawthorn…

Image shows a table set up for a Halloween Themed Afternoo n Tea
LocationLondonderry

Openings

Season

30th October 2026-31st October 2026

Halloween Themed Afternoon Tea

The Pumpkin Express 2026 Poster
LocationRaphoe

Openings

Season

24th October 2026-26th October 2026

The Pumpkin Express is a family friendly Halloween experience which includes a ghost train, pumpkin…

Free Facepainting
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

28th October 2026-30th October 2026

Facepainting Foyleside

Melvin’s Spooktacular Fun Day
LocationStarbane

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Step into a world of ghoulish games, family fun, and frightful delights Cost: £3

A safe place to develop your public speaking skills
LocationNorthland Road, Derry

Openings

Season

26th October 2026

Come practice your public speaking!

Bubbles Adventure Alley Halloween Activities
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

26th October 2026-30th October 2026

Join us for a week of Halloween-themed fun, including arts and crafts, baking, messy play, treasure…

Image of Ashley Campbell standing sideways
LocationLimavady

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

Ashley Campbell Friday 30 October | 8pm (Doors (7.30pm) Tickets £23 This event will be Cabaret…

Background is an image of the Taproom at Walled City Brewery with the logo for the Big Fat Brewery Quiz, and the Walled City Brewery to the front.
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

30th October 2026

After the success of our one-off quizzes in 2025, we have now launched our regular version called…

Halloween At Diceys
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

30th October 2026-31st October 2026

The Ghost Upsatairs presents: Halloween at Diceys Friday 30th October Halloween Eve…

Teddy on a Broomstick
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

27th October 2026

Season

27th October 2026

Halloween fun for children aged 6 and Under

Witches Ascension Foyleside
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

28th October 2026

Season

29th October 2026

Season

30th October 2026

Season

31st October 2026

Witches Ascension Foyleside

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LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

27th October 2026

Halloween quiz

Handmade Halloween masks
LocationDerry / Londonderry

Openings

Season

28th October 2026-29th October 2026

Halloween is coming, and this year you're not buying a mask, you're building one. Over two days in…

The Farmers Home Halloween
LocationStrabane

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

The Famers Home – Come Soak Up the Atmosphere… If You Dare! Step inside th centuries old inn -…

Monsters & Munckings Poster.
LocationDerry

Openings

Season

31st October 2026

Your Derry Halloween plans are sorted Monsters & Munchkins Family Fun Run/Walk - a 2.5km walk or…

Next Month

Sunset Theory on stage surrounded by blue lighting.
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

13th November 2026

Sunset Theory is returning to Nerve Centre for another exciting performance!

Under the Hawthorn Tree text with graphic image of a tree and three children
LocationOmagh

Openings

Season

31st March 2026-31st March 2027

Opening this Spring! A family-friendly exhibition based on the children's novel, Under the Hawthorn…

Scummy Mummies
LocationDerry~Londonderry

Openings

Season

6th November 2026

From menopause to mansplaining, teenagers to Tinder, no subject is safe.

A safe place to develop your public speaking skills
LocationNorthland Road, Derry

Openings

Season

9th November 2026

Season

23rd November 2026

Come practice your public speaking!

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Walled City

Unlock the Walled City

  1. Accommodation
    There’s so much choice in Derry~Londonderry when it comes to choosing where to stay, with options available to suit everyone’s budget and taste.  So whether you want to stay in the heart of the city action, or somewhere a little quieter then you’ll have plenty to choose from.  From international hotel brands, boutique designer hotels right through to the best B&Bs, guest houses and self-catering accommodation in the country – we’ve got them in abundance.
  2. Food and Drink
    Whether you are looking for contemporary cuisine, a fine dining experience or your just re-fuelling the kids, you'll find it all in Derry! The local chefs are keen to use local produce, transforming it into a wonderful culinary delight for your gourmet pleasure. Our restaurants, bistros and brasseries will have you coming back for second helpings. The choice is remarkable for a city of its size.
  3. Things to Do
    There’s so much to explore in the Walled City, with activities to suit every taste. Derry~Londonderry truly has it all! Walk along our 400-year-old City Walls, visit award-winning museums and theatres, or dive into adventure with water activities like Stand-Up Paddleboarding. Step back in time with a guided walking tour – an experience you won’t want to miss!
  4. Visitor Pass
    The Visit Derry Pass is the Official Sightseeing ticket for the Walled City of Derry~Londonderry. Valid for one or two days the pass provides access to ten handpicked attractions, saving money on admission fees whilst seeing the best the city has to offer. You will also receive a Visit Derry map, local tips and offers to make sure you get the very most from your trip. Insightful and inspiring, the Visit Derry Pass is a winner for all ages and a great way to save money and time.
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