Regional Events Amazing Grace Festival
Earagail Arts Festival 2013
When: 4 – 8 April 2013 Where: Buncrana
When: July 2013 Where: Letterkenny
Celebrate the inspirational story of John Newton, his dramatic, life-changing arrival in Ireland and the 240th anniversary of his most famous hymn “Amazing Grace”. The Amazing Grace Festival celebrates the dramatic story of Newton’s arrival in Buncrana on 8 April 1748. After a violent storm, Newton was saved from death as his ship found refuge in Ireland. Newton stayed in Derry where he went twice a day to St Columb’s Cathedral. This marked the beginning of the spiritual transformation that would lead to his life as a clergyman, prolific hymn writer and mentor to William Wilberforce. Historian Marylynn Rouse, the world’s leading expert on the life and works of Newton, will deliver the “John Newton Lecture” to launch the festival on Thursday 4 April.
A venue-based music and arts festival with eclectic and alternative music, visual arts, circus and theatre programmes alongside spoken word, film, family and children centred events. The level of genuine positive feedback from artists and audiences alike is testament to our core belief in ensuring the best quality experience for everyone. The 25th festival will take place this July.
Fort Dunree Remembrance Day
Clonmany Festival When: 4 – 11 August 2013 Where: Clonmany Ireland’s longest-running and best-known family festival is now in its 46th year. Situated in the beautiful village of Clonmany on the Inishowen Peninsula, the festival is a week of summer fun for all ages. Year after year thousands of holiday makers and locals alike enjoy the many events, live music, natural beauty and facilities which go hand in hand with the festival. An event which you will find yourself returning to again and again.
Limavady Jazz & Blues Festival When: June 2013 Where: Limavady Held each year in early June, showcasing the best jazz and blues sounds from across the globe. There are family-friendly events throughout the weekend. See: www.limavadyjazzandblues.com
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When: 16 & 17 August 2013 Where: Limavady Stendhal Festival of Art is an annual celebration of all things creative. Held over a weekend in the stunning Roe Valley, Stendhal is a festival for all ages and caters for all with camping included with tickets. Stendhal showcases the performing and visual arts with an ethos founded on introducing and inspiring. Stendhal features many weird and whacky installations - an art gallery, theatre, comedy, dance, kids’ workshops, drum circles, poetry, storytelling, music across 4/5 stages, sculpture, woodcraft, handcraft market and much more to be discovered over the weekend. Full information is available at: www.stendhalfestival.com.
DylanFest
When: 30 June 2013 Where: Fort Dunree Sunday 30 June heralds the ninth annual commemoration at Fort Dunree hosted by the Inishowen Friends of Messines (IFOM) for the men and women of Inishowen who fell in the Great War 1914 1918. Since the event commenced in 2005 it has grown in stature and popularity with people from throughout the island of Ireland. This service of remembrance has become a platform for disparate communities to come together with a unity of purpose, foster relationships and build new ones as the years roll on whilst building a lasting legacy so that these men and women will never be forgotten.
Stendhal Festival of Art
When: 22 – 25 August 2013 Where: Moville & Greencastle
Greencastle Regatta Festival When: 8 – 11 August 2013 Where: Greencastle Four day fun packed festival celebrating our maritime heritage along the Foyle. In conjunction with the regatta festival in 2013 Greencastle Village will be celebrating its 200th Birthday. There will be a full programme of activities for all ages on the shore and on the water, plus live music each evening on the main stage with some of Ireland’s biggest headliners. Come along and enjoy the Ceol agus Craic!
Ireland’s only annual festival of Bob Dylan music, ‘Stuck Inside of Moville’. This is the sixth year of the festival, and acts and visitors flock here from all over the world. It is now the biggest festival of Bob Dylan music in Europe.
BeatleFest When: 30 August – 1 September 2013 Where: Moville, Greencastle & Derry~Londonderry Ireland’s only annual festival of Beatles music, The BeatlesFest on the Lough, takes place in the picturesque loughside towns of Moville & Greencastle in Donegal & Derry~Londonderry, with music in multiple bars, in the streets and on the shores of the salmon fishing Lough Foyle. Star guest will be Tony Bramwell, childhood friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, who became the Beatles road manager, talent scout and joint head of Apple Records. He became head of Polydor Records with the Bee Gees, The Jam and Roxy Music in his stable.