Féile 2024

Welcome to Féile 2024 Féile, Derry’s biggest community arts festival, returns this August for the 32nd year. From August 10th - 17th, Féile 2024 will feature more than 100 events across the Bogside, Brandywell, Creggan, Bishop Street and Fountain neighbourhoods and Derry City centre.

Musical highlights at Féile 2024 include ‘The Gathering’, a one day festival celebrating the best contemporary trad and folk music in Ireland with performances from John Francis Flynn, Ronan O’Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly and Lemoncello.

Musicians from the Ulster Orchestra will perform at local care home residencies and The Whistlin’ Donkeys will play a massive outdoor concert at The Gasyard Park on Thursday August 15th. Electronic music and hip-hop/grime fans are spoilt for choice at Féile 2024 with big names such as Erol Alkan, Ivan Smagghe and Sello all due to play at the festival.

Féile 2024 has a packed programme of activities for children, young people and families with summer schemes, family fun days and bus trips throughout the week. The Greatest Show and The Big Family Night Out will bring some of the country’s finest magicians, musicians, acrobats and comedy acts to parks and green spaces across the neighbourhood.

Large scale gatherings for families include the Party In The Park at Pilots Row on Saturday 10th August, Wan Big Street Party on Central Drive and the Lúnasa celebrations in Creggan on Thursday 15th August. Older people’s organisations have come together to produce an extensive programme for our older residents including days out, bingo, social events and musical performances at local older people’s residences.

This year’s Féile has its biggest ever sporting programme. The annual Colm Quigley Jog in the Bog, a highlight in the road race calendar, returns on Sunday August 11th. Youth soccer teams from the city will battle for The Ryan McBride Cup and The Pádraig Barton Cup. Féile are also offering a number of free bursary places for young people to attend the Kelloggs GAA Cúl Camp at Séan Dolans GAC.

Each year, Féile delivers a strong programme of political debates, discussions and talks, and 2024 is no exception.

Themes this year include climate change, racism, reconciliation, the ongoing debate around what a new Ireland will look like, the worsening drugs crisis in our communities and the continuing demand for increased student numbers at Magee.

Panellists at Féile 2024 will include human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield KC, journalist and author Brian Rowan, Professor of Human Rights law at Queens, Colin Harvey and Professor Anne Campbell, Member of the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Féile 2024 includes an extensive programme of films and documentaries. Féile’s latest film production ‘Tony Doc’ which celebrates community worker and ex Derry City player and manager Tony ‘Doc’ O’Doherty will premiere at St Mary’s Youth Club. DJ Provai will host a homecoming screening of Kneecap at Brunswick Moviebowl. Nightly screenings at The Nerve Centre Cinema will include premieres of award winning films ‘The Irish Question’ and ‘Days of Trees’. The ongoing genocide in Palestine will be highlighted through acclaimed documentaries ‘No Other Land’ and ‘Where Olive Trees Weep.’ Films by Dennis Harvey will highlight the issues facing refugees in Ireland in 2024. The work of emerging and established Derry film-makers will be screened throughout the festival including works by award winning film-makers Seán Mullan, Diana Cheung and Séan Coyle.

We hope you can enjoy us this August for Feile 2024.

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Féile 2024 would not be possible without the support funders including The Executive Office, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Department of Foreign Affairs and the collaboration of the many groups, initiatives, volunteers and residents from throughout the Bogside, Brandywell, Creggan, Bishop Street and Fountain areas who have come together to shape and manage this programme of events.

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Little Kickers

Saturday 10th August 2024 | 10.00am – 11.00am Trojan’s Football Club, Oakland Park, Creggan Trojan’s YCG & Surestart Edenballymore present a morning of fun and introduction to football skills. The session is play based and specifically designed for toddlers from 18 months. A light snack & water will be provided.

Pokémon Day in association with Féile 2024!

Saturday 10th August | 12noon - 10pm Puca Puca, Great James St Learn to play Pokemon TCG and take part in a beginner friendly tournament to try out your new skills! Decks are available to borrow in store so you can use one of ours or bring your cards along and we can help you build your own! Then try your skills against the very best in our Pokémon League! Bring your best deck and compete against other trainers for prizes courtesy of Féile!

12-2PM - Learn to Play Pokemon TCG 2PM-5:30PM - Beginner Pokemon TCG tournament 6PM-10PM - Pokemon TCG League tournament

CNP Trip to The Wacky Workshop, Portrush

Monday 12th August Bus leaves at 8.40am and returns at 2pm The days out from the Corned Beef Tin are always great fun. To register: contact Emma 028 71 281900. Cost: £5 per person includes bus and admission to The Wacky Workshop.

Féile Healthy Kids Summer Scheme

Monday 12th August – Friday 16th August Long Tower Youth Club Bogside & Brandywell Health Forum with Save the Children and Féile will be running a summer scheme for children aged 5-11 years old living in the TRIAX area. The summer scheme will have a focus on health and wellbeing through encouraging play and fun activities. On Friday 16th August, a Family Trip will go to Andersonstown Aqua Park and Mo Mowlam Park for a picnic with transport and entry to water park provided. Cost:£5 per person / £20 per family. For more info: orlagh@bbhealthforum.org FÉILE DERRY 2024 |

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The Greatest Show returns to Féile 2024 with some of Ireland’s finest circus acts, comedians and entertainers, popping up at locations across the neighbourhoods.

Each show will be followed by a free circus workshop from In Your Space as part of the Circus Explored programme which makes circus skills possible for everyone, no matter where you are from or who you are. The project is supported by the Creative Ireland Programme in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht Sport and Media as well as under the government’s Shared Island Initiative in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Frankie Magilligan

Monday August 12th 4pm The Fountain 6.30pm Brandywell Park

Síolta Circus: Cabaret

Wednesday August 14th 4pm: Bogside (Details TBA) 6.30pm: Inveroe Park

Cikada Circus: Table Manners Tuesday August 13th 4pm: Ballymagowan Park 6.30pm: Abercorn Park

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Teddy Bears Picnic

Tuesday 13th August | Cathedral Youth Club at 10.30am Thursday 15th August | Gasyard Centre at 10.30am Create special memories with your child at this wonderful event from Surestart Edenballymore for children up to pre-crawling age. Bring along your favourite teddy bear.

There will be opportunities to get photos taken and printed on the day. The event will also feature arts & crafts, baby massage/reflexology and tea & cake.

To book: reception@surestartebm.com Tel: 0287134718

Foyle Valley Railway Museum Open Day & Destined BBQ

Tuesday 13th August 2024 | 11am-1pm Destined / Foyle Valley Railway Museum Foyle Valley Railway Musuem is run and managed by members and volunteers of Destined, a support organisation for people with learning disabilities. Come and join us for a free tour of the museum and a BBQ lunch. Arts/Crafts & bouncy castle available for the kids.

CNP Trip to Belfast Zoo

Wednesday 14th August The days out from the Corned Beef Tin are always great fun. Don’t miss this one to Belfast Zoo. To register: contact Emma 028 71 281900. Cost: £5 per person includes bus and admission to zoo.

A Place To Wonder: Sea Shell Stories

Wednesday 14th August Old Library Trust, Central Drive | 11am The Gasyard Centre, Lecky Road | 2pm Join Shelly the mermaid for some soothing seaside tales and mermaid magic! This immersive storytelling experience includes yoga and mindfulness techniques to support children and their grownups to lower anxiety and increase wellbeing. This workshop is designed for all the family.

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Connecting Families to Nature

Wednesday 14th August | 11.30am-12.30pm & 2pm-3pm Creggan Country Park This one-hour workshop will involve families takling part in our nest-building exercise. You will get to test who in your family is skilled in taking and giving directions in a fun art exercise. Families can walk around the park to spot our animal engravings in stone or to learn a bit of basic boxing in the great outdoors!

Mail: fionamccann@creggancountrypark.com to register.

Limited to 4 Families per session.

Animation CAMP

Old Library Trust, Central Drive | 10am - 1pm Thursday 15th & Friday 16th August These workshops offer children the stimulating space to explore their creative, artistic qualities in a fun, relaxed environment. Kids will be guided by ‘Mick O’Toonz’ using both original drawing skills and digital software to design their own imaginative characters and develop artistic skills.

Email: familyfirsthub@olt.ie to register.

PLANET PATROL – Don’t Delay, Save Our Planet Today!

Friday 16th August 10am – 11.30am/12pm – 1.30pm & 2pm – 3.30pm Ballymagowan Urban Park, Creggan Surestart Edenballymore present an educational, fun and Interactive event based on Climate Change to increase understanding and awareness and to create change in homes and in the community.

Wildlife Workshop

Friday 16th August | 11am-12noon and 2pm-3pm Creggan Country Park Fun educational workshop for children aged 8-10 about how animals adapt in different environments, what animals used to roam in Ireland , the differences between predator and prey and the importance of biodiversity.

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Our Wan Big Street Party returns bigger than ever this year, we have a wide range of fun packed family activities which will include Petting Farm, Live Music, Arts and Crafts, Amusements, Food. There will also be workshops and inflateables for our neurodiverse families Please see facebook for registration details.

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The Gaelic word for August is Lúnasa, named after the Celtic God, Lugh. It was traditionally a month of reaping and celebrations and Lúnasa was one of the great fire festivals that took place throughout the year.

The Lúnasa event in Creggan on August 15th will have several elements including a new sporting event based on the historic Tailtiu Games at St Cecilia’s College sports grounds at Fanad Drive/Bishop’s Field, ‘Wan Big Street Party’ on Central Drive and a finale event featuring a procession celebrating local young people and a fire Based climax will take place at location TBC FÉILE DERRY 2024 | 11

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Camerawork: When Things Were Black and White Curated by Jim Collins

Launches: Saturday 10th August Rossville Street Camerawork Darkrooms Derry was established in 1982 in Derry’s Bogside to provide local people with the tools to create their own black and white images. Derry in the 1980’s resembled a war zone and it was against this backdrop that Camerawork photographers began recording everyday life in the city from its citizen’s viewpoint. A huge archive was amassed numbering several thousand negatives that provide a fascinating portrayal of a people and place. ‘Picture this’ allows local people to cast their minds back to a time when everything appeared black and white.

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Painting the Past

Colleen Mc Sheffrey, Amber & Leona Mc Laughlin Launches: Saturday 10th August Rossville Street Celebrating the “importance of the every-day and the people of Derry”, Painting the Past is a new collection of works from 3 young emerging visual artists from the Bogside & Brandywell. Inspired by old photographs of Derry, including works from Camerawork Darkrooms, Amber Mc Laughlin, Colleen Mc Sheffrey and Leona Mc Laughlin are interested in the sense of connection between the past and present, the ordinary and the extraordinary people and events which have helped shape the world they are born to. Recent graduates of University of Ulster and having previously exhibited at Eden Place Arts Centre, the collective will now take their work on to the street in the heart of their communities, hoping to make art as accessible as possible.

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Out & Out: A Photographic Exhibition

by Oliver Grant for Foyle Pride Launch on Monday 12th August at 1pm Rossville Street Féile in conjunction with Foyle Pride 2024 will present an open air exhibition featuring members of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Foyle area. This diverse community will be captured in a variety of settings including domestic, working and social environments. Following the success of earlier exhibitions, photographer Oliver Grant will display his undoubted talent in bringing to life images of an increasingly visible and confident community.

The annual Foyle Pride Festival returns 15th - 25th August, with the parade on Saturday 24th August. Join us for a celebration of diversity amd inclusivity in the heart of Derry City.

Creggan Artists Exhibition

Launch on Monday 12th August at 3pm Jon ‘Ugg’ Clifford Bull Park Féile is proud to support a new exhibition by the Creggan Artists, a group of people who meet up every Friday at Old Library Trust in Creggan. The exhibition will feature a selection of watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings by artists including Jimmy Roberts, Sadie Harrigan, Súin, Andy Doherty, Celine Taylor, Ellen Hastings, Rose O’Hagan, Richard Bradley, and Catherine Doherty. A spokesperson for the group has called on new members to join ‘Our Friday mornings are as much a social event as a learning experience.’ For anyone wishing to learn to paint, we have a wealth of experience and there will always be someone who will know enough to get you started. We have no permanent tutor but we like to access tuition to learn new techniques. ‘You will get a cup of tea and biscuits, so relax and help solve the problems of the world.

What better way to spend your day?’

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Destined Exhibition

Launch on Tuesday 13th August at 12noon Foyle Valley Railway Museum, Foyle Road Established in 2002, Destined is a support organisation with an overall aim of empowering people with learning disabilities and promoting social inclusion within mainstream society. The photographer, Jim McCafferty, has created a new exhibition for Féile 2024, celebrating the many great members of the organisation.

Trócaire: Climate Justice Now!

Launch on Tuesday 13th August at 7pm Eden Place Arts Centre at Pilots Row Centre Climate Justice Now! is an impactful and hopeful photo exhibition that highlights the impact of the climate crisis on communities around the world and those activists who seek climate justice, leading campaigns on a global, national and local level. The exhibition also features infographics that make clear the injustices present in the system. The exhibition features the work of photographers based in Africa who have accompanied Trócaire staff on visits to partners and programmes. Come and be inspired to join the fight for climate justice now!

Everyday Objects Transformed by the Conflict

All July-August from 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership, Central Drive Managed by Belfast-based Healing Through Remembering, the acclaimed exhibition features objects offering a glimpse into the everyday lives and memories of those who lived through the conflict. As part of this, The Empower Project at CNP would love to hear more community memories. Do you have a treasured object that holds special significance? Get in touch via empowercreggan@gmail.com and we’ll photograph your object and explain why it matters as part of a community exhibition alongside the visiting objects.

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Older Peoples Bus Run

Monday August 12th | 10am This year we’re off to historic Donegal Town to explore the beautiful town and do some shopping before going to the Abbey Hotel for a lovely two course meal and some live music. Cost: £10. Pick up spots: Pilots Row/Old Library Trust. Please note that these will be the only pick-up and drop-off points. Spaces are limited so booking is essential through denise@bbhealthforum.org tel. 02871365330

Senior Olympics

Tuesday 13th August | 2pm Bishop’s Field, Creggan Teams from across the neighbourhood will compete at the Senior Olympics across a number of disciplines including boccia, dander-ball, corn hole game, badminton, volleyball, javelin and football. If you would like to register a team for this event contact denise@bbhealthforum.org tel. 02871365330

Mellow DEEDS Concert with Inishowen Gospel Choir

Tuesday 13th August | 7pm Old Library Trust, Central Drive Mellow DEEDS is a dementia choir based in the Old Library Trust. It aims to give people with dementia the opportunity to enjoy music and singing as well as performing at local choral festivals. At Féile 2024, we will celebrate their wonderful singing alongside members from the Inishowen Gospel Choir and local musicians. Seating for this event is limited, priority will be given to family and friends of members. Other availability will be given on a first come, first served basis. Contact the DEEDS Team on 02871373870

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Mayor’s Tea Dance

(Closed Event For DEEDS Members)

Wednesday 14th August | 2pm - 4pm Bishop’s Field Sport Centre, Central Drive DEEDS groups from all over the city and district are invited to the Mayor’s Tea Dance and Party. Members will meet the new Mayor, enjoy a vintage tea, followed by dancing to the music from Dougie Breslin.

Summer Madness Bingo

Bishops Field Sports Centre, Central Drive Wednesday August 14th | 7pm to 9pm |Adm: £5 Come and try your luck at the big bingo. Tea and coffee will be served. £5.00 per book. Some great prizes on the night.

Tickets available at OLT on 02871373870.

Brandy Balls Snooker Competition

Thursday 15th August | 6.30pm Pilots Row, Rossville Street This year as part of Féile, Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum are running their annual snooker competition.

There will be a cash prize for the winner on the night. £5 entry fee.

To register your interest contact: denise@bbhealthforum.org 02871365330 or Joe at Pilots Row.

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End of Harvest BBQ

Saturday 10th August | 12pm - 2pm Ballymagowan Allotments, Creggan The end of harvest BBQ provides a great opportunity for allotment holders and novices alike who are attending gardening classes, to come together in a friendly atmosphere, to swap stories and enjoy the food and company in a scenic environment.

FestHIVEal

Sunday 11th August | 1pm - 4pm The Gasyard Park, Lecky Road Hive Cancer Support are delighted to bring ‘FestHIVEal’ to Féile 2024. This free family festival will give you the opportunity to learn about the connection between the environment, exercise, nutrition, physical/mental wellbeing and health. ‘FestHIVEal’ will have everything you expect at a festival- music, dance, song, art, crafts plus relaxation activities and exciting scientific experiments.

The line up includes SingTonicity, Flaunt Your Step Dance Academy, I Can Cook cookery demos, rangoli art classes, henna art, storytelling, sun safety advice and Children’s ‘Reduce Your Risk’ workshops which use fun, interactive games to educate children on ways to stay healthy and protect the environment.

The Big Breakfast

Thursday 15th August | 11am - 1pm Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership, Central Drive Don’t miss the big breakfast as part of Féile 2024 at the Corned Beef Tin. Entertainment at The Big Breakfast will come from Danny McGilloway. A former member of the legendary ‘Thundering Down’, Danny has played extensively throughout Ireland, England, Scotland and Europe and has shared the stage with Christy Moore, Frances Black and Dolores Keane. All Welcome.

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Meenan Square Tea Party & Fun Day

Thursday 15th August | 2pm - 7pm Meenan Square / Dove Gardens A great day out for residents of all ages of Meenan Square, Dove Gardens and Durrow Park. The event will begin with an afternoon tea party with music from The Villagers and Dougie Breslin performing all the hits of The Ratpack era.

The event will conclude with a family fun day from 4pm - 7pm.

House In The Wells BBQ

Friday 16th August | 12noon House In The Wells The Annual House in the Wells Summer BBQ is an open day to invite our neighbours in to say hello, have a BBQ lunch and listen to great live music from Declan McLaughlin and friends. The BBQ will be provided by the RRT (Rapid Response Team). Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. This is a free event but donations for the House in the Wells Residents Comfort fund are welcome.

The Repair Cafe

Saturday 17th August | 1030am - 12.30pm Pilots Row, Rossville Street The Repair Café Foyle team are coming out in in force with their team of trusty volunteers and skills to fix your broken stuff, for FREE! If you can carry it into the venue they’ll have a wee go at fixing it. Small household electricals will be PAT tested whilst other items from textiles to toys and small items of furniture can be given a new lease of life. They’ll even offer tool sharpening.

The aim of the game is to keep your stuff in use for longer and out of landfill, saving pennies and the planet. Now go forth and rummage for items that need some repair cafe tender love and care!

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A Night of Music from Iraq & Ireland

Thursday August 8th | 7pm Museum of Free Derry, Glenfada Park Drawing on the rich traditions of Ireland and Iraq with the Harp and the Qanun at the centre along with an array of traditional instruments, the concert will be the beginning of a year long collaboration for the newly formed acoustic ensemble which features Niwar Issa, Saman Kareem, Helin Star Qadir, Husain Al-harbi, Lucia McGinnis and Martin Coyle. Support from Paul Cutliffe and Sean O’Donnell.

Derry Poetry Slam

Saturday August 10th | 4pm - 7pm The Gasyard Centre, Lecky Road Qualifying Heat for All Ulster Poetry Slam Final. The winner and Runner Up Qualify for the All Ulster (9 County) Poetry Slam Final in late September with chance to progress from there to The All Ireland Poetry Slam Final which will be held in Galway in November 2024. For entry info and copy of slam rules contact Frank on bluebellgasyard@gmail.com

The Gathering

Sunday 11th August | 5pm - Midnight Sandinos, Water Street Irish folk and traditional music is going through something of a revival with a new generation producing new and inventive interpretations of the genre. Féile 2024 brings some of the leading lights of new Irish music together for a one day festival, The Gathering, at Sandinos on Sunday August 11th!

Headliners including John Francis Flynn, Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly, Mohammad Syfkhan and Lemoncello who will be joined by some of Derry’s finest talent including Tessio, Teknopeasant and RUÁ.

Tickets at eventbrite.com

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Ulster Orchestra at Féile 2024

Tuesday August 13th 11am at Creggan Day Centre, Fanad Drive 12.30pm at TBC A quartet of players from Ulster Orchestra will perform a selection of their favourite pieces as part of their ‘On The Doorstep’ series. ‘Performing everything from traditional tunes, movie themes to popular classics, there will be something for everyone to enjoy!’

Music Night at MOFD

Tuesday August 13th | 7pm Museum of Free Derry, Glenfada Park Headlining a night of extraordinary music at Museum of Free Derry is Jeanette Hutton, long regarded as one of Derry’s strongest female voices, backed by her partner in crime, Ruairi O’Doherty. John Deery has been writing and performing both as a solo artist and with his band, The Heads, who are regarded as one of the north’s finest original bands. Also on the bill will be Declan McLaughlin, who has recently teamed up with piano player Jennifer Kelly to weave a fine background of music behind their folk-noir music. Ella McCafferty will open the show, on her first live outing with her own material.

Gasyard Comedy Open Mic

Tuesday August 13th | 9pm The Gasyard Centre, Lecky Road So you think you’re funny? Take your chances in front of a live audience, including organisers of other local comedy events. To enter and for further info, contact Frank on bluebellgasyard@gmail.com Open Mic

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Into The Industry, Derry

Tuesday 13th August | 12noon - 3pm St Marys YC, Fanad Drive Young people from the city who have a passion for music and are seeking a route into the music business will work with drill artist and rapper Sello who will lead a three-hour workshop where young people will create an original track. The event will be followed by a panel discussion at Sandinos with Sello, Priscilla Kotey (CEO, Warner Music Ireland) where attendees will have the opportunity to ask the panel of experts they might further their career in the music industry. In association with Rio Ferdinand Foundation.

Outspoken

Tuesday August 13th | 9pm Sandinos, Water Street Sello Somedeadbeat + more TBA Dublin rapper SELLO makes his Derry debut at Féile 2024.

SELLÓ is an Irish rapper known for his hit songs “Dublin,” “Oggy,” and “No Love”. His debut mixtape, Sellótape, reached No.8 on the Irish Album Charts and held the number 1 spot on Spotify’s charts for three consecutive weeks. In 2022, Selló was nominated for Irish Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Track of the Year for “No Love” at the RTÉ Choice Prize Awards. SELLÓ aims to establish a new sound native to Ireland called “GaelicDrill,” which blends traditional Irish culture with modern drill, hip-hop, and drum and bass.

Somedeadbeat is Derry artist Jack Loughrey.

His collaboration with Barry Can’t Swim ‘Deadbeat Gospel’ is one of this year’s biggest dance tracks and has led to somedeadbeat performing at Europe’s biggest festivals including Glastonbury, Montreux Jazz Festival and Roskilde.

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Silver Tongued Deviance

Wednesday August 14th | 7pm - 9pm The Gasyard Centre, Lecky Road Derry’s premiere Spoken Word & Acoustic Music Open Mic - A Féile Special. Come along and catch some of the freshest wordsmiths, singers and writers from around the NorthWest. Plus Special Guest. To enter and for further info contact frank on bluebellgasyard@gmail.com

Gaeil agus Géibheann (Coiscéim)

Déardaoin 15ú Lúnasa / Thursday 15th August | 1pm Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Great James Street Seolfar leabhair Eoghan ‘Gino’ Mac Cormaic Gaeil agus Géibheann (Coiscéim), ag fiosrú stair an-spéisiúil na Gaeilge i bpríosúin, ó O’Donovan Rossa sa naoú haois déag, go dtí scríbhneoireacht Bobby Sands sna 1970idí.

Tugann Gino cuntas ar ghníomhartha Gaeilge cimí i bpríosún Dhoire sna 1940idí, Seán Dolan ina meas, as ar ainmníodh an club CLG in nDoire.

Imeacht Gaeilge le áistriúchán comhuaineach Béarla The Derry launch of Eoghan ‘Gino’ Mac Cormaic’s Gaeil agus Géibheann (Coiscéim), exploring the fascinating history of the Irish language in prisons from O’Donovan Rossa in the 19th century, through to the writing of Bobby Sands in the 1970s. Gino also provides an account of the Irish language activities of prisoners in Derry Jail in the 1940s, including Seán Dolan, after whom the Derry GAA club is named.

An Irish language event with a simultaneous translation into English

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Collabor8 at Celtronic Studios

Wednesday 13th - Friday 15th August | 11am - 5pm daily Celtronic Studios, Iona Enterprise Park Celtronic Studios is a state of the art recording studio specialising in electronic music based at Iona Enterprise Park in Creggan. At Féile 2024, Celtronic are inviting 5 young people from the city to collaborate at the studio in the latest in the Collaborate Derry sessions. To register your interest contact: shay.celtronicstudios@gmail.com Féile & Celtronic presents

A Summer Dance with Erol Alkan & Ivan Smagghe

Friday August 16th | 9pm - 2am 57, Waterloo Street Féile join forces with Ireland’s longest running electronic music festival, for a summer dance at 57 with two of the best DJs in the world, Erol Alkan & Ivan Smagghe.

The founder of Phantasy in 2007, Erol Alkan is an artist who needs no introduction. His creative life as a DJ, producer, label owner, radio host and collaborator has spanned decades. A ubiquitous and hugely imaginative remixer of bands including Tame Impala, Daft Punk, Justice and Hot Chip. Alkan has also produced bands including Duran Duran, Ride, Late Of The Pier and Mystery Jets.

Ivan Smagghe belongs to a top table of DJs that journalists like to lazily describe as “The DJ’s DJ”. He has the ability to play music like a raw conduit between famously obscure records whilst never losing sight of the dancefloor’s strobe soaked bodies. His genre defying/defining production from Black Strobe, It’s A Fine Line and now Smagghe & Cross has connected him and garnered the praise from the likes of Craig Richards, Vladimir Ivkovic, Paranoid London, Optimo, Solar and of course, his long time friend Andrew Weatherall - all fellow crusaders in the fight to prove that electronic music is so much more than a one dimensional soundtrack for a night on the lash, and so much more than an Instagram account.

Advance tickets £10/13 on sale at www.eventbrite.com

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Patrick Magee: Where grieving begins?

Saturday August 10th | 3pm Museum of Free Derry, Glenfada Park An enduring peace is only possible through a genuine understanding of the past. To understand the Troubles is to set them in the context of the historical root causes of the conflict, in order to grapple with its pain and its horrors; to grieve and then, perhaps, to heal. This is the memoir of Patrick Magee, the man who planted the 1984 Brighton bomb – an attempt by the Provisional IRA to kill the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and her cabinet. In an unflinching reckoning with the past, Magee recounts the events of his life. He chronicles the profound experience of meeting Jo Berry – whose father was one of five people killed in the bombing – and the extraordinary work they have done together. A chasm of misunderstanding endures around the Troubles and the history of British rule in Ireland. This memoir builds a bridge to a common understanding. It is written in the belief that anything is possible when there is honesty, inclusion and dialogue. Patrick Magee will be in conversation with Sinn Féin Rep to Europe, Former POW, Jr Minister, MEP and MLA, Martina Anderson.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) Information Session

Monday August 12th | 11am Dove House Community Trust, Meenan Square Do you have a child with Special educational needs? Did you know the Northern Ireland Framework for Special Educational Needs has changed? Are you thinking of applying for a Special Educational Needs Assistance for your child? Does your child already have an SEN statement in place, but you feel the provisions are not adequate in meeting their needs? Come along to our information event and find out more about how we can support you and your child through this process.

Places limited. Call Dove House on 02871269327 to secure your place.

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The Future of a University in Derry: A Community Conversation

Monday August 12th | 1pm Holywell Trust, Bishop Street The citing of a fully functional and resourced university has been a burning issue in Derry going back over 60 years.

There may be some light at the end of the tunnel with the appointment of a Taskforce charged with delivering a costed timetable and action plan for the expansion of Magee to 10000 students. Féile hosts a lunchtime conversation with Stephen Kelly, Chairperson of the Taskforce and Alison Wallace, a member of the Taskforce.

An opportunity to engage, offer suggestions or just get an update on where the work of the Taskforce is at.

Building Towards a New Ireland

Monday August 12th | 7.30pm Pilots Row Centre, Rossville Street Over the past number of years the discussion on constitutional change in Ireland has become more and more part of the daily political discourse. Sinn Féin and the SDLP have both initiated Commissions, Irelands Forum has been to the fore of this conversation. Féile asks what the next steps are to ensure the Border Poll is called and how do communities become involved in the process of shaping a New Ireland?

Speakers will include Declan Kearney MLA, National Chairperson Sinn Fein, Matthew OToole MLA, Leader of the Opposition at the Assembly, Andrée Murphy Deputy Director of Relatives for Justice and Brian Feeney, historian, author and political commentator.

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‘Bitter Legacy: State Impunity in the Northern Ireland Conflict’.

State killings and impunity, collusion and impunity and torture.

Tuesday 13th August 2024 | 1pm Museum of Free Derry, Glenfada Park A panel discussion focusing on the issues of British impunity during the Irish conflict. Based on the findings of an international expert panel, led by the Norwegian Centre for Human rights, the discussion will centre on the issues of torture, state killing and collusion. Organised by the PFC and the Bloody Sunday Trust. The discussion will also consider why this Report is important now in the context of the British government’s controversial Legacy Act; the establishment of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery; and the various ongoing legal challenges against the government’s policy on dealing with the past.

Living with Injustice

Tuesday 13 August 2024 | 7pm-9pm Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership, Central Drive With the British government’s Legacy Act effectively halting all conflict-related investigations in the north, thousands of families will be denied justice. In this panel discussion, Creggan’s Empower Project brings together local relatives and survivors affected by this contentious Bill to reflect on the future of their own cases and campaigns. Is genuine justice beyond us now? Where do families turn to next? Chaired by Irish Times Northern Editor, Freya McClements.

Trócaire: Climate Justice Now

Tuesday August 13th | 7pm Pilots Row Centre, Rossville Street Join Trócaire for a discussion about what a world with Climate Justice would look like. We will look at the current situation where many people in the Global South who have done the least to cause this crisis are suffering the most. We will see how these communities are responding, ask what policymakers can do and how we can take action.

Peter Heaney, Trócaire’s Head of Region, will chair the discussion with Sinéad Loughran from Trócaire’s policy team and some special guests to share their perspectives on the key challenges we face and what can be done to bring climate justice now.

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Are You Getting All You’re Entitled To?

Wednesday August 14th 11am - 1pm Gasyard Centre 2pm - 4pm Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership Foyle Network Foundation and Dove House will be hosting information sessions/advice on general benefits support with free school meal and uniform grant applications.

Refreshments at both sessions. A free Baby Bag for those with children aged 0-3 yrs. Legendary Play will be providing soft play for young children. For more information contact Elaine: elaineporteous@foyle.foodbank.org.uk

Drugs 2024

Wednesday August 14th | 12pm Old Library Trust, Central Drive A panel discussion featuring experts working in the field of substance misuse including Professor Anne Campbell, Member of the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs ( ACMD) and Co Director Recovery Committee, ACMD, Gary Rutherford (ARC) and Mo Mahon (Bogside & Brandywell Health Forum). The discussion will examine the current situation on the ground in the north and what we can do to improve how we deal with addiction and drug use in our communities in the future.

An Impossible Peace - Made Possible

Thursday August 15th | 7pm Pilots Row Centre, Rossville Street Journalist and author Brian Rowan presents his latest work - an analysis in writing and on tape of the making of the ceasefires 30 years ago and how they changed the political landscape.

He will speak on the key roles of Hume, McGuinness and Bradley in finding a way out of conflict.

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Making the socio-economic case for a New Ireland

Professors Colin Harvey and Seamus McGuinness ‘in conversation’

Friday August 16th | 7pm Pilots Row Centre, Rossville Street While the challenges of a New Ireland are acknowledged, evidence is emerging that strongly supports the socio-economic case for constitutional change. Two expert contributors to the debate will be in conversation at Féile 2024 on the currentt position and likely next steps.

Professors Colin Harvey (QUB) and Seamus McGuinness (ESRI) will explore the opportunities that will flow from a well-managed transition to a New Ireland and outline how the preparatory work should now be taken forward. This is an urgent discussion that is of huge relevance to the North West, a place that continues to experience the harsh consequences of partition.

Michael Mansfield - The Power In The People, Not The People In Power:

Saturday August 17th | 7pm Séan Dolans GAC, Piggery Ridge, Creggan The Empower Project & Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership welcome human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield KC to Creggan for an In Conversation event on his latest book, The Power In The People, Not The People In Power. Part-memoir, part-manifesto, the book appeals to anyone concerned about our justice system, our wilting democracy - and the planet.

Through cases like Bloody Sunday and the Birmingham Six, through those of Stephen Lawrence, Hillsborough and Grenfell, Mansfield has seen the world at its worst - and its best - and argues that we can learn much from those who campaign against the odds. .

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Next Up - Local Filmmakers in Focus

Saturday 10th August | 3pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street “NEXT UP” aims to provide a platform for talented filmmakers aged between 16-30 from Derry to screen their work and share their unique perspectives at Féile 2024.

This showcase will highlight the creativity and diversity of the next generation of filmmakers from across the region including Colm Herron, Séan Coyle, Maria Sloan, John Chambers, Emily McCaughey and Caitlin McCaul.

Tony Doc

Saturday 10th August | 7pm St Mary’s Youth Club, Fanad Drive Anthony “Tony Doc” O’Doherty was born in the Brandywell on the 23rd April 1947. After moving to Creggan as a child, there began a lifelong love between man and estate. To condense his story into a short synopsis would be a criminal act. For those who know the remarkable tales, come along and hear them again because once, twice or thrice just isn’t enough. And for those who don’t know, come along and hear them from the man himself, because you wouldn’t believe it if I told you.

The Irish Question

Sunday 11th August | 5pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street A provocative, poetic and cinematic meditation on the prospect of a united Ireland from acclaimed film-maker Alan Gilsenan. With the likelihood of a border poll becoming an ever increasing possibility, do we really understand what that could mean for all those living on the island of Ireland? Or are we stumbling into some possible future as Britain once sleep-walked into Brexit?

The Irish Question takes a fresh and sometimes surprising look at the dark trauma of the past and the unique possibilities of the future.

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Kneecap

DJ Próvaí’s Homecoming Screening Sunday 11th August | 7pm Brunswick Moviebowl, Pennyburn Industrial Estate When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self- confessed ‘low-life scum’ Naoise & Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they become unlikely figureheads in leading a movement to save their mother tongue.

Advance Tickets: www.brunswickmoviebowl.com Nuair a fhágann an chinniúint go gcastar JJ, múinteoir i mBéal Feirste, le Naoise & Liam, beirt a thugann ‘cacamas an tsaoil’ orthu féin, saolaítear grúpa hip hap nach bhfacthas a leithéid riamh roimhe. Agus iad ag rapáil leo ina dteanga dhúchais féin – an Ghaeilge – tá siad anois, más iontach féin é, ar thús cadhnaíochta sa ghluaiseacht leis an teanga a shábháil.

The Days of Trees

Sunday 11th August | 7pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street In this highly orig­in ­ al fea­ture doc­u­men­tary, Tomás, a middle-​aged film pro­ducer, embarks on a jour­ney of dis­cov­ery with his friend and col­league, film direc­tor, Alan.

As they progress, we wit­ness first-​hand Tomás’s unearthing of fresh and star­tling child­hood hap­pen­ings which had some­how eluded his mem­ory. What fol­lows is a pro­found pil­grim­age towards uncov­er­ing how spo­radic crises in adult­hood, amidst an oth­er­wise ‘nor­mal’ life, had their roots in sophis­ti­cated sex­ual abuse by Chris­t­ian Broth­ers in the late 1960s. This is the story of a man, not seek­ing vengeance, but seek­ing to tran­scend the trauma of his trou­bled past, ulti­mately find­ing redemption. ‘a remark­able documentary’ RTÉ ARENA ‘pow­er­ful, strong, inspiring’ TOMMY TIER­NAN FÉILE DERRY 2024 | 33

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Into The Weeds

Monday 12th August | 7pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street This screening of “Into the Weeds” is hosted by Hive Cancer Support. The film delves into the controversial topic of whether the widely used weed killer glyphosate can cause cancer. It features the compelling story of groundskeeper Lee Johnson as he battles against agrochemical giant Monsanto (now Bayer), the manufacturer of Roundup herbicide. With Glyphosate being commonly used by statutory agencies across Ireland, concerns about its impact on health and the environment are growing.

Refugees Welcome

Ireland is not alone in experiencing the rise of far right politics. Across the island there is increasing incidents of violence and intimidation against refugees, asylum seekers and minorities. This should concern us all. It is important to examine the conditions and historical context at play.

These include government’s anti-migrant & anti- working class policies and rhetoric, colonialism, war, conflict, the climate crisis, capitalism and western exploitation of resources. As a people who experienced “No Black’s, No Irish, No Dogs” we must be active in countering the spreading of hate and division with a message of love and solidarity.

Féile 2024 features two films from Dennis Harvey, ‘The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp’ and ‘I Must Away’. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion which will include the film director Dennis Harvey and Niamh McDonald from Hope and Courage Collective, a national civil society organisation that works with community groups, advocacy groups, trade unions, activists and academics to stop hate organising in our communities and workplaces. They support communities and civil society to stay grounded, caring and resilient in the face of far right hate, bigotry and extremism.

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The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp

Tuesday 13th August | 7pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street Three men seeking asylum in Ireland find themselves on the streets, caught between restrictive migration policies and an increasingly aggressive far-right movement.

Arson has become an increasingly common weapon against property used to accommodate international protection applicants. Harvey’s camera humanises the people the far-right work so hard to dehumanise. The audience gets a unique insight into life at the camp before it was destroyed, as well as an insight into the tactics of the increasingly violent far-right.

I Must Away

Tuesday 13th August | 7.30pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street Floating between Ireland, Spain, Chile, Sweden, France and Bangladesh over seven years, I Must Away follows four migrants who have each left home to rebuild their life abroad. Narrated by a series of letters from the director, Dennis Harvey, to his grandmother, the film is a kaleidoscopic vérité essay which disentangles roots, land and identity, and explores the unequal distribution of rights and privileges, in our age of migration.

The Rent Strike

Wednesday 14th August | 6.30pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street Between 1970 & 1973 over 350,000 tenants throughout Ireland withheld rent in protest against rent increases, poor housing conditions and a lack of facilities. The story of this national movement, which ended in success in August 1973, is told for the first time in a new documentary, THE RENT STRIKE, using RTÉ archive footage and interviews with surviving strikers and their families.

THE RENT STRIKE celebrates the inspiring story of this working-class campaign, with a spotlight on the women who led the pickets and protests every day across Ireland.

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Remembering Rasmi Arafat

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In 2005, Féile hosted A’edoon dance & drama group from Yafa Community Centre in the Balata Refugee Camp, Palestine. A key figure in the tour was Rasmi Arafat pictured on the left at Lecky Road with his friend Fadi.

Rasmi was killed by Israeli soldiers in October 2023.

Féile sends our love and solidarity to his family and friends. Palestine remains a homeland denied, under constant bombardment with tens of thousands of Palestinian dead and wounded by bombs supplied by western governments. Stop sending arms to Israel.

Ceasefire Now!

No Other Land

Wednesday 14th August | 7.30pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street No Other Land won two prizes at the 2024 Berlinale.

Palestinian activist, Basel Adra has been resisting the forced displacement of his people by Israel’s military in the West Bank, since he was a child. He records the gradual destruction of his homeland, where Israeli soldiers are tearing down homes and evicting their inhabitants. He befriends Yuval, an Israeli journalist who helps him in his struggle. They form an unexpected bond, but their friendship is challenged by the huge gap between their living conditions: Basel faces constant oppression and violence, while Yuval enjoys freedom and security.

Where Olive Trees Weep - No One Is Free Until We Are All Free

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Thursday 15th August | 7.30pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street Where Olive Trees Weep offers a window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?

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In The Frame

Friday 16th August | 7.30pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street Féile 2024 presents a showcase of recent work by award winning Derry film-makers Diana Cheung, Séan Coyle and Sean Mullan.

Diana Cheung’s work has been screened at Disappear Here, Docs Ireland, Irish Film Festival London, Foyle Film Festival. Diana is currently in development with her first feature documentary ‘Chinese Takeaway Kids’ a personal authored film exploring identity and belonging within the Chinese community in Ireland.

Séan Coyle has won numerous awards in Ireland and internationally, with his films being showcased at prestigious festivals such as Belfast Film Festival, Foyle Film Festival, IndieCork, Newport Beach and Docs Ireland Seán Mullan is an IFTA nominated filmmaker from Derry.

His award winning work, including Inhale, Hormigas y Amigas and A Beige Day has been exhibited in over 25 major festivals internationally. Recent production ‘Gerry’ received Honourable Mention to Best Short Film at Docs Ireland while ‘Once A Beige Day’ won Best Short Film at Irish Film Festa in Rome.

Nerve Centre Digital Film Course Showcase

Saturday 17th August | 2pm The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street Short films, documentaries and animation from NW filmmakers including Joan McGandy, Darren Harkin, Hannah McCormack, Brian, Hutton, Anne Smith, Michael Mairs, Jacqueline McKay, Nuala Kyne, Sinead McGarry and Anne Crilly.

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Superheroes Race at Jog In The Bog

Sunday 11th August | 9am Free Derry Corner This year our Kids Run will be smashed by all our Super Heroes!!! Come along on the day and register your child to run 1K from the Free Derry Corner to the Gasyard Centre dressed up as their favourite Superhero!

Registration will open at 8 am at the Gasyard Centre and will cost £2 per child. Parents can dress up too and run with them or meet them at the finish line with the Derry City Football Team!

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Colm Quigley Jog In The Bog

Sunday 11th August | 9.30am Free Derry Corner The Annual Colm Quigley Jog in The Bog returns as hundreds of runners take to the streets of the Bogside.

The event has grown in popularity over the years and is now one of the key events in the summer road race calendar. Registration costs £15 which includes your t-shirt and refreshments afterwards. All proceeds from the race go towards our Mental Health Services, which provides counselling services to people in our city.

Please visit our website www.bbhealthforum.org to register. Registration opens on the 15th July and will close on 7th August. Please note that first 300 receive a t-shirt.

For further information, please contact: Ciara on 028 71365330.

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Cú Chulainn Running Club 3/5KM walk & 5/10KM

Thursday 8th August | 6.00pm H-Block Monument, Rossville Street Cú Chulainn Running Club 3/5KM walk & 5/10KM Run in honour of Hunger Striker Thomas Mc Elwee followed with memories shared by comrades & refreshments in the Gasyard Centre. Contact Cú Chulainn Running Club on Facebook for more information.

Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps

Monday 12th August – Friday 16th August Séan Dolans GAC, Piggery Ridge Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps provide primary school boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games. Each child will receive a Cúl Camps Kit pack consisting of a Backpack, Jersey and 1/4 Zip Top. Féile is sponsoring 15 places for children from Bogside, Brandywell, Bishop Street, Fountain and Creggan neighbourhoods in receipt of free meals.

To register for a free place, contact: Elaine at Féile: vipfeilederry@gmail.com

Pádraig Barton Cup

Tuesday 13th August | 10am - 2pm Bay Road Soccer The 7 a side football competition in memory of young Republican Pádraig Barton will feature teams from the 2013 year group from across the city competing for the trophy last won in 2023 by Phoenix Athletic.

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BJ McVeigh Memorial Cup Pool Competition

Tuesday 13th August | 2pm House in the Wells Held in honour of our friend and colleague BJ McVeigh, staff, residents and guests will take part in a 1 frame knock out tournament for the trophy. This is a free event.

Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. To register contact Paddy: p.downey@apex.org.uk

Football V Homophobia

Wednesday 14th August | 4pm Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 5 a side teams with a gender balance are invited to take part in Foyle Pride Festival’s 9th Football v Homophobia tournament. There will be 2 different leagues, one for people new to sport and one for the more competitive players, the Rainbow Shield and Rainbow Cup respectively.

Places are limited so early registration is encouraged for this popular tournament. Register by emailing: foylepridefestival@gmail.com

Sean Keenan Quiz

Wednesday 14th August | 9pm Maileys Bar, Lecky Road The Sean Keenan Quiz returns to Féile 2024. Quizmaster Christopher ‘Pinta’ McKnight will be testing the team’s knowledge of Irish History, Sports and Culture. To register a team in advance, contact: colmbarton1@gmail.com

Martin McGuinness Fly Fishing Competition

Sunday 18th August | 10am Fullerton Reservoir, Donegal Martin McGuinness’ love of angling was well known and whenever he managed to find a bit of spare time, he would take the opportunity to go fishing. Such times allowed him not just peace and quiet away from his hectic political duties but also provided him with the space to reflect and recharge. The event will be hosted by Buncrana Angler’s Association.

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Residents Day at Museum of Free Derry

Monday 12th August | All Day Museum of Free Derry, Glenfada Park On Monday 12th August, residents can visit the award winning exhibition at the Museum of Free Derry, for free. The Museum of Free Derry tells the story of how a largely working class community rose up against the years of oppression it had endured. The museum and archive has become an integral part of Ireland’s radical and civil rights heritage. The museum also tells the story of Bloody Sunday, the day when the British Army committed mass murder on the streets of the Bogside. It tells the story of how the people of Derry, led by the families of the victims, overcame the injustice and wrote a new chapter in the history of civil rights, which has become a source of international inspiration.

Creggan Country Park Heritage Trail

Monday 12th August | 2pm Creggan Country Park From historical to natural heritage, Creggan Country Park has a lot to offer. During this trail you will walk around the park as part of a guided tour where you will learn about the historic past of the park and how it has developed into what we know it as today. We will delve deep into the natural heritage found within the park from ancient tree species to fauna found within the multiple habitats throughout the park. Spaces are limited to 15 people.

To book: shauna.conaghan@creggancountrypark.com

Residents Day at The Peacemakers Museum

Tuesday 13th August |10am - 2pm The Peacemakers Museum, The Gasyard Centre, Lecky Rd ppOn Tuesday 13th August from 10am - 2pm , residents can visit the newly opened, The Peacemakers Museum at The Gasyard Centre, for free. The Peacemakers Museum focuses on how the North of Ireland moved from decades of violent conflict to the peace we all enjoy and maintain today.

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Who Are You?

Exploring our history and family trees Wednesday 14th August | 10am-2pm Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership, Central Drive Lunch provided. Admission free.

With a growing interest in genealogy, this special half-day workshop with local expert Seamus Breslin offers practical tips and know-how for those interested in delving into their ancestry and family trees through existing records and good, old-fashioned detective work. Places on workshop are limited and lunch will be provided. Contact Julieann at The Empower Project on empowercreggan@gmail.com to book your Place.

Creggan Cemetery Tour

Friday 16th August | 2pm Tour starts top gates/Creggan Cemetary Often the most interesting things lie unnoticed and on your doorstep. This is certainly true of Derry City Cemetery. The history of the city and its links to the wider world are literally carved in the ageing headstones. Hear the stories of industrialists, politicians, WW1 and WW2 victims, Irish patriots, law makers and law breakers, sports stars, pop stars and celebrities. Visit the unmarked mass poor plots of Catholics and Protestants, divided even in death. Tour starts at top gates in Creggan and lasts approximately 1.5 hours. Dress for the weather. The site is hilly so mobility could be an issue.

National Hunger Strike Commemoration

24th & 25th August Derry This year’s National Hunger Strike Commemoration will take place in Derry. A full programme of events is planned for the weekend of 24th & 25th August. The march will take place on Sunday 25th August. Assemble in Central Drive at 2pm.

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