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Londonderry: All you need to know for the Foyle Maritime Festival

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At night, the visiting tall ships will be transformed by an array of lights to create Sails of Solace.

Created by Visual Spectrum, the display will illuminate the ships in homage to the days when Derry’s docks were home to a busy fleet of working vessels.

Throughout the festival, the quay will host the city’s food village, markets and a vintage funfair – complete with the Earhart Eye, named in honour of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who landed in a field near Derry in 1932.

There will be a chance to meet some living history characters portraying influential figures from Derry’s past including pioneering shipbuilder William Coppin and renowned whiskey distiller Andrew Alexander Watt.

People will also be able to take part in watersport taster events on the Foyle, while the DNA tent will offer a preview of the city’s new museum, set to open in 2027.

Street artists will host a celebration of graffiti, a new production from Sollus Highland Dancers will take place on the quay, and circus and street performers from the Carnival of Colours will perform throughout the weekend.

Altan and George Houston are among the musical performers, while the festival will draw to a close on Sunday with a Dusk Chorus NI Rock Choir performance and a fireworks finale.


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