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Events
Foyle Martime Festival, Derry~Londonderry
Taking in one of our world-renowned festivals will make your visit even more memorable. There’s music, theatre and cabaret events. There’s also arts, science, ships - and a whole lot of fun.
Armagh Fusion Festival:
24th March-3rd April 2022 The Armagh Fusion Festival is a two-weekend-long, mega-festival event. Staged by Armagh city, it’s a major celebration of the city’s rich history, heritage and culture. Bringing together artistic activity and events in a wide variety of spaces across the city and neighbouring apple orchards, this one-of-a-kind festival will bring you unique collaborations and imaginative fusions. Highlights include The Greatest Show from Cirque du Cider, staged in the heart of Armagh’s uniquely beautiful apple orchards. A series of captivating shows will feature aerial performances and jaw-dropping circus skills. Locally produced cider, apple juice and award-winning local street food will all be available on site. An extraordinary fusion of art and music, the ‘Fire and
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast
Light’ show will be at the Astro Park at Armagh’s iconic Observatory and Planetarium. Follow it with a special Ceilidh fusion of music – yes, you can join in - at the city’s famous Shambles Yard. There’s more, though. Much, much more!
For information, visit www.visitarmagh.com/ festivals/armagh-fusion-festival/
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
28th April - 8th May 2022 The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival will host its 22nd edition this coming April and May with an 11-day programme celebrating all that is great in music, comedy, literature, theatre and film. Over 25 venues in the city’s vibrant Cathedral Quarter will come alive with the best in local, national and International arts. Among the featured artists this year will be Mogwai, Richard Hawley and Kae Tempest, comedy from Shappi Khorsandi and John Shuttleworth and poetry from the Bard of Salford, John Cooper Clarke. Tickets and further information are available from www.cqaf.com.
Our Place in Space
Our Place in Space
March-October 2022 Our Place In Space is part of Unboxed Creativity in the UK - a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of creativity, taking place across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and online from March to October 2022. Centred around an epic scale model of the solar system designed by the artist Oliver Jeffers, Our Place in Space combines a three-dimensional sculpture trail, interactive AR app and exciting learning and events programmes. The Our Place in Space sculpture trail will stretch over 10 kilometres and will travel from a riverside location in Derry~Londonderry (April-May) to Divis and Black Mountain in Belfast (June-July), before heading to Cambridge (August) and returning to Northern Ireland at the Transport Museum and North Down Coastal Path (September-October). The project is being led by the Nerve Centre, with partners including NI Science Festival, National Museums NI, Queen’s University, Jeffers & Sons, Taunt and National Trust. You can find out more here:
www.ourplaceinspace.earth/
Foyle Maritime Festival
20th-24th July 2022 The Foyle Maritime Festival 2022 will celebrate the hosting of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, due to arrive in Derry~Londonderry from Thursday, 14th July onwards. As one of the designated ports for the race, Derry~Londonderry will be transformed into an international marina for five days with eleven yachts and race teams joining a range of visiting boats, Tall Ships and visiting navy vessels on the River Foyle. The event will unfold along a mile and a half of the riverfront. It will include a range of themed zones and performance spaces against a magical backdrop of live music performances, fantastic food, animated characters and shows as well as keynote events. On Friday, 22nd July, the showcase event will be staged. This dramatic spectacle will run throughout the festival zones with performances both on and off the water as well as in the air. Contributing to the spectacle will be the Parade of Light, with up to 40 boats sailing on the river, each one dressed with lights. The festival is a large-scale, interactive, outdoor event delivering a bespoke programme of entertainment. It will be one of the most engaging experiences on offer to local, regional and international visitors this year and is estimated to attract more than 150,000 people over five days. A key attraction of the festival is the stopover of the Clipper 2019/20 Race at Foyle Marina. (Delayed due to Covid, the race resumed in the Philippines in February of this year.) This will be the fifth consecutive time that the city has acted as a host port for this prestigious race. This year’s visit is sure to be the most hotly anticipated ever. You can find out more here: www.foylemaritime.com
