Visit Derry

02/05/2025

🎷 Day 2 🎷

Look at this for a jam-packed programme 🤩 With live music at venues across the city all day it will be hard to choose where to start!

Our top picks 👇
🎶 An Afternoon with the Mayor & Jive Aces | Guildhall | 2pm
🎺 Mr Wilson's Second Liners | City Centre | 5pm
✨ Una Healy & Luke Thomas - Fly Me To The Moon | St Columb's Hall | 7.30pm

01/05/2025

Today is the day 🎷

The City of Derry Jazz Festival is back, kicking off this evening with 'The Live Launch' in the Guildhall at 6pm 🥳

Make sure you call into our Visitor Centre to pick up your Guinness Jazz Trail and start planning your bank holiday weekend!

29/04/2025

🎷 EY Jazz Lounge 🎷

Enjoy this late night Jazz Club bringing together some of the most renowned musicians in the world of jazz, led and curated by local jazz legend Paul McIntyre 🎶

📆3rd & 4th May
📍Orchard Cinema, St Columb's Hall
⏰Doors 10.30pm
🎟 Tickets £10

https://www.visitderry.com/whats-on/ey-late-night-jazz-lounge-p959611

28/04/2025

Have you tried any of our World Class Walking Tours? 🚶

Renowned for their passion, story-telling and good humour, these tours will take you on a journey steeped in history and heritage. Begin your tour adventure today at visitderry.com 🌐

🔗 https://www.visitderry.com/things-to-do/tours/walking-tours

27/04/2025

🎆'No Citation' followed by drinks & music in the plaza🎆

Playhouse Derry begins the Jazz Festival with this acclaimed play with songs by renowned Dublin jazz figure Kyron Bourke.

📆 Thursday 1st May
⏰ 8:00pm
📌 The Playhouse, 5-7 Artillery St.

More info here 👉 https://www.visitderry.com/whats-on/no-citation-p959101

26/04/2025

📌Shipquay Street, Derry~Londonderry

Throwback! Last May, our city took part in the Rock The Boat Challenge—and broke the world record! 🏆

This picture is the setup from earlier that day. A few minutes later, the whole street was filled!

Were you there? ❤️

26/04/2025

Saturday Cocktails at Browns in Town 🍸

Saturdays are made for good food, great company and a couple of cocktails. Your weekend lunch plans, shaken and stirred.

Enjoy a main, a side and two cocktails each for £28.95 per person.
🌟Every Saturday 12pm-3pm!🌟

25/04/2025

Glorious Guildhall on bright Spring nights 😍

22/04/2025

The Peace Bridge at Dusk 🌆

22/04/2025

Derry Feis 💚

Running since 1922, the Derry Feis has become an Easter Tradition for many local families. Offering music, dancing, poetry and more, there is something for everyone this week! 🎶

A fantastic showcase of local talent 👇

Feis Dhoire Cholmcille (Derry Feis) is one of the oldest and most prestigious cultural festivals in Ireland and has had a world wide impact over the…

20/04/2025

'The Live Launch' 🎷
This FREE event officially marks the beginning of the Jazz Festival! Join us in the Guildhall to kick off one of the biggest events of the year--no booking required!

🗓️ Thursday 1st May
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 Guildhall

Entry is on a first-come-first-serve basis, so don't miss out!

The Mayor, Cllr. Lilian Seenoi Barr, along with local Jazz legends will officially open this year’s Jazz Festival.

19/04/2025

Just two more weeks until Billy Ocean arrives at the Millennium Forum! This headline event is sure to be the gem of this year's Jazz Festival ✨

🗓️ Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May
⏰ 8:00pm
📍 Millennium Forum

Click below for the details 👇

Billy Ocean headlines the City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival 2025 at the Millennium Forum.

18/04/2025

2 weeks to go 🎷

Million-selling artist Una Healy will perform alongside Luke Thomas & The Swing Cats paying tribute to some of the most Iconic artists of the last century.

📆 Friday 2nd May
⏰ 19.30
📌 St Columb's Hall
🎫 £29.50 (plus booking fee)

City of Derry Jazz Festival

After their acclaimed sold-out headline performances at Dublin’s Sugar Club, Cork Jazz Festival and Wexford Spiegeltent in 2024 former Saturday’s…

17/04/2025

Can you believe it is almost time for the City of Derry Jazz Festival to return 🤩

It is less than one month before the Walled City lights up with an unforgettable celebration of Jazz, welcoming a host of international artists 🎷

With artists in venues across the city, as well as a number of al-fresco performances there will be Jazz at every turn this May Bank Holiday Weekend🎶

Download the programme today and start planning your visit 🥳

Ireland's BIGGEST Jazz Festival is back! Get ready for a-packed weekend of music. Book your stay now and get your jazz hands ready for a LegenDerry weekend in the Walled City! Download the 2025 programme today!