The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has expressed her ‘absolute joy’ after Derry was nominated in the 2023 World Travel Awards for its festival and events.
There has been a warm welcome for today's announcement that the much anticipated Derry-Londonderry on the North Atlantic (DNA) Museum Project is to receive a funding boost of £150,000 courtesy of the Wolfson Foundation.
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2021 Festivals in Derry: Council unveils plans for COVID-safe outdoor celebrations
Outdoor weekend celebrations, street cafés, large scale exhibits, street installations and wandering musicians will form part of upcoming festivals in Derry after the local Council unveiled plans to move away from online, virtual events towards COVID-safe celebrations to keep spirits up.
Wednesday, 10th February 2021, 7:56 am
A wide ranging report on St Patrick’s Day, the Jazz Festival, Hallowe’en and other festivals was tabled by Head of Culture Aeidin McCarter yesterday at the Council’s Business & Culture Committee meeting.
Councillors approved a raft of newly redrafted plans which take account of the Covid pandemic but which also shifts the focus more firmly away from bringing in visitors to entertaining local people and supporting local businesses.