January
n Tower Museum reopens n Academy of Irish Dance Millennium Forum & Waterside Theatre n St Colmcille Community Sculpture (to June) Eden Place Arts Centre n 5 Tea Dances The Venue 2013 n 9 - 11 Spaces and Places of Culture MeCCSA Conference University of Ulster n 11 Home Grown Paul Casey, Bronagh Gallagher & Paddy Nash Millennium Forum n 14 - 19 Over the Wire by Seamas Keenan The Playhouse n 20 Sons and Daughters Opening Concert The Venue 2013 n 21 - 24 Ulster Elite Amateur Boxing Championships The Venue & Du Pont Club n 25 Burns Night Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin n 26 My Heart’s in the Highlands Burns Event with the Ulster Orchestra Millennium Forum n 31 Epic Awards Verbal Arts Centre
February
n 1 & 2 Maire, a Woman of Derry by Brian Foster Millennium Forum n 3 National Intermediate/Masters & Juvenile Cross Country Championships Gransha n 5 - 9 Starlight Express Millennium Forum n 9 - 16 Chinese Culture Week Citywide n 7 - 10 Feile Chaoimhin Ui Dhochartaigh Citywide n 8 - 10 Other Voices The Glassworks, Great James St. n 9 - 23 February Me, Myself, I Void Gallery n 10 Jimmy Carr Millennium Forum n 11 & 12 Freedom of the City Millennium Forum n 15 - 17 Cinesonika University of Ulster & Nerve Centre n 16 Nelson Drive Estate Anniversary Launch Waterfoot Hotel n 14 - 23 Performances directed by Adrian Dunbar feat. The Brodsky Quartet Great Hall, Magee n 19 - 23 Amore by Ken McCormack The Playhouse n 22 - 24 Scouting Weekend Guildhall & St Columb’s Park n 22 - 25 Living legacy: Archaeology & the Early Modern Town Verbal Arts Centre n 23 All Ireland Junior Scór Finals The Venue 2013 n 27 - 1 March Fulgurite Chamber Void Gallery
March
n Picturing Derry BT Portrait of a City City Factory n Connecting with Derrys & Londonderrys Around the World The Playhouse n The Age of Change Conference City Hotel n 1 & 2 March Tommy Tiernan Millennium Forum n 1 & 2 Eigse Cholm Cille Citywide n 1 - 9 City of Derry Drama Festival Waterside Theatre n 1 - 30 Blackshaw at 80 Gordon Gallery n 2 Annie at Ebrington Guinness Book of Records attempt Ebrington Square n 2 - 9 Derry~Londonderry CityLAB n 4 & 5 Divided City Schools Musical Millennium Forum n 4 - 9 The Maidens’ City: A Herstory of the Walled City n 5 - 17 Irish Language Week Citywide n 7 - 10 Humdinger! Children’s Literature Festival Citywide n 8 & 9 Hofesh Shechter: Political Mother The Venue 2013 n 9 - 16 International Women’s Weekend Citywide n 13 - 16 Translations directed by Adrian Dunbar Millennium Forum n 14 Off The Cuff Fashion Show North West Regional College n 16 & 17 St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival Queen’s Quay & Guildhall Square n 18 Music for the Big Screen London Symphony Orchestra The Venue 2013 n 19 Primal Scream & David Holmes The Venue 2013 n 20 & 21 Music Skills NI Foyle Theatre, North West Regional College n 22 - 24 World GAA Congress The Venue 2013 n 30 & 31 Royal Ballet & Ulster Orchestra Millennium Forum
April
n The Place Names of Derry City Citywide n Connecting with Derrys & Londonderrys Around the World The Playhouse n Feile Dhamhsa Dhoire Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin n 1 - 5 Feis Dhoire Cholmcille St. Columb’s Hall, Millennium Forum & The Playhouse n 5 & 6 City of Londonderry Highland Dance Festival Everglades Hotel n 12 & 13 Annie Londonderry Musical Society The Venue 2013 n 13 IRFU Ulster Branch Referees’ Dinner City Hotel n 20 Record Store Day Cool Discs n 21 Londonderry Batallion Boy’s Brigade Ebrington Square n 24 - 27 Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness City Factory n 27 All Ireland Scór Sinsir The Venue 2013 n 27 Lark In The Park St. Columb’s Park
May
n The Conquest of Happiness Outdoor theatre performance directed by Haris Pasovich n Arts Care Here and Beyond n Thirsty Dust Field Day Theatre Company The Playhouse n One City, One Community, One Journey to a Better Place Oakgrove Integrated College n 2 - 6 City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival Citywide n 4 Grand Vintage Ball The Venue 2013 n 5 Liam Ball Triathlon Derry~Londonderry n 7 - 11 James and the Giant Peach Millennium Forum n 11 All Ireland Club Sevens Final City of Derry Rugby Club n 10 - 12 Battle of the Atlantic Commemoration Ebrington / All Saints, Clooney n 11 - 19 Voluntary Arts Week Citywide n 12 Far & Wild’s Wild Walls Cycle Derry~Londonderry n 13 - 18 Re-energize by Gary Mitchell The Playhouse n 16 UEFA Grassroots Day Festival of Football Ebrington Square n 16 - 23 Hidden Treasures Children’s Theatre Festival Waterside Theatre n 18 Bright Brand New Day Citywide n 19 - 25 Earhart Festival Citywide n 24 - 26 Rotary Club International Peace Conference The Venue 2013 n 25 & 26 Carnivale of Colours St. Columb’s Park n 30 - 1 June 2D Festival Verbal Arts Centre n 31 - 29 June 59th Texaco Children’s Art Competition Gordon Gallery
June n Official reopening of the Guildhall / Launch of Plantation Exhibition n On Your Street City Centre n 2 Walled City Marathon Derry~Londonderry n 7 - 9 The Return of Colmcille Citywide n 7 - 16 Colmcille Summer School Doire & Limavady n 9 Columba Canticles St Columb’s Cathedral n 10 - 24 The Big Weave Community weaving project St. Augustine’s Church n 14 Summer Group Show Cowley Cooper Fine Art n 15 Phil Coulter & Friends Ebrington Square n 16 Wheelie Big Festival launch Air in the Square Derry~Londonderry n 17 - 22 The Mousetrap Millennium Forum n 18 Maiden City Criterium Derry~Londonderry n 18 Fidelio Trio City of London Festival Venue TBC n 21 Music City Outdoor music performances across the city n 22 Feile Grianan Ailagh Grianan of Aileach n 22 Status Quo The Venue 2013 n 23 City of Culture Sprint Triathlon Derry~Londonderry n 24 Brodsky Quartet City of London Festival Venue TBC n 26 - 30 Celtronic Citywide n 26 Elvis Costello & The Imposters The Venue 2013 n 28 & 29 City Hotel Visual Arts Competition n 28 - 30 Féile Peile na nÒg Across the County n 30 Indra Congress The Playhouse
July
n The Glass Album Derry~Londonderry / Donegal n 3 At Sixes and Sevens Guildhall n 5 & 6 British One-Act Drama Festival The Playhouse n 5 & 6 Graffiti Jam Guildhall Square n 6 68th All Ireland Pipe Band Championship St. Columb’s Park / Ebrington n 7 Dominoes Outdoor visual arts spectacular Citywide n 8 - 13 Nelson Drive Estate Anniversary Festival Nelson Drive Estate n 12 Twelfth of July Annual celebrations Derry~Londonderry n 19 - 28 Walled City Music Festival Citywide n 19 - 21 Glasgowbury Music Festival Sperrin Mountains n 19 - 21 Judo/Wrestling Championships The Venue 2013 n 20 - 27 Waterside Community Links Festival Citywide n 22 - 27 Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup Derry~Londonderry, Strabane, Limavady & Donegal n 27 Roaring Meg Custom Bike Show Derry’s Walls n 30 Play at Our Place National Youth Orchestra Music Promise event Venue TBC n 30 Inspire Day National Youth Orchestra Music Promise event Venue TBC
August
n City of Derry Regatta Lough Foyle n Titus Andronicus The Playhouse n 1 - 15 Gasyard Wall Féile Citywide n 3 Streetlevel National Youth Orchestra Venue TBC n 3 - 10 Maiden City Festival Citywide n 8 National Youth Choir of Great Britain & National Youth Orchestra Concert n 10 324th Annual ‘Relief of Londonderry’ Commemorations Derry~Londonderry n 12 - 18 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 Citywide n 20 - 25 Foyle Pride Derry~Londonderry n 22 Daniel O’Donnell Millennium Forum n 24 - 25 Irish Walled Towns Day & Walls 400 (400th anniversary events) Citywide n 22 - 25 City of Derry Guitar Festival North West Regional College n 28 - 30 Walled City Tattoo Ebrington Square n 30 - 1 September Music for a New Revolution Nerve Centre n 30 - 1 September International Basketball Tournament Templemore Sports Complex
September
n The Enemy Within The Playhouse n Pits and Perverts The Playhouse n The Blue Eagle George Farquhar Theatre Festival Citywide n 2 - 30 St Columba Photographic Exhibition The Playhouse n 6 - 9 72 Hour Urban Action Citywide n 12 - 15 Culture Tech Citywide n 14 & 15 European Heritage Open Days Citywide n 20 International World Peace Day Eden Place Arts Centre n 20 - 22 On Home Ground Poetry Festival Laurel Villa, Magherafelt n 26 - 28 Two Windows on the World Early Years Irish Language Conference Tower Hotel n 30 - 5 October Roctober Metal Fest Citywide
October
n Three Monologues by Jennifer Johnston The Playhouse n The Rape of Lucrece Royal Shakespeare Company Venue TBC n Willie Doherty ‘Unseen’ Venue TBC n Voices Now Derry~Londonderry, Omagh, Enniskillen n The Importance of Being Earnest Millennium Forum n 2 - 4 Boy Blue Millennium Forum n 5 Poetry Month with Carol Ann Duffy, UK Poet Laureate Waterside Theatre & St. Cecilia’s College n 4 - 26 Parallel Visions Exhibition from St. Columb’s College Gordon Gallery n 11 - 13 The 24th Charles Macklin Autumn School Culdaff, Co Donegal / Derry~Londonderry n 23 Turner Prize opens Ebrington n 24 - 27 City of Derry International Choral Festival Citywide n 29 - 2 November Banks of the Foyle Hallowe’en Festival
November
n Home For Christmas Waterside Theatre n Echo Echo Dance Festival Citywide n Foyle Film Festival / Teaching Divided Histories Conference Brunswick Moviebowl & Nerve Centre n 1 - 9 Teenage Kicks - A Punk Musical Millennium Forum n 6 - 1 December Two Roads West Fountain & Bogside n 28 - 1 December Lumiere Citywide
December
n 2 Turner Prize winner announced Ebrington n 6 The Trial of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Lundy Guildhall n 7 Do Gach Leabhar Venue TBC n 20 Shaun Davey - The Relief of Derry Symphony Closing Concert The Venue 2013 n Out in the Streets n Portrait of a City n Music n On the Stage n Dance n Art & Exhibitions n Children & Young People n Our Festivals n Literature n Film & Moving Image n Entertainment n Sporting Events
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