Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival Programme

Derry ~ Londonderry ~ Doire

All Kinds of Everything 16th and 17th March 2013

Carnival Parade Departs City Council Offices @ 2.00pm

www.derrycity.gov.uk/stpatricksday

Derry ~ Londonderry ~ Doire

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All Kinds of Everything 16th and 17th March 2013 Join us in the City of Culture for the St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival and experience a programme steeped in LegenDerry fun, history, culture and tradition where All Kinds of Everything will be brought together for a family friendly and inclusive event to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

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Saturday 16th March Guildhall Square

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Walled City Market Browse and experience the ultimate speciality retailing experience right in the heart of the city featuring a mouth watering array of foods plus a delightful display of arts, crafts, unique gifts and much more.

The market opens from 10am – 4pm.

Lá na Gaeilge (Irish Language Day) a celebration of Irish language and culture to round off Irish Language Week 2013. This year is Bliain na Gaeilge (The National Year of Irish) and here in the city we’ll be celebrating all things Irish with an outdoor céilí, traditional music sessions, an Irish Language Information Point and arts and crafts activities for families.

Supported by the Mayor’s Initiative the Music Stage will feature Comhaltas Dhoire who, as hosts of this year’s All Ireland Fleadh, are sure to put on a display which will celebrate the city’s rich Irish traditional musical talent with a day long programme of toe-tapping jigs & reels. Music from 12.00 - 4.00pm.

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Sunday 17th March Carnival Parade

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All Kinds of Everything St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival As the well known song suggests, this year’s Carnival is set to bring together a blend of participants to celebrate our city’s rich and diverse culture.

Carnival Parade Time: 2 – 3:00pm

This year’s parade takes audiences on a journey across land, sea and sky to uncover All Kinds of Everything on a magic adventure.

Celtic and Greek mythology will blend with the rhythms and colours of many lands to create a high octane and colourful pulsating start to the Carnival. Then the City’s life long association with water will be celebrated with its display of Underwater Magic featuring mermaids, sea creatures and other aquatic surprises. As the carnival progresses participants travel back in time to the 70’s and the Undertones Punk Rock the Boat section which will then blend seamlessly to the Sky Journey where the weathermakers, exotic birds and flying machines will swoop and soar to complete the parade in a spectacular finale.

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Sunday 17th March Carnival Parade

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Carnival Route: Parade commences at Derry City Council car park travelling towards the Strand Road turn left towards the City Hotel and moving along Queens Quay returning to the council car park.

1.30pm Taiko Japanese drummers sound out from the small stage on the quay opposite the city hotel, signaling that the All Kinds of Everything Spring Carnival will soon be underway!

Large crowds are expected to line the route of the parade so please come early to avoid any disappointment.

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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The city’s civic square becomes the focal point for the Spring Carnival day long celebrations.

The Walled City Market continues on the 17th March, providing a rich offering of foods, arts & crafts, gifts and more to the thousands of spectators expected to throng in the city centre on St Patrick’s Day. The Market opens from 12pm - 6pm.

Spring Sounds Live Music Stage Guildhall Square @ 12noon – 6pm An exciting mix of traditional and contemporary music and dance featuring some of the City of Culture’s finest performers and players.

12noon – 1.30pm Derry Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Traditional music from Craobh Dhoire CCÉ – in the home of the Fleadh Cheoil 2013.

1.30pm-2pm Dance Fusion An astounding mix of Traditional Irish Dance fused with contemporary modern brought to you by the Dolphin School of Dance – not to be missed.

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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3pm- 4pm Sontas Drawing on the influence of both their Irish and Scottish backgrounds blended with contemporary playing styles and arrangements in a way you won`t have heard before Wowing local and international audiences, Sontas have created a sound and visual spectacle that is both technically impressive and hugely entertaining.

4pm-4.40pm Ard Rí The Ard Rí Band is a folk influenced act which includes current and past members of Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas, Cashier No.9, Teknopeasant, Little Hooks, Here Comes The Landed Gentry, Red Organ Serpent Sound, The Whole Tribe Sings, The New Capris & Cuckoo.

4.40pm- 6pm Gigs in the Hood Spring Carnival hosts the first ever Gigs in the Hood – A Practice Makes Perfect initiative which will see live music events by and for local teens pop up in communities nities all across the city. city Local Busker, Luke Mac hosts and performs at this event which features some of the city’s top talents.

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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Spring Carnival for Kids We know that happy kids make happy adults and this year a number of family friendly activities have been planned to keep the little ones amused including puppet shows, face painting and arts and crafts.

12-2pm & 3-5pm: Children’s Arts & Crafts Guildhall Square Marquee Age 5+ A range of free arts and crafts activities including face painting, balloon modelling, badge making and craft workshops.

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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Magic & Mayhem!

Waterloo Place Marquee (Free ~ All ages) A mixture of magic and mayhem to entertain all ages, featuring dazzling tricks from gorgeous George the Magician, crazy antics from Mr Bubbles and Jaxx a high energy performance clowning duo and wonderful tales from The Rag Dolls.

12noon – 1pm 1.10pm – 1.45pm 3pm – 3.30pm 3.40pm – 4.10pm 4.20pm – 5pm

George the Magician Mr Bubbles & Jaxx The Rag Dolls Mr Bubbles & Jaxx The Rag Dolls

A Brief History of Derry Outside Tower Museum @ 3.15pm- 4.30pm istory goes hysterical in a history presentation like no other!

History This In Your Space production brings you the story of the city from Colmcille to the City of Culture in ten minutes with a few twists along the way! erformances last 10 minutes. Show times Performances 45pm 3.15pm/ 3.45pm/ 4.15pm/ 4.45pm

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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Why not take some time to visit our award winning exhibitions on the 16th and 17th March at the Tower Museum – the Story of Derry and An Armada Shipwreck – La Trinidad Valencera with special admission price of £1.00 per person.

Opening Hours: 10am – 5pm Tel: (028) 7137 2411 Little Red Cap ~The Tower Museum Lecture Theatre @ 12noon – 1pm Free Ages 3-8 years Tickets available 30mins before show from Tower Museum Tel: (028) 7137 2411. Limited numbers are available.

'Oh Grandma, what big eyes you have!'

A curious young girl weaves her way through the woods to her grandma's house. A journey full of surprises... A playful and imaginative re-telling of the timeless Brother Grimm’s story.

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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The Emperor's New Clothes ~The Tower Museum Lecture Theatre @ 3.30pm – 4.10pm Ages 3-11years Tickets available 30mins before show from Tower Museum.

Tel: (028) 7137 2411. Limited numbers are available.

Two swindlers come into town pretending to be master tailors.

The vain Emperor summons them to fashion him a set of clothes the like of which has never been seen before. This charming and humorous adaptation is told through puppetry, original music and storytelling.

Street Performances Guildhall Square, Waterloo Place & City Streets @ 12 - 5pm In and around the city streets you will meet an array of weird and wonderful characters and entertainers. From jaw dropping jugglers, drummers, mime artists and musicians to ten foot tall ancient Celtic warriors and leaping leprechauns - they’re all looking forward to meeting you! Be sure to say hello.

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Sunday 17th March The Craft Village

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Jack Wise An amazing Street Magic Show which features sleight of hand and disappearances, hilarious routines with audience members, the funniest ventriloquism and unique sword swallowing (for real). This is a brilliant show which promises to entertain all of the family.

Show times: 12.45-1.15pm / 3pm-3.30pm / 4pm-4.30pm Delicious O Grady’s Horse Play "Horseplay is not at all about Burgers.

It is all about horsing around”.

Galloping galoshes its Delicious O'Grady with a new show nothing short of funtastic skill and fanmazing entertainment. Witness a half man half horse juggling potatoes, traditional broom dancing and flying around on a trick bicycle.Horseplay is a celebration of life!

Show times: 1.15-1.45pm/ 3.30-4pm Jack Wise

Delicious O Grady’s Horse Play

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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Live Screen at Waterloo place BT Portrait of a City features iconic photographic and film material from numerous archives and libraries from Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland and beyond. Unique and rarely seen material from the photographic archives of Libraries NI, Guildhall Press, local newspapers, Derry City Council archives and many more collections of local and national importance will be shown on the Live Screen in Waterloo Place.

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Sunday 17th March

Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place

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Entertainments Trail There are a range of events held across a series of locations throughout the city in an effort to encourage people to explore new locations and areas of the city they may not have visited before.

For full details on the trail please visit, www.derrycity.gov.uk/stpatricksday

Mayor's Tea Dance 15th March, 2pm- 4pm Pilots Row Community Centre The Tea Dance is a great way for local communities to come together for an afternoon of nostalgia, music and entertainment.

For those interested a limited number of tickets are available and can be obtained by contacting the Council at 028 71 376545.

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5th - 17th March

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013 ~ Irish Language Week

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Bígí linn le Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh i gCathair an Chultúir i mBliain na Gaeilge!

Irish Language Week is celebrated each year by Irish speaking communities throughout the island of Ireland. It is the biggest international Irish language festival which aims to inspire the public use of the language with a programme of fun events. A full list of Irish Language Week events are available on the St Patrick’s day website www.derrycity.gov.uk/stpatricksday.

Éigse Cholm Cille 1st & 2nd March An annual Irish Language and Literature weekend festival celebrating writing in the Irish language in the North West. The festival theme for 2013 seeks to explore the connection between the diaspora and the Irish language: ‘An Ghaeilge ar an Oileán Úr’ (The Irish Language in the New World).

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5th - 17th March

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013 ~ Irish Language Week

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Féile Bheag na Leabhar 7th, 8th & 9th March Venue: Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Time: 7th (10am-12pm), 8th (10am-12pm) & 9th (3-5pm) Fón: (028) 7126 4132 Féile éile Bheag na Leabhar (The Little Festival of Books) will be the first children’s book festival of its kind in the city and will be delivered by Derry City Council in partnership with Dog Ears as part of the Humdinger festival. The festival aims to encourage a love of books and reading in Irish among primary-age children and will include an Irish language Book Fair and fun, interactive Irish language reading events held at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin. The locally-produced Irish language children’s book ‘Déanann Rosie Réidh’ will be launched as part of the festival.

Féile Dhoire 12th March 2013 Venue: Waterside Theatre, Derry Time: 10.00am Telephone: (028) 71314000 Féile Dhoire is the North West's Irish language drama festival.

Schools from all over Derry, Tyrone and Donegal will take part in the festival with the winners going on to represent the North West in the Ulster Final. Féile Dhoire is in its fifth year and its continued growth reflects the growing appetite for high quality Irish drama. Admission: £2, £1 Concession

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5th - 17th March

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013 ~ Irish Language Week

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Féile Bheag na Leabhar (The Little Festival of Books) as part of the Humdinger! Children’s Literature Festival Venue: Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Times: 7th (10.00am – 12.00pm), 8th (10.00am – 12.00pm) and 9th (3.00-5.00pm) Storytelling and reading events will take place over three days and will include an Irish language Book Fair.

Booking is essential.

Contact: Pól Ó Frighil, Irish Language Officer, T: (028) 71 376 579 or email gaeilge@derrycity.gov.uk Thursday 7th March 10.00am – 12.00pm Interactive reading and storytelling event in Irish for children aged 8-11 years to celebrate World Book Day. Bring along your favourite book in Irish and maybe find some new favourites?

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5th - 7th March

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013 ~ Irish Language Week

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Friday 8th March 10.00am – 12.00pm Storytelling event in Irish for children aged 5-7 years featuring Irish folklore, myths and fables reimagined for young ears.

Saturday 9th March 3.00pm – 5.00pm Irish language reading and dress-up party event for children aged 3-4yrs to celebrate the launch of the Irish language version of local illustrator Trisha Deery’s Miss Rosie Red book ‘Let me See…What Will I be’. Come along dressed for the party!

Irish Language Book Fair Thursday 7th, Friday 8th & Saturday 9th March Irish language book fair featuring titles for both children and adults available throughout the duration of the festival.

Féile Bheag na Leabhar is supported by:

www.leabhar.ie

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Events to look out for City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival 2013 2nd May – 6th May 2013 200 events – 80 venues www.cityofderryjazzfestival.com ........................................................

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 11th August 2013 - 18th August 2013 www.fleadhcheoil.ie ........................................................

The Walled City Tattoo 28th August 2013 - 30th August 2013 Ebrington Square www.cityofculture2013.com ........................................................

For great value accommodation offers visit www.derrycity.gov.uk/stpatricksday ........................................................

This document is available upon request in a number of formats including large print, Braille, PDF, audiocassette and minority languages.

For further information on alternative formats please contact: telephone: (028) 7136 5151 textphone: (028) 7137 6646 or email: equality@derrycity.gov.uk

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carnival information: (028) 71376545 email:carnival@derrycity.gov.uk