Maiden City Festival

The Maiden City Festival is the premier celebration of diversity in Ulster, a tribute to the Apprentice Boys of Derry and to the communities of the City in the way in which the Festival has been embraced as a flagship that genuinely promotes the Maiden City.

Once again The Maiden City Festival combines favourites and friends, alongside new shows and new ideas. This is a showcase for Protestant culture of tolerance and openness for the heritage that is entrusted to the Apprentice Boys of Derry. The Festival is an excellent example of how a singular culture can be enjoyed by everyone.

Through an array of cultural medium we show diversity and creativity from within the Protestant community in new and challenging ways. It is also becoming a home for all those who wish to celebrate music, song or dance - just for the love of it in a politics-free baggage-free environment.

The Maiden City Festival 2005 aims to build on the success of previous years and to attract even more people from the City to our events and to bring in even more visitors from beyond the North West. The Festival works hard to bring pride and tourist trade to the City in what has in the past been a quiet time for City traders.

Our eighth year continues to offer something for everyone. This will be the highlight of the August holiday period, a credit to the Protestant community and a major visitor attraction on the North West's summer calendar.

The Maiden City Festival is the way in which the Protestant community of Londonderry, a minority community, is able to make a contribution to the life of the City and to the diversity of expression of culture. The Festival would like to thank all those who have contributed their time, energy and imagination, and especially to those who are not members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry, and a special thanks to our funders.

Festival Events at a Glance

Apprentice Boys Museum & Exhibit

6th, 8th-12th August

W F Marshall Summer School - Daytime

8th-12th August

Bluegrass on the Walls

Saturday, 6th August

Bluegrass in the Hall

Saturday, 6th August

Festival Fair

Saturday, 6th August

Line Dance Extravaganza - Memorial Hall

Saturday, 6th August

Hymns of Inspiration

Sunday, 7th August

Walls Arts - Lunchtime entertainment,
Verbal Arts Centre

Sat. 6th, Mon. 8th - Sat. 12th August

Maiden City Walls Apart
“The Siege that never happened”

Monday, 8th August

MEMories - Memorial Hall

Monday, 8th August

Kids Funday - The Playhouse

Tuesday, 9th August

W F Marshall Summer School
Visit & Lecture “On all our minds”
- Somme Centre

Tuesday, 9th August

W F Marshall Summer School
Visit & Lecture “The state we are in”
- Stormont

Tuesday, 9th August

Prehen House of Music

Tuesday, 9th August

Kids Pop Concert

Tuesday, 9th August

Fireworks

Tuesday, 9th August

Highland Dance Competition
& Highland Fling

Wednesday, 10th August

W F Marshall Summer School
“Religion” - City Churches

Wednesday, 10th August

The Library Room - Prehen House

Wednesday, 10th August

Maiden City Walls Apart
“Lundy was a hero: Lundy was a traitor”

Thursday, 11th August

The Siege Banquet and revelry
- Memorial Hall

Thursday, 11th August

Mountjoy Cruise Toucan 1 - on the Foyle

Friday, 12th August

Relief of Derry Pageant
- Carlisle Roundabout

Saturday, 13th August

View Festival events in more detail here.

View booking information here.