Wednesdays - Traditions Day
10.00am Free Derry Tours
Featuring an explanation of the famous Bogside Murals and the
authentic history of the Bogside area by those who helped shape it.
Tours depart from the Museum of Free Derry.
Price: £5.00 per person. Group rates available.
10.30am ‘Rhythm and Rhyme’ at the Central Library
A fun-filled session of story-telling and nursery rhymes aimed at pre-school children.
11.00am Visit the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall
Containing it’s own museum the Memorial Hall houses artefacts dating
back to the Siege of Derry including some of the original locks for the city
gates.
Admission: Free
12.00pm A Cultural Experience Tour by City Tours
View the murals from the City Walls and learn about the impact
emigration, the siege and modern political history have made in shaping the
city as we know it today. Departs from Tourist Information Centre.
Price: £4.00 per person – group rates available.
1.00pm Lunch
Take time out to satisfy your appetite by sampling the local cuisine at one of the city’s many pubs, restaurants and cafes.
1.00pm Irish Dancing at the Tourist Information Centre
Experience a live performance from the McKinney
School of Irish Dance. Highly recommended
(weather permitting)
Admission: Free
1.30pm Tours ‘n Trails Walking Tour
After a spot of lunch join the friendly Tours ‘n Trails
guides at Café Louis, Richmond Centre for a walk, a story and
a free refreshment.
Price: Adult £6, Conc £3, Family £15
2.00pm Playhouse Theatre Writers Group
Bring along your poems, plays and short stories to this free drop
in workshop at the newly refurbished Playhouse on Artillery Street –
all writers welcome to attend.
Admission: Free.
T: (028) 71268027
2.30pm Northern Ireland Archive of the Moving Image
A unique film heritage of Northern Ireland and the City of Derry
at The Nerve Centre, Magazine Street. Over 150 hours of footage is available
to view charting the heritage of the six counties of Northern Ireland for
the first one hundred years of the moving image. There are also three specially
made films available for viewing.
Admission: Free
3.00pm ‘The Famous Writers of Derry’ Literary Tour
The Walls are the backcloth to this tour through the city’s
literary heritage. See through the eyes of Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel, Cecil
Francis Alexander and many more. Tour departs from Customer Service desk,
Level 3, Richmond Centre.
Price: Adult £6, Concession £4.50
4.00pm Visit a selection of the City’s Cathedrals and Churches.
Take time to call into some of our many wonderful cathedrals and churches
including the city’s oldest building, St Columb’s Cathedral, St
Eugene’s Cathedral, St Augustine’s Church and the Long Tower Church.