Cultural venues across Derry will throw open their doors to welcome patrons to experience Culture Night on their doorstep this week.
More than 30 local arts and cultural venues have signed up to be part of Derry and Strabane’s Culture Night, which takes place on the evening of Friday, September 23, with a diverse programme of free entertainment and activity for all ages.
Derry and Strabane are part of that all-island celebration and are delighted to get a chance to showcase the wealth of culture and heritage that exists across the Council area that everyone can be part of and enjoy.
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The programme offers a snapshot of the District’s rich cultural ecosystem and features music, dance, visual arts, theatre, spoken word, heritage, literature, environment, language, circus, carnival, talks, tours, exhibitions and workshops.
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Sandra Duffy, said: “Culture Night provides us with a wonderful opportunity for audiences, young and old, to explore our cultural venue and experience something new and different and for free."
Here's some of what's happening on September 23:
- In Your Space Circus’ youth Space Cadets will take to the streets for walkabout street performances and the Siege Museum will be hosting a 17 th century canon firing demonstration outside the Museum on Society Street.
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Members public wishing to explore the city on September 23rd can wander between venues starting out at The Museum of Free Derry and moving on to venues such as St Columb’s Hall, The Siege Museum, Tower Museum, Guildhall, Harbour House, St Augustine’s, Carlisle Road Methodist Church and St Columb’s Cathedral, who are all offering free access to exhibits, guided tours, interactive demonstrations, VR experiences, music, performance and literary events.
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The Void Gallery, CCA Derry Londonderry, Art Arcadia, Eden Place Arts, The Gasyard Centre, UV Arts Urban Art Gallery are among the venues offering a strong programme of Visual Arts exhibitions, talks and interactive workshops
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This year will see the first Culture Night Mini Jazz, Folk and Funk trail happening in various venues and for all ages.
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Climate Change and Social Justice will also feature very prominently in some of the exhibitions and hands on workshops
John Kerr, Arts and Culture Manager with Derry City and Strabane District Council, spoke of his excitement about this year’s programme.
He said: “Audiences are invited to relax in one venue or move around, there are lots of short sessions and drop in any time events so audiences can take in lots of different wonderful things over the evening.
“The programme has been tailor-made to enable people to have a really enjoyable evening of entertainment visiting a number of venues and experiencing lots of different types of cultural projects for free.“
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