Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is a cathedral city in Northern Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Foyle. Wikipedia
Population 85,016 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 7 h 47 of daylight
- February: 9 h 42 of daylight
- March: 11 h 47 of daylight
- April: 14 h 05 of daylight
- May: 16 h 07 of daylight
- June: 17 h 20 of daylight
- July: 16 h 50 of daylight
- August: 15 h 01 of daylight
- September: 12 h 47 of daylight
- October: 10 h 34 of daylight
- November: 8 h 26 of daylight
- December: 7 h 13 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Derry
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Derry's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 1
3 to 5 hours· 3
5 hours or more· 5
From Derry's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 2
3 to 5 hours· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Halloween Carnival
February – March
Halloween Carnival is on the last weekend of October when the clocks change
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St Patrick's Day
March
St Patrick's Day is on 17 March whenever that falls in the week. It's a public holiday, with parades and general hoop-de-hoop
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City of Derry Jazz Festival
April – May
City of Derry Jazz Festival is next held 30 April - 4 May 2026
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Foyle Maritime Festival
July
Foyle Maritime Festival has tall ships, clipper races and shore events, next held 25-28 July 2026
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Maiden City Festival
August
Maiden City Festival commemorates the siege of 1688, after the Protestant apprentice boys slammed the city doors against James II. The next is probably 1-8 Aug 2026, tbc
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Foyle Film Festival
November
Foyle Film Festival is held in the last two weeks of November
6 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Derry); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.