🍂 Thanks to everyone who came along to Féile’s Autumn Floral Workshop! 🍂 Your creations were beautiful — we hope you had a fantastic time! 🌸 Keep an eye out for more seasonal events coming soon! 🙌🏻
The initiative is part of Féile's new programme, Connect:Interact:Create, funded by The Executive Office, a year long programme of cultural events, initiatives, programmes and festivals across the Bogside, Bishop Street and Fountain neighbourhood.
Good luck, Derry City FC! From all at Féile! Bring home the FAI Cup 🏆🔴⚪
🎥 Féile presents: City Til I Die
🎶 Music: ROE
Over the last number of weeks, children and young people from the local primary and post-primary schools in the Bogside, Bishop Street and Fountain neighbourhoods have been taking part in a short story and poetry competition.
A selection of the best stories have been compiled in a printed publication, 'Scary Derry'. Check out this film featuring the budding writers and poets who each received a book voucher for their winning entries.
You can download the book for free at: https://bit.ly/48kpCQ2
Thanks to all the students and teachers from Long Tower Primary School Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir, Nazareth House P.S, Fountain Primary School and Nursery Unit, St Eugene's Primary School and Lumen Christi College.
The initiative is part of Féile's new programme, Connect:Interact:Create, funded by The Executive Office, a year long programme of cultural events, initatives, programmes and festivals across the Bogside, Bishop Street and Fountain neighbourhood.
On Thursday 15th August 2024, Creggan came alive for Lúnasa!
Hundreds of young people and residents came together for a light procession that weaved through the streets of the neighbourhood towards Greenwalk. The procession was led by a spectacular bull constructed over a week by young people from across the neighbourhood along with the artist Brendan Farren. Young people from local clubs including Stmarys Youthclub, Sean Dolans GAC, Rath Mor Warriors - K1/Kickboxing & Fitness Gym., Oakleaf Boxing Club, Trojans YCG and St Mary's Scouts carried flags, banners and lanterns dressed in costume by North-West Carnival Initiative.
At Greenwalk, a traditional music concert was followed by poems and readings by local young people Conghaile McLaughlin, Michael McLaughlin and Imogen Holden highlighting the aspirations of local young people and their positive contributions to the Creggan neighbourhood. A fire performance by In Your Space Circus preceded a spectacular fire display as the fire drawings and the bull were set ablaze backed by projection mapping on the walls of St Mary's Youth Club by Jonny Delaney.
Thanks to Triax - Neighbourhood Management Team, OLT HLC and Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership, Hive Cancer Support, Pains Fireworks and MYLO Events for their support in delivering the event. Thanks to everyone who made this event so special! A Communities In Transition Project funded by The Executive Office, Derry City & Strabane District Council and Department for Foreign Affairs.
Lúnasa Procession and Fire!
It’s been almost four weeks since the streets of Creggan came alive for Lúnasa! Hundreds of young people and residents came together for a light procession that weaved through the streets of the neighbourhood towards Greenwalk. The procession was led by a spectacular bull constructed over a week by young people from across the neighbourhood along with the artist Brendan Farren. Young people from local clubs including Stmarys Youthclub, Sean Dolans Gac, Rath Mor Warriors - K1/Kickboxing & Fitness Gym., Oakleaf Boxing Club, Trojans YCG and St Mary's Scouts carried flags, banners and lanterns dressed in costume by North-West Carnival Initiative. At Greenwalk, a traditional music concert was followed by poems and readings by local young people Conghaile McLaughlin, Michael McLaiughlin and Imogen Holden highlighting the aspirations of local young people and their positive contributions to the Creggan neighbourhood. A fire performance by In Your Space Circus preceded a spectacular fire display as the fire drawings and the bull were set ablaze backed by projection mapping on the walls of St Mary's Youth Club by Jonny Delaney. Pains Fireworks Thanks to Triax - Neighbourhood Management Team, OLT HLC and Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership, Hive Cancer Support, MYLO Events for their support in delivering the event. Thanks to everyone who made this event so special! A Communities In Transition Project funded by The Executive Office, Derry City & Strabane District Council and Department for Foreign Affairs.
Greatest Show 2024!
The Greatest Show was an absolute blast at Féile this year! Thank you to In Your Space Circus and SureStart Edenballymore for helping to make this possible!
What a night in Derry!
It’s been almost 3 weeks since The Whistlin’ Donkeys rocked the Gasyard Centre and we’re still buzzing! Thanks to the people of Derry who came out to make it an amazing night!
Tony Doc on playing for Derry
The reaction and feedback to our film on Tony Doc has been nothing short of outstanding!If you missed it, you can watch the full film on our Facebook or on our YouTube (link in comments)
Tony Doc - The Movie
Anthony "Tony Doc" O'Doherty was born in the Brandywell on the 23rd April 1947. After moving to Creggan as a child, there began a lifelong love between man and estate. The latest film from Féile follows Tony's life story as a footballing legend and community worker but also as a father, husband, brother and friend.
Féile 2024 Highlights
Check out this highlight film from Féile 2024.
For the last eight days, Féile 2024 has filled the streets, parks, green spaces, venues, museums and community centres of the Bogside, Brandywell, Creggan, Fountain and Bishop Street neighbourhoods with music, art, sport, magic, discussion, film, comedy and fun.
32 years since its inception, Féile remains the best way to celebrate our people and communities while also discussing how to address the challenges we face now and in the future. In spite of the best efforts of some sections of the media who prefer to platform sectarianism and division and stereotype our neighbourhoods and young people, Féile attracted 20000+ people of all ages and backgrounds from across the city and beyond to the 120+ events at this year's festival.
Féile 2024 would not have been possible without the support of funders including The Executive Office, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Department of Foreign Affairs and the collaboration of the many groups, initiatives, volunteers and residents from throughout the Bogside, Brandywell, Creggan, Bishop Street and Fountain areas who came together to shape and manage this programme of events.
OLT HLC Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership Gasyard Centre In Your Space Circus Triax - Neighbourhood Management Team SureStart Edenballymore Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum Peacemakers Museum Museum of Free Derry Trocaire Nerve Centre Dove House Meenan Oakleaf Boxing Club Trojans YCG Long Tower YC Stmarys Youthclub North West Youth Service Volunteer Investment Project Hive Cancer Support DEEDS - Dementia Engaged and Empowered in Derry & Strabane, Pat Finucane Centre Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Cathedral Youth Club Fountain Rath Mor Warriors - K1/Kickboxing & Fitness Gym. Creggan Country Park Sean Dolans GAC North-West Carnival Initiative Destined Gasyard Bluebell Arts Ulster Orchestra Repair & Share Foyle Foyle Pride Derry City Football Club Púca Púca G
Back home in Derry!
The Whistlin Donkeys know how to appeal to us Derry wans!
Nobody does it like Derry! The Whistlin’ Donkeys know how to get the @gasyardcentre bouncing!
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