Co. Derry · Thu 1 to Sun 4 October
Rainy day things to do in Derry this weekend
15 things to do indoors: shows, galleries, museums and tours. Every listing gives the price, the time and where we read it.
Thu1 October
| 9.30am to 5pm, 7pm to 9pm |
Cloud Flocks & Herds: Helen Merrigan ColferCeramic sculpture exhibition, runs to 24 October.Flowerfield Arts Centre, 185 Coleraine Road, Portstewart
Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Dates from Flowerfield's exhibition page; Thursday hours from the opening-times block on flowerfield.org. No admission price published. |
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| 10am to 4pm |
Seamus Heaney HomePlace exhibitionTimed-entry exhibition on Heaney's life and poems in his home village.Seamus Heaney HomePlace, 45 Main Street, Bellaghy
£12~ Checked 3/4Times are the first and last timed-entry slots in HomePlace's Ticketsolve feed (Sun slots 1pm to 4pm). Adult £12, over-60s and students £8, children 8+ £7.50, under-8s free, family £29. Opening hours not checked on seamusheaneyhome.com. |
| Nothing on Thursday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Fri2 October
| 9.30am to 6pm |
If it rainsMuseum of Free DerryCivil rights, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday, told in the Bogside where it happened.Museum of Free Derry, 55 Glenfada Park
£10~ Checked 3/4Hours and prices from the museum's own site only (weekday hours to 31 Oct; last entry 5pm). Adult £10, concessions £5 to £8; 10% off booking online. Booking page not read. |
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| 7pm to 9pm |
Dúchas: Handprinting an Irish Linen LampshadePrint Irish linen by hand, then make it into a lampshade. Adults only.Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 24 Main Street, Limavady
£65✓ Checked 4/41 Oct: roevalleyarts.com and eventbrite.co.uk agree on date, time and price. |
| 8pm |
Under £20The Unfinished BroadsideDrama and music about Strabane printer John Dunlap and the Declaration of Independence.Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 24 Main Street, Limavady
Free✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, eventbrite.co.uk |
| Nothing on Friday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sat3 October
| 10am to 12pm |
Mini-Makers: Mosaic Sea CreaturesChildren aged 8+ make a sea-themed mosaic coaster to take home.An Coire, 132B Tirkane Road, Maghera
£15✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, ancarn.org |
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| 10am |
Weekend Wonders: Grandparents Day SpecialGrandparent and grandchild (6+) draw each other's portraits, then add colour and collage.Flowerfield Arts Centre, 185 Coleraine Road, Portstewart
£18✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, eventbrite.co.uk |
| 10am to 1pm |
The odd oneFungi ID WorkshopLearn to identify wild mushrooms on a morning at a Sperrins nature reserve.Drumnaph Nature Reserve, 15 Halfgayne Road, Maghera
£15~ Checked 3/4Organised by An Carn; only the An Carn page read. On 29 Sep it showed 2 places left but also a line saying general admission is sold out, so check before going. |
| 11am to 5pm |
The Breathing Wall: Daniel Godínez NivónNew exhibition on the plants, stone and memory of Derry's city walls.Void, 10 Waterloo Place, Derry
Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Dates (26 Sep to 12 Dec) from Void's own page; Tue to Sat 11am to 5pm hours from visitderry.com only. No admission price published. |
| 7pm |
Book this nowJordan O'KeefeDerry singer's biggest hometown headline show. 18+, standing.Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry
£17.50✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, nervecentre.ticketsolve.com |
| 8pm |
Calum MacPhailScottish singer and accordionist with his band, trad and folk.New Gate Arts & Culture Centre, 2-4 Kennedy Place, Derry
£25✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, newgatearts.com €25.63 with the ticket site's booking fee. |
| 8pm |
Date nightCeol Beo: Tommy SandsThe Co Down folk singer and songwriter plays a small hall in the Sperrins.An Coire, 132B Tirkane Road, Maghera
£20✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, ancarn.org |
| Nothing on Saturday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sun4 October
| 9am to 5pm |
Tower Museum: The Derry Girls ExperienceProps and a Quinn house set from the TV show, plus a DNA museum preview.Tower Museum, Union Hall Place, Derry
Price not announced! Unconfirmed 2/4Hours (last admission 4pm) from visitderry.com only. Council page gives no hours or prices; TXGB booking page shows no price without a date search. Ring 028 7137 2411. |
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| 3pm |
The HomePlace Book Club: Twist by Colum McCannMonthly book club; October's book is Colum McCann's Twist.Seamus Heaney HomePlace, 45 Main Street, Bellaghy
£6✓ Checked 4/41 Oct: seamusheaneyhome.com and seamusheaneyhome.ticketsolve.com agree on date, time and price. |
| 7pm |
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille BrottoSenegalese kora player and French accordionist play as a duo.New Gate Arts & Culture Centre, 2-4 Kennedy Place, Derry
£15✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, newgatearts.com €15.38 with the ticket site's booking fee. |
| Nothing on Sunday at that price. Try another filter. | |
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