Co. Derry · Thu 1 to Sun 4 October
Things to do in Derry under £20 this weekend
10 things under £20, cheapest first on each day. Every listing gives the time, the price where it's published, and where we read it.
Thu1 October
| 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. Sources differ: seamusheaneyhome.ticketsolve.com says 2026-10-02T10:00:00+01:00. Check before you go. |
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| Nothing on Thursday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Fri2 October
| 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 4/4Read 28 Sep on roevalleyarts.com and eventbrite.co.uk. |
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| 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. |
| Nothing on Friday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sat3 October
| 2pm |
Stuart Reid: Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps!Children's author does a loud, silly live show about his books.Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry
Free✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on nervecentre.org and nervecentre.ticketsolve.com. |
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| 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 3/4Read 28 Sep on ancarn.org. Only one page read. |
| 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. |
| 7pm |
Book this nowJordan O'KeefeDerry singer's biggest hometown headline show. 18+, standing.Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry
£17.50~ Checked 3/4Both pages last agreed on 28 Sep, more than 72 hours ago. |
| 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 4/4Read 28 Sep on flowerfield.org and eventbrite.co.uk. |
| Nothing on Saturday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sun4 October
| 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 4/42 Oct: seamusheaneyhome.com and seamusheaneyhome.ticketsolve.com agree on date, time and price. |
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| 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 3/4Read 28 Sep on newgatearts.com. Only one page read. £15.38 with the ticket site's booking fee. |
| Nothing on Sunday at that price. Try another filter. | |
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