It’s Good News Friday and we’re getting excited about the Carnival of Colours which returns to Derry city centre this weekend!

Organised by local artists In Your Space Circus, Carnival of Colours is back for its 16th year and will be taking over the city centre on Saturday and Sunday. The programme for the weekend will be jam-packed with circus-treats featuring the very best of International Street Theatre, IYSC’s own walkabout characters and performances, circus workshops, and an exciting programme of music from the Nerve Centre!

The headline shows will include trapeze, acrobatics, Cyr Wheel, juggling, the biggest unicycle you’ll ever see, clowning, comedy, physical theatre and some crazy dance moves thrown in for good measure! Acts will include Simple Cypher, Simon Llewellyn, Frankie Magilligan, Mc Fois & Doris & Mabel. Incredible local artists will also be showcasing their talent and bringing a weekend of pure joy to the people of the North West.

Carnival of Colours attracts people of all ages from right across the North West and beyond and brings people together from all walks of life for a shared cultural experience. It also highlights our region as an exciting, beautiful and progressive destination for events and arts activity.  

Supported by Derry City and Strabane District Council and sponsored by some of the North West’s best-known businesses including Walled City Brewery, Allstate NI and Sandwich Co, the festival is a key part of Derry and the North West’s busy calendar of events throughout the year which bring punters onto the streets and visitors into our region and gives our local city centre businesses a well-earned economic boost. The daytime Festival will be taking place between the Guildhall Square, Waterloo Place, Foyle Embankment and the Peace Garden, running from 1-6pm each day. Make sure to check it out this weekend!

Carnival of Colours programme