Foyle Maritime Festival 2018 will excel itself with this year’s showcase spectacular Voyages to be staged on Friday, July 20th.
Entertainment will get underway that evening with various performances up and down the riverfront and visitors are encouraged to amble along the length of the quay taking in all that’s on offer.
Every few steps they will stumble upon yet another awe-inspiring act, before moving on to the next. From Sainsburys to the Peace Bridge, hours of amusement is on show in short stunning productions on land, on boats, on water and in the air.
The Foyle Maritime Festival is brought to you by Derry City and Strabane District Council with the support of Tourism Northern Ireland, Foyle Port, Loughs Agency, DuPont Kevlar, Diageo, NW Regional College and Translink.
Tourism NI Chief Executive John McGrillen said: “The signs are that we’re going to have another record year for visitor figures so we’re delighted to be able to support world-class events such as the Foyle Maritime Festival, which are full of colour and pageantry and play a vital role in helping us to attract visitors and spend to Northern Ireland.”
Helena Hasson, Foyle Maritime Festival co-ordinator with Derry City and Strabane District Council said: “Voyages promises to be a breathtaking spectacle showcasing the city in all its glory with the River Foyle the stunning jewel in its crown. It is also a wonderful chance for all our fantastic local performers to showcase their talent to thousands of visitors at the Foyle Maritime Festival. Entertainment along the quay throughout the evening will climax in a show-stopping double fireworks display over the water at 11 pm.
“Wherever you are, you will get a wonderful show. Voyages will deliver stories of love, wonder and adventure along the Quay – we are all voyagers in time, we all have a story to tell.”
Journey through time in an evening spectacle of music, dance and theatre all along the Quayside culminating in an illuminated parade of light and fireworks display on the River Foyle.
As darkness descends, the riverside will only brighten as the Parade of Light sees all the boats glow – from the Clipper Race yachts to the Tall Ships, the private sail boats to the traditional Brian Boru – as they set sail from Sainsburys to the Peace Bridge and back. Interwoven among them all will be a stunning flyboarder, wearing a special illuminated night-time fly suit.
A welcome return to Derry will be the waterfall pyrotechnic over the Peace Bridge before the showcase finale when, for the first time, two barges will be on the River Foyle to end the evening on a high with a synchronised fireworks extravaganza.
