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Events

Accessibility

Accessibility information

Each Halloween, this ancient walled city is the destination of choice for ghostly beings from the otherworld, as the veil lifts for this annual pilgrimage to Derry Halloween.

Event Accessible Drop Off / Pick Up Zone

City side: 

  • Waterloo Place (via Strand Rd), Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6BT
  • Foyle Street, BT48 6AL
  • Fahan Street, BT48 6AQ
  • Custom House Street, BT48 6AA

Waterside: 

  • Ebrington Derry-Londonderry, BT47 6FA

We will have accessible car parking available during the Festival in addition to the following:  

Quayside Car Park (Paid Parking)

Foyleside Car Park (Paid Parking)

**Accessible Parking is on a first come basis and cannot be booked in advance.

More information will be updated here closer to the festival.

Accessible toilet facilities will be available at the Festival.  

More information will be updated here soon.

Changing Places facilities are fully accessible toilets with hoist system and showers designed to provide sufficient space and equipment for people who find it difficult to use the toilet independently.

  • Foyleside Shopping Centre, Orchard Street, L’Derry BT48 6 XY, Level 3 *Check Opening Times Telephone: 02871 377 575
  • Building 62, Ebrington, BT47 6FA *Contact Guard Hut or call 028 7131 4154 for access.
  • Foyle Arena, 2 Limavady Place, Derry-Londonderry BT47 6 JY *Check Opening Times Telephone: 02871 376 555
  • North West Transport Hub, Waterside Link, Londonderry BT47 6AH *Check Opening Times Telephone 028 90 66 66 30

Strand Road Carpark, Accessiloo 31st October only

28th – 31st October
Guildhall, Guildhall Street, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6DQ  
Telephone: 02871 376 510                                                            

*Open Daily from 10am – 9pm

Fri 23rd October – Sun 1st November
Quiet space cabin at Monster halloween Funfair, Ebrington

There will be a range of quiet sessions for the programmed shows, including: 

Guildhall

A Story in Your Bones
Mon 26th Oct, 10.30am
A Story in Your Bones uses gentle movement, breath, imagination and drama games to help each participant shape a story through their own narrative.

SEN-Sational Derry Halloween 
Tues 27th & Wed 28th October, 10.30am
A full SEN-specific programme weaving together music, sensory play, storytelling and relaxation, built around whole-family support. 

Music Is In Our Bones: An Inclusive Experience
Thurs 29th & Fri 30th October, 10.30am

Our Wonderful Bodies
Sat 31st October, 10.30am
A playful, sensory movement experience inviting participants to explore the amazing, strange and wonderful experience of being in a body. 

St. Columb’s Hall

Freddy’s Lost His Fangs…Again
Sensory Friendly Show Thurs 29th Oct, 1pm
Step into a hilarious, interactive Halloween pantomime packed with giggles, ghostly goings-on, and silly surprises. With the help of his Great Granda Vlad, our wonderful audience, and his not ‘fully’  transformed pet werewolf, Freddy sets off on a chaotic quest to track own his missing teeth. 

Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin

Granny D’s Halloween House party
Relaxed Performance Wed 28th Oct, 2pm
Granny D(oherty) lives up a tree in Rosemount, in a magical tree-house, with her granddaughter wee girl. Come and join in as they prepare for a Halloween House Party that is all fun, no fright. They will be learning all about the traditions and origins of Samhain through stories, games and a whole lot of craic.

Relaxed performance will have no sudden noises or bangs, restricted capacity, the ability to move around, softer and brighter lighting and music at a suitable level.

  • Queens Quay (Opposite City Hotel)
  • Accessible Viewing Platform – Strand Road Car Park

**First come, first served basis.

28th October – 31st October

Guildhall, Guildhall Street, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6DQ 
Telephone: 02871 376 510                                                             

*Open Daily from 10am – 9pm

Last entry: 8pm

JAM Cards- are available for individuals who require extra time to complete task and/or communicate effectively. It is a discreet tool available as a card  or as an app that can be downloaded at https://jamcard.org/jam-app 

Available at Information Point                         
Safety Wrist Bands allow parents/guardians/carers to put contact number on Wristband should Child / Vulnerable person be lost or found

For further information on the Derry Halloween Festival visit:

www.derryhalloween.com

Email: Halloween@derrystrabane.com