The Foyle Maritime Festival returns to Derry~Londonderry from 14th – 22nd July 2018 and will host the stopover of the Clipper Race 2017-18 as they near the end of their Round the World Journey.

Queens Quay will once again be transformed into a maritime wonderland full of fun, activities, music, arts and crafts as we prepare to welcome the Clipper Race yachts back!

Family Fun

Pop up arts and crafts will be available to entertain the whole family at various locations throughout the festival zone.

On Friday 20th, from 9pm - 11pm, enjoy the spectacular Voyages Parade of Light Spectacular, a beautiful riverfront showcase event which will unfold over two hours on and alongside the River Foyle. The production will include a beautiful parade of light on the water with a number of boats, tall ships and Clipper Race yachts.

All week, there will be tasters for various water activities, seafood trails and market, live music and more.

Clipper Race

The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. With no previous sailing experience necessary, it’s a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht.

Divided into eight legs and 13 to 16 individual races, you can choose to complete the full circumnavigation or select individual legs. It is the only race in the world where the organisers supply a fleet of twelve identical racing yachts, each with a fully qualified skipper to safely guide the crew.