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Londonderry Halloween festival goers snap up 40th anniversary tickets
Overview
Tens of thousands of free tickets for Londonderry's 40th anniversary Halloween festival have been booked within three days. For the first time, a ticketing system has been introduced for the Awakening the Walled City Trail to help manage crowd sizes and ensure safety on the historic 400-year-old walls, according to the Derry City and Strabane District Council.
Key points
- Over 25,000 out of 36,750 tickets for the Awakening the Walled City Trail were booked within three days of release.
- A ticketing system was introduced for the first time to control crowd numbers and improve safety on the city's 400-year-old walls.
- The rest of the walled city festival remains free and non-ticketed for attendees.
- Organisers stated that some tickets will be held back and made available to book on each day of the four-day festival.
- Official civic celebrations for Londonderry's Halloween festival began in 1986, though the event's roots connect to ancient Samhain traditions.