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<\/a>A huge fiery battle between two pirate ships will be accompanied by a specular aquatic fireworks finale on Queen\u2019s Quay to close the weeklong festivities which have had the eyes of the world watching.<\/p>\nThe dramatic ceremony is the brain child of well-known local man Donal Neill, from Pains Fireworks, who was involved in the Clipper Race stopover event in the city in 2012:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fireworks display back in 2012 was, then, one of the biggest that Derry had ever seen so to get the chance to top that will be an absolutely incredible experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fireworks will have a maritime theme and will burn on the water with haunting, ghostly music so it will be a remarkable sight.<\/p>\n
\u201cTied in with that we will have a narrative piece from a pirate who will speak about \u201cdead men telling no tales\u201d, followed by the theatrical stand-off between two eight-metre tall galleons. It\u2019s all about thinking outside the box to make this hugely memorable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donal is no stranger to working on some of Ireland\u2019s most prominent events, including the opening of the 2011 Europa League Final and the main St Patrick\u2019s Day celebrations, but says it\u2019s his local knowledge will which make Saturday\u2019s event outstanding:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are an international company but we are based in Derry so we live in the city, work in the city and know the city inside out.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because we are local, doesn\u2019t mean we are small. The wider Pains Fireworks group has carried out some of the largest displays in the UK, and indeed, the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know what\u2019s capable of the river, we know the site better than anyone and most importantly, we know exactly what the audience wants, but also how to shock the audience. It will be a sight to behold.\u201d<\/p>\n
The farewell finale will begin at 10pm on Queen\u2019s Quay. Park and Stride facilities are available at Fort George. For more information, visit www.legenderrymaritimefestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The biggest pyrotechnics display in the North West this year will light up the River Foyle on Saturday, as a massive fire and water show marks the end of the LegenDerry Maritime Festival. A huge fiery battle between two pirate ships will be accompanied by a specular aquatic fireworks finale on Queen\u2019s Quay to close … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7567,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7564\/revisions\/7567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}