Derry Halloween: Europe's biggest Halloween party in pictures

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Fireworks light up the night sky over the Guildhall to close the festival
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Close to 700 people took part in the festival's closing parade
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Musicians, dancers, street acts and performers led the festival's closing parade
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Derry's historic walls were the backdrop for the skeleton DJ's set
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The Sollus Highland Dancers were among the performers to thrill the crowds
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Thousands took to the streets in fancy dress
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Few people come to Derry for Halloween without dressing accordingly
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Ghosts, vampires and skeletons... there were killer costumes throughout the city
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Organisers estimated about 30,000 would line the city's streets

At a glance

Tens of thousands of people have been celebrating Halloween in Londonderry
The annual parade and fireworks finale brings the four-day party to its end
It's billed as the largest Halloween event in Europe
Musicians, dancers, street acts and performers led the festival's closing parade before a fireworks display over the River Foyle

31 October 2023