The North West Learning City Region will hold a Lifelong Learning Festival on 4-5 March 2026 across Derry-Londonderry, Strabane and Donegal. The event features more than 40 free activities.

Derry City and Strabane District Council joined UNESCO's Global Network of Learning Cities in July 2019. The council now partners with the North West Tertiary Education Cluster and Donegal County Council to relaunch and expand the initiative as the North West Learning City Region.

The festival covers arts and culture, digital skills, business innovation, health and wellbeing, heritage and language, sustainability, and family learning. Organisers aim to promote lifelong learning in the region.