The 16th Stendhal Festival takes place in Limavady with Cast topping the bill on Saturday July 4. The Liverpool band formed in 1992 and released albums including All Change, Mother Nature Calls, Magic Hour and Beetroot. They reunited in 2012 for Troubled Times.

The Tumbling Paddies headline on Friday July 3. The group combines traditional, country and rock music. They performed a sellout show at Ulster Hall over Christmas.

Eric Bell Trio features Eric Bell, founding member of Thin Lizzy. He contributed to the band's first three albums and co-wrote The Rocker and Whiskey in the Jar. Bell received the NI Music Legends Award in 2024.

Robert Arkins performs music from The Commitments. Chalk, a Belfast band, appears after a recent NME cover. Huartan mixes Irish traditional music and electronica. Other acts include DJ Yoda, Mad Professor, Mary Coughlan, Kila and Johnny Gallagher and the Boxty Band.

Local performers comprise Anna’s Number, Alana Henderson, Matt Benson, Fya Fox, Beauty Sleep, Sophie French, Rick Swann, Tanaka VII, Callum Norris, The Skallions, NI Opera, The Causeway Shantymen, Fusa, Tyler Lally, John Mullan, Explosion Sound System, Susi Pagel, Panic Over, Proton Pool Party, Batsey and the Deadly Rhythms, Mr. Pink, Aine Gordon, DEOCH, Mandolin Muse, Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets, Niamh Noade, Pastiche, The Last Vinci, BLÁNID, Sonny Casey, Lara Fitzsimons, Lazember, Kevin Quigley and the Great Ideas and Lōwli.

French act Ataya joins the lineup. Festival Director Ross Parkhill stated the first acts cover various genres and levels to offer value amid cost of living pressures. He thanked The Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Tourism Northern Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for support. More announcements on comedy, family and art programs will follow.