09/18/2025
Yo, ho, all together!
Hoist the colours high!
Derry After Dark Details Below:
REQUIRED: Must be 21+. MUST HAVE A VALID ID, regardless of age.
No children.
No pets.
No fire arms, swords or daggers.
No outside beverages.
These are the rules we discussed with the town. No exceptions.
DAD jokes welcome.
Thank you
TICKETS
Tickets were sold in November of 2024. They will indicate they are for the 2025 festival. Only original, hard-copy tickets gain admission. There was conversation about people trying to sell "digital tickets". This is not the case, it's a scam. All original tickets have a unique code, watermarks, reflective sticker, and no digital tickets were ever sold. Please be careful if someone is "selling tickets". Please do not email or contact the DAD page about selling tickets as we have our hands full with the event. Feel free to use online social media sites or marketplace 😊
LOCATION: Manning Street, downtown Derry.
CHECK IN: Please have your tickets and ID’s in-hand to make things easier for our volunteers.
VIP Time: VIP Admission 5:30pm, VIP's should line up from Manning street where the tent is and continue up EAST Broadway. Feel free to line up any time after 3:30pm (we recommend 4:30pm - we will begin checking ID's and bracelets as soon as people begin arriving.)
GA Time: 6pm, GA should line up at admission tent and head down WEST Broadway, then continue up Martin Street past Bensons. Feel free to line up any time after 3:30pm (we recommend 4:30pm - we will begin checking ID's and bracelets as soon as people begin arriving.)
SAMPLES
Samples are limited to 4oz pours. VIP glassware will be filled to the bottom of the DAD logo. GA cups will be filled to just under the top. No outside glassware or cups are permitted.
ADDITIONAL GLASSWARE
Cask & Vine will have a limited number of past and present DAD glassware for purchase, Glasses are $10 each for as long as they last. These glasses are valid for samples and will be filled to the bottom of the logo, a 4oz sample.
CASH SALES
Please bring CASH for purchasing food/SWAG. There is no ATM on site, but there is an ATM at Cumberland Farms just up the street. NO re-entry will be allowed once you are inside the festival. No exceptions.
FOOD VENDORS
We have some great returning food vendors as well as a few new faces. We’ve encouraged everyone to bring something that is holdable in one hand as to not interfere with your drinking hand 😉
POLICE AND EMERGENCY CREWS
We will have a detail of Derry Police Officers to help with traffic/street crossing and a paramedic on-site located in the drive-thru area of the Municipal building. Derry After Dark volunteers are happy to assist and answer questions - they will be the incredible people in “DAD CREW” shirts.
TRASH
Trash receptacles will be spread throughout the street. Please be mindful and respectful of our downtown Please feel free to alert our crew if something needs to be taken care of, or someone needs assistance.
DJ MIKE KELLY
It’s Mike’s birthday! There’s nothing more a DJ loves than to see people dancing – bring your “A” game and give him some love for the years of an incredible soundtrack for this party!
SILLY SOLUTIONS
Joe Tombarello will be twisting party ballons for the evening – be sure to stop by!
DOUG RATHBURN PHOTOGRAPHY
Doug has been with us at DAD since the beginning. He has captured so many moments of laughter and shenanigans. When you inevitably see those photos the following days after the fest, please share them and Doug’s photography business with everyone you know. He’s always done it for the love of the event!
WHY IS THE RUM ALWAYS GONE?
Enjoy responsibly.
We take pride in this event being a success because everyone take the necessary precautions to get home safely, whether it's a DD, Uber or family member. Please indulge, just not over indulge, mate.
We're looking forward to an amazing evening. If you've been before, you know our volunteers will do everything they can to get you into the festival as quickly as possible! We look forward to Derry's biggest party of the year next Saturday night!
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!
Andy & Alana
Cask & Vine
Destination Derry, NH
