The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the region as part of the annual festivities.
Tens of thousands of loyal order members and 600 marching bands are to take to the streets of Northern Ireland for the annual Twelfth of July festivities.
Ballymena, Newtownstewart, Londonderry and Killylea are also among the 18 locations that will host processions to mark the 334th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.The Orange Order’s Grand Master Edward Stevenson, who is to take part in a parade in Newtownstewart, said it is an event “like no other”.
“It is about publicly expressing our faith, our culture, our heritage. It is about celebrating, respectfully, our identity,” he said.
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