Blog (Events) - This is Durham

Embrace your love of music and dance and enjoy a variety of music festivals, performances, and events in Durham.

The Durham Miners' Gala returns this July to Durham City but did you know as well as "The Big Meeting" there's lots of ways across the county to celebrate our proud mining heritage.   

Be transported into a world of creativity and storytelling excellence with theatre across the Culture County.

Get ready for a season of celebration, music, history, and hands-on family fun at The Auckland Project!

Discover exciting outdoor events across the Culture County, from outdoor festivals to family adventures.

Following recent planning approval, development has now begun on The Storied Lands at Kynren - the UK’s first live-action historical theme park. 

Full Steam Ahead: Discover Durham’s Best Railway Experiences

Celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the Pennine Way,and take on the challenge of walking 6 miles for 60 years of the Pennine Way. 

Ahead of the 2025 Bishop Auckland Food Festival, Paul has kindly sat down with the Culture County to discuss inspiring people to take up chocolate making, his culinary inspirations growing up and what advice would he give to anyone looking to become a chocolatier.

Durham Cricket's Marketing Director David Jackson discuss' the launch of Durham's first professional women’s team, Durham's Cricket's pursuit to engage with the local community and the upcoming season.