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Music Event
Peterlee
Dolly Parton Tribute - Live Music.
Food & Drink
Seaham
Join us for a relaxed dining experience celebrating Spanish food and wine, beginning with a selection of snacks before enjoying a three-course dinner.
Outdoor Event
Horden, Peterlee
Join us during this year's Great British Beach Clean Week at Horden Beach and help keep our coast litter free!
Wellness Event
Seaham
Mental Health Swims is an award-winning, mental health peer support community. The regular dip at Seaham takes place on the last Sunday of every month - booking required.
Outdoor Event
Seaham
Join us during this year's Great British Beach Clean Week at Seaham Hall Beach and help keep our coast litter free!
Markets
Seaham
Seaham Seaside Market is a weekly market held every Friday.
Wellness Event
Easington Colliery, Peterlee
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
Outdoor Event
Seaham
Dive into coastal adventures! Hands‑on workshops for ages 10–18 to explore, protect & celebrate the North East shoreline.
Halloween
Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool
Join us at the North East’s most loved Pumpkin Patch! Filled with garden games, face painting, funfair rides, photo opportunities and more! Our patch is bursting with all kinds of shapes, colours & sizes! Choose your favourite to take home and carve.
Walking Event
Seaham
Step beyond the gates of Seaham Hall and discover the stories, heritage, and coastal beauty that have shaped Seaham through the years, guided by those who know it best.
Walking Event
Seaham
Welcome the winter season and reconnect with nature on our Wellbeing Walk on Friday 4th December with Dalton Park’s Eco-partners, Climate Action North.
Outdoor Event
Blackhall Colliery,
Come along to Blackhall Rocks Beach and help us clean the beach during the Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean Week so it is a better and safer place for wildlife, and us! We will also be carrying out some Marine Conservation…
Heritage Open Days
Easington, Peterlee
A 12th century Parish Church, with evidence of Saxon origins. The building contains Medieval pieces including a beautiful example of a Frosterly Marble tomb effigy. There are beautiful stained glass windows and oak pews dating back to 1660.
Halloween
Seaham
Come and explore our family-run, home-grown pumpkin patch, set in the beautiful coastal town of Seaham, County Durham. We’re a local family farm that started our pumpkin patch in 2022, and each year we’re growing, improving, and welcoming more…
Christmas and New Year
Seaham
Celebrate the season in style at Seaham Hall with an exclusive festive experience designed to inspire and delight.
Bonfire Night
Seaham
Back by popular demand the fantastic Seaham Fireworks takes place on a Sunday to make it easier to plan your visit. Further details to be announced in due course.
Theatre
Peterlee
Ensemble ’84’s adaptation of Robert Tressell’s The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists brings a
classic story of work, poverty and solidarity to Horden’s new Playhouse. Set in the early twentieth century, the story follows a group of painters and…
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