Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Scouting For Girls Live in Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham City
Scouting For Girls will be performing their greatest hits live in Durham Cathedral.
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- 29 Oct 2026Open 19:45 - 22:00
Gilbert & Sullivan in Concert - Redhills Miners' Hall
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Music Event
Durham
Join Durham Opera Ensemble for an evening celebrating the music of Gilbert and Sullivan. This third-term concert brings together a lively performance of their most popular works, performed by a company of current members and alumni. With plenty of…
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- 20 June 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
HECTOR GANNET "Talking In The Mother Tongue" with Durham Miners' Association Brass Band
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Music Event
Flass Street, Durham City
Hector Gannet returns to Durham Brass Festival, ahead of their forthcoming third album, The Great Shakedown, due later in this year.
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- 17 July 2026Open 19:30 -
Ensemble 84
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Theatre
Peterlee
Shakespeare - 28th May to 6th June followed by Pits, People and Players - 9th to 13th June, 125 years of Horden's history.
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- 28 May 2026to6 June 2026
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- 9 June 2026to13 June 2026
Durham Fringe Festival 2026
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Festival
Durham City
Between 29th July and 2nd August 2026, Durham Fringe Festival will host a spectacular array of performing arts. Genres include theatre, music, stand-up comedy, comedy theatre, magic, spoken word, cabaret, dance, physical theatre, circus, and…
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- 29 July 2026to2 Aug 2026
Choir Concerts - Weardale Community Choir
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Concert
Come and join Weardale Community Choir for songs to welcome the warm days of Spring & Summer.
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- 11 July 2026Open 19:15 - 21:30
Music at Wycliffe - St Mary's Church
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Music Event
Wycliffe
Join St Mary, Wycliffe and Music in Country Churches for an evening of music to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland, one of Elizabethan England's best-loved and enduring composers.
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- 30 May 2026Open 18:00 - 20:30
Derwent Fest 2026
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Festival
Edmundbyers
A weekend festival of live tribute music, food and drink, and children’s activities and entertainment, set in a stunning location, not far from you. Bring all the family, including the dog, and enjoy some fun, quality time together.
Venue
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- 14 Aug 2026to15 Aug 2026
Opulence at Lumley Castle Hotel
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Music Event
Chester-Le-Street
Lumley Castle Hotel at Chester-le-Street, County Durham, will be the backdrop for Opulence, running on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September.
While the big-name performers are not being unveiled until later this month, organisers have promised it will…
Dates
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- 4 Sept 2026to5 Sept 2026
ELVANA "Viva Brass Vegas" with Oompah Brass XXL
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Music Event
Durham City
Blending the swagger of rockabilly with the raw punch of grunge, ELVANA rips through Nirvana's catalogue while smashing it together with the finest moments of Elvis Presley's legacy.
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- 12 July 2026Open 19:30 -
Bishop Auckland Music Society 2026 Concert Series - Chloë Piano Trio (violin, cello & piano).
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Concert
Bishop Auckland
The Chloé Piano Trio, Tunnell Trust Award Winners 2024/25, was formed in 2017 by talented emerging musicians at the Royal College of Music, London. They previously were Kirckman Trust Young Artists and winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society…
Dates
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- 11 Sept 2026Open 19:00 - 21:30
An Evening of Radiohead at Durham Cathedral
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Music Event
The College, Durham
An Evening of Radiohead, performed by a full band, vocalists & string quartet in the ethereal surroundings of Durham Cathedral.
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- 23 May 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
Brass at Beamish - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Music Event
Beamish
Organised by the Durham County Brass Band Association, the museum will play host as competing bands perform a hymn and a march for an independent adjudicator who will judge the performances. A short awards ceremony will follow.
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- 21 June 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
The Hound of the Baskervilles - The City Theatre
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Theatre
Back Silver Street, Durham
A reduced cast production of this classic tale.
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- 22 Nov 2026Open 14:30 -
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- 23 Nov 2026to27 Nov 2026Open 19:30 -
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- 28 Nov 2026Open 14:30 -
John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ
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Music Event
Howden le Wear, Crook
Award-winning young Scottish organist AARON HAWTHORNE plays another 'live' silent movie accompaniment following his widely acclaimed performance last year.
Dates
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- 22 Nov 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
Dan Whitehouse Continues To Renew, Reinvent and Reimagine with James Thoroughgood at The White Room Music Cafe
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Music Event
Stanley
Dan Whitehouse is always searching for something new. Over a career spanning more than two decades, the acclaimed Black Country artist has continually evolved, shifting from the introspective acoustic singer-songwriter of his early solo records into…
Dates
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- 11 June 2026Open 19:30 - 22:45
Brassed On featuring Dilettante, Vice Killer & Isabel Maria alongside brass
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Music Event
Durham City
Celebrating the incredible versatility of brass, Brassed On will perform a show featuring North East local artists.
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- 18 July 2026Open 19:30 -
Kynren - An Epic Tale of England - 2026
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Performance
Bishop Auckland
Step into Kynren, a live action outdoor theatre spectacular that immerses you in 2000 years of history on an epic scale.
Dates
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- 18 July 2026to12 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
Britain's Got Talent finalist Jean Martyn at the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ
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Music Event
Howden le Wear, Crook
Britain's Got Talent finalist JEAN MARTYN play a concert of light classical and popular music at the mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ.
Dates
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- 25 Oct 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
Durham Brass Festival 2026
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Festival
Durham
BRASS is back in 2026 with a fantastic programme of brass-inspired events coming to Durham from 12 - 19 July.
Dates
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- 12 July 2026to19 July 2026
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