Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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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
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…
Dates
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- 29 July 2026to2 Aug 2026
Barnard Castle Little Brass Bash
Type
Type:
Festival
Barnard Castle
The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Barnard Castle! Join us for a FREE evening of live music.
Dates
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- 14 July 2026Open 18:00 - 20:00
Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Music Event
Beamish
Beamish Folk is a new folk music session taking place on the second Sunday of each month in our 1900s Pit Village band hall, 11.30am-1.30pm.
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- 12 July 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 9 Aug 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 13 Sept 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 11 Oct 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 8 Nov 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 13 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
Crook Little Brass Bash
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Festival
Crook
The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Crook! Join us for a FREE evening of live music.
Dates
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- 14 July 2026Open 18:00 - 20:00
Easington Tea Dance with The Tyne Valley Big Band
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Festival
Peterlee
Following their hugely popular debut at Bishop Auckland Town Hall during Durham Brass Festival 2025, we’re delighted to be welcoming back the Tyne Valley Big Band. Expanding our programme this year to include dances in Easington Colliery and Pelton,…
Dates
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- 12 July 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00
Quarrington Hill Little Brass Bash
Type
Type:
Festival
Quarrington Hill, Durham
The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Quarrington Hill! Join us for a FREE evening of live music.
Dates
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- 13 July 2026Open 18:00 - 20:00
Durham Brass Festival 2026
Type
Type:
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
Summer Concert with Innominata - 5 Welsh Terrace
Type
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Concert
Annfield Plain
A concert of madrigals, well- known folk songs, Victorian part songs and solo songs by British twentieth century composers.
Dates
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- 18 July 2026Open 18:30 - 21:00
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.
Dates
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- 18 July 2026Open 19:30 -
HECTOR GANNET "Talking In The Mother Tongue" with Durham Miners' Association Brass Band
Type
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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 -
Slug & Lettuce Live
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Type:
Performance
Durham
Get ready for a night of live music and celebration at Slug & Lettuce Durham, as local singer songwriter Annis Rallis launches her brand new single, STAY!
Head down to S&L Walkergate on 10th July from 7pm-10pm for an incredible evening of live…
Dates
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- 10 July 2026Open 19:00 - 22:00
EverReady Band performing Myth, Magic & More - Durham Cathedral
Type
Type:
Concert
Durham City
One of the North East's most celebrated brass ensembles, EverReady Band brings epic stories and cinematic soundscapes to life in the beautiful surroundings of Durham Cathedral as part of the 2026 Durham Brass Festival.
Dates
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- 18 July 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
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.
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- 18 July 2026to12 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
Big Birthday Bash - Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Type
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Festival
Bowburn
Beer & Music Festival.
Venue
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- 25 July 2026Open 12:00 - 19:30
The Hound of the Baskervilles - The City Theatre
Type
Type:
Theatre
Back Silver Street, Durham
A reduced cast production of this classic tale.
Dates
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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 -
Murdered To Death by Peter Gordon - A Comedy - The City Theatre
Type
Type:
Theatre
Back Silver Street, Durham
A spoof Miss Marple set in a country mansion.
Dates
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- 27 Sept 2026Open 14:30 -
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- 28 Sept 2026to2 Oct 2026Open 19:30 -
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- 3 Oct 2026Open 14:30 -
The Magic Sweet Jar - Durham Fringe Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Palace Green, Durham
A play for children aged 6 -11 about a young girl who falls through a portal into a world made entirely of sweets. Filled with live music, puppets, homemade masks, and interactive storytelling, audiences are encouraged to help bring the story to…
Dates
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- 31 July 2026to2 Aug 2026Open 14:15 - 15:30
Durham Brass Festival’s Big and Little Brass Bashes
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Festival
Durham
Durham Brass Festival’s Big and Little Brass Bashes are going on tour again this year, bringing free concerts to towns and communities across County Durham.
Dates
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- 13 July 2026to17 July 2026
G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral
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Christmas and New Year
Durham
Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year as G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this festive season, with the return of their 'G4 Christmas' tour in the most awe-inspiring cathedrals, priories, minsters, halls and abbeys across the UK.
Dates
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- 23 Nov 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
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