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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Mark Harrison - Claypath Delicatessen
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Music Event
Durham City
MARK HARRISON is widely considered one of the most original and interesting blues artists around. His alternative, all-original music has taken him to some iconic venues and festivals in the UK, attracting acclaim wherever he goes. In 2019 he…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 18:30 - 21:00
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 -
Durham Folk Festival - Redhills Durham Miners Hall
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham City
Join us for our first Durham Folk Festival, 18 - 20 September 2026. The best folk artists in the country, plus pub music sessions, free family events, ceilidhs and more.
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- 18 Sept 2026to20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 00:00
Steve Turner; Pete Atkin; Ruth & Sadie Price - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Steve Turner is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms, with one of the best voices in the business.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
Right Track Theatre: Off and On by Ben Cawood - Durham Castle
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Theatre
Durham
All aboard for a side-splitting farcical ride!
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- 30 Aug 2026Open 14:30 -
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.
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- 23 Nov 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
East Anglian Tunes Workshop - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Learn tunes in the East Anglian tradition with master melodeon player Katie Howson.
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 11:30 - 12:30
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.
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- 25 Oct 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
Macdara Yeates & Jennifer Reid - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Recently, Jennifer has been exploring street song together with Macdara Yeates, bringing her rich trove of Manchester songs into play with his traditional Dublin repertoire. Experience the fruits of this collaboration in a rather unexpected venue.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 12:30 - 13:00
Moliere - The Last Laugh - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
Type
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Theatre
Staindrop
An entertaining evening of wit, storytelling and theatrical imagination at Raby Castle, Park & Gardens.
Venue
Dates
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 18:00 - 20:00
The Snowman: Film with Live Orchestra - Durham Cathedral
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Christmas and New Year
Durham
Make it a Christmas to remember with a special screening of the much-loved film. The Snowman, shown on the big screen with its unforgettable soundtrack performed live by a professional orchestra.
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- 5 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Family Festival Performances - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Our free family festival became a highlight during our time in Hartlepool.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 10:30 - 11:00
The DMA Singaround - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
The first singing session of the weekend. The Market Tavern was the birthplace of the Durham Miners' Association. We're celebrating the historic roots of Redhills, our Festival Hub, with a session dedicated to mining songs.
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 16:00 - 18:00
Voices from the Tradition - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Featuring Anne Lamb & Graeme Bell, the McKeaney Sisters, Ruth & Sadie Price, Katie Howson and Mark Borthwick
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
The Music of The Beatles by Candlelight - Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham
Direct from London's West End, featuring a spectacular cast of West End Singers and epic live band, Come Together for a Magical Mystery Tour, jam packed with over 40 Beatles hits, as you have never heard them before!
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- 28 Aug 2026Open 19:30 -
Fiddle Workshop - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Market Place, Durham
With the wonderful Jackie Oates. A focus on learning traditional folk fiddle tunes by ear, along with bowing styles and ornamentation.
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 11:00
Calum Baird - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
We saw Calum Baird perform at Durham Miners’ Gala in July and had to invite him along to the festival. He is an emerging Scottish folk, punk and story-telling singer-songwriter and musician featured on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing, and…
Dates
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 16:00
War of the Birds - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
The War of the Birds is a collection of Eastern European stories from an old world where things were darker, colder, and altogether stranger. Storyteller Mark Borthwick weaves together traditional and electronic music, Klezmer and dance with…
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 16:00 - 17:00
'The Homecoming'. The Sharon Shannon Trio; The Alistair Anderson Band; Easington Colliery Band with the Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Over a career spanning 30 years, Sharon Shannon has redefined Irish traditional music while becoming one of its greatest stars. Her unique accordion style, inspired by traditional fiddle playing, has brought Irish music to a global audience.
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
Windborne; Angeline Morrison - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Windborne went viral in 2017 for singing the Chartist anthem "The Song of the Lower Classes" outside Trump Tower. From the USA, their music has deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony and protest. Known for the innovation of their arrangements,…
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
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