Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Camp as Christmas - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
A seasonally unseasonal celebration of holiday nonsense. Surprise festival guests treat you to specially-chosen Christmas classics. There might be presents under the tree for good little girls and boys. There might be drag queens. If he’s not too…
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:30
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
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
Heritage Open Days - "Mighty" Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ
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Heritage Open Days
Howden Le Wear, Crook
See & hear the North East's only 'Mighty Wurlitzer' theatre pipe organ (one of UK's largest). The theatre organ was part of the 'Everyday History' of our society last century - find how it was used & look inside the workings of this amazing machine!
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
The Magic Lantern - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
In the centre of it all is The Magic Lantern, a caravan of wonder that travels the land with its crew of storytellers, musicians and shadow puppeteers - telling and collecting stories, bringing laughter, and creating unforgettable moments.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 20:00
Juan Martín Masterclass - The Bowes Museum
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Master Class
Barnard Castle
Aspiring flamenco players can take advantage of an opportunity to spend time with one of the world's guitar greats.
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- 25 Oct 2026Open 10:30 - 12:30
Introduction to the Uilleann Pipes - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Market Place, Durham
If you've ever fancied learning the traditional Irish pipes, this is a fantastic first step.
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 11:30 - 12:30
Voices from the Tradition - Sunday - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Featuring Seb Stone, Ruth & Sadie Price, Rosie Stewart and Graham Pirt
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 12:00 - 13:30
Angeline Morrison, Macdara Yeates, Seb Stone - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Recently hailed as one of MOJO's 'voices taking folk into the future', Angeline Morrison is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who explores traditional song with a deep love, respect and curiosity. Her album 'The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ
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Music Event
Howden le Wear, Crook
JONATHAN EYRE plays a concert of Christmas music including Carols, etc. at the mighty Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ.
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- 20 Dec 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
Songs and Harmony with Windborne - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
A rare opportunity to sing with Windborne, the award-winning folk a cappella quartet from the USA, in the beautiful acoustic environment of Durham Town Hall. Songs and harmonies taught by ear, no experience necessary.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 11:30
Motown By Candlelight at Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham City
Expect to hear the soulful sounds of your favourite artists, from The Supremes, The Temptations and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Marvin Gaye and many more!
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- 2 Oct 2026to3 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
Macdara Yeates; Holly Carter; Seb Stone - Durham Folk Festival
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Historical
Durham
Macdara Yeates is one of the driving forces in Dublin's the young traditional music scene. Known for his performances of Irish classics, docker songs and the forgotten ballads of his Dublin neighbourhood, he's a mesmerising performer.
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
Katie Howson: Carry on Squeezing - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Musician, researcher and historian Katie co-founded the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust with her late husband John. 50 years of melodeon-playing are explored here with light-hearted (non-scary) audience participation: choose one of Katie's…
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 17:00
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers LIVE with EverReady Band - Empire Consett
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Family Fun
Consett
EverReady Band is bringing the award-winning Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers LIVE to Empire Consett this October!
Join one of the UK’s most celebrated brass bands for an unforgettable afternoon of live music, laughter and cinematic magic.Dates
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- 24 Oct 2026Open 14:30 -
Folk on the Water: Macdara Yeates & Jennifer Reid - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Macdara Yeates and Jennifer Reid share street songs of Manchester and Dublin.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 17:00 - 18:00
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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- 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
Taffy Thomas - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Britain's very first Storytelling Laureate, Taffy has a repertoire of more than 300 stories, collected mainly from traditional oral sources, which he is happy to tell in almost any situation. This repertoire was built by meeting and working with…
Dates
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 18:30 - 19:00
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
Songwriting with Pete Atkin - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Pete Atkin was the songwriting partner of Clive James, achieving cult status in the 70s (and beyond). He's written songs for others and for himself to sing and record, songs for kids (Play Away) and songs for the theatre, television and radio.
Dates
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 11:30
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