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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Christmas Smash Hits 80s & 90s Party
Type
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Christmas and New Year
Peterlee
It's time to rewind the clock and turn up the volume at the Christmas Smash Hits Party Night – your ultimate throwback festive bash!
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 15:00 - 19:00
Decades Disco at Beamish Hall Hotel
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Beamish
Put on your dancing shoes and party the night away to classics from the 80s, 90s and noughties.
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- 19 Dec 2025Open 19:00 -
Wicked Brunch
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us for a spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic.
Dates
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
Derwent Fest 2026
Type
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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
Dates
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- 14 Aug 2026to15 Aug 2026
Spiers & Boden - "Boden The Showman, Spiers The Melodeon-Wielding Wizard"
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Type:
Music Event
Barnard Castle
Spiers & Boden have been at the forefront of the English traditional folk scene for 25 years both as a ground breaking duo and as founder members of folk phenomenon Bellowhead.
Dates
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- 18 Feb 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join Alex Hall as he swoons the night away with a tribute to Michael Buble.
Dates
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- 19 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
Tarney - St Mark Passion - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
Type
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Concert
Ushaw Moor , Durham
Welcome to listen Durham Singers performing new Easter time music. St Mark Passion is a composition for choir, orchestra and soloists by our favourite living composer Oliver Tarney.
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- 28 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
Christmas Brass Band at South Causey Inn
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Stanley
Get ready for a truly unforgettable festive experience this Christmas season...
Our much-loved Christmas Brass Band is making its triumphant return, bringing an evening of spectacular live music that the whole family will enjoy. Step into the…
Dates
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- 18 Dec 2025Open 19:00 -
Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique
Type
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Concert
The College, Durham
Durham University Palatinate Orchestra's 90-piece Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, his Pathétique Symphony, and music by Elgar and Pejačević in Durham Cathedral.
Dates
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- 18 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
A Christmas Carol at Durham Cathedral
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Durham City
A festive treat for all the family, Dickens’ beloved tale of redemption is brought to the stage at Durham Cathedral in an authentic and joyful adaptation from Operation Moonlight.
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- 17 Dec 2025Open 19:30 -
80s Silent Disco in Durham Cathedral - Durham Cathedral
Type
Type:
Children/Family events
Durham City
Expect 3 epic DJs playing all your favourite 80s tunes in the stunning, illuminated surroundings of Durham Cathedral.
Dates
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- 16 Jan 2026Open 19:00 -
Skiffle Session & Uke Club - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
Type
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Music Event
Beamish
Join us for an afternoon of skiffle music in the 1950s welfare hall! Enjoy our own band, Hop, Skiffle and Jump performing from 12pm until 1pm, followed by our Uke Club from 1.15pm until 2.15pm where you can develop your ukulele skills.
Dates
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- 28 Dec 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
Christmas Carol Service - The Auckland Palace
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Market Place, Bishop Auckland
Join us for a magical evening of festive cheer at the historic St Peter’s Chapel, as Revd Dr Chris Knights, Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham, leads a heartwarming carol service filled with seasonal favourites.
Venue
Dates
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- 21 Dec 2025Open 15:00 - 15:50
Durham University Chamber Choir: I Heard a Voice from Heaven
Type
Type:
Music Event
The College, Durham
Join Durham University Chamber Choir on a journey from prayer to deliverance, bringing together the stunning passion of Łukaszewski's Lamentations with Howells' awe-inspiring Requiem in the Chapter House of the Cathedral.
Dates
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- 16 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
Candlelight Concerts - Durham Town Hall
Type
Type:
Music Event
Durham City
A fresh spin on classical music at the Town Hall for the first time ever with themes like the best of Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Coldplay, Hans Zimmer and Christmas Classics.
Dates
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 18:30 -
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 20:30 -
Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan - Gala Durham
Type
Type:
Theatre
Durham
Due to phenomenal demand, award winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan will hit the road again in 2026, continuing the success of his biggest ever live tour - Lions and Tigers and Bears.
Dates
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- 27 Feb 2026Open 19:30 -
Live Tribute of George Michael at South Causey Inn
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Stanley
An Unmissable Tribute Night at South Causey Inn...
Dates
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- 22 Dec 2025Open 19:00 -
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
Martin & Eliza Carthy
Type
Type:
Music Event
Durham City
This powerhouse pair are still making music together, as they always have. Together, they perform an eclectic range of songs and tunes from their vast family repertoire.
Dates
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- 20 Feb 2026Open 19:45 - 22:30
Christmas Choir Afternoon Tea at South Causey Inn
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Stanley
Step into a festive wonderland this Christmas at South Causey Inn and experience the joy of live carols in our beautifully decorated Old Barn. Adorned with twinkling fairy lights and majestic Christmas trees, this heartwarming evening is perfect for…
Dates
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- 22 Dec 2025Open 12:30 -
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