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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Durham Fringe Festival: Delusions and Grandeur
Type
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Music Event
Durham City
Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes.
Dates
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- 23 July 2025to27 July 2025Various Opening Times
Derwent Fest 2025
Type
Type:
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
- From:
- 15 Aug 2025to16 Aug 2025
The Everlys and Friends
Type
Type:
Music Event
Barnard Castle
Real life brothers Colin and Steve Temple are the UK's No.1 Tribute to The Everly Brothers as voted for by the National Tribute Music Awards 2017.
Dates
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- 24 May 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
Railway 200: All to Build a Railway – in-person live song event at Locomotion
Type
Type:
Music Event
Shildon
A free in-person live song event, open to all singers who would like to sing a song in celebration of 200 years of railways. Sunday 25 May 2025 at 1pm. The event is also open to anyone who would like to join to listen.
Dates
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- 25 May 2025Open 13:00 -
Bishop Auckland Choral Society at Auckland Palace
Type
Type:
Music Event
Bishop Auckland
This summer, we are delighted to welcome Bishop Auckland Choral Society to Auckland Palace for a spectacular evening of music.
Venue
Dates
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- 14 June 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
Skiffle Session & Uke Club - Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
Type
Type:
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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- 25 May 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
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- 29 June 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
Over 30s Day Clubbing
Type
Type:
Dance
Peterlee
It's back - Daytime Clubbing: 80s & 90s. After a sell-out launch, we're turning it up for round two… and it's a battle of the decades.
Dates
- From:
- 5 July 2025Open 15:00 - 19:00
Durham Fringe Festival: The Last Hurrah
Type
Type:
Theatre
Durham City
The Last Hurrah examines a family of ordinary people wrapped up in secrets and choices to be made.
Dates
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- 23 July 2025Open 15:30 - 16:30
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- 25 July 2025to26 July 2025Various Opening Times
G4 Christmas 2025 - Durham Cathedral
Type
Type:
Christmas and New Year
Durham City
Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with G4's most extensive Christmas tour ever.
Dates
- From:
- 22 Nov 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
Loot by Joe Orton: A Comedy
Type
Type:
Theatre
Fowlers Yard, Durham
Burying Mrs McLeavy should be a dignified affair, so how does a stash of cash come into proceedings?
Dates
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- 29 June 2025Open 14:30 -
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- 30 June 2025to4 July 2025Open 19:30 -
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- 5 July 2025Open 14:30 -
Railway 200: Railway Bicentenary Tea Dance – with the Little Big Band
Type
Type:
Participatory Event
Shildon
From the 1840s onward, Tea Dances have been a traditional way for Shildon to celebrate major milestones since the opening of the famous Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Dates
- From:
- 10 May 2025
Durham Fringe Festival 2025
Type
Type:
Festival
Durham City
This July, Durham Fringe Festival returns for its fifth year, bigger and better than ever. There’s something for everyone including theatre, comedy, dance, live music, spoken word, circus, daytime family shows, and much more.
Dates
- From:
- 23 July 2025to27 July 2025
Lanchester Choral Society presents 'As Time Goes By'
Type
Type:
Concert
Lanchester
Lanchester Choral Society presents 'As Time Goes By'
Dates
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- 23 May 2025Open 18:45 - 21:30
Durham Fringe Festival: The Debrief
Type
Type:
Theatre
6 Back Silver Street, Durham City
Award-winning Rational Madness Theatre presents Paul Levy's unique and disturbing solo theatre examination of Life after Near Death.
Dates
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- 23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 15:00 - 15:50
Durham Constabulary MVC and The Rainbow Singers
Type
Type:
Concert
Coxhoe, Durham
Durham Constabulary MVC Are delighted to announce a joint concert with The Rainbow Singers.
Dates
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- 28 June 2025Open 19:00 -
Rock of Ages
Type
Type:
Theatre
Chester-le-Street
Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair!
Dates
- From:
- 11 June 2025to14 June 2025Open 19:15 - 22:00
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket (Tragic Comedy)
Type
Type:
Theatre
Fowlers Yard, Durham
Classic, ground breaking play of its time.
Dates
- From:
- 13 Aug 2025to16 Aug 2025Open 19:30 -
The HandleBards: Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' (Outdoor Theatre) - Wharton Park
Type
Type:
Theatre
Durham
The HandleBards return to Wharton Park in summer 2025. Make the most of the early bird offer, tickets make a great Christmas gift. Book here for The Handlebards. - make the most of the early bird offer - visit and search for Wharton Park.
Dates
- From:
- 15 Aug 2025Open 18:30 -
Mother Courage and Her Children Ensemble ‘84
Type
Type:
Theatre
Horden,
Ensemble ‘84 present a bold new reimagining of Bertolt Brecht’s classic anti-war play, Mother Courage and Her Children, translated by Lee Hall, performed by an all County-Durham cast and members of South Africa’s acclaimed Isango Ensemble.
Dates
- From:
- 14 May 2025to24 May 2025
Durham Fringe Festival: Amity – Back From The Brink
Type
Type:
Music Event
Owengate, Durham City
An exhilarating show for all lovers of music and poetry.
Dates
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- 23 July 2025Open 17:30 - 18:30
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- 27 July 2025Open 17:30 - 18:30
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