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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Spafford Campbell - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Spafford Campbell are twenty-something mould-breakers, fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell. The two first met as teenagers playing traditional music. The connection, they say, was immediate. The duo Spafford Campbell began…
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 16:30 - 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
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
St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum
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Concert
Barnard Castle
The Bowes Museum is delighted to welcome back emerging artist Ilana Zsigmond, AKA St Catherine's Child, for her second live performance in the beautiful setting of the Jubilee Room. Don't miss this chance to experience an evocative evening of…
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- 10 Oct 2026Open 18:30 -
After Dark - The Light
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Arts & Crafts
Aykley Heads, Durham
Art. Music. Drinks. Late. First Friday every month starting 2 October 2026.
Venue
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- 2 Oct 2026to4 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Bowie By Candlelight - Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham City
We are delighted to bring you Bowie by Candlelight, featuring 'David Live' The David Bowie Tribute Show. An incredible night of Bowie anthems including Let's Dance, Starman, Life on Mars, Rebel Rebel and more, performed by candlelight.
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- 16 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 22:15
Late Sing With The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
With the Wilsons. Last orders midnight; last buses 1am.
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 21:00 - 23:59
Relentless Band, Caller Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Relentless are an energetic ceilidh band blurring the line between traditional and contemporary dance music. With boundless enthusiasm and musical intensity, they drive the dancing with a power that’s bold and utterly infectious.
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
Foolow Carols - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Market Place, Durham
Join Seb Stone to learn about the unique Christmas Day carolling tradition from Foolow in Derbyshire, and prepare to come a-carolling at the Camp as Christmas Cabaret!
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
Nerina Pallott in Concert at The Bowes Museum
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Concert
Barnard Castle
Enjoy an unforgettable evening with critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot at The Bowes Museum this December.
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- 4 Dec 2026to5 Dec 2026Open 18:30 -
An hour or so with The McKeaney Sisters - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
We were delighted when Anna, Rosie, Peggy and Kathleen accepted our invitation to perform at the first Durham Folk Festival for a rare opportunity to hear them in England. We can think of no better representatives of a true, honest singing tradition.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 16:30
Angeline Morrison - 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 whose work combines a deep love of traditional song, a deep respect for the hidden ancestral voices of Old…
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 17:30 - 18:00
Banter; Jez Lowe; Sam Carter sings Nic Jones - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Banter are Simon Care, Nina Zella, Tim Walker and Mark Jolley. Apart from being incredible musicians, they bring a totally fresh approach to their repertoire with re-workings of well-known songs and dance tunes. Renowned for their originality, they…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 20:30 - 23:30
An Evening of Kate Bush - Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham
Join for an Evening of Kate Bush performed live by a full band, vocalists and string quartet in Durham Cathedral this September. Let Me In are back with a brand new show, exploring the evocative music of Kate Bush, on a UK Cathedral tour in late…
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- 26 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
Don't Mourn: Organise - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
A live tribute to one of America's most prolific and influential musical troubadours. Joe Hill was an activist, musician and a seminal figure of the Labor Movement. His remarkable life and death have provided inspiration for songs and stories for…
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
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
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
Petunia - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Joining us from Canada, Petunia is more than just an entertainer; he’s a modern musical enigma. Imagine David Lynch and Nick Cave had a hillbilly baby that yodeled…or Tom Waits met Elvis at Woody Guthrie’s hobo junction. He’s been referred to as…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
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
Whapweasel. Caller: Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Whapweasel are at the forefront of contemporary English dance music, weaving colourful strands of folk, rock, ska and Eastern European sounds into a wonderful melee. This solid seven-piece have been delighting and exhausting folk dance enthusiasts…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
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