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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band presents Acid Brass
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Children/Family events
Durham City
For the first time at Durham BRASS Festival, The Fairey Band brings Acid Brass an unlikely but exciting fusion of Acid House anthems performed by traditional British brass band.
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- 20 July 2025Open 19:30 -
Christmas Smash Hits 80s & 90s Party
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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
Durham Fringe Festival: Passengers & Pioneers
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Music Event
Durham
Original folk songs by Sam Slatcher featuring poetry from award winning North East poets that celebrates the bicentenary of the modern railway.
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- 23 July 2025Open 17:00 -
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- 25 July 2025Open 17:00 -
Durham Fringe Festival 2025
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Festival
Durham City
Between 23rd and 27th July 2025, Durham Fringe Festival will host a spectacular array of performing arts across nine Durham City Centre venues. Audiences will be invited to explore over 110 unique acts across a programme of 270+ performances. Genres…
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- 23 July 2025to27 July 2025
Durham Fringe Festival: The Rubbish Puppets
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Theatre
Durham City
A girl is hidden away in her bedroom, alone by design. Still, company seems to find her anyway when the messy room comes to life. The Rubbish Puppets bring her much needed friendship, but there’s only so much a rag tag group of animate objects can…
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- 23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 19:15 -
Durham Fringe Festival: The Debrief
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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.
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- 23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 15:00 - 15:50
Wicked Brunch
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Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us for a spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic.
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
Turkey & Tinsel - Party Night
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Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us in The Knights Hall for our Retro Christmas Celebration.
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- 5 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
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- 12 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
Over 30s Day Clubbing
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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.
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- 5 July 2025Open 15:00 - 19:00
Durham Fringe Festival: Spontaneous Wrecks
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Theatre
Owengate, Durham City
After a smashing run at the Durham Fringe in 2024, Spontaneous Wrecks present... The Improvised Fringe Show!
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- 23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 21:15 -
A Troubadour Journey
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Music Event
Folk singer Gareth Davies-Jones is walking from Lindisfarne to Durham using St Oswald's Way and The Way of Light and doing a series of small concerts on the way.
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- 8 June 2025to20 June 2025
Durham Fringe Festival: Alone I-N-S-I-D-E
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Theatre
Durham City
On her first day prison officer Casey will be placed into The Isolation wing with the hardened officer Stafford to show her the ropes. Whilst there, Casey will encounter The Mad, The Bad and The Sad of the prison world.
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- 23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 20:30 -
Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises – Brazen Brass Band
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Children/Family events
Durham City
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard.
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- 19 July 2025Open 16:00 -
Shakespeare in Love - Mickleton Village Hall
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Theatre
Mickleton
The Castle Players invite you to experience a heartwarming tale of love, theatre, and passion!
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- 3 July 2025Open 18:00 - 21:30
Durham Fringe Festival: Secret Admirers
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Theatre
Durham City
Welcome to the Bureau's Secret One-To-One Surveillance Branch, where every person on earth is keenly surveyed by an FBI Agent! In this musical comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ meets espionage and bureaucracy, as two FBI agents help their awkward…
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- 25 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 20:30 -
Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises Das Brass
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Children/Family events
Durham City
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard.
Dates
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- 20 July 2025Open 15:00 -
I Was Glad - Durham School Chapel
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Music Event
Quarryheads Lane, Durham
The Chapel Choirs of Durham University, in collaboration with Durham Student Music, will be performing a programme of beautiful choral music on Saturday 21 June in the atmospheric acoustics of Durham School's Chapel.
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- 21 June 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
Ella Henderson: Live at Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham
Prepare for an unforgettable evening of music as the sensational Ella Henderson takes centre stage at the historic Durham Cathedral, as part of this year's Live at the Cathedral concert series.
Dates
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- 25 July 2025Open 19:30 -
Durham Brass Festival: Simon Armitage & LYR with Easington Colliery Brass Band present “Firm As A Rock We Stand”
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Children/Family events
Durham City
Durham Brass Festival hosts BBC Radio 4 The Verb. Simon Armitage & LYR performing “Firm As A Rock We Stand” with Easington Colliery Brass Band. Plus poetry presented by Ian McMillan.
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- 18 July 2025Open 19:00 -
Singing Break at Auckland Palace
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Music Event
Bishop Auckland
An inspirational and uplifting weekend of singing in the company of composer, singer and music director Joanna Forbes l'Estrange in the magnificent setting of Auckland Palace. Participants will have the opportunity to sing Joanna's major new work, A…
Dates
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- 10 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 16:00
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