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  1. Four men singing on stage, with text underneath The Wilson Family.

    Add Welcome to Durham: an hour with The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Welcome to Durham: an hour with The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    Our Patrons set the tone for a fantastic weekend with an a capella hour of song at the Pitmen's Parliament.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 14:00
    More info for Welcome to Durham: an hour with The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival
  2. The Hound of The Baskervilles 22nd - 28th November 2026.

    Add The Hound of the Baskervilles - The City Theatre to your Itinerary

    The Hound of the Baskervilles - The City Theatre

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    Theatre

    Back Silver Street, Durham

    A reduced cast production of this classic tale.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2026Open 14:30 -
    From:
    23 Nov 2026to27 Nov 2026Open 19:30 -
    From:
    28 Nov 2026Open 14:30 -
    More info for The Hound of the Baskervilles - The City Theatre
  3. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add The Wilsons' Farewell Set; The Welfare Collective; Johnny Handle - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    The Wilsons' Farewell Set; The Welfare Collective; Johnny Handle - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    The Wilsons are our Patrons, and proud purveyors of North East song and the most powerful family vocal harmonies. Their set will close this year's festival.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 19:00 - 21:30
    More info for The Wilsons' Farewell Set; The Welfare Collective; Johnny Handle - Durham Folk Festival
  4. Four folk musicians on the 'Magic Lantern' stage.

    Add The Grand Cavalcade - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    The Grand Cavalcade - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    On Sunday, make way for the Grand Cavalcade! Master entertainers set up in Durham Marketplace with The Grand Exhibition of Contraptions & Curiosities, a charming yet chaotic show of myths, music, magic, mayhem, silliness, songs, sparkles, bangs and…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for The Grand Cavalcade - Durham Folk Festival
  5. Jonathan Eyre at the Wurlitzer Organ

    Add NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ to your Itinerary

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
    More info for NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ
  6. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add Voices from the Lough: Li Ban, Barry Kerr - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Voices from the Lough: Li Ban, Barry Kerr - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    A celebration of Lough Neagh and the Bann in the ancient province of Ulster by the world-class musicians it has produced.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 16:15
    More info for Voices from the Lough: Li Ban, Barry Kerr - Durham Folk Festival
  7. People tending to a small rowing boat on a rocky landscape.

    Add Leveret; Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates; the Tom McConville Band - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Leveret; Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates; the Tom McConville Band - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    Leveret is a masterful collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians: Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron. Their trademark groove, energy and intuitive playing make them a must-see live band.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 23:00
    More info for Leveret; Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates; the Tom McConville Band - Durham Folk Festival
  8. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add Steve Turner; Pete Atkin; Ruth & Sadie Price - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Steve Turner; Pete Atkin; Ruth & Sadie Price - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
    More info for Steve Turner; Pete Atkin; Ruth & Sadie Price - Durham Folk Festival
  9. The Chloé Piano Trio

    Add Bishop Auckland Music Society 2026 Concert Series - Chloë Piano Trio (violin, cello & piano). to your Itinerary

    Bishop Auckland Music Society 2026 Concert Series - Chloë Piano Trio (violin, cello & piano).

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    Type:

    Concert

    Bishop Auckland

    The Chloé Piano Trio, Tunnell Trust Award Winners 2024/25, was formed in 2017 by talented emerging musicians at the Royal College of Music, London. They previously were Kirckman Trust Young Artists and winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society…

    Dates

    From:
    11 Sept 2026Open 19:00 - 21:30
    More info for Bishop Auckland Music Society 2026 Concert Series - Chloë Piano Trio (violin, cello & piano).
  10. People tending to a small rowing boat on a rocky landscape.

    Add Voices from the Tradition - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Voices from the Tradition - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    Featuring Anne Lamb & Graeme Bell, the McKeaney Sisters, Ruth & Sadie Price, Katie Howson and Mark Borthwick

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Voices from the Tradition - Durham Folk Festival
  11. The mighty wurlitzer, an ornate piano- like instrument with a burgundy curtain in the background

    Add Heritage Open Days - "Mighty" Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ to your Itinerary

    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!

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - "Mighty" Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ
  12. Four sisters, smiling shoulder to shoulder in pink clothing, in front of a body of water. The text 'The McKeaney Sisters' underneath.

    Add An hour or so with The McKeaney Sisters - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    An hour or so with The McKeaney Sisters - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 16:30
    More info for An hour or so with The McKeaney Sisters - Durham Folk Festival
  13. A group of four people sitting down playing folk instruments, with the text 'Relentless Ceilidh Band' underneath.

    Add Relentless Band, Caller Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Relentless Band, Caller Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Relentless Band, Caller Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival
  14. Musician Pete Atkin, smiling with his black guitar on a grey background

    Add In Conversation with Pete Atkin - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    In Conversation with Pete Atkin - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Talks

    Durham

    An hour with a true Renaissance man. Pete will be In Conversation with festival Co-director (and broadcast media enthusiast) Jonny Mohun, featuring sound clips, anecdotes, and insights into a truly fascinating career.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
    More info for In Conversation with Pete Atkin - Durham Folk Festival
  15. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add Monkey's Revenge - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Monkey's Revenge - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    The first & the original Hartlepool Shanty choir, singing songs of the sea, the north and, of course monkeys!

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 14:30 - 15:00
    More info for Monkey's Revenge - Durham Folk Festival
  16. A group of people sat on garden chairs in the sunset

    Add Open Air Theatre - Illyria - The Pirates of Penzance - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Open Air Theatre - Illyria - The Pirates of Penzance - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Summer Event

    Darlington

    Set against the stunning backdrop of Raby Castle, join Illyria Theatre for a lively open-air performance of the much-loved comic opera, The Pirates of Penzance. This family-friendly event is perfect for children of all ages, offering an afternoon of…

    Dates

    From:
    21 Aug 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Open Air Theatre - Illyria - The Pirates of Penzance - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  17. Doc (left) and Marty McFly (right) looking bewildered into the night holding a scientific remote

    Add Back To The Future: Special Screening - Gala Durham to your Itinerary

    Back To The Future: Special Screening - Gala Durham

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham

    Great Scott!

    In the summer of 1985, Robert Zemeckis’s Back To The Future sent audiences hurtling through time in a DeLorean.
    Just over forty years later, Marty, Doc, Biff, and that unmistakable score are coming back to the big screen, fully…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Sept 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for Back To The Future: Special Screening - Gala Durham
  18. Four folk musicians on the 'Magic Lantern' stage.

    Add Family Festival Performances - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Family Festival Performances - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    Our free family festival became a highlight during our time in Hartlepool.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 10:30 - 11:00
    More info for Family Festival Performances - Durham Folk Festival
  19. Wallace and Gromit characters holding brass instruments against a green background

    Add Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers LIVE with EverReady Band - Empire Consett to your Itinerary

    Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers LIVE with EverReady Band - Empire Consett

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    Type:

    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

    From:
    24 Oct 2026Open 14:30 -
    More info for Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers LIVE with EverReady Band - Empire Consett
  20. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add Late Sing With The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Late Sing With The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    With the Wilsons. Last orders midnight; last buses 1am.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 21:00 - 23:59
    More info for Late Sing With The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival
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