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  1. An orchestra of brass band players on stage, decorated with pine branches and baubles, on a red background with text that reads 'DMA Brass Band Christ

    Add DMA Brass Band Christmas Concert to your Itinerary

    DMA Brass Band Christmas Concert

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Flass Street, Durham

    A Festive Celebration of Music! Durham Miners Association Brass Band Concert at Redhills : Durham Miners Hall. Join us for a magical afternoon of seasonal cheer as the DMA Brass Band fills the Pitman’s Parliament with the joyful sounds of Christmas!…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2026Open 15:00 - 16:30
    More info for DMA Brass Band Christmas Concert
  2. Green Shrek font, with a green 'S' with Shrek's ears, on a blue sequin background.

    Add DULOG: Shrek The Musical - Gala Durham to your Itinerary

    DULOG: Shrek The Musical - Gala Durham

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham

    Shrek the Musical comes to Gala Durham in this hilarious and heartwarming stage spectacular, presented by Durham University’s biggest musical theatre company, DULOG.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Jan 2027to30 Jan 2027Various Opening Times
    More info for DULOG: Shrek The Musical - Gala Durham
  3. A large Christmas tree standing between big stone columns in Durham Cathedral.

    Add NSPCC Carol Service to your Itinerary

    NSPCC Carol Service

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Join as we sing our favourite Christmas Carols in support of NSPCC.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Dec 2026Open 11:00 -
    More info for NSPCC Carol Service
  4. A person singing into a microphone with atmospheric lighting.

    Add A Night with Lynas & Bloom to your Itinerary

    A Night with Lynas & Bloom

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Arrive in style from 7pm and kick off the evening with handcrafted cocktails in our exclusive pre-event bar, setting the perfect festive mood before being seated from 7.30pm for a delicious 3-course Christmas dinner. As the night unfolds, lose…

    Dates

    From:
    18 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:55
    More info for A Night with Lynas & Bloom
  5. Black and white photograph of a woman with long wavy hair standing with arms crossed, facing slightly to the side. Background is plain with a draped f

    Add Nerina Pallott in Concert at The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Nerina Pallott in Concert at The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Concert

    Barnard Castle

    Enjoy an unforgettable evening with critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot at The Bowes Museum this December.

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    4 Dec 2026to5 Dec 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Nerina Pallott in Concert at The Bowes Museum
  6. A person holding a microphone wearing a white suit, surrounded by festive purple sparkles.

    Add Get Down ...Uptown Party Band Christmas Night to your Itinerary

    Get Down ...Uptown Party Band Christmas Night

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Carville, Durham

    Ditch the carols and surrender to the sound. Get Down... Uptown brings a big-city sound to Ramside Hall, specialising in high-end pop and funk that keeps the party peaking all night!

    Dates

    From:
    4 Dec 2026to5 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
    From:
    11 Dec 2026to12 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
    More info for Get Down ...Uptown Party Band Christmas Night
  7. A person dressed in 70s disco clothing, with colourful patterns. Surrounded by festive purple sparkles.

    Add DAY Fever 70s Daytime Christmas Party to your Itinerary

    DAY Fever 70s Daytime Christmas Party

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Carville, Durham

    The UK's best 70s disco tribute party band! A non stop irresistible and iconic day of all the greatest hits from the golden era of disco. Bursting with personality and guaranteed to deliver the perfect party atmosphere. Their irresistible set list…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 16:00
    From:
    12 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 16:00
    More info for DAY Fever 70s Daytime Christmas Party
  8. A couple performing ballet on a festive stage

    Add Crown Ballet: The Nutcracker - Empire Consett to your Itinerary

    Crown Ballet: The Nutcracker - Empire Consett

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Consett

    The beloved Christmas classic returns! After last year’s acclaimed tour, Crown Ballet® brings back its dazzling production of The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s timeless masterpiece.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 14:30 -
    More info for Crown Ballet: The Nutcracker - Empire Consett
  9. The interior of Durham Cathedral lit up with pink lights and a large group of people dancing.

    Add 90s Silent Disco to your Itinerary

    90s Silent Disco

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham City

    Step into Durham Cathedral after dark as wireless headphones turn its vaulted nave into a 90s dance floor. Switch between three channels of pop, hip-hop and dance classics while UK DJs keep the pace moving under lasers and glowing stone arches.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Jan 2027Open 19:00 -
    More info for 90s Silent Disco
  10. A Scrooge character in the snow holding a lantern in front of a palace.

    Add A Christmas Carol - Performed by Alfie Joey to your Itinerary

    A Christmas Carol - Performed by Alfie Joey

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Bishop Auckland

    One man, a host of characters and one of Christmas’s best-loved stories. Alfie Joey draws on his gift for voices and storytelling to take on Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits and the ghosts of Christmas in his solo retelling of Dickens’ classic. Funny,…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for A Christmas Carol - Performed by Alfie Joey
  11. 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

    Type

    Type:

    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
  12. A person performing on stage with their arms stretched out in a church-like setting with a chandelier in the background.

    Add Queen By Candlelight to your Itinerary

    Queen By Candlelight

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    Durham City

    Following sold-out performances at New York’s Carnegie Hall and the London Palladium, experience an evening of Queen’s greatest anthems, performed live by candlelight at Durham Cathedral.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Jan 2027to29 Jan 2027Open 19:30 -
    More info for Queen By Candlelight
  13. An illustrated poster for A Christmas Carol, with Scrooge in a top hat.

    Add A Christmas Carol with Alfie Joey - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    A Christmas Carol with Alfie Joey - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bearpark, Durham

    This December, feel the chill of Christmas past, the urgency of the present, and the hope of a future redeemed as Alfie Joe, performs his own solo version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; a timeless tale, told like you’ve never seen it…

    Dates

    From:
    6 Dec 2026
    More info for A Christmas Carol with Alfie Joey - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  14. Three singer smiling towards the camera, surrounded by gold sparkles.

    Add Motown - Christmas Daytime Party to your Itinerary

    Motown - Christmas Daytime Party

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Carville, Durham

    Get ready for pure Motown and Northern Soul Anthems, the ones that you just want to sing along to. Belle Voix deliver over 30 iconic hits, celebrating the heart, harmony and energy of the music that defined generations. From the irresistible groove…

    Dates

    From:
    9 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 16:00
    From:
    17 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 16:00
    More info for Motown - Christmas Daytime Party
  15. A festive display including a golden electric guitar, a glitter ball and platform boots.

    Add Christmas Glam Rock Night with Micky Glam to your Itinerary

    Christmas Glam Rock Night with Micky Glam

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Stanley

    Get ready to sparkle, shine, and rock around the Christmas tree at our unforgettable Christmas Glam Rock Night with the incredible Micky Glam. Step back into the glittering world of the ’70s with iconic hits from T.Rex, Mud, Wizzard, Slade and more.…

    Dates

    From:
    11 Dec 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for Christmas Glam Rock Night with Micky Glam
  16. Two folk musicians performing on stage, in a red and beige colour scheme, with the red bold text which reads 'Simply Dylan Acoustic.'

    Add Simply Dylan – Acoustic to your Itinerary

    Simply Dylan – Acoustic

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    Flass Street, Durham

    This show brought to you by Redhills Live in association with Big Mouth Productions. We feel lucky and privileged to have secured a date for this one! Simply Dylan is the brainchild of John O’Connell. No frills, no gimmicks, no pretence – this is ‘a…

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 19:30 - 21:45
    More info for Simply Dylan – Acoustic
  17. A group of choir singers in a festive chapel, smiling.

    Add Forget Me Notes Christmas Concert - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Forget Me Notes Christmas Concert - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Bearpark, Durham

    You’re warmly invited to an inclusive, fun and family-friendly afternoon of Christmas music on Saturday 5 December, set in the stunning surroundings of St Cuthbert’s Chapel. This special event will showcase Ushaw’s much-loved dementia-friendly…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2026
    More info for Forget Me Notes Christmas Concert - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  18. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) advertising poster.

    Add John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ to your Itinerary

    John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Howden le Wear, Crook

    Award-winning young Scottish organist AARON HAWTHORNE plays another 'live' silent movie accompaniment following his widely acclaimed performance last year.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
    More info for John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ
  19. Jazz musicians on a dark atmospheric stage, in black and white.

    Add The Chet Set to your Itinerary

    The Chet Set

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    Durham City

    An Evening with the Chet Set celebrates the life and music of Chet Baker, the eponymous trumpet player and vocalist whose career saw him paired with artists as diverse as Charlie Parker and Elvis Costello before meeting his end on an Amsterdam…

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 18:30 - 21:00
    More info for The Chet Set
  20. A Christmas concert in an ornate chapel.

    Add Christmas Concert Series - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Christmas Concert Series - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bearpark, Durham

    Celebrate the festive season with a wonderful series of Christmas concerts at Ushaw. Enjoy uplifting choirs, powerful brass, beautiful orchestral music and much-loved Christmas favourites, all performed in the magnificent St Cuthbert’s Chapel. Join…

    Dates

    From:
    7 Dec 2026to20 Dec 2026
    More info for Christmas Concert Series - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
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