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  1. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add Fiddle Workshop - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Fiddle Workshop - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Market Place, Durham

    With the wonderful Jackie Oates. A focus on learning traditional folk fiddle tunes by ear, along with bowing styles and ornamentation.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 11:00
    More info for Fiddle Workshop - Durham Folk Festival
  2. 4 festive people in the snow, in an illustrated style, with the font 'Camp as Christmas Cabaret' underneath

    Add Camp as Christmas - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Camp as Christmas - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    A seasonally unseasonal celebration of holiday nonsense. Surprise festival guests treat you to specially-chosen Christmas classics. There might be presents under the tree for good little girls and boys. There might be drag queens. If he’s not too…

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:30
    More info for Camp as Christmas - Durham Folk Festival
  3. 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
  4. 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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    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).
  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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    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. Eight people on stage with folk instruments, making the letter 'W' with their hands, the text 'Whapweasel' underneath.

    Add Whapweasel. Caller: Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    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…

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
    More info for Whapweasel. Caller: Fee Lock - Durham Folk Festival
  7. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add East Anglian Tunes Workshop - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    East Anglian Tunes Workshop - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    Learn tunes in the East Anglian tradition with master melodeon player Katie Howson.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 11:30 - 12:30
    More info for East Anglian Tunes Workshop - Durham Folk Festival
  8. Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists

    Add Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists to your Itinerary

    Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists

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    Theatre

    Peterlee

    Ensemble ’84’s adaptation of Robert Tressell’s The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists brings a
    classic story of work, poverty and solidarity to Horden’s new Playhouse. Set in the early twentieth century, the story follows a group of painters and…

    Dates

    From:
    30 Sept 2026to10 Oct 2026
    More info for Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
  9. Person with glasses and a cap looking down at the camera, text 'Taffy Thomas.'

    Add Taffy Thomas - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Taffy Thomas - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    Britain's very first Storytelling Laureate, Taffy has a repertoire of more than 300 stories, collected mainly from traditional oral sources, which he is happy to tell in almost any situation. This repertoire was built by meeting and working with…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 18:30 - 19:00
    More info for Taffy Thomas - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
  10. 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
  11. G4 members wearing santa hats and suits.

    Add G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral

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    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year as G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this festive season, with the return of their 'G4 Christmas' tour in the most awe-inspiring cathedrals, priories, minsters, halls and abbeys across the UK.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Nov 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral
  12. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary Sextet; Faris Ishaq - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary are an acclaimed musical duo known for fusing English folk traditions with Egyptian Maqam music. Tamsin Elliott is a Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist who plays the fiddle, lever harp, and a specially adapted…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 19:00 - 21:30
    More info for Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary Sextet; Faris Ishaq - Durham Folk Festival
  13. The Snowman playing on a large projector in Durham Cathedral, with a large crowd watching

    Add The Snowman: Film with Live Orchestra - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    The Snowman: Film with Live Orchestra - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Make it a Christmas to remember with a special screening of the much-loved film. The Snowman, shown on the big screen with its unforgettable soundtrack performed live by a professional orchestra.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for The Snowman: Film with Live Orchestra - Durham Cathedral
  14. Grand Finale all cast of Kynren view from the tribune

    Add Kynren - An Epic Tale of England - 2026 to your Itinerary

    Kynren - An Epic Tale of England - 2026

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    Type:

    Performance

    Bishop Auckland

    Step into Kynren, a live action outdoor theatre spectacular that immerses you in 2000 years of history on an epic scale.

    Dates

    From:
    18 July 2026to12 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Kynren - An Epic Tale of England - 2026
  15. 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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    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
  16. The text Viva Brass Vegas in 'Elvis' font with photos of Elvis.

    Add Viva Brass Vegas - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Viva Brass Vegas - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    You may have wondered what a brass band full of Elvises would be like. Or maybe you haven't. Anyway, let's find out! Our brand new Hound Dog house band will strut the streets of Durham, resplendently kitted out in their King of Rock n Roll clobber,…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 14:30
    More info for Viva Brass Vegas - Durham Folk Festival
  17. The Prince Bishop River Cruiser on the river, with the text 'Folk on the Water' underneath.

    Add Folk on the Water: Macdara Yeates & Jennifer Reid - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Folk on the Water: Macdara Yeates & Jennifer Reid - Durham Folk Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    Macdara Yeates and Jennifer Reid share street songs of Manchester and Dublin.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 17:00 - 18:00
    More info for Folk on the Water: Macdara Yeates & Jennifer Reid - Durham Folk Festival
  18. A text logo on a yellow background, with the Sanctuary knocker featured. Durham Folk Festival

    Add Durham Folk Festival - Redhills Durham Miners Hall to your Itinerary

    Durham Folk Festival - Redhills Durham Miners Hall

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    Type:

    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham City

    Join us for our first Durham Folk Festival, 18 - 20 September 2026. The best folk artists in the country, plus pub music sessions, free family events, ceilidhs and more.

    Venue

    Redhills Durham Miners Hall, Durham City

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026to20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 00:00
    More info for Durham Folk Festival - Redhills Durham Miners Hall
  19. 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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    Type:

    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
  20. 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

    Type

    Type:

    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
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