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Get Down ...Uptown Party Band Christmas Night
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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
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- 4 Dec 2026to5 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
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- 11 Dec 2026to12 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
Country Christmas - An evening with Ellie Caile
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Christmas and New Year
Chester le Street
Join us for a festive evening of great food and live entertainment at Country Christmas. Enjoy a delicious two-course meal, followed by live music from Ellie Caile, performing country favourites and festive hits to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Dates
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- 4 Dec 2026Open 18:30 -
Durham University Jazz Society - Jazz Jam - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
Durham
Durham University Jazz Society brings together some of the city’s most exciting young musicians for free performances, jam sessions and collaborations, where people can bring instruments and join in.
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- 25 Oct 2026Open 20:00 -
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
Dates
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- 2 Oct 2026to4 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Rivkala - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
Durham
Rivkala blends jazz, soul, funk and klezmer into a theatrical cabaret experience filled with sharp wit, powerful vocals and infectious energy.
Dates
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- 24 Oct 2026Open 18:00 -
Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Music Event
Beamish
Beamish Folk is a new folk music session taking place on the second Sunday of each month in our 1900s Pit Village band hall, 11.30am-1.30pm.
Dates
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- 8 Nov 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 13 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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.
Dates
- From:
- 25 Oct 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
Eleonora Kouneni - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
Durham
Eleonora Kouneni is a London-based jazz vocalist and songwriter whose emotive style blends original music with fresh interpretations of timeless jazz standards.
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- 24 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -
Janette Mason ReWired - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
Durham
Janette Mason brings her acclaimed trio project ReWired to Durham Jazz Festival, reimagining classic and contemporary songs through bold, inventive jazz arrangements full of groove, creativity and energy.
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- 25 Oct 2026Open 16:30 -
John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ
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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
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- 22 Nov 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
The Pete Roth Trio Featuring Bill Bruford - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
Durham
The Pete Roth Trio brings together guitarist Pete Roth, bassist Mike Pratt and legendary drummer Bill Bruford for an adventurous and deeply interactive blend of jazz, improvisation and contemporary influences.
Dates
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- 24 Oct 2026Open 17:30 -
John Kearns - Tilting At Windmills - Gala Durham
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Comedy
Durham
Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, John Kearns.
Dates
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- 22 Oct 2026Open 19:30 -
Marvin Muoneké & Strictly Smokin’ Big Band - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
1 Millennium Place, Durham
This show brings together one of the rising stars on the UK jazz scene with one of the North East’s most beloved acts. Marvin Muoneké is a vocalist, songwriter, arranger, trumpeter and recording artist with a beautifully rich, deep and smooth voice.…
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- 24 Oct 2026Open 19:30 -
A Christmas Carol - Performed by Alfie Joey
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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
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- 5 Dec 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
Under Earth, Under Arms, We Remember
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Performance
Flass Street, Durham City
A Brass Band & Choir Concert of Remembrance. Join us for a powerful and moving afternoon of music and reflection as we honour the courage, resilience, and sacrifice of our mining communities in times of conflict.
Venue
Dates
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- 8 Nov 2026Open 15:00 - 16:30
Zoe Gilby & Andy Champion - Durham Jazz Festival
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Festival
Durham
Winner of Parliamentary Jazz Awards Jazz Vocalist Of The Year 2019, Zoë has teamed up with her husband, the innovative and powerful double bassist Andy Champion for a voice and double bass duo. This exceptional pairing creates an electrifying…
Dates
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- 25 Oct 2026Open 18:00 - 20:00
Jazz Noël: The Christmas Sessions
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Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Jazz Noël is all about bringing people together through the warmth and joy of live music during the festive season. Blending well-loved Christmas tunes made famous by legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole with fresh, modern…
Dates
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- 3 Dec 2026Open 19:30 -
Colpitts Poetry Live: Donald Jenkins & Born Lippy; Patience Ezinwoke
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Music Event
Durham
Colpitts begins a new season with a double bill – a takeover from Donald Jenkins & Born Lippy and a set by Tees Valley based Nigerian poet Patience Ezinwoke.
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
In Concert at The Bowes Museum
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Concert
Barnard Castle
Enjoy unforgettable evenings of live music in the beautiful Jubilee Room at The Bowes Museum.
Dates
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- 23 Oct 2026to25 Oct 2026
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- 4 Dec 2026to5 Dec 2026
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