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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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The Wilsons - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
The the foremost proponents in the country of traditional harmony singing, The Wilsons repertoire is rich with songs from Teeside and the North East. They famously joined Sting in New York for his production The Last Ship, have performed at the BBC…
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 16:00 - 16:30
Christmas Concert Series - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
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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…
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- 7 Dec 2026to20 Dec 2026
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
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- 30 Sept 2026to10 Oct 2026
Foolow Carols - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Market Place, Durham
Join Seb Stone to learn about the unique Christmas Day carolling tradition from Foolow in Derbyshire, and prepare to come a-carolling at the Camp as Christmas Cabaret!
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
Music Session - Sunday - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
All instruments welcome. Free entry - no ticket needed
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00
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.
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- 11 Oct 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 8 Nov 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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- 13 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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.
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- 2 Oct 2026to4 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
Songs and Harmony with Windborne - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
A rare opportunity to sing with Windborne, the award-winning folk a cappella quartet from the USA, in the beautiful acoustic environment of Durham Town Hall. Songs and harmonies taught by ear, no experience necessary.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 11:30
Petunia - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Joining us from Canada, Petunia is more than just an entertainer; he’s a modern musical enigma. Imagine David Lynch and Nick Cave had a hillbilly baby that yodeled…or Tom Waits met Elvis at Woody Guthrie’s hobo junction. He’s been referred to as…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
Mark Harrison - Claypath Delicatessen
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Music Event
Durham City
MARK HARRISON is widely considered one of the most original and interesting blues artists around. His alternative, all-original music has taken him to some iconic venues and festivals in the UK, attracting acclaim wherever he goes. In 2019 he…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 18:30 - 21:00
Songwriting with Pete Atkin - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Pete Atkin was the songwriting partner of Clive James, achieving cult status in the 70s (and beyond). He's written songs for others and for himself to sing and record, songs for kids (Play Away) and songs for the theatre, television and radio.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 11:30
Steve Turner; Pete Atkin; Ruth & Sadie Price - Durham Folk Festival
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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.
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
Music Session in the Lantern Room - Saturday - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Market Place, Durham
All instruments welcome.
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
The Nick Cope Family Show 2026 - Gala Durham
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October Half Term
Durham
Come and join Nick Cope for a brand new, delightful family concert, featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more. Nick has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years,…
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- 27 Oct 2026Open 11:30 -
Banter; Jez Lowe; Sam Carter sings Nic Jones - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Banter are Simon Care, Nina Zella, Tim Walker and Mark Jolley. Apart from being incredible musicians, they bring a totally fresh approach to their repertoire with re-workings of well-known songs and dance tunes. Renowned for their originality, they…
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 20:30 - 23:30
An Evening of Kate Bush - Durham Cathedral
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Concert
Durham
Join for an Evening of Kate Bush performed live by a full band, vocalists and string quartet in Durham Cathedral this September. Let Me In are back with a brand new show, exploring the evocative music of Kate Bush, on a UK Cathedral tour in late…
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- 26 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
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…
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- 20 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
Music Session - Holy GrAle - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
All instruments welcome!
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
Katie Howson: Carry on Squeezing - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Musician, researcher and historian Katie co-founded the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust with her late husband John. 50 years of melodeon-playing are explored here with light-hearted (non-scary) audience participation: choose one of Katie's…
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 17:00
Angeline Morrison - Durham Folk Festival
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Festival
Durham
Recently hailed as one of MOJO's 'voices taking folk into the future', Angeline Morrison is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter whose work combines a deep love of traditional song, a deep respect for the hidden ancestral voices of Old…
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- 20 Sept 2026Open 17:30 - 18:00
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