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  1. Durham Folk Festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', on a light yellow background.

    Add War of the Birds - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    War of the Birds - Durham Folk Festival

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    Flass Street, Durham

    The War of the Birds is a collection of Eastern European stories from an old world where things were darker, colder, and altogether stranger. Storyteller Mark Borthwick weaves together traditional and electronic music, Klezmer and dance with…

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 16:00 - 17:00
    More info for War of the Birds - Durham Folk Festival
  2. Four people sat on a stone wall in the woods, holding folk instruments and wearing black and red coats. The text 'Windborne' underneath.

    Add Windborne - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Windborne - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival

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    Durham

    Joining us from New England in the USA, Windborne’s music has deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony. Known for the innovation of their arrangements, their harmonies are bold and anything but predictable.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 18:00 - 18:30
    More info for Windborne - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
  3. A couple performing ballet on a festive stage

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

    Crown Ballet: The Nutcracker - Empire Consett

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    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.

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    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 14:30 -
    More info for Crown Ballet: The Nutcracker - Empire Consett
  4. The Prince Bishop River Cruiser on the river, with the text 'Folk on the Water' underneath.

    Add Folk on the Water: Jez Lowe - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Folk on the Water: Jez Lowe - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    A musical river cruise on the River Wear.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 16:30 - 17:30
    More info for Folk on the Water: Jez Lowe - Durham Folk Festival
  5. 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.

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    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 23:00
    More info for Leveret; Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates; the Tom McConville Band - Durham Folk Festival
  6. Four people standing on a balcony over the water, with the text 'Banter' underneath them

    Add Banter; Jez Lowe; Sam Carter sings Nic Jones - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    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…

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 20:30 - 23:30
    More info for Banter; Jez Lowe; Sam Carter sings Nic Jones - Durham Folk Festival
  7. A 4-piece band laughing with each other, holding historical instruments in a church.

    Add Sounds Historical - What A Wonderful World! - The Witham to your Itinerary

    Sounds Historical - What A Wonderful World! - The Witham

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    Concert

    Barnard Castle

    Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th Century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical

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    From:
    6 Sept 2026Open 13:30 -
    More info for Sounds Historical - What A Wonderful World! - The Witham
  8. A person singing outside with a guitar and microphone, with the text 'Calum Baird' underneath.

    Add Calum Baird - People's Bookshop - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Calum Baird - People's Bookshop - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    Calum Baird is an emerging Scottish folk, punk and story-telling singer-songwriter and musician who's been featured on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio Scotland.

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    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 21:00
    More info for Calum Baird - People's Bookshop - Durham Folk Festival
  9. 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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    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
  10. Photograph of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black top, looking pensively to her left. Background features a softly blurred body o

    Add St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum

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    Concert

    Barnard Castle

    The Bowes Museum is delighted to welcome back emerging artist Ilana Zsigmond, AKA St Catherine's Child, for her second live performance in the beautiful setting of the Jubilee Room. Don't miss this chance to experience an evocative evening of…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum
  11. Bowie Tribute artists performing on a candlelit stage.

    Add Bowie By Candlelight - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Bowie By Candlelight - Durham Cathedral

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    Concert

    Durham City

    We are delighted to bring you Bowie by Candlelight, featuring 'David Live' The David Bowie Tribute Show. An incredible night of Bowie anthems including Let's Dance, Starman, Life on Mars, Rebel Rebel and more, performed by candlelight.

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    From:
    16 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 22:15
    More info for Bowie By Candlelight - Durham Cathedral
  12. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the letter 'o', with a light yellow background.

    Add A Dove Among a Flock of Old Crows: Women Traditional Musicians in England - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    A Dove Among a Flock of Old Crows: Women Traditional Musicians in England - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    When exploring traditional music, why do we find so little information about its women musicians? Katie Howson ranges across England, looks across the Irish Sea and the Atlantic (and even further afield) to discover more about them. Through music,…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 13:30 - 15:00
    More info for A Dove Among a Flock of Old Crows: Women Traditional Musicians in England - Durham Folk Festival
  13. 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…

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    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:30
    More info for Camp as Christmas - Durham Folk Festival
  14. 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
  15. Durham folk festival logo with a purple sanctuary knocker as the 'o', on a light yellow background.

    Add Music Session in the Lantern Room - Saturday - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Music Session in the Lantern Room - Saturday - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Market Place, Durham

    All instruments welcome.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
    More info for Music Session in the Lantern Room - Saturday - Durham Folk Festival
  16. A five piece band, holding their folk instruments on a white background, with the text 'Monster Ceilidh Band' underneath.

    Add Monster Ceilidh Band - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Monster Ceilidh Band - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    A nuclear tipped, instrumental folk warhead from Newcastle, Monster Ceilidh Band are one of the UK’s best known ceilidh bands and have been festival regulars for over 15 years. They’ve travelled all over Europe, and from Russia to Malaysia and back,…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00
    More info for Monster Ceilidh Band - Durham Folk Festival
  17. Graphic with bold wording, Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced, against a newspaper background.

    Add Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced - Park View Theatre to your Itinerary

    Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced - Park View Theatre

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    Theatre

    Chester le Street

    An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house's several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic…

    Dates

    From:
    10 Sept 2026to12 Sept 2026Open 19:15 - 21:30
    More info for Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced - Park View Theatre
  18. The Prince Bishop River Cruiser on the river, with the text 'Folk on the Water' underneath.

    Add Folk on the Water: The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Folk on the Water: The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    An hour on the River Wear with our festival Patrons, whose ringing harmonies and powerhouse voices are sure to startle the swans.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    More info for Folk on the Water: The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival
  19. 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
  20. Four men singing on stage, with text underneath The Wilson Family.

    Add The Wilsons - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    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…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 16:00 - 16:30
    More info for The Wilsons - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival
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