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Durham Fringe Festival: Durham Fringe Family Showcase
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Children/Family events
Durham City
To celebrate the 5th year of the Fringe & our biggest family offering to date, we're hosting a FREE family showcase.
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- 23 July 2025Open 13:30 - 14:30
Kynren - An Epic Tale of England - 2025
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Performance
Bishop Auckland
Travel through 2,000 years of history in a single unforgettable evening! Watch as legends come to life – Vikings storm ashore, battles rage, and heroes rise beneath a sky ablaze with magic and fire.
In 2025, celebrate the 200th anniversary of the…Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
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- 19 July 2025Open 21:15 -
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- 26 July 2025Open 21:15 -
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- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
Durham Brass Festival 2025
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Festival
Durham
BRASS is back in 2025 with a fantastic programme of brass-inspired events coming to Durham from 13 - 20 July, with a headline performance by Bill Ryder-Jones.
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- 13 July 2025to20 July 2025
Enchanted Objects: Adornment and Personal Protection from Amulets to the Mobile Phone
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Exhibition
Durham City
Contemporary artist Dinah Kelly shines a light on the protective powers and symbolism of charms, talismans and amulets.
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- 13 June 2025to9 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
Summer Family Activities - Durham Cathedral
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Children/Family events
Durham
Bringing history to life this summer with crafts, storytelling and mini-tours.
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- 21 July 2025to31 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
See the museum’s renowned ceramic collection re-imagined into a vibrant and interactive experience for all ages.
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- 26 July 2025to1 Mar 2026
LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum
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Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Explore The Bowes Museum’s collection through a different lens and learn about the stories and emotions objects hold through the lived experiences of those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
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- 1 May 2025to31 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
Passport to Nature: Pond Dipping and Identification - Hardwick Park
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Children/Family events
Sedgefield
Join us for a pond dipping session as we explore the hidden aquatic world beneath the surface.
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- 25 July 2025Open 08:30 - 10:30
Mysterious Mummies at The Oriental Museum
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Children/Family events
Durham City
Learn how archaeologists study Ancient Egyptian mummies and make an x-ray of your own!
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- 25 July 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
Summer Fun: Tales from the Rails - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Children/Family events
Beamish
This summer, step back in time and make unforgettable memories at Beamish Museum! Our summer of fun is packed with exciting activities for all ages.
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- 19 July 2025to1 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
Artist Makers - The Bowes Museum
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Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Make time for making; join in and get creative. An opportunity to try out new techniques, materials and experiment with the Museum’s team of artists, makers and designers in the Create Space.
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- 4 Jan 2025to3 Jan 2026Various Opening Times
Free Family Fun Day in Peterlee
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Family Fun
Peterlee
Looking for something exciting to do with the kids this summer? Peterlee Town Council is bringing you FREE Family Fun Days packed with entertainment, activities, and summer vibes!
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- 27 Aug 2025Open 10:30 - 15:30
Fort Tour and Handling Session at Binchester
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Children/Family events
Bishop Auckland
Join Julius Hadrianus as he takes you on a fact-packed tour of the incredible 2000-year-old fort and settlement.
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- 7 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:30
Forest Club - Hardwick Park
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Family Fun
Sedgefield
Forest Club is a hands-on experience designed to engage children with the world around them through natural and play based activities. The programme is aimed at children between two and six years of age. Each session will include a different …
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- 29 July 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
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- 26 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
Durham Fringe Festival 2025
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Festival
Durham City
Between 23rd and 27th July 2025, Durham Fringe Festival will host a spectacular array of performing arts across nine Durham City Centre venues. Audiences will be invited to explore over 110 unique acts across a programme of 270+ performances. Genres…
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- 23 July 2025to27 July 2025
Pockerley 30th Anniversary Celebrations at Beamish
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Children/Family events
Stanley
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of Pockerley Old Hall, the museum will hold 30 activities at Pockerley between 17th May and 31st December 2025.
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- 17 May 2025to31 Dec 2025
Fakes and Forgeries at The Oriental Museum
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Children/Family events
Durham City
Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.
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- 30 July 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
S&DR200 - Fuelling the Railway Revolution
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Exhibition
Bishop Auckland
This special exhibition explores the inextricable link between coal mining and the railways.
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- 27 June 2025to21 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion
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Exhibition
Shildon
Home to one of largest collections of historic rail vehicles in the world, Locomotion is pulling out all the stops to commemorate S&DR200.
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- 15 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025
Big "Bath Bomb" Science
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Children/Family events
Bargate Bank, Lanchester
This Summer we welcome back Big Science for some more exciting and fun experiments, this time centred around bath bombs.
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- 6 Aug 2025Open 11:30 - 12:30
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