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  1. North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2025

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    Type:

    Stargazing Events

    The North Pennines Stargazing Festival is returning for 2025 – running for a week between Friday 24 October and Sunday 2 November.

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2025to2 Nov 2025
    More info for North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2025

  2. Add S&DR200 Celebrating Railways: Past, Present and Future at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 Celebrating Railways: Past, Present and Future at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Shildon

    The highlight of the anniversary year will be Rail Futures, a celebratory festival taking place in late September and early October.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Sept 2025to31 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for S&DR200 Celebrating Railways: Past, Present and Future at Locomotion

  3. Add S&DR200 - Rail Futures at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Rail Futures at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Shildon

    A chance to visit a mobile exhibition train that looks at the railway and freight industry, showcasing how rail transport can help address future challenges.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025to1 Oct 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Rail Futures at Locomotion

  4. Add Derwent Fest 2025 to your Itinerary

    Derwent Fest 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Edmundbyers

    A weekend festival of live tribute music, food and drink, and children’s activities and entertainment, set in a stunning location, not far from you. Bring all the family, including the dog, and enjoy some fun, quality time together.

    Venue

    Derwent Waterside Park, Shotley Bridge

    Dates

    From:
    15 Aug 2025to16 Aug 2025
    More info for Derwent Fest 2025

  5. Add Durham Pride 2025 to your Itinerary

    Durham Pride 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Durham City

    Don't miss out on this opportunity to show your support and have a great time with friends and family. See you there!

    Dates

    From:
    24 May 2025to25 May 2025
    More info for Durham Pride 2025

  6. S&DR200 - Anniversary Journey 1825-2025: Shildon, Darlington and Stockton

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    County Durham

    A newly renovated replica of Locomotion No. 1, the passenger carriage 'Experiment' and coal waggons will run on sections of the original S&DR line over three days.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Sept 2025to28 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Anniversary Journey 1825-2025: Shildon, Darlington and Stockton

  7. Add S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Shildon

    As part of the S&DR200 celebrations, two special public art installations will be unveiled in 2025, each capturing a unique story of the Stockton & Darlington Railway’s legacy and its connection to the community.

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to30 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion

  8. Add Summer Solstice Vegan Retreat & Eco-Festival Celebration Weekend- Dalton Moor Farm to your Itinerary

    Summer Solstice Vegan Retreat & Eco-Festival Celebration Weekend- Dalton Moor Farm

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    Type:

    Festival

    Seaham

    Join us for a very special weekend celebration, with a Wellbeing Retreat on Saturday, Live Music in the evening, and Family Festival Fun on Sunday. Following on from our first vegan mini-eco-festival in April 2024 we will be celebrating the Summer…

    Dates

    From:
    20 June 2025to22 June 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Summer Solstice Vegan Retreat & Eco-Festival Celebration Weekend- Dalton Moor Farm

  9. Add S&DR200 - Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    An exhibition showcasing historic fashion, toys and artworks that reflect on how the railway reshaped lives and culture.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Sept 2025to26 Jan 2026
    More info for S&DR200 - Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail

  10. Add S&DR200: Tracks of Change to your Itinerary

    S&DR200: Tracks of Change

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Stockton on Tees

    Following a major redevelopment, Preston Park will open its new exhibition space with Tracks of Change, a series of exhibitions exploring the impact and legacy of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. 

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to30 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200: Tracks of Change

  11. Add S&DR200 - Model Railway Show at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Model Railway Show at Locomotion

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    Type:

    Show / Display

    Shildon

    In April, Locomotion, in partnership with Shildon Model Railway Club, will host a model railways show featuring a range of different layouts and displays.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2025to30 Apr 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Model Railway Show at Locomotion

  12. Add Consett Cycle Festival to your Itinerary

    Consett Cycle Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Cycling event

    CONSETT

    Consett Cycle Festival which will be taking place on Sunday 22nd June, in Consett Town Centre.

    Dates

    From:
    22 June 2025
    More info for Consett Cycle Festival

  13. Durham Comedy Festival 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham City

    The Durham Stand Society and Dweebs Comedy present the Durham Comedy Festival 2025! Partly run by students, the one day event on the 26th of May will feature comedians across three different venues in Durham. 

    Dates

    From:
    26 May 2025
    More info for Durham Comedy Festival 2025

  14. Add S&DR200 - STEAM to the Future to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - STEAM to the Future

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Station Road, Darlington

    An exhibition reflecting on the history of steam railways and how the rail industry is gearing up for a second revolution driven by the growing green technologies sector in Teesside.

    Dates

    From:
    11 July 2025to5 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for S&DR200 - STEAM to the Future

  15. S&DR200 - Festival Fringe

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    The Fringe Festival will include events created by community organisations, local businesses and heritage partners.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Mar 2025to30 Nov 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Festival Fringe

  16. Add Hardwick Festival 2025 to your Itinerary

    Hardwick Festival 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Sedgefield

    Hardwick Festival returns 15th to 17th August. The 2025 line-up will be revealed soon.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Aug 2025to17 Aug 2025
    More info for Hardwick Festival 2025

  17. Durham Book Festival 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Durham Book Festival

    Durham

    Durham Book Festival is one of the country’s oldest literary festivals, taking place in and around Durham City, returning this year on 10th to 12th October.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2025to12 Oct 2025
    More info for Durham Book Festival 2025

  18. Add S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion

  19. Add S&DR200: Coal, Canals and Carriages: The Story of Raby and the Railways to your Itinerary

    S&DR200: Coal, Canals and Carriages: The Story of Raby and the Railways

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Staindrop

    Raby Castle will celebrate the year with stories associated with 19th-century inventions, including the reactions of landowners and farmers to trains, as well as how travel evolved into a privilege for the upper classes from their collections.

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to30 Nov 2025
    More info for S&DR200: Coal, Canals and Carriages: The Story of Raby and the Railways

  20. Add S&DR200: Railway Pioneers to your Itinerary

    S&DR200: Railway Pioneers

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Station Road, Darlington

    An exhibition looking at the engineering innovation that inspired Stephenson, the father of the railways, leading to the opening of Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Apr 2025to22 June 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for S&DR200: Railway Pioneers