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Embrace your love of music with an array of exciting festivals, performances and events happening across Durham this year.
See big name acts, exciting new bands and up and coming local artists at iconic venues across the county. From intimate gigs and street parties to fabulous festivals and stadium tours. A visit to Durham is guaranteed to get your toes tapping!
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Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us for a spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic.
Christmas and New Year
Beamish
Put on your dancing shoes and party the night away to classics from the 80s, 90s and noughties.
Christmas and New Year
Durham City
Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with G4's most extensive Christmas tour ever.
Music Event
Chester le Street
Dust off your cowboy boots and grab your favourite hat because it's time to kick up some fun line dancing at Boots & Beats. A celebration of all thing's country!
Christmas and New Year
Durham City
Celebrate the season with Vivaldi's iconic masterpiece The Four Seasons, brought to life as you've never heard it before.
Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us in The Knights Hall for our Retro Christmas Celebration.
Music Event
Bishop Auckland
Join us for a monthly evening of traditional tunes, songs, and easy-going community spirit. Hosted by renowned local musician Paul Martin (aka ‘The Dunholm Piper’) with special guest players, these sessions bring people together through…
The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland
Music Event
Beamish
Come and join The Cloth Cappers in The Band Hall in the Pit Village. Featuring songs, tunes and dancing our musicians will be providing entertainment to suit all tastes with lively chorus songs and some high quality folk music between 12pm - 3pm.
Christmas and New Year
The College, Durham City
Make this Christmas truly unforgettable with a special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra.
Music Event
Beamish
Head to The 1900s Pit Village band hall where music group Kiddars Luck will be hosting the Pit Village Music Hall from 11.30am-2.30pm, a musical celebration of the North East, including clog dancing and a surprise guest or two!
Festival
Durham City
This moving concert, in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund, the national charity of the British Army, remembers those who have given their lives for their Country, and Service Personnel who put their lives at risk for our liberty today.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
A spellbinding live performer and multi-instrumentalist, Pallot’s shows are never the same twice.
Concert
Durham City
Featuring a world class cast of West End Singers and epic live band, join us for a Landslide concert, jam packed with Fleetwood Mac hits, as you have never heard them before!
Music Event
Bishop Auckland
The popular Organ Recital Series returns to St Peter’s Chapel.
The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland
Music Event
Durham
Swifties, get ready to sing your heart out, swap your bracelets, share the love and Shake It Off! The Music of Taylor Swift by Candlelight is here, and it's pure magic!
Music Event
Durham
Marius (le faux chat) is a half-Scottish, half-French singer-songwriter. He takes inspiration from a wide range of influences - his album ' White Walls of Silence' aims to evoke the atmosphere of the Scottish islands through sounds, texture and…
Music Event
Barnard Castle
Experience the passion and virtuosity of world-renowned flamenco guitarist Juan Martín in an unforgettable live concert.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
The band will undertake a full UK tour in support of Conflict, where they will be joined by recent member Athena Octavia – part of indie folk band Iris & Steel and an acclaimed classical violinist.
Concert
Barnard Castle
Rising Americana/indie-folk artist Ilana Zsigmond - Recording Academy "Class of 2024" and hailed as one of the most exciting new voices in transatlantic songwriting performs songs from her debut album "This Might Affect You".
Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Dress to impress as you join us in the Knights Hall to celebrate the festive season in style.
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