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  1. Roger Wagner The Seeds of Eternity exhibition.

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    Roger Wagner: The Seeds of Eternity - Exhibition at Auckland Palace

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    The Bishop Trevor Rooms at Auckland Palace will host an exhibition of the works of artist and poet Roger Wagner. Weaving together Biblical narratives and contemporary landscapes, Wagner's visionary paintings explore the mysteries of human existence.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    18 Feb 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Roger Wagner: The Seeds of Eternity - Exhibition at Auckland Palace
  2. Tom McGuinness, The Hewer, 1980s, oil on board. Gemini Collection, Zurbarán Trust

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    Tom McGuinness: Out of the Darkness - Mining Art Gallery

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    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    Our new Tom McGuinness exhibition opens on 18 February 2026. In his centenary year, the Mining Art Gallery celebrates this quiet man who communicated through his art – he did not seek simply to record details of the mining industry but expressed…

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    18 Feb 2026to24 Dec 2026
    More info for Tom McGuinness: Out of the Darkness - Mining Art Gallery
  3. Bee Responsible. Collage of a swarm of bees and close up of a bee on a flower.

    Add Half Day Bee and Beekeeping Related Courses - Unit A The Old School to your Itinerary

    Half Day Bee and Beekeeping Related Courses - Unit A The Old School

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    Workshop

    Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle

    A selection of bee related short courses, hosted at our workshops beside the River Tees in Middleton-In-Teesdale. Join our expert Beekeeper to learn something new about bees!

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2026to14 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Half Day Bee and Beekeeping Related Courses - Unit A The Old School
  4. Tom Bolton with tape over his mouth.

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    The Haunting of The Magic Corner

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    Halloween

    Durham

    The Magic Corner is a custom built magic show bar located in the heart of Durham.
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    Dates

    From:
    24 Sept 2026to8 Nov 2026
    More info for The Haunting of The Magic Corner
  5. The Psycho Path logo in a sinister red font on a black background

    Add PSYCHO PATH - The North East's Biggest Halloween Event to your Itinerary

    PSYCHO PATH - The North East's Biggest Halloween Event

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    Halloween

    Our multi-award-winning attractions offer something truly unique to any Halloween events the world over. We pride ourselves on reaching and engaging our guests in complex and completely different environments, causing fear and fun all round. No maze…

    Dates

    From:
    26 Sept 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 17:00 -
    More info for PSYCHO PATH - The North East's Biggest Halloween Event
  6. A smiling cartoon pumpkin surrounded by Holmside Park and valuable information.

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    Holmside Park Pumpkin Patch - Holmside Park

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    It's pumpkins galore at Holmside Park this October! Our pumpkin patch is filled with dozens of future jack-o-lanterns just waiting to be picked & carved! Plus, our 2026 Pumpkin Patch is set to be one of our best ones yet, filled with autumnal Photo…

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Holmside Park Pumpkin Patch - Holmside Park
  7. Poster for Thorpe Farm Centre's Halloween Maize Trail, with a spooky maze decorated with pumpkins, ghosts and scarecrows.

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    Halloween Maize Maze Trail - Thorpe Farm Centre

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    Halloween

    Barnard Castle

    Spooktacular Family Fun Awaits at Thorpe Farm! Get ready for thrills, giggles, and pumpkin-filled adventures—our beloved Spooky Halloween Maize Maze Trail is BACK for another year of magical autumn memories!

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2026to23 Oct 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Halloween Maize Maze Trail - Thorpe Farm Centre
  8. A large pumpkin patch, with a welcome sign in the shape of a pumpkin to the left.

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    Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch

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    Halloween

    Seaham

    Come and explore our family-run, home-grown pumpkin patch, set in the beautiful coastal town of Seaham, County Durham. We’re a local family farm that started our pumpkin patch in 2022, and each year we’re growing, improving, and welcoming more…

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch
  9. Poster for a pumpkin patch with spooky carved pumpkins on a field.

    Add Pumpkin Patch - Thorpe Farm Centre to your Itinerary

    Pumpkin Patch - Thorpe Farm Centre

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Barnard Castle

    Get ready, families — it’s time for a spooktacular autumn adventure at Thorpe Farm Centre’s beloved Pumpkin Patch, returning this October and bigger than ever! The Pumpkin Patch is free to enter. Once you have chosen your perfect pumpkin, and take…

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026
    More info for Pumpkin Patch - Thorpe Farm Centre
  10. A rubber duck in the shape of a knight surrounded by carved pumpkins, the text reads 'The Auckland Pumpkin Trail.'

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    Pumpkin Trail at Auckland Gardens

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Bishop Auckland

    The ducks are at it again… After their summer adventures, our mischievous ducks have discovered a collection of pumpkins at Auckland Palace – and naturally, they’ve hidden them.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026
    More info for Pumpkin Trail at Auckland Gardens
  11. Group members of Carley's Wreck and Ruin.

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    Carley's Wreck and Ruin

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham

    The music is the stripped-back brainchild of Jo Carley (vocals, mandolin, washboard, percussion, keys) and Tim Carley (battered archtop guitar, rattlin' shoe, kick drum, distorted vintage amps, backing vocals). Raw, rhythmic, and possessed by…

    Dates

    More info for Carley's Wreck and Ruin
  12. A wooden building on a sunny day with the text reading, 'Merryoaks Community Hall, The People's Place, Companionship Cafe.'

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    Companionship Cafe

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    Type:

    Talks

    Durham

    Merryoaks Community Hall is hosting a friendly and welcoming Companionship Cafe especially for people living with dementia, along with their friends, family members, and carers.

    Dates

    More info for Companionship Cafe
  13. A telescope silhouetted against a Star-filled night sky, with the Milky Way visible in the background.

    Add Dark Sky Astronomy and Stargazing - North Pennines Stargazing Festival to your Itinerary

    Dark Sky Astronomy and Stargazing - North Pennines Stargazing Festival

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    Type:

    Stargazing Events

    nr Mickleton

    The event on Friday 16 October 2026, 8pm to 11pm, will begin with a welcome from the lead astronomer at Grassholme Observatory, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer, and founder of the Kielder Observatory,…

    Venue

    Grassholme Observatory, Teesdale

    Dates

    More info for Dark Sky Astronomy and Stargazing - North Pennines Stargazing Festival
  14. Ensemble 84 poster of 3 actors - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists

    Add Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists to your Itinerary

    Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists

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    Type:

    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…

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    More info for Ensemble ’84 - The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
  15. Headshot of Laura Lexx smiling.

    Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    In a 10 year marriage eventually your partner sees it all. Every bad idea. Every silly decision. The real twist is that somewhere along the way, you have to believe them. And maybe, just maybe.. you learn to love yourself too.

    Dates

    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO
  16. Cartoon silhouettes of runners with Halloween pumpkin decorations.

    Add Halloween Fun Run - Thorpe Farm Centre to your Itinerary

    Halloween Fun Run - Thorpe Farm Centre

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Barnard Castle

    Join us for a spooktacular morning of fitness and fun at Thorpe Farm Centre. all in support of The UTASS (Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Service). Come and enjoy Thorpe's answer to a park run. 

    Dates

    More info for Halloween Fun Run - Thorpe Farm Centre
  17. A watercolour landscape of a boat docked in the sea

    Add Jenny Ulyatt Watercolour Workshop to your Itinerary

    Jenny Ulyatt Watercolour Workshop

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    Type:

    Arts & Crafts

    Durham

    Jenny runs watercolour workshops which explore the techniques and subject matter that she has been practicing and experimenting with in herown work.  This means that the workshops are always fresh new and exciting, but unfortunately it does make it…

    Dates

    More info for Jenny Ulyatt Watercolour Workshop
  18. PortrAIt: An exploration of photography, promptography and the algorithmic mirror of AI

    Add PortrAIt - Art Exhibition - Dead Dog Gallery to your Itinerary

    PortrAIt - Art Exhibition - Dead Dog Gallery

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    The Sands, Durham

    portrAIt: An exploration of photography, promptography and the algorithmic mirror of AI

    Dates

    More info for PortrAIt - Art Exhibition - Dead Dog Gallery
  19. Snods Edge 28th Annual Art Exhibition

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    Snods Edge 28th Annual Art Exhibition

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Shotley Bridge, Consett

    Now in its 28th year an exhibition and sale of over 400 paintings by some 30 local amateur and professional artists. Refreshments throughout the exhibition.

    Dates

    More info for Snods Edge 28th Annual Art Exhibition
  20. Vane Tempest Hall in gloomy weather, looming in the dark.

    Add Spooky Spectacular Investigation - Vane Tempest Hall to your Itinerary

    Spooky Spectacular Investigation - Vane Tempest Hall

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Gilesgate,

    Something is waiting inside the old walls of Vane Tempest Hall... Originally opened as the Gilesgate Militia Barracks, the building later became a smallpox hospital, with the main halls used as sick rooms and the former stables becoming a room for…

    Dates

    More info for Spooky Spectacular Investigation - Vane Tempest Hall
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