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Heritage Open Days - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens
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Heritage Open Days
Durham
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens is tucked away in beautiful open countryside near Durham City. An arts, heritage and events venue, waiting for you to escape the everyday, stop the world for a while and be surprised.
Dates
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- 15 Sept 2026to16 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
Home Educators’ Day September 2026 - Beamish Museum
Type
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Children/Family events
Stanley
Take part in our free activities or book a learning workshop for the full, immersive learning experience.
Dates
- From:
- 15 Sept 2026
Heritage Open Days - County Durham Libraries Book Collection Tour
Type
Type:
Heritage Open Days
Spennymoor
A talk and tour of County Durham Libraries book collection.
Dates
- From:
- 16 Sept 2026Open 10:00 -
Heritage Open Days - Crook Hall Gardens
Type
Type:
Heritage Open Days
Durham
Free entry to enjoy the beautiful gardens and Medieval Hall
Dates
- From:
- 16 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
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- 19 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
Stanhope and Tyne Railway Walk - Heritage Open Days
Type
Type:
Heritage Open Days
Consett
Let our guides take you on a walk through history using the former railway lines of the Stanhope and Tyne Railway
Dates
- From:
- 16 Sept 2026Open 10:00 -
Heritage Open Days - Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre
Type
Type:
Heritage Open Days
Wheatley Hill, Durham
We will be showcasing our display of 1950s Olympic and Commonwealth Games diver, Charmian Welsh, a colliery manager's daughter from nearby Thornley. Charmian has donated her entire sporting collection to Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre and it will be…
Dates
- From:
- 17 Sept 2026to19 Sept 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00
Amber Films Retrospective - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Heritage
Flass Street, Durham
Screenings of short films from the Amber Films archives, spanning 6 decades and reflecting many aspects of working-class life in the North East. Full programme announced soon.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 16:00
Banter - Ceilidh - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Durham
Banter is a dynamic English folk and ceilidh quartet known as the "world's smallest big band", featuring Simon Care, Nina Zella, Tim Walker, and Mark Jolley. Prepare for a joyous night of dancing!
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 20:30 - 22:30
Camp as Christmas - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
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…
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 20:00 - 22:30
Don't Mourn: Organise - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Flass Street, Durham
A live tribute to one of America's most prolific and influential musical troubadours. Joe Hill was an activist, musician and a seminal figure of the Labor Movement. His remarkable life and death have provided inspiration for songs and stories for…
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
Durham Folk Festival - Redhills Durham Miners Hall
Type
Type:
Festival
Flass Street, Durham City
Join us for our first Durham Folk Festival, 18 - 20 September 2026. The best folk artists in the country, plus pub music sessions, free family events, ceilidhs and more.
Venue
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026to20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 00:00
Folk on the Water: The Tom McConville Band - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Durham
A one-hour cruise on the River Wear with a legendary figure of North East music and his band.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 16:30
Foolow Carols - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Market Place, Durham
Join Seb Stone to learn about the unique Christmas Day carolling tradition from Foolow in Derbyshire, and prepare to come a-carolling at the Camp as Christmas Cabaret!
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
In Conversation with Pete Atkin - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Talks
Durham
An hour with a true Renaissance man. Pete will be In Conversation with festival Co-director (and broadcast media enthusiast) Jonny Mohun, featuring sound clips, anecdotes, and insights into a truly fascinating career.
Dates
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- 18 Sept 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
Katie Howson: Carry on Squeezing - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Flass Street, Durham
Musician, researcher and historian Katie co-founded the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust with her late husband John. 50 years of melodeon-playing are explored here with light-hearted (non-scary) audience participation: choose one of Katie's…
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 17:00
Late Sing With The Wilsons - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Durham
With the Wilsons. Last orders midnight; last buses 1am.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 21:00 - 23:59
Leveret; Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates; the Tom McConville Band - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
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.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 23:00
Macdara Yeates; Holly Carter; Seb Stone - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Historical
Durham
Macdara Yeates is one of the driving forces in Dublin's the young traditional music scene. Known for his performances of Irish classics, docker songs and the forgotten ballads of his Dublin neighbourhood, he's a mesmerising performer.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
Music Session - Holy GrAle - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Festival
Durham
All instruments welcome!
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
Shooglenifty; Rioghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet - Durham Folk Festival
Type
Type:
Heritage
Durham
Shooglenifty have blazed a trail that many other top Scottish traditional bands have followed, but they are still the original and best. They will have you on your feet with their electric new tunes and a full-on set of old favourites.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Sept 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
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