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  1. Collabro: The Harmonies Tour. Poster shows half of the faces of four members of the group

    Add Collabro: The Harmonies Tour - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Collabro: The Harmonies Tour - Durham Cathedral

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    Concert

    The College, Durham

    To celebrate their famous harmonies, the boys are touring the UK's most beautiful cathedrals for stunning, intimate, piano-led concerts.

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    26 Feb 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for Collabro: The Harmonies Tour - Durham Cathedral
  2. Gordon Buchanan standing in front of a lake.

    Add Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan - Gala Durham to your Itinerary

    Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan - Gala Durham

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    Theatre

    Durham

    Due to phenomenal demand, award winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan will hit the road again in 2026, continuing the success of his biggest ever live tour - Lions and Tigers and Bears.

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    From:
    27 Feb 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan - Gala Durham
  3. Ray Bradshaw

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    Ray Bradshaw "CODA"

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    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    A funny, heart-warming show all about the brilliant things that happen when you grow up in a house where sign language is the first language used,

    Dates

    From:
    28 Feb 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Ray Bradshaw "CODA"
  4. Rob Rouse

    Add Funny Way To Be Comedy:  Rob Rouse - Funny Bones to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Rob Rouse - Funny Bones

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Star of BBC's Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Friday Night Project and Dave's One Night Stand.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Rob Rouse - Funny Bones
  5. Marcus Brigstocke

    Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Marcus Brigstocke - Vitruvian Mango to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Marcus Brigstocke - Vitruvian Mango

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Award winning MAN Marcus Brigstocke thinks we might still serve some useful function. But what is it? This new tour show will resolve the entire issue once and for all (in a non-patriarchal, open minded, progressive sort of way).

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    4 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Marcus Brigstocke - Vitruvian Mango
  6. The game Cluedo. Board showing a wrench in the Library.

    Add Murder Mystery Dinner - Murder without a Clue - Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Murder Mystery Dinner - Murder without a Clue - Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Food & Drink

    Chester le Street

    Guests arrive at the opulent Black Mansion for an elegant 1950s cocktail party, only to discover their host has vanished, presumed dead. But who is behind the crime? 

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    From:
    7 Mar 2026Open 18:30 - 00:00
    More info for Murder Mystery Dinner - Murder without a Clue - Lumley Castle Hotel
  7. Mark Simmons dressed in a dinner jacket with Jester's trousers and shoes

    Add Mark Simmons "Jest to Impress" to your Itinerary

    Mark Simmons "Jest to Impress"

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    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    More expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.

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    From:
    11 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Mark Simmons "Jest to Impress"
  8. Alasdair Beckett-King

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    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Alasdair Beckett-King - King of Crumbs

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    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Come vagabonds, come mountebanks, come coney-catchers and cutpurses and meet the King of Crumbs! As seen on Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 

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    14 Mar 2026Open 20:30 - 22:00
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Alasdair Beckett-King - King of Crumbs
  9. Durham University Chamber Choir.

    Add Durham University Chamber Choir: I Heard a Voice from Heaven to your Itinerary

    Durham University Chamber Choir: I Heard a Voice from Heaven

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    Music Event

    The College, Durham

    Join Durham University Chamber Choir on a journey from prayer to deliverance, bringing together the stunning passion of Łukaszewski's Lamentations with Howells' awe-inspiring Requiem in the Chapter House of the Cathedral.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Durham University Chamber Choir: I Heard a Voice from Heaven
  10. Phot

    Add Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique to your Itinerary

    Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique

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    Concert

    The College, Durham

    Durham University Palatinate Orchestra's 90-piece Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, his Pathétique Symphony, and music by Elgar and Pejačević in Durham Cathedral.

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    From:
    18 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique
  11. Black and white photo of Sandi Thom with her guitar.

    Add Sandi Thom In Concert at The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Sandi Thom In Concert at The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Concert

    Barnard Castle

    Enjoy an intimate performance by Scottish singer, Sandi Thom, at The Bowes Museum, ahead of the release of her 7th studio album.

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    From:
    22 Mar 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for Sandi Thom In Concert at The Bowes Museum
  12. A man playing a guitar.

    Add The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists to your Itinerary

    The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

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    Type:

    Performance

    Durham City

    Neil Gore, presents this SELL OUT one-person version of the classic novel by Robert Tressell featuring projection, political conjuring tricks, live music and song. Meet the famous characters and enjoy the scenes, speeches and songs, featuring the…

    Dates

    From:
    25 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
  13. Matt Forde

    Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Matt Forde - Defying Calamity to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Matt Forde - Defying Calamity

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Matt Forde - Defying Calamity
  14. Redhills Durham Miners Hall

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    Stand up for the Miners

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham City

    A night of comedy and politics, in support of the Durham Miners Gala.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Mar 2026Open 19:00 - 22:30
    More info for Stand up for the Miners
  15. Black and white image of a cave opening out to sea.

    Add Tarney - St Mark Passion - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Tarney - St Mark Passion - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    Ushaw Moor , Durham

    Welcome to listen Durham Singers performing new Easter time music. St Mark Passion is a composition for choir, orchestra and soloists by our favourite living composer Oliver Tarney.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Tarney - St Mark Passion - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  16. Close-up of a mannequin wearing a vibrant, multicoloured fuzzy coat in shades of blue, purple, and yellow. Underneath is a white shirt with a bold pin

    Add Vivienne Westwood: Rebel - Storyteller - Visionary to your Itinerary

    Vivienne Westwood: Rebel - Storyteller - Visionary

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Vivienne Westwood: Rebel - Storyteller - Visionary (28 March 2026 – 6 September 2026) is a multi-gallery exhibition honouring one of fashion's most provocative and imaginative designers.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Mar 2026to6 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Vivienne Westwood: Rebel - Storyteller - Visionary
  17. Gary Delaney

    Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Gary Delaney - Work In Progress to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Gary Delaney - Work In Progress

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Gary tries out material just ahead of his UK tour.

    Dates

    From:
    2 Apr 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Gary Delaney - Work In Progress
  18. Gary Delaney

    Add Gary Delaney "Work In Progress" to your Itinerary

    Gary Delaney "Work In Progress"

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    See Gary’s new jokes months before your friends and family do!

    Dates

    From:
    2 Apr 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Gary Delaney "Work In Progress"
  19. Pete Firman throwing a pack of cards ito the air

    Add Pete Firman "Tricks & Giggles" - The Witham to your Itinerary

    Pete Firman "Tricks & Giggles" - The Witham

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    With over 4.5 million social media followers and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete Firman is the UK's top comic magician.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Apr 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Pete Firman "Tricks & Giggles" - The Witham
  20. Crowds of people attending Bishop Auckland Food Festival, Market Stalls, bunting

    Add Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2026 to your Itinerary

    Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2026

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    Food & Drink Festival

    Bishop Auckland

    A weekend of incredible celebrity chef demonstrations, regional food, drink traders & local entertainers.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Apr 2026to19 Apr 2026
    More info for Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2026
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