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  1. Add Botanic Garden Fun Day 2026 - Durham University Botanic Garden to your Itinerary

    Botanic Garden Fun Day 2026 - Durham University Botanic Garden

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    Family Fun

    Durham City

    Come along to enjoy the Botanic Garden annual Fun Day this Bank Holiday Monday 25 May. There will be a host of FREE, family-friendly activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy, from face-painting to flower arranging, to crafts and Samurai sword…

    Dates

    From:
    25 May 2026Open 11:00 - 16:00
    More info for Botanic Garden Fun Day 2026 - Durham University Botanic Garden

  2. Add Fireside Afternoon Tea and Waterfall Walk at High Force to your Itinerary

    Fireside Afternoon Tea and Waterfall Walk at High Force

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    Type:

    Food Events

    Forest-in-Teesdale, Durham

    Monday - Saturday Celebrate in the heart of Upper Teesdale with our cosy Fireside Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  3. Add Classic Car Show - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Classic Car Show - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Show / Display

    Staindrop

    Classic Car Show – a Raby Castle collaboration with Durham Automobile Club.

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Classic Car Show - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

  4. Add Nothern Lights at Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Nothern Lights at Durham Cathedral

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    Music Event

    Durham

    We're excited to announce that Northern Lights, the Durham University mixed A Cappella group of singers, will be joining us for a special fundraising concert on Saturday 6th June 2026.

    Dates

    From:
    6 June 2026Open 19:00 - 20:00
    More info for Nothern Lights at Durham Cathedral

  5. Add Crank it Up! - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Crank it Up! - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Family Fun

    Beamish

    Join Beamish Museum for a host of science, technology, engineering and maths-related activities taking place over this special weekend!

    Dates

    From:
    4 July 2026to5 July 2026
    More info for Crank it Up! - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  6. Add Motown By Candlelight at Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Motown By Candlelight at Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Concert

    Durham City

    Expect to hear the soulful sounds of your favourite artists, from The Supremes, The Temptations and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Marvin Gaye and many more!

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2026to3 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 22:30
    More info for Motown By Candlelight at Durham Cathedral

  7. Add The Girl on a Train Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel - The City Theatre to your Itinerary

    The Girl on a Train Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel - The City Theatre

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Back Silver Street, Durham

    Adapted from the book by Paula Hawkins. A thriller. Has Rachel Watson witnessed a murder or is she a suspect?

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2026Open 14:30 -
    From:
    29 June 2026to3 July 2026Open 19:30 -
    From:
    4 July 2026Open 14:30 -
    More info for The Girl on a Train Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel - The City Theatre

  8. Add Pride Bishop Auckland - Bishop Auckland College to your Itinerary

    Pride Bishop Auckland - Bishop Auckland College

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    Type:

    Family Fun

    Bishop Auckland

    Bishop Auckland Pride returns on Saturday 13 June for a full afternoon of live entertainment, food and community celebration at Bishop Auckland College.

    Dates

    From:
    13 June 2026Open 14:00 - 19:00
    More info for Pride Bishop Auckland - Bishop Auckland College

  9. Add Yesterbus Classic Bus Gathering - Locomotion to your Itinerary

    Yesterbus Classic Bus Gathering - Locomotion

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Shildon

    Featuring a display of classic buses from across the region.

    Dates

    From:
    21 June 2026
    More info for Yesterbus Classic Bus Gathering - Locomotion

  10. Add Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration to your Itinerary

    Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration

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    Type:

    Demonstration

    Sedgefield

    Monthly club night and floral demonstrations, refreshments, club news and a raffle for the flowers made by the demonstrator.

    Dates

    From:
    16 June 2026Open 19:15 - 21:15
    From:
    15 Sept 2026Open 19:15 - 21:15
    From:
    20 Oct 2026Open 19:15 - 21:15
    From:
    17 Nov 2026Open 19:15 - 21:15
    More info for Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration

  11. Add Grimethorpe Colliery Band In Concert to your Itinerary

    Grimethorpe Colliery Band In Concert

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham City

    Founded over a century ago in a Yorkshire mining village, Grimethorpe Colliery Band achieved a worldwide reputation from the hit film Brassed Off and are regarded as one of Britain's finest brass bands.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2026Open 14:00 -
    More info for Grimethorpe Colliery Band In Concert

  12. Add May Half Term Fun - Locomotion to your Itinerary

    May Half Term Fun - Locomotion

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    Type:

    Family Fun

    Shildon

    We are celebrating the wonder of movement this half term. Be amazed by circus performers who dive and swirl through the air, catch and pop one of the huge bubbles from the Bubble Whisperer or wizz behind our replica Rocket.

    Dates

    From:
    23 May 2026to31 May 2026
    More info for May Half Term Fun - Locomotion

  13. Add Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Concert

    Durham

    A unique concert will take place at the magnificent Durham Cathedral on the 8th of August!

    Dates

    From:
    8 Aug 2026Open 19:30 - 20:30
    More info for Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons - Durham Cathedral

  14. Add John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ to your Itinerary

    John Barrymore in Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) with Live accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne at the Wurlitzer organ

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Howden le Wear, Crook

    Award-winning young Scottish organist AARON HAWTHORNE plays another 'live' silent movie accompaniment following his widely acclaimed performance last year.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
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  15. Add DIY Designer Tees - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    DIY Designer Tees - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Workshop

    Barnard Castle

    Inspired by the activism explored in the Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller - Visionary exhibition, visitors can print a protest T-shirt in this drop-in workshop led by designer Kelly Ewing. With over 20 years' experience, including showing at…

    Dates

    From:
    20 June 2026Open 18:00 - 21:00
    More info for DIY Designer Tees - The Bowes Museum

  16. Add Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection to your Itinerary

    Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection marks 20 years since the landmark exhibition Fine & Fashionable: Lace from the Blackborne Collection and commemorates the gift of the Blackborne lace collection to The Bowes Museum.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026to11 Apr 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection

  17. Add Volunteering Open Day - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Volunteering Open Day - The Bowes Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Talks

    Barnard Castle

    Find out more about volunteering at The Bowes Museum.

    Dates

    From:
    2 June 2026Open 10:00 - 15:00
    More info for Volunteering Open Day - The Bowes Museum

  18. Add K-Beat Demon Breaker Bash to your Itinerary

    K-Beat Demon Breaker Bash

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Lanchester

    Step into a world of colour, music, and pure idol magic! Our K-POPping Children's Party is packed with upbeat songs, fun dance routines, adorable meet-and-greet moments, and plenty of photo opportunities to capture every superstar smile.

    Dates

    From:
    29 May 2026Open 17:30 - 19:00
    More info for K-Beat Demon Breaker Bash

  19. Add Evening Language Courses - The Centre for Foreign Language Study to your Itinerary

    Evening Language Courses - The Centre for Foreign Language Study

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    Type:

    Lecture

    Elvet Riverside, New Elvet

    Yearly, October – April: The Centre for Foreign Language Study at Durham University offers evening language courses which are open to all. Languages available include Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian,…

    Dates

    From:
    27 Apr 2026to26 June 2026
    From:
    12 Oct 2026to11 Dec 2026
    From:
    18 Jan 2027to19 Mar 2027
    More info for Evening Language Courses - The Centre for Foreign Language Study

  20. Add Free Monthly Guided Walks - Wolsingham to your Itinerary

    Free Monthly Guided Walks - Wolsingham

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    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland

    Our monthly guided walks take place on the 2nd Saturday of every month leaving Wolsingham Town Hall in the Market Place at 10am.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Jan 2026to12 Dec 2026
    More info for Free Monthly Guided Walks - Wolsingham