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  1. Add The Big Fat Greek Fest! to your Itinerary

    The Big Fat Greek Fest!

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    Festival

    Sedgefield

    BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Get ready for an unforgettable experience at The Big Fat Greek Fest!

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    20 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 18:00
    More info for The Big Fat Greek Fest!

  2. Add Magna Carta - Secret Spaces - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Magna Carta - Secret Spaces - Durham Cathedral

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    Historical

    Durham

    Join us on this exclusive tour of the Cathedral’s secret spaces that are rarely open to the general public.

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    More info for Magna Carta - Secret Spaces - Durham Cathedral

  3. Add Rock of Ages to your Itinerary

    Rock of Ages

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    Theatre

    Chester-le-Street

    Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair!

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    From:
    11 June 2025to14 June 2025Open 19:15 - 22:00
    More info for Rock of Ages

  4. Add FANtastic! at The Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    FANtastic! at The Oriental Museum

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Make a beautiful fan to help you stay cool over the summer!

    Venue

    Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham City

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    From:
    19 July 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for FANtastic! at The Oriental Museum

  5. Add Telling Tales: Making Stories Come to Life at The Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    Telling Tales: Making Stories Come to Life at The Oriental Museum

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Check out our amazing new temporary exhibition Telling Tales and make a storyboard of your favourite story.

    Venue

    Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham City

    Dates

    From:
    21 June 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Telling Tales: Making Stories Come to Life at The Oriental Museum

  6. Add The Curator Series: The Struggle of Women Artists in 19th Century to your Itinerary

    The Curator Series: The Struggle of Women Artists in 19th Century

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    Lecture

    Barnard Castle

    Discover the challenges 19th century women artists faced in accessing arts education and training in this engaging talk by Co-Production Curator, Eleanor Thirlway. Gain valuable insight into the period in which Joséphine Bowes was collecting art and…

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    From:
    21 June 2025Open 14:30 - 15:30
    More info for The Curator Series: The Struggle of Women Artists in 19th Century

  7. Add Exploring the Archives: New Dixon Discoveries to your Itinerary

    Exploring the Archives: New Dixon Discoveries

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    Historical

    Staindrop

    Just in time for a 4th of July celebration, some exciting new discoveries have been made in Raby’s Archives. Jeremiah Dixon is a name well known both in the North East and ‘across the pond’ for his skills in surveying. His role in developing the…

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    From:
    4 July 2025to5 July 2025Open 11:00 - 12:30
    More info for Exploring the Archives: New Dixon Discoveries

  8. Add Bishop Auckland Pride to your Itinerary

    Bishop Auckland Pride

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    Type:

    Festival

    Bishop Auckland

    Bishop Auckland Pride returns on Saturday 14th June 2025, and it’s set to be our biggest and brightest yet! 

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    From:
    14 June 2025Open 11:00 - 21:00
    More info for Bishop Auckland Pride

  9. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Love Hurts to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Love Hurts

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    Theatre

    Durham City

    Death has had a rebranding – the cape and scythe has had to go and he's here with his purple suit and his customer satisfaction survey to give death a more user-friendly vibe.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 16:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Love Hurts

  10. Add Singing Break at Auckland Palace to your Itinerary

    Singing Break at Auckland Palace

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    Music Event

    Bishop Auckland

    An inspirational and uplifting weekend of singing in the company of composer, singer and music director Joanna Forbes l'Estrange in the magnificent setting of Auckland Palace. Participants will have the opportunity to sing Joanna's major new work, A…

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    From:
    10 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 16:00
    More info for Singing Break at Auckland Palace

  11. Add Shakespeare Recovered: Durham's First Folio - Palace Green Library to your Itinerary

    Shakespeare Recovered: Durham's First Folio - Palace Green Library

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    Exhibition

    Durham

    This year, our iconic book takes centre stage at Palace Green Library.

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    From:
    4 Apr 2025to2 Nov 2025Open 11:00 - 16:00
    More info for Shakespeare Recovered: Durham's First Folio - Palace Green Library

  12. North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2025

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    Stargazing Events

    The North Pennines Stargazing Festival is returning for 2025 – running for a week between Friday 24 October and Sunday 2 November.

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    24 Oct 2025to2 Nov 2025
    More info for North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2025

  13. Add The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Exhibition

    Durham

    The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists. This summer, see The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists in our family-focused exhibition which celebrates the art of the Ladybird book artists from the 1940s to the 1970s.

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2025to31 Aug 2025
    More info for The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  14. Add Boyzlife Live in Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Boyzlife Live in Durham Cathedral

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    Concert

    The College, Durham

    Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden will be performing the greatest hits from Boyzone & Westlife live in Durham Cathedral with their full band in October.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Boyzlife Live in Durham Cathedral

  15. Add Big "Bath Bomb" Science to your Itinerary

    Big "Bath Bomb" Science

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    Children/Family events

    Bargate Bank, Lanchester

    This Summer we welcome back Big Science for some more exciting and fun experiments, this time centred around bath bombs.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Aug 2025Open 11:30 - 12:30
    More info for Big "Bath Bomb" Science

  16. Add S&DR200 Presents WOW North East (Women of the World) International Festival to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 Presents WOW North East (Women of the World) International Festival

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    Performance

    Durham City

    The first ever WOW Festival in the north-east of England will be packed with unmissable talks and performances, celebrating achievements and stories from women, girls, and non-binary people from the region and beyond.

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    From:
    17 Oct 2025to18 Oct 2025
    More info for S&DR200 Presents WOW North East (Women of the World) International Festival

  17. Add Magna Carta and the North - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Magna Carta and the North - Durham Cathedral

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    Exhibition

    Durham City

    800 years after the 1225 Magna Carta was issued, this exhibition will feature all six documents, exploring why Durham Cathedral came to have them, what they meant for life in the north of England, and their continuing importance today.

    Dates

    From:
    11 July 2025to2 Nov 2025Open 10:00 -
    More info for Magna Carta and the North - Durham Cathedral

  18. Add LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum

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    Children/Family events

    Barnard Castle

    Explore The Bowes Museum’s collection through a different lens and learn about the stories and emotions objects hold through the lived experiences of those who identify as LGBTQIA+.

    Dates

    From:
    1 May 2025to31 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum

  19. Add Saturday Outdoor Market to your Itinerary

    Saturday Outdoor Market

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    Markets

    Durham

    Every Saturday, the Market Place is transformed by up to 30 small independent traders…it becomes a traditional, bustling, fresh air market and a great shopping experience.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Saturday Outdoor Market

  20. Add Durham Fringe Festival: LORCA & Margot to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: LORCA & Margot

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    Theatre

    Owengate, Durham City

    Lorca and Margot collide in a double bill. Forget about Brexit and join your European cousins for a night of clown, mime and absurdity.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to25 July 2025Open 20:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: LORCA & Margot