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  1. Add Colour and Light: Stained Glass Exhibition - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Colour and Light: Stained Glass Exhibition - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Summer Event

    Durham

    This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Rose Window. Plan your summer day out as we explore the stories behind the cathedral's much-loved stained glass.

    Dates

    From:
    22 July 2026to14 Sept 2026
    More info for Colour and Light: Stained Glass Exhibition - Durham Cathedral

  2. Add Not Just a Pretty Facepaint - Langley Park Library to your Itinerary

    Not Just a Pretty Facepaint - Langley Park Library

    Type

    Type:

    Summer Event

    Langley Park

    Join us to get your face painted (recommended for ages 3+).

    Dates

    From:
    4 Aug 2026Open 14:30 - 16:30
    More info for Not Just a Pretty Facepaint - Langley Park Library

  3. Add Wild Wednesday - Seeds of the Summer to your Itinerary

    Wild Wednesday - Seeds of the Summer

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Newbiggin

    Collect seeds from local wildflowers and sow in the tree and wildflower nursery at Bowlees

    Venue

    Bowlees Visitor Centre, Newbiggin

    Dates

    From:
    26 Aug 2026Open 10:30 - 12:30
    More info for Wild Wednesday - Seeds of the Summer

  4. Add Juan Martín Masterclass - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Juan Martín Masterclass - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Master Class

    Barnard Castle

    Aspiring flamenco players can take advantage of an opportunity to spend time with one of the world's guitar greats.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2026Open 10:30 - 12:30
    More info for Juan Martín Masterclass - The Bowes Museum

  5. Add Consett Market to your Itinerary

    Consett Market

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    Type:

    Markets

    Consett

    Stroll through the stalls, savour delicious local treats, and soak up the friendly atmosphere. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:00-16:00

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Consett Market

  6. Add Recipes, Remedies & Raby - A Taste of History - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Recipes, Remedies & Raby - A Taste of History - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Workshop

    Darlington

    Step inside Raby’s historic medieval kitchen and explore the rich, surprising and sometimes delicious story of how plants shaped life at the Castle – not only on the plate, but also in healing and household medicine.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Aug 2026Open 10:30 - 11:30
    More info for Recipes, Remedies & Raby - A Taste of History - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

  7. Add Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Beamish

    Beamish Folk is a new folk music session taking place on the second Sunday of each month in our 1900s Pit Village band hall, 11.30am-1.30pm.

    Dates

    From:
    9 Aug 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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    13 Sept 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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    11 Oct 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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    8 Nov 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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    13 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 13:30
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  8. Add 156th Weardale Agricultural Show 2026 to your Itinerary

    156th Weardale Agricultural Show 2026

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    Type:

    Agricultural Show

    St. Johns Chapel

    The Weardale Show returns on Saturday 29th August 2026.

    Dates

    From:
    29 Aug 2026
    More info for 156th Weardale Agricultural Show 2026

  9. Add Rachel Creeger: “Queen Of The Jews!” (WIP) - Durham Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

    Rachel Creeger: “Queen Of The Jews!” (WIP) - Durham Fringe Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    When a poisonous message slid into her DMs concluding "Who do you think you are, Queen of the Jews?" Rachel thought "That's not quite the hostile flex you think it is!" Let's explore the humorous side of hate as we consider whether people's actions…

    Dates

    From:
    29 July 2026Open 18:00 -
    More info for Rachel Creeger: “Queen Of The Jews!” (WIP) - Durham Fringe Festival

  10. Add Stay and Play at High Force Hotel and Barnard Castle Golf Club to your Itinerary

    Stay and Play at High Force Hotel and Barnard Castle Golf Club

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    Type:

    Golf Events

    Forest-in-Teesdale,

    Nestled in the stunning countryside of Teesdale, Barnard Castle Golf Club offers an unforgettable golfing experience in the heart of the North East.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Apr 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Stay and Play at High Force Hotel and Barnard Castle Golf Club

  11. Add Johns' Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Johns' Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Concert

    Durham

    Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate a decade of musical excellence. Johns’ Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir has redefined the male voice tradition with breathtaking interpretations of chart hits, opera classics, musical theatre…

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Johns' Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir - Durham Cathedral

  12. Add It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show - Durham Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

    It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show - Durham Fringe Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford hosts this show for history fans. Three guest comedians / history buffs perform short stand-up sets based ‘on this day’ in history before exploring some possible alternative histories of Durham people…

    Dates

    From:
    29 July 2026Open 19:40 - 20:40
    More info for It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show - Durham Fringe Festival

  13. Add The Female of the Species - Comedy by Joanna Murray-Smith - The City Theatre to your Itinerary

    The Female of the Species - Comedy by Joanna Murray-Smith - The City Theatre

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Back Silver Street, Durham

    Margaret Mason is a best selling women's lib author with writer block. Will a visit from a fan help or hinder? And why the handcuffs?

    Dates

    From:
    12 Aug 2026to15 Aug 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for The Female of the Species - Comedy by Joanna Murray-Smith - The City Theatre

  14. Add Richard Pulsford: Yorkshire Dad, Immigrant Mum - Durham Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

    Richard Pulsford: Yorkshire Dad, Immigrant Mum - Durham Fringe Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham


    Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford takes a nostalgic tour into his parents’ past to try to understand how it made them who they were, and therefore the person who he is. With a dad from Yorkshire and a ‘foreign’ mum it’s no…

    Dates

    From:
    29 July 2026Open 18:10 - 19:05
    More info for Richard Pulsford: Yorkshire Dad, Immigrant Mum - Durham Fringe Festival

  15. Add St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Concert

    Barnard Castle

    The Bowes Museum is delighted to welcome back emerging artist Ilana Zsigmond, AKA St Catherine's Child, for her second live performance in the beautiful setting of the Jubilee Room. Don't miss this chance to experience an evocative evening of…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for St Catherine's Child in Concert at The Bowes Museum

  16. Add NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ to your Itinerary

    NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Howden le Wear, Crook

    JONATHAN EYRE plays a concert of Christmas music including Carols, etc. at the mighty Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
    More info for NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ

  17. Add Horticultural Show 2026 - Beamish Museum to your Itinerary

    Horticultural Show 2026 - Beamish Museum

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    Type:

    Agricultural Show

    Stanley

    Get your leeks ready! The museum has teamed up with the North East Horticultural Society for this annual event, taking place on the museum’s Events Field, which will see fierce, friendly competition at the museum as a vast array of vegetables,…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Sept 2026to6 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Horticultural Show 2026 - Beamish Museum

  18. Add Brooklyn’s Magic Hour - Durham Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

    Brooklyn’s Magic Hour - Durham Fringe Festival

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham

    Join Brooklyn-Ellis Carr as he returns for Durham Fringe 2026 with his brand new show. Prepare for an hour of mystery, illusion and laughter with the teenage magic sensation. You will be amazed by the mind-blowing magic and may even have the…

    Dates

    From:
    29 July 2026to31 July 2026Open 17:40 - 18:40
    More info for Brooklyn’s Magic Hour - Durham Fringe Festival

  19. Add Viking Workshop - Sedgefield Library to your Itinerary

    Viking Workshop - Sedgefield Library

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Sedgefield

    Join Patrick for a lively and interactive Viking workshop (recommended for 5-11 year olds).

    Dates

    From:
    6 Aug 2026Open 14:30 - 16:30
    More info for Viking Workshop - Sedgefield Library

  20. Add Powering the Past | Technology at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Powering the Past | Technology at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Historical

    Staindrop

    Step behind the scenes of Raby Castle and discover how technology has shaped life at Raby.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2026Open 10:30 - 11:30
    More info for Powering the Past | Technology at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens