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  1. Add Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy) to your Itinerary

    Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy)

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Back Silver Street, Durham

    It seems nana has a winning lottery ticket…… but where is it and how will her family react ???

    Dates

    From:
    23 Nov 2025Open 14:30 -
    From:
    24 Nov 2025to28 Nov 2025Open 19:30 -
    From:
    29 Nov 2025Open 14:30 -
    More info for Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy)

  2. Add Durham Fringe Festival 2025 to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Durham City

    Between 23rd and 27th July 2025, Durham Fringe Festival will host a spectacular array of performing arts across nine Durham City Centre venues. Audiences will be invited to explore over 110 unique acts across a programme of 270+ performances. Genres…

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to27 July 2025
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival 2025

  3. Add A Midsummer Night’s Dream -Three Inch Fools - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle to your Itinerary

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream -Three Inch Fools - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Staindrop

    Join us for a magical evening as we welcome back the brilliant Three Inch Fools to perform Shakespeare’s most iconic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in the atmospheric setting of Raby Castle’s open-air theatre.

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for A Midsummer Night’s Dream -Three Inch Fools - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle
  4. Guided Walk: Summer in Hawthorn Dene

    Add Guided Walk: Summer in Hawthorn Dene to your Itinerary

    Guided Walk: Summer in Hawthorn Dene

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Seaham

    Join walk leaders Janet and Steven to explore Hawthorn Dene, and learn about the history, heritage and nature of the area. Enjoy the peaceful broadleaved woodland and the meadows awash with colourful wildflowers.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Guided Walk: Summer in Hawthorn Dene

  5. Add S&DR200 - Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    An exhibition showcasing historic fashion, toys and artworks that reflect on how the railway reshaped lives and culture.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Sept 2025to26 Jan 2026
    More info for S&DR200 - Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail

  6. Add Pockerley 30th Anniversary Celebrations at Beamish to your Itinerary

    Pockerley 30th Anniversary Celebrations at Beamish

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Stanley

    To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of Pockerley Old Hall, the museum will hold 30 activities at Pockerley between 17th May and 31st December 2025.

    Dates

    From:
    17 May 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Pockerley 30th Anniversary Celebrations at Beamish

  7. Add The Wind in the Willows by Illyria - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    The Wind in the Willows by Illyria - Durham Cathedral

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Durham

    Enjoy Kenneth Grahame's timeless tale of friendship, laughter and the lure of adventure! Enjoy the story where it is set: in the great British outdoors, and told by award-winning performers, Illyria Outdoors Theatre.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025Open 19:00 - 20:45
    More info for The Wind in the Willows by Illyria - Durham Cathedral

  8. Add Binding the Bard - Palace Green Library to your Itinerary

    Binding the Bard - Palace Green Library

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Durham

    An exhibition of the entrants to our international bookbinding competition.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Apr 2025to2 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Binding the Bard - Palace Green Library

  9. Add Durham Brick Show Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Durham Brick Show Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Show / Display

    Durham

    On the weekend of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 2025, feast your eyes on a fantastic array of intricate LEGO®️ creations at Durham Brick Show.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025to14 Sept 2025
    More info for Durham Brick Show Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  10. Add Diane Rowe - The History of Hawthorn - Seaham Library to your Itinerary

    Diane Rowe - The History of Hawthorn - Seaham Library

    Type

    Type:

    Talks

    Seaham

    Join local historian Diane Rowe for a talk on the history and geography of the Hawthorn settlement from the 880s to the present day. 

    Dates

    From:
    22 Sept 2025Open 10:30 -
    More info for Diane Rowe - The History of Hawthorn - Seaham Library

  11. Add Fakes and Forgeries at The Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    Fakes and Forgeries at The Oriental Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.

    Venue

    Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham City

    Dates

    From:
    30 July 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Fakes and Forgeries at The Oriental Museum

  12. Add S&DR200 - Fuelling the Railway Revolution to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Fuelling the Railway Revolution

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    This special exhibition explores the inextricable link between coal mining and the railways.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    27 June 2025to21 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for S&DR200 - Fuelling the Railway Revolution

  13. Add The Greatest Showman (PG) - Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    The Greatest Showman (PG) - Lumley Castle Hotel

    Type

    Type:

    Film

    Chester le Street

    The Greatest Showman (PG) Sunday 31st August.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Aug 2025Open 14:00 -
    More info for The Greatest Showman (PG) - Lumley Castle Hotel

  14. Add S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Shildon

    Home to one of largest collections of historic rail vehicles in the world, Locomotion is pulling out all the stops to commemorate S&DR200.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Railway Firsts at Locomotion

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

    Big "Bath Bomb" Science

    Type

    Type:

    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 Family Santa Sunday Lunch to your Itinerary

    Family Santa Sunday Lunch

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham City

    A relaxed family-friendly atmosphere, delicious food and a visit from the main man himself – Santa Claus will be delivering a selection box for the kids!

    Dates

    From:
    7 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 15:30
    From:
    14 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 15:30
    From:
    21 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 15:30
    More info for Family Santa Sunday Lunch

  17. Add Singing Break at Auckland Palace to your Itinerary

    Singing Break at Auckland Palace

    Type

    Type:

    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…

    Dates

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

  18. Add Christmas Cabaret Night - Peterlee Pavilion to your Itinerary

    Christmas Cabaret Night - Peterlee Pavilion

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Peterlee

    GET READY, PETERLEE! ✨

    The most festive night of the year is coming to the Peterlee Pavilion – it's the CHRISTMAS CABARET NIGHT and you do not want to miss it!

    Dates

    From:
    13 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:00
    More info for Christmas Cabaret Night - Peterlee Pavilion

  19. Add Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises Das Brass to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises Das Brass

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard.

    Dates

    From:
    20 July 2025Open 15:00 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises Das Brass

  20. Add Ray Bradshaw "CODA" to your Itinerary

    Ray Bradshaw "CODA"

    Type

    Type:

    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"