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Summer Highlights

From festivals and fetes to vintage vehicles and open air theatre, enjoy a packed summer of fun in Durham with events to enthral and excite the whole family.

Embrace the warmth and vibrancy of summer in Durham with our curated guide to seasonal highlights. Discover a plethora of events, from lively festivals and outdoor performances to family-friendly activities and cultural showcases. Immerse yourself in the richness of summer arts, enjoy open-air concerts, and savor culinary delights at seasonal workshops. Whether it's nature excursions or festive celebrations, Durham's summer highlights offer a diverse array of experiences for all. Stay connected with the latest happenings and make the most of your summer in Durham, where every moment becomes a highlight.

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  1. Two people looking at the 1216 Magna Carta at Durham Cathedral Museum

    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 features 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
  2. Adventures in Wonderland. Two people walking through a red tunnel of lights, beneath suspended playing cards.

    Add Adventures in Wonderland: An Immersive Experience - Raby Castle Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Adventures in Wonderland: An Immersive Experience - Raby Castle Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Staindrop

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens is encouraging families to journey down the rabbit hole this summer with an Alice in Wonderland inspired takeover of the castle grounds.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025to17 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Adventures in Wonderland: An Immersive Experience - Raby Castle Park and Gardens
  3. Marie-Thérèse, Exhibitions & Collections Officer, presenting talks about the Magna Carta

    Add Magna Carta Uncovered with Marie-Thérèse, Exhibitions & Collections Officer to your Itinerary

    Magna Carta Uncovered with Marie-Thérèse, Exhibitions & Collections Officer

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    Talks

    Durham

    Join us for a series of free talks on the history and legacy of Magna Carta.

    Dates

    From:
    30 July 2025Open 13:30 -
    From:
    10 Sept 2025Open 18:30 -
    From:
    2 Oct 2025Open 18:30 -
    More info for Magna Carta Uncovered with Marie-Thérèse, Exhibitions & Collections Officer
  4. Poster for event including title and an image  of a fish lying in front of a flower arrangement

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

    Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration

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    Type:

    Show / Display

    Sedgefield

    Susan Fairhurst presenting Catch of the Day.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Sept 2025
    More info for Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration
  5. New Years Eve Gala Dinner

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    New Years Eve Gala Dinner

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    West Auckland, Bishop Auckland

    Join us in the grandeur of the Knights Hall to celebrate the arrival of 2025! We will be asking everyone to dress to impress. Arrive at 7pm to a canapes and fizz reception, enjoy a delicious meal served at 8pm, then party the night away with our…

    Dates

    From:
    31 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:00
    More info for New Years Eve Gala Dinner
  6. Black and white photo of a miner

    Add A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham

    Ten years ago, the wheels turned at the last deep coal mine in Britain for the final time. Across the coalfields, miners and their families mourned for their industry and their way of life. Now, A Northern Requiem celebrates those people and…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral
  7. HST charter at Stanhope Station - Credit Dan Millard

    Add InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST) at The Weardale Railway to your Itinerary

    InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST) at The Weardale Railway

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    Children/Family events

    Station Road, Stanhope

    Railway fans and families are in for a treat this summer as the legendary InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST) makes a rare appearance on the scenic Weardale Railway.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    17 Aug 2025
    More info for InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST) at The Weardale Railway
  8. S&DR Fringe logo

    S&DR200 - Festival Fringe

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    The Fringe Festival will include events created by community organisations, local businesses and heritage partners.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Mar 2025to30 Nov 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Festival Fringe
  9. Preston Park Museum and Grounds

    Add S&DR200: Tracks of Change to your Itinerary

    S&DR200: Tracks of Change

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Stockton on Tees

    Following a major redevelopment, Preston Park will open its new exhibition space with Tracks of Change, a series of exhibitions exploring the impact and legacy of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. 

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to30 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200: Tracks of Change
  10. Line up details for Derwent Fest 2025

    Add Derwent Fest 2025 to your Itinerary

    Derwent Fest 2025

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    Type:

    Festival

    Edmundbyers

    A weekend festival of live tribute music, food and drink, and children’s activities and entertainment, set in a stunning location, not far from you. Bring all the family, including the dog, and enjoy some fun, quality time together.

    Venue

    Derwent Waterside Park, Shotley Bridge

    Dates

    From:
    15 Aug 2025to16 Aug 2025
    More info for Derwent Fest 2025
  11. Karen Hall playing cello

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Delusions and Grandeur to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Delusions and Grandeur

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham City

    Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to27 July 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Delusions and Grandeur
  12. Railway 200 logo

    Add Railway 200 Talk: “Timothy Hackworth – The Man who Engineered a Future for the Locomotive” – with Mike Norman to your Itinerary

    Railway 200 Talk: “Timothy Hackworth – The Man who Engineered a Future for the Locomotive” – with Mike Norman

    Type

    Type:

    Talks

    Shildon

    As we’re into the Stockton & Darlington Railway Bicentenary year, we’re teaming up with the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and Jane Hackworth-Young to present a series of talks at Timothy Hackworth’s own Institute.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Aug 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Railway 200 Talk: “Timothy Hackworth – The Man who Engineered a Future for the Locomotive” – with Mike Norman
  13. Santa Claus wearing glasses and holding popcorn

    Add Magic at the Movies to your Itinerary

    Magic at the Movies

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham City

    Get ready to sprinkle some festive magic this December. Prepare for an enchanting evening featuring a fabulous festive movie that will warm your heart.

    Dates

    From:
    7 Dec 2025Open 16:30 -
    From:
    21 Dec 2025Open 16:30 -
    More info for Magic at the Movies
  14. 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"
  15. Castle lit up at night and a skull on the lawn in front of it

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Who Killed t’Duke to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Who Killed t’Duke

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham City

    Who killed t’Duke is a classic whodunnit set in Medieval England where the Marx Brothers meets Murder Mystery! All that’s left of William Longbotham, Duke of Snetterdale is his ghost, which still roams this Earth today waiting for his killers to be…

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 14:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Who Killed t’Duke
  16. Staff and children dressed up as Vikings at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Add Viking Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Viking Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Durham

    On Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 September head to Ushaw for their Viking Weekend where history comes alive!

    Dates

    From:
    27 Sept 2025to28 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Viking Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  17. EDAN logo

    Add Twenty Years of EDAN - The EDAN Gallery to your Itinerary

    Twenty Years of EDAN - The EDAN Gallery

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Seaham

    2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of EDAN. We would like to mark this with an exhibition that shows both the range of work that we are currently undertaking and also something of our history.

    Dates

    From:
    15 July 2025to23 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Twenty Years of EDAN - The EDAN Gallery
  18. A group foraging at Dalton Moor Farm.

    Add Introduction to Foraging Walk - Dalton Moor Farm to your Itinerary

    Introduction to Foraging Walk - Dalton Moor Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Seaham

    An interesting and comprehensive introduction to foraging for beginners and more experienced foragers alike. Approximately 3.5 hours exploring the farm and meeting and eating the characters - the plants that is!

    Dates

    From:
    20 July 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    24 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    21 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
    From:
    19 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 13:30
    More info for Introduction to Foraging Walk - Dalton Moor Farm
  19. Two women and three children walking around the lake at Hardwick Park

    Add Hardwick Conservation Champions 2025 to your Itinerary

    Hardwick Conservation Champions 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Sedgefield

    Become a Durham Countryside Conservation Champion this Summer through our park experience.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Aug 2025to8 Aug 2025Open 09:00 - 16:00
    More info for Hardwick Conservation Champions 2025
  20. Modern Japanese bluish glass sculpture with a design based on ancient form.

    Add Exploring Ancient Japan at The Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    Exploring Ancient Japan at The Oriental Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Learn about prehistoric Japan and make a clay dogu figure.

    Venue

    Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham City

    Dates

    From:
    1 Aug 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Exploring Ancient Japan at The Oriental Museum
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