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  1. Add BBQ & Beer Night with Live Music - Tipi at Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    BBQ & Beer Night with Live Music - Tipi at Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Type:

    Food & Drink

    Chester le Street

    Bring your appetite, your mates, and your love of all things grilled and brewed. The fire’s crackling, the beer’s cold, and the tipi’s calling. Don’t miss it!

    Dates

    From:
    18 July 2025Open 19:00 - 23:00
    More info for BBQ & Beer Night with Live Music - Tipi at Lumley Castle Hotel

  2. Add Remembrance Sunday 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Remembrance Sunday 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Beamish

    We will be holding special commemorations at the museum for Remembrance Sunday.

    Dates

    From:
    9 Nov 2025
    More info for Remembrance Sunday 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  3. Add Stanley Street Food Market to your Itinerary

    Stanley Street Food Market

    Type

    Type:

    Markets

    Stanley

    Launching on Friday, April 11th, the markets will take place bi-monthly on the second Friday, bringing together delicious street food, local businesses, and a lively social atmosphere.

    Dates

    From:
    8 Aug 2025Open 15:00 -
    From:
    10 Oct 2025Open 15:00 -
    More info for Stanley Street Food Market

  4. Add Durham Classic Car Show to your Itinerary

    Durham Classic Car Show

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    Type:

    Show / Display

    Durham City

    Durham's City Centre will host over a hundred classic cars, a great family day out with displays in the Market Place, on Palace Green, and on Framwellgate and Elvet Bridges.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 16:00
    More info for Durham Classic Car Show

  5. Add Big Science to your Itinerary

    Big Science

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Meadowfield

    Hour of science experiments for primary age children.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 10:30 - 11:45
    More info for Big Science

  6. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Spontaneous Wrecks to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Spontaneous Wrecks

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Owengate, Durham City

    After a smashing run at the Durham Fringe in 2024, Spontaneous Wrecks present... The Improvised Fringe Show!

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 21:15 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Spontaneous Wrecks

  7. Add Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    See the museum’s renowned ceramic collection re-imagined into a vibrant and interactive experience for all ages.

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to1 Mar 2026
    More info for Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum

  8. Add Stargazing at Raby Castle to your Itinerary

    Stargazing at Raby Castle

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    Type:

    Stargazing Events

    Staindrop

    This exclusive event offers a rare opportunity to explore the night sky under the expert guidance of a professional astronomer. Whether you are an experienced stargazer or a newcomer to astronomy, this session promises to provide valuable insights…

    Dates

    From:
    18 Oct 2025Open 19:00 -
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    25 Oct 2025Open 19:00 -
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    15 Nov 2025Open 18:00 -
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    22 Nov 2025Open 18:00 -
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    13 Dec 2025Open 18:00 -
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    17 Jan 2026Open 18:00 -
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    24 Jan 2026Open 18:00 -
    More info for Stargazing at Raby Castle

  9. Add Forest of Light at Beamish Hall Hotel to your Itinerary

    Forest of Light at Beamish Hall Hotel

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Beamish

    Our Forest of Light is a captivating illuminated experience set within our enchanted ancient woodland.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2025to4 Jan 2026
    More info for Forest of Light at Beamish Hall Hotel

  10. Add Barnard Castle Farmers' Market to your Itinerary

    Barnard Castle Farmers' Market

    Type

    Type:

    Markets

    Barnard Castle

    Barnard Castle Farmers’ Market is one of the North East’s most popular markets featuring a wide range of artisan food and crafts from the region. Open 9:00 to 14:00 on the first Saturday of each month.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Barnard Castle Farmers' Market

  11. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Whispers to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Whispers

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham City

    This haunting piece of theatre is an intensive journey through XIX century asylum room, courtroom, monastery cell, banks of the Thames but also depths of the human’s mind.

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 21:45 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Whispers

  12. Add Derwent Fest 2025 to your Itinerary

    Derwent Fest 2025

    Type

    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

  13. Add Exotic Animal Encounters with Leon Exotics - High Farm Holiday Park to your Itinerary

    Exotic Animal Encounters with Leon Exotics - High Farm Holiday Park

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Bishop Auckland

    Exciting News: Leon's Exotics is Coming to The Paddocks!

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 12:00
    From:
    16 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 12:00
    More info for Exotic Animal Encounters with Leon Exotics - High Farm Holiday Park

  14. Add Saturday Outdoor Market to your Itinerary

    Saturday Outdoor Market

    Type

    Type:

    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

  15. Add 80s, 90s, Noughties and NOW to your Itinerary

    80s, 90s, Noughties and NOW

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham City

    Eat, drink and be merry. Strut up the red carpet for 7pm to mingle with your party goers before enjoying a sumptuous three course menu.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Nov 2025to29 Nov 2025
    From:
    5 Dec 2025
    From:
    20 Dec 2025
    More info for 80s, 90s, Noughties and NOW

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Railway 200: Exhibition Train - Inspiration

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    Type:

    Heritage

    Welcome to Inspiration.  Discover the past, present and future of railways on our incredible exhibition train Inspiration, touring Britain from 27th June 2025.

    Dates

    From:
    27 June 2025to1 Oct 2025
    More info for Railway 200: Exhibition Train - Inspiration

  19. Add Fort Tour and Handling Session at Binchester to your Itinerary

    Fort Tour and Handling Session at Binchester

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bishop Auckland

    Join Julius Hadrianus as he takes you on a fact-packed tour of the incredible 2000-year-old fort and settlement.

    Dates

    From:
    7 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:30
    More info for Fort Tour and Handling Session at Binchester

  20. Add Forest Club - Hardwick Park to your Itinerary

    Forest Club - Hardwick Park

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Sedgefield

    Forest Club is a hands-on experience designed to engage children with the world around them through natural and play based activities. The programme is aimed at children between two and six years of age. Each session will include a different …

    Dates

    From:
    29 July 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
    From:
    26 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
    From:
    28 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for Forest Club - Hardwick Park