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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. Poster reads, 'Boney M. Durham Cathedral' and background image shows Durham Cathedral's Nave in a purple hue.

    Add Boney M Live at Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Boney M Live at Durham Cathedral

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    The College, Durham

    Pop-Disco powerhouse BONEY M. will be performing live inside Durham Cathedral on Friday 24th October 2025!

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 22:00
    More info for Boney M Live at Durham Cathedral
  2. Heart-Shaped Autumn Wax Melts

    Add Luxury Autumn Wax Melts Workshop & Cream Tea - Lanchester Garden Centre to your Itinerary

    Luxury Autumn Wax Melts Workshop & Cream Tea - Lanchester Garden Centre

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    Type:

    Workshop

    Bargate Bank, Lanchester

    Autumn workshop. Make a beautiful set of seaside scented wax melt decorations with Bobella Co!

    Dates

    From:
    7 Sept 2025Open 14:00 - 16:00
    More info for Luxury Autumn Wax Melts Workshop & Cream Tea - Lanchester Garden Centre
  3. Two women and three children walking around the lake at Hardwick Park

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    Forest Club - Hardwick Park

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    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
  4. Adele Cliff, with hands on hips, smiling.

    Add Durham Fringe Festival - Adele Cliff: Adele, Adele, Adele… Cliff It Isn’t The Consequences Of My Own Actions to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival - Adele Cliff: Adele, Adele, Adele… Cliff It Isn’t The Consequences Of My Own Actions

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Owengate, Durham City

    Fresh from performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Durham Fringe regular and 2023 Leicester Comedy Award Nominee Adele Cliff returns to examine lying, honesty and consequences. The many time Joke of the Fringe nominee, double…

    Dates

    From:
    25 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 21:15 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival - Adele Cliff: Adele, Adele, Adele… Cliff It Isn’t The Consequences Of My Own Actions
  5. Aerial view of Durham City

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    The Brass Band Conference 2025: The Next Generation

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    Type:

    Talks

    Durham City

    The Brass Band Conference is an annual event and awards ceremony providing an unmissable opportunity for brass banders from across the country to learn, share and network.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Sept 2025
    More info for The Brass Band Conference 2025: The Next Generation
  6. The Craft & Producers' Marquee at Durham Christmas Festival

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    Durham Christmas Festival

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    Type:

    Christmas Markets

    Durham Market Place, Durham City

    Durham Christmas Festival will return – the perfect combination of Christmas shopping and seasonal entertainment in the unique and stunning setting that is Durham City Centre.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2025Open 09:00 - 18:00
    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 09:00 - 18:00
    From:
    7 Dec 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Durham Christmas Festival
  7. Dalton Park Strut your Pup dog walk event

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    Strut your Pup Event: Dog Walk & Doggy Day Out

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Murton

    Join us for a day of doggy-related fun at Dalton Park Outlet & Outdoors on Sunday 20th July!

    Dates

    From:
    20 July 2025Open 10:30 - 16:30
    More info for Strut your Pup Event: Dog Walk & Doggy Day Out
  8. Red and blue neon text which states, 'Quiz Night', with stars around it.

    Add Knight of Knowledge - Tipi at Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Knight of Knowledge - Tipi at Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Type:

    Summer Event

    Chester le Street

    Think you’ve got what it takes to be the local quiz champ? Grab your team and prove it at our brand new Resident Quiz Night in The Tipi– now happening every Thursday, 7pm-10pm! 

    Dates

    From:
    3 July 2025to14 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Knight of Knowledge - Tipi at Lumley Castle Hotel
  9. Vintage Sports Car with church in the background

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    Vintage & Classic Sports Car Day

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham

    Vintage and Classic Sports Car Day in the grounds of Brancepeth Castle.

    Venue

    St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth

    Dates

    From:
    9 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Vintage & Classic Sports Car Day
  10. The Story at Mount Oswald

    Add S&DR200 - All Change to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - All Change

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    South Road, Durham City

    Through authentic voices from letters, diaries, court papers, and other day-to-day records from their collections, The Story will uncover the impact of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on the socio-economic fabric of the region.  

    Dates

    From:
    25 May 2025to26 Jan 2026
    More info for S&DR200 - All Change
  11. Connor Read & Stuart Harle - text reads, 'Funny Nobodies'

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Funny Nobodies to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Funny Nobodies

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham

    Two Shows in One! Connor Read brings you ‘Legs Akimbo!’ Prepare for queer Geordie storytelling, full of witty observations and family revelations as he celebrates the Northern nannas who raised him.

    Dates

    From:
    27 July 2025Open 20:45 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Funny Nobodies
  12. Four comedians taking part in the show

    Add Edinburgh Preview Day to your Itinerary

    Edinburgh Preview Day

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Four Hour Long Work In Progress Shows.

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025Open 17:00 - 22:30
    More info for Edinburgh Preview Day
  13. 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

    Type

    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
  14. View of the riverbanks towards Prebends Bridge.

    Add Riverbanks History Walk - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Riverbanks History Walk - Durham Cathedral

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Event

    The College, Durham

    Discover the hidden history of the woods and riverbanks that form the spectacular setting for the cathedral. Explore their historic features and trace their change from defensive site to Victorian pleasure garden on this 1.5-mile-long walk.

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025Open 10:30 -
    From:
    30 Aug 2025Open 10:30 -
    From:
    27 Sept 2025Open 10:30 -
    More info for Riverbanks History Walk - Durham Cathedral
  15. Crook Hall gardens

    Add Crook Hall Gardens Tour: History and Literary Links to your Itinerary

    Crook Hall Gardens Tour: History and Literary Links

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Step into Crook Hall Gardens' past on a guided tour.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Apr 2025to29 Oct 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Crook Hall Gardens Tour: History and Literary Links
  16. Wurlitzer theatre organ

    Add Durham Brass Festival: NETOA Wurlitzer & Stanhope Silver Band present Brass & Pipes to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: NETOA Wurlitzer & Stanhope Silver Band present Brass & Pipes

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    High Street, Howden-Le-Wear

    Durham Brass Festival proudly partners with the North East Theatre Organ Association and Stanhope Silver Band to present a one-off, commissioned show entitled Brass and Pipes.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: NETOA Wurlitzer & Stanhope Silver Band present Brass & Pipes
  17. Illustration of a green dinosaur and text which reads 'Spontaneous Wrecks'.

    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
  18. Illustrations of bingo cards and balls

    Add Bingo Night - High Farm Holiday Park to your Itinerary

    Bingo Night - High Farm Holiday Park

    Type

    Type:

    Local Events

    Bishop Auckland

    Bingo Night: Gather your squad for a night of bingo, laughs, and tasty treats!

    Dates

    From:
    18 July 2025Open 18:30 - 22:30
    From:
    29 Aug 2025Open 18:30 - 22:30
    More info for Bingo Night - High Farm Holiday Park
  19. Ellie Caile in a cowgirl hat, next to illustrations of stars, a disco ball and cowboy boots.

    Add Boots & Beats in the Tipi - Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Boots & Beats in the Tipi - Lumley Castle Hotel

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Chester le Street

    Dust off your cowboy boots and grab your favourite hat because it's time to kick up some fun line dancing at Beats & Boots in the Tipi. A celebration of all thing's country!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Boots & Beats in the Tipi - Lumley Castle Hotel
  20. RSPB Saltholme Nature Reserve

    Add Guided Walks for Groups - RSPB Saltholme to your Itinerary

    Guided Walks for Groups - RSPB Saltholme

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Port Clarence, Middlesbrough

    Want to get more out of your visit to RSPB Saltholme? We offer group guided walks! We can tailor the walk route and topic(s) to suit your group.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Guided Walks for Groups - RSPB Saltholme
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