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  1. Add GOING BACK BROCKENS: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners’ Strike to your Itinerary

    GOING BACK BROCKENS: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners’ Strike

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    Opening on Friday 13 June at The Warehouse in Newgate Centre, Bishop Auckland, GOING BACK BROCKENS: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners’ Strike, is a three-part exhibition across County Durham that sees North East artist Narbi Price and writer…

    Dates

    From:
    13 June 2025Open 17:00 - 21:00
    From:
    13 June 2025to5 July 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    12 July 2025Open 12:00 - 15:00
    From:
    22 Aug 2025
    More info for GOING BACK BROCKENS: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners’ Strike

  2. Add Ayclive 2025 to your Itinerary

    Ayclive 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Newton Aycliffe

    We're thrilled to announce that Ayclive Festival is back for its third year, bigger and better than ever! By popular demand, we're expanding to a two-day event, taking place on Friday 25th July and Saturday 26th July 2025.

    Dates

    From:
    25 July 2025to26 July 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Ayclive 2025

  3. Add The Barricade Boys – West End Party at Auckland Palace to your Itinerary

    The Barricade Boys – West End Party at Auckland Palace

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Bishop Auckland

    Direct from London, these four dazzling performers are taking the world by storm. From the heart-wrenching emotion of Les Misérables to the toe-tapping harmonies of the Jersey Boys, The Barricade Boys will take you on a musical journey like no other.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2025Open 19:30 -
    More info for The Barricade Boys – West End Party at Auckland Palace

  4. Add Bug Hunt - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Bug Hunt - The Bowes Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Barnard Castle

    Embark on playful bug hunt to spot artworks around the museum that feature insects, vibrant colours and striking patterns. This interactive session invites curious explorers to engage their senses and uncover how nature has inspired artist and…

    Dates

    From:
    22 July 2025to2 Sept 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Bug Hunt - The Bowes Museum

  5. Add Women's Mental Health and Wellbeing Festival 2025 to your Itinerary

    Women's Mental Health and Wellbeing Festival 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Wellness Event

    Newton Aycliffe

    This is an in person event where we will be discussing all things relating to women, their mental health and wellbeing.

    Dates

    From:
    19 June 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Women's Mental Health and Wellbeing Festival 2025

  6. Add Specialist Plant and Garden Fair - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Specialist Plant and Garden Fair - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Fete / Fair

    Durham

    The Specialist Plant and Garden Fair is back on Saturday 14 June 2025, once again we’re teaming up with Plant Heritage North East to bring you a special day!

    Dates

    From:
    14 June 2025Open 10:00 - 15:00
    More info for Specialist Plant and Garden Fair - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  7. Mother Courage and Her Children Ensemble ‘84

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Horden,

    Ensemble ‘84 present a bold new reimagining of Bertolt Brecht’s classic anti-war play, Mother Courage and Her Children, translated by Lee Hall, performed by an all County-Durham cast and members of South Africa’s acclaimed Isango Ensemble.

    Dates

    From:
    14 May 2025to24 May 2025
    More info for Mother Courage and Her Children Ensemble ‘84

  8. Add Bishop Auckland Choral Society at Auckland Palace to your Itinerary

    Bishop Auckland Choral Society at Auckland Palace

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Bishop Auckland

    This summer, we are delighted to welcome Bishop Auckland Choral Society to Auckland Palace for a spectacular evening of music.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    14 June 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
    More info for Bishop Auckland Choral Society at Auckland Palace

  9. Add S&DR200: Coal, Canals and Carriages: The Story of Raby and the Railways to your Itinerary

    S&DR200: Coal, Canals and Carriages: The Story of Raby and the Railways

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Staindrop

    Raby Castle will celebrate the year with stories associated with 19th-century inventions, including the reactions of landowners and farmers to trains, as well as how travel evolved into a privilege for the upper classes from their collections.

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to30 Nov 2025
    More info for S&DR200: Coal, Canals and Carriages: The Story of Raby and the Railways

  10. Add Rock of Ages to your Itinerary

    Rock of Ages

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Chester-le-Street

    Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair!

    Dates

    From:
    11 June 2025to14 June 2025Open 19:15 - 22:00
    More info for Rock of Ages

  11. Add A Colliers Life: At Work & Play to your Itinerary

    A Colliers Life: At Work & Play

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Beamish

    Join us at our Colliery and Pit Village, and discover all about a colliers life.

    Dates

    From:
    5 July 2025to6 July 2025
    More info for A Colliers Life: At Work & Play

  12. Add Railway 200 Talk: “Teesdale Tracks and Derailing Dukes” – with Chris Lloyd to your Itinerary

    Railway 200 Talk: “Teesdale Tracks and Derailing Dukes” – with Chris Lloyd

    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:
    16 July 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Railway 200 Talk: “Teesdale Tracks and Derailing Dukes” – with Chris Lloyd

  13. Add Durham University Orchestral Society: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony to your Itinerary

    Durham University Orchestral Society: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    The College, Durham

    Durham University Orchestral Society: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

    Dates

    From:
    13 June 2025Open 19:30 -
    More info for Durham University Orchestral Society: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

  14. Add Bug Club - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Bug Club - The Bowes Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Barnard Castle

    Join us as we investigate the effects of insects on collection items.

    Dates

    From:
    29 May 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Bug Club - The Bowes Museum

  15. Add Durham Food Producers' and Crafters' Market to your Itinerary

    Durham Food Producers' and Crafters' Market

    Type

    Type:

    Markets

    Durham city

    Durham’s Food Producers’ and Crafters’ Market is now on the first Thursday of each month – open from 9am until 4.30pm, or until stock has sold out.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Durham Food Producers' and Crafters' Market

  16. Add Exploring the Archives: New Dixon Discoveries to your Itinerary

    Exploring the Archives: New Dixon Discoveries

    Type

    Type:

    Historical

    Staindrop

    Just in time for a 4th of July celebration, some exciting new discoveries have been made in Raby’s Archives. Jeremiah Dixon is a name well known both in the North East and ‘across the pond’ for his skills in surveying. His role in developing the…

    Dates

    From:
    4 July 2025to5 July 2025Open 11:00 - 12:30
    More info for Exploring the Archives: New Dixon Discoveries

  17. Add Ferryhill Sedgefield & District Flower Club Demonstration to your Itinerary

    Ferryhill Sedgefield & District Flower Club Demonstration

    Type

    Type:

    Demonstration

    Sedgefield

    Flower demonstration by Ann Simpson titled Willow, Wood and Wine.

    Dates

    From:
    17 June 2025Open 19:15 - 21:30
    More info for Ferryhill Sedgefield & District Flower Club Demonstration

  18. Add Big Bang: A Summer Space Day - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Big Bang: A Summer Space Day - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham

    On Saturday 28 June 2025, prepare for lift-off! Ushaw is blasting into orbit for a one-day cosmic celebration of science, space and summer fun like no other.

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2025
    More info for Big Bang: A Summer Space Day - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  19. Add S&DR200 - Summer Festival at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Summer Festival at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Shildon

    Head down to Locomotion for a summer of fun.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025to31 Aug 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Summer Festival at Locomotion

  20. Add Hardwick Festival 2025 to your Itinerary

    Hardwick Festival 2025

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Sedgefield

    Hardwick Festival returns 15th to 17th August. The 2025 line-up will be revealed soon.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Aug 2025to17 Aug 2025
    More info for Hardwick Festival 2025