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  1. Add Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection to your Itinerary

    Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection marks 20 years since the landmark exhibition Fine & Fashionable: Lace from the Blackborne Collection and commemorates the gift of the Blackborne lace collection to The Bowes Museum.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026to11 Apr 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection

  2. Add Front Row Talks: Paul and Lucy Hull - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Front Row Talks: Paul and Lucy Hull - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Talks

    Barnard Castle

    Just like The Bowes Museum, For the Love of the North celebrates artists, designers and makers. Join Paul and Lucy Hull for an inspiring talk on supporting Northern creatives and how thoughtful design can deepen our connections with the places we…

    Dates

    From:
    8 Mar 2026Open 14:30 - 15:30
    More info for Front Row Talks: Paul and Lucy Hull - The Bowes Museum

  3. Add Candlelight: Tribute to Adele - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Candlelight: Tribute to Adele - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Concert

    Durham City

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Durham. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Adele at Durham Cathedral under the gentle glow of…

    Dates

    From:
    17 Jan 2026Open 21:30 -
    More info for Candlelight: Tribute to Adele - Durham Cathedral

  4. Add Grand Cinema at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Grand Cinema at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Film

    Beamish

    Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025
    From:
    21 Dec 2025
    More info for Grand Cinema at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  5. Add Stand up for the Miners to your Itinerary

    Stand up for the Miners

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham City

    A night of comedy and politics, in support of the Durham Miners Gala.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Mar 2026Open 19:00 - 22:30
    More info for Stand up for the Miners

  6. Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Phil Ellis - Bath Mat to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Phil Ellis - Bath Mat

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Following his three big award wins at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, Phil, the very definition of funny bones, presents his brand-new show.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Feb 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Phil Ellis - Bath Mat

  7. Add Christmas Party Night - Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Christmas Party Night - Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Christmas and New Year

    Chester le Street

    Get ready to celebrate the festive season in style with our  lively Christmas Party Night! Enjoy a delicious two-course  dinner followed by a fun-filled evening of dancing and entertainment. Whether you’re gathering with colleagues,  friends, or…

    Dates

    From:
    31 Jan 2026
    More info for Christmas Party Night - Lumley Castle Hotel

  8. Add Festive Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel and Waterfall to your Itinerary

    Festive Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel and Waterfall

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Forest-in-Teesdale

    Celebrate the festive season in the heart of the North Pennines National Landscape with our much-loved Festive Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Dec 2025Open 16:30 -
    More info for Festive Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel and Waterfall

  9. Add Neapolitan Nativity - The Auckland Project to your Itinerary

    Neapolitan Nativity - The Auckland Project

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Market Place, Bishop Auckland

    Be dazzled by our monumental 18th-century Neapolitan Nativity scene. This remarkable Baroque créche, known in Italian as a presepe, is a giant Nativity scene staged in a true-life Neapolitan setting.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    21 Nov 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Neapolitan Nativity - The Auckland Project

  10. Add Nathan Coley You Create What You Will and Tate Modern on Fire - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Nathan Coley You Create What You Will and Tate Modern on Fire - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    For the first time together, The Bowes Museum hosts Nathan Coley’s works, You Create What You Will (2014) and Tate Modern on Fire (2017).

    Dates

    From:
    14 June 2025to1 Mar 2026
    More info for Nathan Coley You Create What You Will and Tate Modern on Fire - The Bowes Museum

  11. Durham Miners' Gala 2026

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    Type:

    Show / Display

    Durham City

    The Durham Miners' Gala returns on 11th July 2026.

    Dates

    From:
    11 July 2026
    More info for Durham Miners' Gala 2026

  12. Add Epiphany Procession - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Epiphany Procession - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Religious Event

    Durham City

    During the Epiphany season Durham Cathedral holds an Epiphany Procession service.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Jan 2026Open 15:30 -
    More info for Epiphany Procession - Durham Cathedral

  13. Add S&DR200 Celebrating Railways: Past, Present and Future at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 Celebrating Railways: Past, Present and Future at Locomotion

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Shildon

    The highlight of the anniversary year will be Rail Futures, a celebratory festival taking place in late September and early October.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Sept 2025to31 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for S&DR200 Celebrating Railways: Past, Present and Future at Locomotion

  14. Add Breakfast with Father Christmas - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Breakfast with Father Christmas - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Beamish

    Kick off your day with something magical. Join Father Christmas for breakfast in The Coffee Pot Café at the Entrance Building, before he heads off on his Christmas duties.

    Dates

    From:
    29 Nov 2025to21 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Breakfast with Father Christmas - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  15. Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Matt Forde - Defying Calamity to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Matt Forde - Defying Calamity

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Matt Forde - Defying Calamity

  16. S&DR200 Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    The 27 September 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), which gave birth to the modern railway. To celebrate this landmark anniversary, the nine-month S&DR200 Festival will take place across…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Mar 2025to31 May 2026
    More info for S&DR200 Festival

  17. Add New Year's Day Dog Walk at South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    New Year's Day Dog Walk at South Causey Inn

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Stanley

    A walk through winter wonderlands, a feast to follow, and a day to remember for you and your four-legged friend...

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026Open 10:00 -
    More info for New Year's Day Dog Walk at South Causey Inn

  18. Add Raby Castle at Christmas to your Itinerary

    Raby Castle at Christmas

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Staindrop

    Step back in time to experience a traditional family Christmas at Raby Castle.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    17 Dec 2025to24 Dec 2025
    From:
    29 Dec 2025to31 Dec 2025
    From:
    2 Jan 2026to4 Jan 2026
    More info for Raby Castle at Christmas

  19. Add Fireside Story & Breakfast with Santa to your Itinerary

    Fireside Story & Breakfast with Santa

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Lanchester

    This Festive season revel in the magic and excitement of Christmas and enjoy a delicious breakfast in comfortable surroundings, complete with fireplace setting and a visit from Father Christmas.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025to23 Dec 2025Open 09:00 - 10:45
    More info for Fireside Story & Breakfast with Santa

  20. Add "Who Stole our Christmas?" Party - Lanchester Garden Centre to your Itinerary

    "Who Stole our Christmas?" Party - Lanchester Garden Centre

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Lanchester

    Join us this Festive season for the return of our ever-popular children's Christmas Party!

    Dates

    From:
    18 Dec 2025to19 Dec 2025Open 17:00 - 19:00
    More info for "Who Stole our Christmas?" Party - Lanchester Garden Centre