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  1. Durham Book Festival 2025

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    Durham Book Festival

    Durham

    Durham Book Festival is one of the country’s oldest literary festivals, taking place in and around Durham City, returning this year on 10th to 12th October.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2025to12 Oct 2025
    More info for Durham Book Festival 2025

  2. Add Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night to your Itinerary

    Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    West Auckland

    Join Alex Hall as he swoons the night away with a tribute to Michael Buble.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
    More info for Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night

  3. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Durham Fringe Family Showcase to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Durham Fringe Family Showcase

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    To celebrate the 5th year of the Fringe & our biggest family offering to date, we're hosting a FREE family showcase.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025Open 13:30 - 14:30
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Durham Fringe Family Showcase

  4. Add Durham Fringe Festival: COUAC … Physical Comedy to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: COUAC … Physical Comedy

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham City

    This wordless show is an invitation to reflect on the place of nature and technology in our lives and the importance of preserving our humanity.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to25 July 2025Open 14:30 - 15:30
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: COUAC … Physical Comedy

  5. Add Junior Opens - Brancepeth Castle Golf Club to your Itinerary

    Junior Opens - Brancepeth Castle Golf Club

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    Golf Events

    Durham

    Open events at Brancepeth are extremely popular and usually sell out very quickly as they attract visitors from all over the North of England and beyond.  We pride ourselves in making everyone’s visit to our golf course memorable by delivering…

    Dates

    From:
    28 July 2025
    More info for Junior Opens - Brancepeth Castle Golf Club

  6. Add Much Ado About Nothing - Handlebards - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle to your Itinerary

    Much Ado About Nothing - Handlebards - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle

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    Theatre

    Staindrop

    Settle in for an unforgettable evening of open-air theatre as the brilliant HandleBards return to Raby Castle with their delightfully chaotic, bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Aug 2025Open 18:30 -
    More info for Much Ado About Nothing - Handlebards - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle

  7. Add Bishop Auckland Market to your Itinerary

    Bishop Auckland Market

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    Markets

    Bishop Auckland

    Stroll through the stalls, savour delicious local treats, and soak up the friendly atmosphere. Every Thursday and Saturday 8:00-17:00

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Bishop Auckland Market

  8. Add Exhibition Celebrating 60 Years of the Pennine Way - A Trail of Inspiration to your Itinerary

    Exhibition Celebrating 60 Years of the Pennine Way - A Trail of Inspiration

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    Exhibition

    Newbiggin

    Throughout 2025 there will be a rolling exhibition along the trail - showcasing how people have been inspired by the Pennine Way and inspiring others to get out and walk a bit (or even all!) of the route.

    Dates

    From:
    1 July 2025to31 Aug 2025
    More info for Exhibition Celebrating 60 Years of the Pennine Way - A Trail of Inspiration

  9. Add Harvest Celebrations 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of The North to your Itinerary

    Harvest Celebrations 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of The North

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Beamish

    Join us to experience traditional harvest celebrations!

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2025to5 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Harvest Celebrations 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of The North

  10. Add Durham Fringe Festival: The Last Hurrah to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: The Last Hurrah

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham City

    The Last Hurrah examines a family of ordinary people wrapped up in secrets and choices to be made.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025Open 15:30 - 16:30
    From:
    25 July 2025to26 July 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: The Last Hurrah

  11. Add Classic Car Show - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Classic Car Show - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Show / Display

    Staindrop

    In an exciting collaboration between Raby and Durham Automobile Club, visitors can expect to see a stunning selection of Classic Cars. Whether you are a car enthusiast or simply looking for a fun day out, join us in the Deer Park to enjoy a car…

    Dates

    From:
    29 June 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Classic Car Show - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

  12. Add Durham Christmas Festival to your Itinerary

    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

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

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

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    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 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

  14. Add Big "Lava Lamp" Science to your Itinerary

    Big "Lava Lamp" Science

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bargate Bank, Lanchester

    This Summer we welcome back Big Science for some more exciting and fun experiments, this time centred around lava lamps.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 11:00
    More info for Big "Lava Lamp" Science

  15. Add The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Durham

    The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists. This summer, see The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists in our family-focused exhibition which celebrates the art of the Ladybird book artists from the 1940s to the 1970s.

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2025to31 Aug 2025
    More info for The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  16. Add Silver Charm Bracelet Workshop & Cream Tea - Lanchester Garden Centre to your Itinerary

    Silver Charm Bracelet Workshop & Cream Tea - Lanchester Garden Centre

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    Type:

    Workshop

    Bargate Bank, Lanchester

    A jewellery making workshop with Simply Smallholding is an experience to remember.

    Dates

    From:
    3 Aug 2025Open 13:45 - 17:00
    From:
    5 Oct 2025Open 13:45 - 17:00
    More info for Silver Charm Bracelet Workshop & Cream Tea - Lanchester Garden Centre

  17. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Crossland & Wilkinson: Mean Business to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Crossland & Wilkinson: Mean Business

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham

    Emma Crossland & Sam Wilkinson welcome you to Crossland & Wilkinson, the funniest megacorporation on the FTSE100. This induction covers vital topics like company history, your place in our grand plan (sorry, "strategy") and all the usual corporate…

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025Open 19:30 -
    From:
    25 July 2025Open 19:30 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Crossland & Wilkinson: Mean Business

  18. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Charming to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Charming

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham

    It's twenty years after the wedding. Cinderella has filed for divorce. The Slipper has shattered! What's a Prince to do? A brand new comedy by celebrated playwright Annie Lux.

    Dates

    From:
    24 July 2025to25 July 2025Open 22:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Charming

  19. Add Way Back When: 1940s Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Way Back When: 1940s Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Type:

    Historical

    Durham

    Way Back When: 1940s is back for its fifth instalment on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July 2025!

    Dates

    From:
    5 July 2025to6 July 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Way Back When: 1940s Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  20. Add Durham Fringe Festival - Phil Green: A Broken Man’s Guide to Fixing Others to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival - Phil Green: A Broken Man’s Guide to Fixing Others

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham

    After a chance meeting at a failed Big Brother audition changed his life and the lives of others, Phil now brings us a show to save all men from a mental health crisis (well, maybe not all men). As heard on BBC Radio 4.

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025Open 19:30 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival - Phil Green: A Broken Man’s Guide to Fixing Others