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  1. Add Parkland Explorers: Hedgehog Houses - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Parkland Explorers: Hedgehog Houses - The Bowes Museum

    Type

    Type:

    October Half Term

    Barnard Castle

    Head to the wildflower meadow behind the museum to discover hidden wildlife and make habitats for hibernating hedgehogs using recycled materials.

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    27 Oct 2026Open 10:30 - 11:30
    More info for Parkland Explorers: Hedgehog Houses - The Bowes Museum

  2. Add Deer Park Safari - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Deer Park Safari - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Outdoor Adventure Activities

    Staindrop

    Enjoy a scenic tour of Raby Castle's extensive Deer Park, guided by a knowledgeable ranger who will share fascinating insights about the deer and the park's history.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Sept 2026Open 10:30 - 11:30
    More info for Deer Park Safari - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

  3. Add Beginners Blacksmithing - Unit 1 Morrison Industrial Estate to your Itinerary

    Beginners Blacksmithing - Unit 1 Morrison Industrial Estate

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Annfield Plain, Stanley

    Industrial Arts and Crafts. In this beginner blacksmithing course you will learn ancient techniques to forge a beautiful feather quill set you can treasure forever!

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 18:00 - 20:30
    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 18:30
    More info for Beginners Blacksmithing - Unit 1 Morrison Industrial Estate

  4. Add Dark Skies Run - North Pennines Stargazing Festival to your Itinerary

    Dark Skies Run - North Pennines Stargazing Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Stargazing Events

    Newbiggin

    Discover the freedom of trail running at night, in the company of experienced runners, as we follow the route of the High Force and Bowlees Geotrail. From Low Force we will run the Pennine Way to High Force. After experiencing the atmosphere of this…

    Dates

    From:
    21 Oct 2026Open 19:00 - 21:30
    More info for Dark Skies Run - North Pennines Stargazing Festival

  5. Add Halloween Half Term - Adventure Valley to your Itinerary

    Halloween Half Term - Adventure Valley

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Celebrate Halloween with us this half term! Meet our friendly halloween characters, delivering giggles not ghouls. Promoting a happy, joyful halloween event!

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Halloween Half Term - Adventure Valley

  6. Add Causey's Oktoberfest - South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    Causey's Oktoberfest - South Causey Inn

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink Festival

    Stanley

    Get ready to raise your steins and party the German way! Join us for our Oktoberfest Party on Friday 9th October for an evening packed with beer, brass bands, dancing and plenty of good cheer!

    Dates

    From:
    9 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for Causey's Oktoberfest - South Causey Inn

  7. 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 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Durham Food Producers' and Crafters' Market

  8. Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary Sextet; Faris Ishaq - Durham Folk Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary are an acclaimed musical duo known for fusing English folk traditions with Egyptian Maqam music. Tamsin Elliott is a Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist who plays the fiddle, lever harp, and a specially adapted…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 19:00 - 21:30
    More info for Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary Sextet; Faris Ishaq - Durham Folk Festival

  9. Add Heritage Open Days - Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage Open Days

    Wheatley Hill, Durham

    We will be showcasing our display of 1950s Olympic and Commonwealth Games diver, Charmian Welsh, a colliery manager's daughter from nearby Thornley. Charmian has donated her entire sporting collection to Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre and it will be…

    Dates

    From:
    17 Sept 2026to19 Sept 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre

  10. Add Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO to your Itinerary

    Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    In a 10 year marriage eventually your partner sees it all. Every bad idea. Every silly decision. The real twist is that somewhere along the way, you have to believe them. And maybe, just maybe.. you learn to love yourself too.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO

  11. Add Santa Express - Weardale Railway to your Itinerary

    Santa Express - Weardale Railway

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Bishop Auckland,

    Santa Express – A Magical Christmas Journey. Create unforgettable Christmas memories aboard the Santa Express at Weardale Railway. Running on selected dates throughout November and December, this festive heritage train departs from Stanhope Station…

    Dates

    From:
    28 Nov 2026to24 Dec 2026Open 09:30 - 18:00
    More info for Santa Express - Weardale Railway

  12. Add Breakfast with Santa - Empire Consett to your Itinerary

    Breakfast with Santa - Empire Consett

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Consett

    Ho ho ho! Santa’s coming to town!
    Come and enjoy breakfast with Father Christmas this festive season at Empire Consett where young ones can receive a present and enjoy a light breakfast of toast and pastries with juice or water. Accompanying adults…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 13:00
    From:
    24 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 10:30
    More info for Breakfast with Santa - Empire Consett

  13. Add Murdered To Death by Peter Gordon - A Comedy - The City Theatre to your Itinerary

    Murdered To Death by Peter Gordon - A Comedy - The City Theatre

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Back Silver Street, Durham

    A spoof Miss Marple set in a country mansion.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Sept 2026Open 14:30 -
    From:
    28 Sept 2026to2 Oct 2026Open 19:30 -
    From:
    3 Oct 2026Open 14:30 -
    More info for Murdered To Death by Peter Gordon - A Comedy - The City Theatre

  14. Add Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch to your Itinerary

    Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Seaham

    Come and explore our family-run, home-grown pumpkin patch, set in the beautiful coastal town of Seaham, County Durham. We’re a local family farm that started our pumpkin patch in 2022, and each year we’re growing, improving, and welcoming more…

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch

  15. Add Defiant. Introduced by Heather Wood - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Defiant. Introduced by Heather Wood - Durham Folk Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    'Defiant: County Durham, The Miners’ Strike and its Legacy' is a new film capturing the experiences of those who endured one of the most significant industrial disputes in modern British history. It explores not only the devastating social and…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for Defiant. Introduced by Heather Wood - Durham Folk Festival

  16. Add Christmas at Locomotion - Locomotion to your Itinerary

    Christmas at Locomotion - Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Shildon

    Enjoy a festive day out amongst trains, engines and carriages. Highlights include a Christmas Market, Father Christmas in his cosy carriage grotto and free family activities.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Nov 2026to3 Jan 2027
    More info for Christmas at Locomotion - Locomotion

  17. Add Durham Christmas Festival to your Itinerary

    Durham Christmas Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham Market Place, Durham City

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

    Dates

    From:
    4 Dec 2026to6 Dec 2026
    More info for Durham Christmas Festival

  18. Add Raby Castle at Christmas - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens to your Itinerary

    Raby Castle at Christmas - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Darlington

    Raby Castle is opening it’s doors for Christmas for the second time in five decades to showcase the castle decorated for Christmas, designed by custodian and creative director, Lady Barnard.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026to3 Jan 2027Open 11:00 - 16:00
    More info for Raby Castle at Christmas - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens

  19. Add Macdara Yeates; Holly Carter; Seb Stone - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Macdara Yeates; Holly Carter; Seb Stone - Durham Folk Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Historical

    Durham

    Macdara Yeates is one of the driving forces in Dublin's the young traditional music scene. Known for his performances of Irish classics, docker songs and the forgotten ballads of his Dublin neighbourhood, he's a mesmerising performer.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 15:30 - 18:30
    More info for Macdara Yeates; Holly Carter; Seb Stone - Durham Folk Festival

  20. Add Pyromusical - Kynren to your Itinerary

    Pyromusical - Kynren

    Type

    Type:

    Bonfire Night

    Bishop Auckland

    The North East’s biggest Pyromusical returns on Saturday 31 October 2026, lighting up the night sky above Bishop Auckland with 25 minutes of spectacular fireworks choreographed to an epic soundtrack.

    As this year’s event falls on Halloween,…

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for Pyromusical - Kynren