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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. A small child smiling at a decorated Christmas tree.

    Add Christmas Family Crafts: Make a Winter Decoration to your Itinerary

    Christmas Family Crafts: Make a Winter Decoration

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    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Get creative as a family and make a winter-inspired craft to take home or gift to a loved-one. Make snowflakes, snowdrop decorations and festive gift tags using recycled materials, taking inspiration from the colours, shapes and patterns of winter.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Nov 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00
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    5 Dec 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00
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    12 Dec 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00
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    19 Dec 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00
    More info for Christmas Family Crafts: Make a Winter Decoration
  2. A group of choir singers in a festive chapel, smiling.

    Add Forget Me Notes Christmas Concert - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Forget Me Notes Christmas Concert - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Christmas and New Year

    Bearpark, Durham

    You’re warmly invited to an inclusive, fun and family-friendly afternoon of Christmas music on Saturday 5 December, set in the stunning surroundings of St Cuthbert’s Chapel. This special event will showcase Ushaw’s much-loved dementia-friendly…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Dec 2026
    More info for Forget Me Notes Christmas Concert - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  3. An adult and small child walking hand in hand down an autumnal path.

    Add Traditional Christmas Wreath Workshop with The Northern Flower Garden to your Itinerary

    Traditional Christmas Wreath Workshop with The Northern Flower Garden

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    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Come and join florist Debbie from The Northern Flower Garden to kick off the holiday season by making your own wreath. During the workshop, you’ll create your own Christmas wreath with fresh seasonal foliage and festive decorations. Learn how to…

    Dates

    From:
    29 Nov 2026Open 11:00 - 14:00
    More info for Traditional Christmas Wreath Workshop with The Northern Flower Garden
  4. Club Night Photograph

    Add Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration to your Itinerary

    Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration

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    Demonstration

    Sedgefield

    Monthly club night and floral demonstrations, refreshments, club news and a raffle for the flowers made by the demonstrator.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Nov 2026Open 19:15 - 21:15
    More info for Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Demonstration
  5. A festive poster, text read 'Festive Pet Fest' in a vintage festive font surrounded by gold baubles with pawprints on  them and cartoon holly.

    Add Pet Fest! Festive Fayre & Shopping Experience to your Itinerary

    Pet Fest! Festive Fayre & Shopping Experience

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    Christmas and New Year

    West Auckland

    Gather North Events are bringing you a fabulously festive Pet Fest! A unique Festive Fayre celebrating everything we love about our furry (and not-so-furry) companions - bringing together creatives, makers, bakers, and a whole tone of people devoted…

    Dates

    From:
    29 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 15:00
    More info for Pet Fest! Festive Fayre & Shopping Experience
  6. Poster for 'The Nice List', text which reads 'Tom Rolfe Production Proudly Presents, A Magical Family Santamime.' A large festive book open with red r

    Add The Nice List! Santamime to your Itinerary

    The Nice List! Santamime

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    Christmas and New Year

    Barnard Castle

    Step into a sparkling festive adventure this Christmas as Tom Rolfe Productions proudly present The Nice List!

    Dates

    From:
    10 Dec 2026Open 18:00 -
    More info for The Nice List! Santamime
  7. The library at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens - rows of historical books and view of arched window at the rear.

    Add Discover Big Library - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Discover Big Library - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Historical

    Durham

    Experience the Big Library on the first Friday of every month (July-Dec 2026) as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of one of Britain’s most extraordinary historic libraries.

    Dates

    From:
    3 July 2026to4 Dec 2026
    More info for Discover Big Library - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  8. Portrait painting depicting a pale-skinned woman in a grey hood, black bodice and white sleeves, likely a historical or memorial likeness. Folded hand

    Add Catharina van Hemessen: The Artist and Her World to your Itinerary

    Catharina van Hemessen: The Artist and Her World

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Presenting fourteen of the pioneering artist's paintings in partnership with the National Gallery and Museum Snijders&Rockoxhuis in Antwerp, this exhibition places her career within the artistic and commercial world of sixteenth-century Antwerp.…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    5 June 2027to3 Oct 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Catharina van Hemessen: The Artist and Her World
  9. Photograph showing an older white-haired man outdoors beside a timber-clad building. He smiles in profile, wearing a black jacket and blue-grey neck w

    Add Front Row Talk: The Cornish Sketchbooks - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Front Row Talk: The Cornish Sketchbooks - The Bowes Museum

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Join Mike Thornton, Norman Cornish's son-in-law, for an intimate walkthrough of The Bowes Museum's Norman Cornish: A Life in Sketchbooks exhibition. Discover how Cornish's sketchbooks shaped his creative practice and became a visual record of his…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    8 Nov 2026Open 14:30 - 15:30
    More info for Front Row Talk: The Cornish Sketchbooks - The Bowes Museum
  10. A person tending to a festive wreath.

    Add Festive Christmas Door Swag with Periwinkle Barn to your Itinerary

    Festive Christmas Door Swag with Periwinkle Barn

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    Christmas and New Year

    Staindrop, Darlington

    Celebrate the beauty of the season with our Luxury Christmas Door Swag Workshop. Guided by Deborah of Periwinkle Barn, you’ll craft and design your own festive door swag – a sumptuous alternative to the traditional wreath.

    Dates

    From:
    11 Dec 2026Open 17:00 - 19:00
    From:
    18 Dec 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Festive Christmas Door Swag with Periwinkle Barn
  11. Jonathan Eyre at the Wurlitzer Organ

    Add NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ to your Itinerary

    NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ

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    Music Event

    Howden le Wear, Crook

    JONATHAN EYRE plays a concert of Christmas music including Carols, etc. at the mighty Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2026Open 14:30 - 17:00
    More info for NETOA Christmas Concert with Jonathan Eyre FRCO at the Wurlitzer Organ
  12. Two pieces of paper which read 'Christmas Quiz' on a table surrounded with a microphone and fairy lights.

    Add Christmas Quiz & Sing-Along Night to your Itinerary

    Christmas Quiz & Sing-Along Night

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Stanley

    Think you know your Christmas films? Can you finish the lyrics to festive classics? Ready to battle it out over Christmas traditions, music, TV specials and all things festive?

    Dates

    From:
    12 Dec 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for Christmas Quiz & Sing-Along Night
  13. An old historic book with ornate illustrations

    Add Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum to your Itinerary

    Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    A courageous man and his ‘naughtily translated’ book

    Dates

    From:
    15 July 2026to31 Dec 2026Open 10:30 - 16:00
    More info for Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum
  14. Photograph shows an art workshop or demonstration, with two visitors observing a woman engaged in an activity at a table. The woman doing the demonstr

    Add Bowes Lates: Framing the Landscape - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Bowes Lates: Framing the Landscape - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Make a Impressionist landscape and experiment with expressive brush strokes led by artist Anna Selway. Inspired by the themes and styles explored in Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa – Le Havre and The Bowes Museum, art lovers can create…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    21 Nov 2026Open 18:30 - 20:45
    More info for Bowes Lates: Framing the Landscape - The Bowes Museum
  15. A techno-style red robot, surrounded by festive purple light.

    Add The Ultimate DJ & Sax Christmas Party - Afterglow to your Itinerary

    The Ultimate DJ & Sax Christmas Party - Afterglow

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Carville, Durham

    Glow up your Christmas celebration with a high-impact night of music, movement and mesmerising entertainment. Be welcomed by glamorous stilt walkers, then lose yourself in the infectious beats of our live DJ and sax sensation as they take the party…

    Dates

    From:
    4 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
    From:
    11 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
    From:
    19 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:30
    More info for The Ultimate DJ & Sax Christmas Party - Afterglow
  16. Figs growing on fig trees.

    Add Fig Pruning Masterclass to your Itinerary

    Fig Pruning Masterclass

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    Type:

    Master Class

    Staindrop

    Join us for a hands-on Fig Pruning Masterclass held inside our beautiful Fig house—perfect for anyone looking to gain confidence and skill in caring for these wonderful fruit trees. This masterclass is lead by head gardener Jeremy.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    8 Nov 2026Open 10:30 - 12:00
    More info for Fig Pruning Masterclass
  17. Stalls at Sedgefield Farmers Market on the village green

    Add Sedgefield Farmers Market to your Itinerary

    Sedgefield Farmers Market

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    Markets

    Sedgefield

    The market is run by Sedgefield Development Trust - and is held every first Sunday of the Month, on the village green, from 8.30am to 12.30pm - and includes a free community stall, music tent & health bus.

    The free stall is available to clubs and…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Sedgefield Farmers Market
  18. A person singing into a microphone with atmospheric lighting.

    Add A Night with Lynas & Bloom to your Itinerary

    A Night with Lynas & Bloom

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Arrive in style from 7pm and kick off the evening with handcrafted cocktails in our exclusive pre-event bar, setting the perfect festive mood before being seated from 7.30pm for a delicious 3-course Christmas dinner. As the night unfolds, lose…

    Dates

    From:
    18 Dec 2026Open 19:00 - 23:55
    More info for A Night with Lynas & Bloom
  19. Close up of a festive table spread with lit candles and winter foliage

    Add Advent Candle Wreath Workshop to your Itinerary

    Advent Candle Wreath Workshop

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Staindrop

    Join Deborah from Periwinkle Barn in the Conservatory at Raby Castle for a festive Advent candle wreath workshop, with beautiful views across the Walled Gardens as your backdrop. In this seasonal session, you’ll create a traditional wreath…

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2026Open 10:30 -
    More info for Advent Candle Wreath Workshop
  20. Children watching a demonstration in the park.

    Add Christmas Creations to your Itinerary

    Christmas Creations

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Get creative this December in our festive workshop to make your own Santa's little helper. Children can hammer, glue, drill, paint and decorate their own festive wooden figure to take home to display during the festive season and leave treats for…

    Dates

    From:
    12 Dec 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for Christmas Creations
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