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  1. Collage of images showing actors dressed as prison officers and prisoners

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Alone I-N-S-I-D-E to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Alone I-N-S-I-D-E

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    Theatre

    Durham City

    On her first day prison officer Casey will be placed into The Isolation wing with the hardened officer Stafford to show her the ropes. Whilst there, Casey will encounter The Mad, The Bad and The Sad of the prison world.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 20:30 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Alone I-N-S-I-D-E
  2. Stuart Maconie

    Add Durham Brass Festival: Durham Brass hosts BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends! to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: Durham Brass hosts BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends!

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Writer and broadcaster, Stuart Maconie, will host Loose Ends from Redhills on Wednesday 16th July.

    Dates

    From:
    16 July 2025Open 18:30 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: Durham Brass hosts BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends!
  3. Brass Band member playing the trumpet

    Add Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band presents Acid Brass to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band presents Acid Brass

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    For the first time at Durham BRASS Festival, The Fairey Band brings Acid Brass an unlikely but exciting fusion of Acid House anthems performed by traditional British brass band.

    Dates

    From:
    20 July 2025Open 19:30 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band presents Acid Brass
  4. The Three Inch Fools performing at Raby Castle

    Add A Midsummer Night’s Dream -Three Inch Fools - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle to your Itinerary

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream -Three Inch Fools - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle

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    Theatre

    Staindrop

    Join us for a magical evening as we welcome back the brilliant Three Inch Fools to perform Shakespeare’s most iconic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in the atmospheric setting of Raby Castle’s open-air theatre.

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for A Midsummer Night’s Dream -Three Inch Fools - Open Air Theatre at Raby Castle
  5. People attending Durham Brass Festival's Party in the Park at Wharton Park in Durham City

    Add Durham Brass Festival: Party in the Park to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: Party in the Park

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Get on your dancing shoes as our street bands bring the party to the park from 5pm to 9pm.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025Open 17:00 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: Party in the Park
  6. The Prince Bishop River Cruiser sailing on the River Wear in Durham City with the Cathedral in the background

    Add Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises – Brazen Brass Band to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises – Brazen Brass Band

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard.

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025Open 16:00 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: BRASS Boat Cruises – Brazen Brass Band
  7. Durham Fringe Festival 2025 - a group of singers performing on stage.

    Add Durham Fringe Festival 2025 to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival 2025

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    Festival

    Durham City

    Between 23rd and 27th July 2025, Durham Fringe Festival will host a spectacular array of performing arts across nine Durham City Centre venues. Audiences will be invited to explore over 110 unique acts across a programme of 270+ performances. Genres…

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to27 July 2025
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival 2025
  8. The organ in St Peter's Chapel  at Auckland Palace

    Add Organ Recital Series at Auckland Palace to your Itinerary

    Organ Recital Series at Auckland Palace

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    Music Event

    Bishop Auckland

    The popular Organ Recital Series returns to St Peter’s Chapel.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    16 Aug 2025Open 13:00 - 14:00
    From:
    18 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 14:00
    From:
    13 Dec 2025Open 13:00 - 14:00
    More info for Organ Recital Series at Auckland Palace
  9. advert for Christmas 80s & 90s party

    Add Christmas Smash Hits 80s & 90s Party to your Itinerary

    Christmas Smash Hits 80s & 90s Party

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    Christmas and New Year

    Peterlee

    It's time to rewind the clock and turn up the volume at the Christmas Smash Hits Party Night – your ultimate throwback festive bash!

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025Open 15:00 - 19:00
    More info for Christmas Smash Hits 80s & 90s Party
  10. Trains at Locomotion

    Add S&DR200 - STEAM, WHEELS n’ RAILS at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - STEAM, WHEELS n’ RAILS at Locomotion

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    Theatre

    Shildon

    ‘STEAM, WHEELS n’ RAILS’ is a new period costume drama, telling the extraordinary story of the birth of the railways.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Sept 2025to23 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - STEAM, WHEELS n’ RAILS at Locomotion
  11. Simon Armitage and LYR

    Add Durham Brass Festival: Simon Armitage & LYR with Easington Colliery Brass Band present “Firm As A Rock We Stand” to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: Simon Armitage & LYR with Easington Colliery Brass Band present “Firm As A Rock We Stand”

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Durham Brass Festival hosts BBC Radio 4 The Verb.  Simon Armitage & LYR performing “Firm As A Rock We Stand” with Easington Colliery Brass Band.  Plus poetry presented by Ian McMillan.

    Dates

    From:
    18 July 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: Simon Armitage & LYR with Easington Colliery Brass Band present “Firm As A Rock We Stand”
  12. Queen of the Quack. Woman with a duck hat on her head.

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Queen of the Quack to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Queen of the Quack

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham City

    Ellie’s world shatters when her partner runs off with her closest friend. As she spirals, unexpected counsellors emerge from her past, leading her on a wild journey of self-discovery. But as the thrill of surrender takes hold, the line between…

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 19:15 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Queen of the Quack
  13. Silhouette of three people, and title reads, 'Secret Admirers'

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Secret Admirers to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Secret Admirers

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham City

    Welcome to the Bureau's Secret One-To-One Surveillance Branch, where every person on earth is keenly surveyed by an FBI Agent! In this musical comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ meets espionage and bureaucracy, as two FBI agents help their awkward…

    Dates

    From:
    25 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 20:30 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Secret Admirers
  14. Illustration of a cardboard box, with text above that says, 'occupy'.

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Occupy to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Occupy

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Durham

    Where did we come from? Where are we going? When is Mother’s Day 2025? We would very much like to know. And where can we find answers? The Internet. And who could possibly show us the entirety of the Internet within the limits a tight 50-minute…

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025Open 10:00 -
    From:
    26 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 10:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Occupy
  15. Sam Slatcher smiling and playing guitar on public transport, standing with four women who are also smiling.

    Add Durham Fringe Festival: Passengers & Pioneers to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Passengers & Pioneers

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham

    Original folk songs by Sam Slatcher featuring poetry from award winning North East poets that celebrates the bicentenary of the modern railway.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025Open 17:00 -
    From:
    25 July 2025Open 17:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Passengers & Pioneers
  16. Drums in a steel barn decorated with fairy lights and cushions

    Add Drum Circle & Sound bath - Dalton Moor Farm to your Itinerary

    Drum Circle & Sound bath - Dalton Moor Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Seaham

    Awaken the Fire, Soothe the Soul. A Deeply Restorative Session of Rhythm and Sound for Wellbeing - Immerse yourself, mind, body, and soul, into the layers and healing frequencies of sound and rhythm. From Drum Beat to Deep Peace - Join the Journey…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Aug 2025Open 17:30 - 19:30
    From:
    2 Sept 2025Open 17:30 - 19:30
    From:
    7 Oct 2025Open 17:30 - 19:30
    More info for Drum Circle & Sound bath - Dalton Moor Farm
  17. Lucky Numbers graphic image of lotto balls

    Add Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy) to your Itinerary

    Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy)

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Back Silver Street, Durham

    It seems nana has a winning lottery ticket…… but where is it and how will her family react ???

    Dates

    From:
    23 Nov 2025Open 14:30 -
    From:
    24 Nov 2025to28 Nov 2025Open 19:30 -
    From:
    29 Nov 2025Open 14:30 -
    More info for Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy)
  18. The Fairey Band

    Add Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band performing Pictures at an Exhibition and Traditional Brass Concert to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band performing Pictures at an Exhibition and Traditional Brass Concert

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Experience one of the world’s finest brass bands like never before as The Fairey Band presents a breath taking performance of Pictures at an Exhibition.

    Dates

    From:
    20 July 2025Open 13:30 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: The Fairey Band performing Pictures at an Exhibition and Traditional Brass Concert
  19. The Tyne Valley Big Band

    Add Durham Brass Festival: BATH Tea Dance featuring Tyne Valley Big Band to your Itinerary

    Durham Brass Festival: BATH Tea Dance featuring Tyne Valley Big Band

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bishop Auckland

    Dance the afternoon away at this traditional social gathering with live music from the fantastic Tyne Valley Big Band, led by musical director Dave Hignett and accompanied by the fabulous vocals of Barbara Hignett. 

    Dates

    From:
    13 July 2025Open 14:00 -
    More info for Durham Brass Festival: BATH Tea Dance featuring Tyne Valley Big Band
  20. Joe Metcalfe playing guitar and singing on stage

    Add Tapas Night with Live Music from Joe Metcalfe to your Itinerary

    Tapas Night with Live Music from Joe Metcalfe

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    Type:

    Food Events

    Bishop Auckland

    Join us for an evening filled with acoustic sing-along anthems performed by the talented Joe Metcalfe.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Aug 2025Open 18:00 - 22:30
    More info for Tapas Night with Live Music from Joe Metcalfe
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