Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
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Wicked Brunch
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Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us for a spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic.
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
Americana Music Day - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Music Event
Beamish
Beamish welcomes Winchester Stompers and Los Twangueros alongside local band Northern Roots to bring our 1950s welfare hall alive.
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- 27 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 15:00
Folk on Sunday - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Music Event
Beamish
Come and join The Cloth Cappers in The Band Hall in the Pit Village. Featuring songs, tunes and dancing our musicians will be providing entertainment to suit all tastes with lively chorus songs and some high quality folk music between 12pm - 3pm.
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- 5 Oct 2025Open 12:00 - 15:00
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- 2 Nov 2025Open 12:00 - 15:00
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- 7 Dec 2025Open 12:00 - 15:00
Kynren - An Epic Tale of England - 2026
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Performance
Bishop Auckland
Step into Kynren, a live action outdoor theatre spectacular that immerses you in 2000 years of history on an epic scale.
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- 18 July 2026to12 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
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
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- 18 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 14:00
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- 13 Dec 2025Open 13:00 - 14:00
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.
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- 21 Sept 2025to23 Sept 2025
Whitney Houston Queen of the Night
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Music Event
Durham City
Relive the magic of Whitney Houston! Get ready to sing and dance to all of your favourite hits. This incredible ‘Celebration of Whitney’ tribute show features all the late diva’s most powerful hits, performed by the amazing Hayley-Ria.
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- 12 Dec 2025
The Snowman – Film with Live Orchestra
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Christmas and New Year
The College, Durham City
Make this Christmas truly unforgettable with a special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra.
Dates
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- 6 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Fatherhood - a laugh out loud take on being a dad across generations and cultures.
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Theatre
Barningham
A highly physical and laugh out loud take on fatherhood across generations, cultures and languages.
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- 11 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
Turkey & Tinsel - Party Night
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Christmas and New Year
West Auckland
Join us in The Knights Hall for our Retro Christmas Celebration.
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- 5 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
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- 12 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
Nerina Pallot All Roads Lead To at The Bowes Museum
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Music Event
Barnard Castle
A spellbinding live performer and multi-instrumentalist, Pallot’s shows are never the same twice.
Dates
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- 5 Dec 2025to6 Dec 2025Open 19:30 -
Staithe & Le Faux Chat - Claypath Delicatessen
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Music Event
Durham
Marius (le faux chat) is a half-Scottish, half-French singer-songwriter. He takes inspiration from a wide range of influences - his album ' White Walls of Silence' aims to evoke the atmosphere of the Scottish islands through sounds, texture and…
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- 18 Oct 2025Open 18:30 - 21:00
Chris Difford: A Little Stand-Up And A Little Sit-Down at The Bowes Museum
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Music Event
Barnard Castle
Enjoy an intimate performance by double Ivor Novello award-winning lyricist and founding member of the rock group Squeeze, Chris Difford.
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- 1 Nov 2025Open 19:30 -
Skiffle Session & Uke Club - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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Music Event
Beamish
Join us for an afternoon of skiffle music in the 1950s welfare hall! Enjoy our own band, Hop, Skiffle and Jump performing from 12pm until 1pm, followed by our Uke Club from 1.15pm until 2.15pm where you can develop your ukulele skills.
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- 28 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
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- 26 Oct 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
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- 30 Nov 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
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- 28 Dec 2025Open 12:00 - 14:15
Lucky Numbers by Mike Yeaman (Comedy)
Type
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Theatre
Back Silver Street, Durham
It seems nana has a winning lottery ticket…… but where is it and how will her family react ???
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- 23 Nov 2025Open 14:30 -
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- 24 Nov 2025to28 Nov 2025Open 19:30 -
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- 29 Nov 2025Open 14:30 -
Alys Always by Lucinda Cox (Psychological Drama)
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Theatre
Fowlers Yard, Durham
After helping at the scene of a fatal accident, Frances finds her life changed.
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- 21 Sept 2025Open 14:30 -
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- 22 Sept 2025to26 Sept 2025Open 19:30 -
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- 27 Sept 2025Open 14:30 -
Tarney - St Mark Passion - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
Type
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Concert
Ushaw Moor , Durham
Welcome to listen Durham Singers performing new Easter time music. St Mark Passion is a composition for choir, orchestra and soloists by our favourite living composer Oliver Tarney.
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- 28 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto by Candlelight - Durham Cathedral
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Music Event
Durham
Step into the tranquil glow of candlelight and enjoy a spellbinding evening of classical music in the stunning surroundings of Durham Cathedral.
Dates
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- 20 June 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral
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Music Event
Durham
Ten years ago, the wheels turned at the last deep coal mine in Britain for the final time. Across the coalfields, miners and their families mourned for their industry and their way of life. Now, A Northern Requiem celebrates those people and…
Dates
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- 20 Sept 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
The Music of Taylor Swift by Candlelight - Durham Cathedral
Type
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Music Event
Durham
Swifties, get ready to sing your heart out, swap your bracelets, share the love and Shake It Off! The Music of Taylor Swift by Candlelight is here, and it's pure magic!
Dates
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- 29 Oct 2025to30 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
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