Durham Festival of the Arts

THE DLI COLLECTION GALLERY: COURAGE, COMRADES, COMMUNITY

11.03.18 to 11.03.21

11 March 2017 - 11 March 2022 , 10:00

The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) has a special place in the story of County Durham. Find out why by ...

Miners: Pitmen, Pride and Prayer

02.07.18 to 15.09.18

Celebrate the mining heritage of County Durham with a fascinating exhibition in the Open Treasure Collections Gallery. Twenty-five years since ...

The Emperor’s New Clothes: Transforming 19th Century Japan

03.07.18 to 09.09.18

An exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration in Japan

The Meiji Restoration in 1868 was a major turning point ...

Bodies of Evidence: How science unearthed Durham’s dark secret

03.07.18 to 07.10.18

9 June 2018 - 7 October 2018 , 10:00 to 17:00

PALACE GREEN LIBRARY

Every city has its secrets and Durham is no exception.

In ...

North-West Tower Trips

05.07.18 to 29.09.18

Friday 6 April to Saturday 29 September

For the first time, the public will be able to climb the North West ...

Palaeography Summer School

09.07.18 to 17.09.18

Palaeography Summer School

VARIOUS VENUES, PALACE GREEN LIBRARY

Palaeography: Learning to read 17th century handwriting
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Durham Brass Festival

13.07.18 to 22.07.18

International acts will bring Durham to life with a celebration of the best of brass from 13th - 22nd July 2018

County Durham’s loudest ...

Little Bookworms

16.07.18

10:30 to 11:30

PALACE GREEN LIBRARY

Our group for under 5s and their parents and carers includes fun crafts, messy play, ...

The James Morrison Quartet

16.07.18

7.30pm

Australian trumpeter James Morrison is one of the worlds most in-demand jazz musicians. He is a true virtuoso, besides the trumpet ...

Brass for Sir Bobby

18.07.18

7.30pm

Sir Bobby Robson was a great lover of swing music, his Desert Island Discs appearances featured the likes of Frank Sinatra, Louis ...

Durham City Run

18.07.18

New and improved for 2018, two races and one unforgettable finish! The World Heritage Site provides the stunning backdrop to this exciting event ...

BRASS Loops

19.07.18

7.30pm

Live looping is the recording and playback of a piece of music in real-time for a live audience.

It has ...

Live InDurham July

19.07.18

From 6pm

Join us for Live InDurham, a celebration of the Arts in Durham, with an evening of free live music across the city centre.

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Dine InDurham July

19.07.18 to 22.07.18

Look out for the amazing £5, £10 and £15 meal deals in Durham City this weekend. If you’re a fan of food, you’ll be spoilt for choice by what’s on ...

Farmers' and Producers' Market

19.07.18 to 20.12.18

Durham's Farmer's and Producers' Market is on the third Thursday of each month - open from 9am until 4.30pm, or until stock has sold out. ...

The Full Moon Market

20.07.18

The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm, with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed wonderful ...

Bach and Brass

20.07.18

7.00pm

Durham Cathedral Choir is joined by leading period instrument orchestra St. James’ Baroque, for an evening of Bach in the stunning ...

Scaling the Heights: Miniature Mountaineering

21.07.18

A talk by artist Stephen Livingstone about his work on Scaling the Heights - a project bringing the rich culture of mountaineering ...

Reconstruction

21.07.18

21 July 2018 - 22 July 2018 , 13:00 to 15:00

Palace Green Library

Facial

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Liza Pulman Sings Streisand with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band

21.07.18

7.30pm

A unique collaboration between one of the ﬁnest voices and one of the ﬁnest brass bands in the country celebrating the songs of the ...

HAME - a voyage around my father

22.07.18

Sunday 22 July at 6:00 PM

Prior's Hall

Sid Chaplin, a much-loved and critically- ...

Special Service - Evensong and Dismissal of the Cathedral Choir

22.07.18

Sunday 22 July at 3:00 PM

Join us for what is always a poignant and moving

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Festivale Finale:Carmina Burana

22.07.18

6pm

The Durham BRASS Festival Chorus are joined by the Reg Vardy Band for a rousing rendition of Carl Orf’s brilliant Carmina Burana. One ...

Crafts InDurham

22.07.18

Together with Durham BID, we're organising six monthly markets, from April to September, to showcase the region's most creative and artistic ...

Daisy Arts Summer School

23.07.18 to 27.07.18

Here are the details of our summer school taking place during the first week of the holidays... we seek those with a mind for fun and adventure! ...

Little Bookworms

23.07.18

Little Bookworms

Mondays, 10:30 to 11:30

PALACE GREEN LIBRARY

Our group for under 5s and their parents and carers includes ...

Vote 100: Pop-up Puppet

28.07.18 to 29.07.18

28 July 2018 - 29 July 2018 , 13:00 to 15:00

Palace Green Library

Celebrating the vote

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Come & Meet Mason Cross

28.07.18

11am - 2pm

Come and meet the brilliant Mason Cross who will be in store signing his fantastic crime thrillers!

Durham Castle Wedding Open Day

29.07.18

Sunday, July 29 at 12 PM - 3 PM

See the Great Hall dressed for a wedding breakfast, with some local suppliers on hand to offer help and ...

Durham Castle Wedding Open Day

29.07.18

Sunday, July 29 at 12 PM - 3 PM

Free entry, no need to book. See the Great Hall dressed for a wedding breakfast, with some local suppliers ...

The Addams Family

01.08.18 to 04.08.18

THE ADDAMS FAMILY story is every father’s nightmare.

Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love ...

Dementia Friendly Touch Tour

02.08.18

Family Tree

04.08.18 to 05.08.18

4 August 2018 - 5 August 2018 , 13:00 to 15:00

Palace Green Library

Ask your family

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Charity Concert

04.08.18

7pm

Charity concert with the Fishburn Brass band and the Durham Harmonics choir to raise money for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research ...

ACT UP – Summer School

06.08.18 to 10.08.18

Monday 6 to Friday 10 August 2018
10.00am – 4.30pm daily (Friday 1.00pm – 8.00pm)
Performance on Friday 10 August, 7.00pm
£120 ...

Pasta Skeleton

11.08.18 to 12.08.18

11 August 2018 - 12 August 2018 , 13:00 to 15:00

Palace Green Library

Use different

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Dine InDurham August

16.08.18 to 19.08.18

Look out for the amazing £5, £10 and £15 meal deals in Durham City this weekend. If you’re a fan of food, you’ll be spoilt for choice by what’s on ...

Live InDurham August

16.08.18

From 6pm

Join us for Live InDurham, a celebration of the Arts in Durham, with an evening of free live music across the city centre.

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National Youth Girls’ Choir

17.08.18

12:30pm - 1pm

The National Youth Girls' Choir will be giving a short performance of 30 minutes, starting at 12.30pm. The performance is ...

Full Moon Market

17.08.18

The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm, with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed wonderful ...

Lucet Weaving

18.08.18 to 19.08.18

18 August 2018 - 19 August 2018 , 13:00 to 15:00

The Anglo-Saxons made beautiful bracelets using

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Crafts InDurham

19.08.18

Together with Durham BID, we're organising six monthly markets, from April to September, to showcase the region's most creative and artistic ...

Incredible Cures

25.08.18 to 26.08.18

13:00 to 15:00

There are some silly cures that people used to believe would work. Can you work out what cures what?

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Stained glass window August Photography Evening

30.08.18

Thursday 30 August at 6:30 PM
Durham Cathedral

A special opportunity to spend a summer evening with your ...

Live InDurham September

13.09.18

From 6pm

Join us for Live InDurham, a celebration of the Arts in Durham, with an evening of free live music across the city centre.

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Dine InDurham September

13.09.18 to 16.09.18

Look out for the amazing £5, £10 and £15 meal deals in Durham City this weekend. If you’re a fan of food, you’ll be spoilt for choice by what’s on ...

Full Moon Market

14.09.18

The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm, with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed wonderful ...

Crafts InDurham

16.09.18

Together with Durham BID, we're organising six monthly markets, from April to September, to showcase the region's most creative and artistic ...

Scaling the Heights

21.09.18 to 21.12.18

Bringing mountaineering literature to life

An exhibition by artists Stephen, Margaret and Kate Livingstone working with Dr. Abbie ...

Pete Firman

23.09.18

7.30pm

‘The UK’s leading comedy magician’ (Time Out) is back on the road with an astonishing new show. As seen on ITV1’s ...

Come and meet Robert Scragg

30.09.18

11am - 2pm

Come and meet Robert Scragg who will be in store signing copies of his brilliant crime thriller! What Falls Between The Cracks ...

Durham Book Festival

06.10.18 to 14.10.18

A host of household names take over the city with book-based discussions and interactive events. This annual celebration of all things books ...

Live InDurham October

18.10.18

From 6pm

Join us for Live InDurham, a celebration of the Arts in Durham, with an evening of free live music across the city centre.

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Dine InDurham October

18.10.18 to 21.10.18

Look out for the amazing £5, £10 and £15 meal deals in Durham City this weekend. If you’re a fan of food, you’ll be spoilt for choice by what’s on ...

Full Moon Market

19.10.18

The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm, with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed wonderful ...

Benedict Allen

24.10.18

7.30pm

In a brand new show, adventurer-explorer Benedict Allen tells the whole unvarnished truth of his most recent adventure – a solo ...

Sara Pascoe

31.10.18

7.30pm

LadsLadsLads

Always honest, always regretting it later, Sara opens her heart and mouth again to share the ...

British Sign Language Tour of Open Treasure

03.11.18

Saturday 3 November at 3:00 PM

We invite visitors to join our innovative tours of the whole of

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An Evening with Adam Henson

07.11.18

7.30pm

Farmer and Presenter from BBC TV’s Countryfile

Adam Henson is perhaps the best-known farmer in the UK, presenting ...

Stewart Francis Into the Punset

09.11.18

8PM

The star of ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘Crackerjack’ embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour EVER!!! See him ...

Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales

12.11.18

The Ginger Snapped

RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales return to Gala after their huge success with ...

Live InDurham November

15.11.18

From 6pm

Join us for Live InDurham, a celebration of the Arts in Durham, with an evening of free live music across the city centre.

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Dine InDurham November

15.11.18 to 18.11.18

Look out for the amazing £5, £10 and £15 meal deals in Durham City this weekend. If you’re a fan of food, you’ll be spoilt for choice by what’s on ...