Events

Under 5s Forest School: 24 April – 22 May

Durham Cathedral

24.04.20 to 22.05.20

24 April at 9:45 AM
Durham Cathedral 

Engage your child with the great outdoors in tailored sessions on Durham Cathedral’s woodlands and riverbanks. See your child develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences with a difference.

Sessions take place on Fridays from 24 April to 22 May from 9.45am-11.45am.

 

https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/whats-on

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Interface Arts presents 'East Meets West'

26.09.19 to 15.12.19

 

Interface Arts is a network for artists in County Durham and the surrounding areas. This exhibition showcases works influenced by ...

Aladdin

21.11.19 to 05.01.20

Following on from the recent successes of Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe, as well as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the fairest ...

Visit Santa & Children's Christmas Crafts

30.11.19 to 24.12.19

Santa and his elves return to Prince Bishops Shopping Centre! Santa Claus ...

Fairground Reminiscence

30.11.19 to 28.12.19

Fairground Reminiscence is an immersive, interactive exhibition experience for all the family, celebrating the heritage of fairgrounds and the ...

One More Sleep

02.12.19 to 29.12.19

  • Written by Susan Mulholland
  • Directed by Kate Sorahan
  • Designed by Katy Gardner
  • Music by Katie Doherty

...

FREE* Festive Table Arrangement Workshop

10.12.19

Free* Festive Table Arrangement Workshop at Prince Bishops Shopping Centre ...

FREE* Christmas Crafts with Paperchase

10.12.19

Free* Christmas Crafts with Paperchase at Prince Bishops Shopping Centre, ...

Free* Cupcake Decorating & Sugarcraft

11.12.19

Free* Cupcake Decorating & Sugar-craft at Prince Bishops Shopping Centre ...

FREE* Merry Mixology Class with Whisky River

12.12.19

Free* Merry Mixology Workshop with Whisky River at Prince Bishops Shopping ...

Gala Big Band Does Christmas

12.12.19

Led by pianist and composer Paul Edis, the band repertoire includes classic Rat Pack numbers, big band arrangements from Glenn Miller, Duke ...

Powerful Puzzles

14.12.19

See a Chinese puzzle ball on display so complicated, it was known as 'the devil's work' - then craft your own fiendish puzzle to take home. ...

Christmas Walkabout Weekend

14.12.19 to 15.12.19

Festive weekend of traditional Christmas street performers and walkabout acts adding live entertainment to the streets of Durham.

11am - ...

Who Sleighed Santa

15.12.19

Get ready for a Murder Mystery Night with a Christmas Twist! 

Tickets are now on sale at £39.50 per person which includes a three-course ...

FREE* Festive Wreath Making Workshop

16.12.19

Free* Festive Wreath Making Workshop at Prince Bishops Shopping Centre, on ...

Dine InDurham - December 2019

19.12.19 to 22.12.19

Dine InDurham brings you four wonderful days of the best and most exclusive deals in the city. Whether you are looking for a ...

InDurham Weekend - December 2019

19.12.19 to 22.12.19

It’s that time of the month again when there is extra exclusive deals and promotions on throughout the City.

You’ve got Live InDurham ...

FREE* Merry Mixology Class with Whisky River

19.12.19

Free* Merry Mixology Workshop with Whisky River at Prince Bishops Shopping ...

Christmas Around the World

21.12.19

Find out how Christmas is celebrated around the world and make your own Christmas decorations to take home.

 

This activity is drop ...

Snow InDurham

21.12.19 to 22.12.19

Visit Durham City Centre for the weekend where it is guranteed to snow throughout the City! 

Your Christmas shopping in Durham City just ...

Special service: Durham Churches Together New Years' Eve service

31.12.19

6:30 PM

Join with the churches of Durham and gather for a serivce of reflection on the past, of thanksgiving for the ...

Special Service: Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Epiphany

06.01.20

 5:15 PM

We recall the visit of the wise men to the Christ Child at Bethlehem and is celebrated in a choral service of the ...

Durham University Winter Congregation Ceremonies

09.01.20 to 10.01.20

10:00 AM

Graduation ceremonies for Durham University. Please note, visitor access to parts of the cathedral will be ...

The Comedy Store

12.01.20

With over 35 years’ experience in the business and as the premier name in comedy, The Comedy Store is renowned as a breeding ground for new talent ...

Plough Sunday

12.01.20

 

2:00 PM

Relive the revival of a traditional English festival. Enjoy music and traditional dancing in Durham City ...

Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait

14.01.20 to 30.01.20

For the first time in history the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together ...

Unlock Your True Potential 2020

14.01.20

08:00 – 09:30 GMT

This 90 minutes FREE of charge event takes place at 8am on Tuesday 14th January at Hotel Indigo ...

Funny Bones Comedy Club

17.01.20

Vince Atta is nothing less than a phenomenon, using a multi-track looper, he creates live on-the-spot Hip-Hop/Reggae/Techno/anything; hilariously ...

Miss Crispy 1988

17.01.20

by David Tuffnell

It’s time for another packet…

After a fantastic national tour in 2013, Miss Crispy 1988 makes it way to The Gala ...

Afternoon tea in The Chapter House

18.01.20

1:30 PM
Chapter House

Enjoy a tour of Durham Cathedral followed by afternoon tea served in the Chapter House, the ...

Spontaneous Potter

18.01.20

Grab your wands, don your house robes, and apparate yourselves to the box office!

A very magical improv show awaits…

The smash hit ...

Special Service: Epiphany Procession With Carols

19.01.20

3:30 PM

We celebrate the Epiphany season with a service of readings and music that follows the journey of the Three Kings ...

Oklahoma!

21.01.20 to 25.01.20

Durham University Light Opera Group (DULOG) are proud to present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s, smash-hit Oklahoma! which tells the whirlwind story of ...

Organ Recital: La Nativite du Seigneur

22.01.20

7:30 PM
Durham Cathedral

Hear the great Christmas cycle by the French 20th-century composer Olivier Messiaen, ...

The Chicago Blues Brothers

24.01.20

Direct from London’s west end, join the Chicago Blues Brothers and their 11 piece band, for a brand new 2-hour all singing, all dancing hit parade ...

Dean Masser and the Dean Stockdale Trio

24.01.20

Saxophonist Dean Masser is a regular performer alongside many of the leading names in British jazz at numerous venues and festivals. He has many ...

This Joyous Night

25.01.20

7:30 PM

Durham Choral Society open the Durham Vocal Festival 2020 with a performance of “This Joyous Night” by local ...

Friends Lecture Series: Tournai and Durham: two great Romanesque book collections compared

27.01.20

6:30 PM

Prior's Hall

A talk from Richard Gameson, organised by the Friends of Durham Cathedral as part of their ...

Northern Lights

27.01.20

Northern Lights are proud to return to the Gala Theatre following last year’s sell-out performance.

Last year, the Northern Lights placed ...

The Wind in the Willows

30.01.20 to 01.02.20

Durham High School is delighted to return to the Gala to stage the dazzling musical adventure of The Wind in the Willows. This creative adaptation ...

Get to know your Cathedral

31.01.20

9:00 AM

Don't miss this great opportunity to discover how your business can support Durham Cathedral and the benefits that ...

North East Festival of Youth Choirs

01.02.20

7:00 PM

Durham Vocal Festival celebrates the finest youth choirs in North East England, from primary to university level. ...

Monteverdi Vespers

02.02.20

7:00 PM
Front Nave

Durham Cathedral Choir and renowned period orchestra The Avison Ensemble join forces to present ...

Special Service: Sung Eucharist on the Feast of Candlemas

02.02.20

11:15 AM

The festival which recalls the visit of Mary and Joseph to the Temple to give thanks for the birth of Jesus also ...

Kinky Boots the Musical

04.02.20 to 09.02.20

Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, is strutting onto the big screen! With songs from ...

The Rolling Stones Story

07.02.20

The Rolling Stones have dominated Rock ’n’ Roll music since the 1960s and were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that conquered ...

Clare Teal and her Trio

14.02.20

As the hot bed of Teal creativity, award winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal’s concerts with her Trio are constantly evolving ...

Morgan & West Unbelievable Science!

15.02.20

Morgan & West present captivating chemistry, phenomenal physics, and bonkers biology in this fun for all the family science extravaganza! ...

The Jive Aces Big Beat Revue

16.02.20

Featuring special guests: the songstress from Down Under with the golden tonsils and furious tap dancing, Miss Kara Lane, the blonde bombshell ...

Rose and Robin

20.02.20

Presented by Mad Alice Theatre Company
Commissioned by Queen’s Hall Arts

From childhood to old age, Rose and Robin ...

Cyrano de Bergerac

20.02.20

Presented by NT Live

By Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp
Directed by Jamie Lloyd

James McAvoy ...

Rich Hall’s Hoedown Deluxe

21.02.20

Rich Hall’s comedy/music locomotive keeps on rollin’. Ever-evolving, ever-changing, Rich’s combination of keen acerbic stand-up combined with spit ...

Fire&Ice InDurham 2020

21.02.20 to 22.02.20

We are keeping everything secret at the minute . . . 

All we can promise is that the event is going to be something that you will certainly ...

Dom Joly’s Holiday Snaps

25.02.20

Dom Joly is best known as the creator of Trigger Happy TV and now the writer and broadcaster is undertaking his first UK tour since 2011, giving ...

Tom Stade

27.02.20

Following his last smash-hit UK tour and direct from this year’s Edinburgh festival Tom is back on the road with a brand-new show. The kids have ...

A British Museum touring exhibition Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now

29.02.20 to 17.05.20

A British Museum touring exhibition illustrating how artists experiment with the power of paper to express their ideas pushing the medium ...

Open Treasure: British Sign Language tour March

14.03.20

3:00 PM

Tour of Open Treasure, led by a British Sign Language interpreter and a Gallery Attendant.

March History Walk

14.03.20

10:30 AM
Durham Cathedral

A chance to experience a walking tour of Durham Cathedral's historic woodlands and ...

Under 5s Forest School: 24 April – 22 May

24.04.20 to 22.05.20

24 April at 9:45 AM
Durham Cathedral 

Engage your child with the great outdoors in tailored sessions on Durham ...

June History Walk

06.06.20

10:30 AM
Durham Cathedral

A chance to experience a walking tour of Durham Cathedral's historic woodlands and ...

Hadaway Harry

12.06.20 to 13.06.20

Hadaway Harry is a true story about Harry Clasper, the man the Blaydon Races was written for, and the greatest sporting superstar the north east ...

September History Walk

12.09.20

10:30 AM
Durham Cathedral

A chance to experience a walking tour of Durham Cathedral's historic woodlands and ...