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34 upcoming events
Outdoors & Nature
Seasonal & Holidays
Ramble Worldwide Celebrates 80 Years with FREE Guided Walks Across England this Summer
This summer, Ramble Worldwide, the original walking holiday specialist with a charitable ethos, is offering a programme of free guided walks across…
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Theatre & Performance
Comedy
The Female of the Species - Comedy by Joanna Murray-Smith - The City Theatre
Margaret Mason is a best selling women's lib author with writer block. Will a visit from a fan help or hinder? And why the handcuffs?
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August 2026what’s worth a day out
Literature & Learning
Social Selling With Sales Navigator - Glow
Music & Concerts
Festivals & Carnivals
Derwent Fest 2026
- Theatre & Performance
Heritage & History
Open Air Theatre | Handlebards | As You Like It - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
Arts & Exhibitions
Marian Art in Durham Cathedral
- Music & Concerts
Museums & Talks
Marshall Gilmour Webbs in Concert - The Bowes Museum
Fairs, Shows & Markets
156th Weardale Agricultural Show 2026
September 2026what’s worth a day out
- Heritage & History
Opulence at Lumley Castle Hotel
- Fairs, Shows & Markets
Wolsingham Show 2026
- Music & Concerts
Bishop Auckland Music Society 2026 Concert Series - Chloë Piano Trio (violin, cello & piano).
- Heritage & History
Heritage Open Days 2026
Wellbeing & Community
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club - Coffee Morning
Sport
Durham Cricket - England Men v Sri Lanka Men ODI
- Sport
Chester-le-EATS - Durham Cricket
- Museums & Talks
Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa – Le Havre and The Bowes Museum
- Theatre & Performance
- Comedy
Murdered To Death by Peter Gordon - A Comedy - The City Theatre
October 2026what’s worth a day out
- Music & Concerts
Motown By Candlelight at Durham Cathedral
- Festivals & Carnivals
- Literature & Learning
Durham Book Festival 2026
- Comedy
Funny Way To Be Comedy: Laura Lexx - YO-YO
- Festivals & Carnivals
North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2026
- Music & Concerts
- Theatre & Performance
Carrie Hope Fletcher: The Ghost Light Tour
- Music & Concerts
- Festivals & Carnivals
Durham Jazz Festival
- Theatre & Performance
Britain's Got Talent finalist Jean Martyn at the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ
- Music & Concerts
Scouting For Girls Live in Durham Cathedral