Arts events in Durham
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Durham Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆
Mon, 28 Sep at 09:00 pm
Katie O'Brien's Irish Tavern Durham
Opulence
Sat, 05 Sep at 12:00 pm
Lumley Castle
Vibes presents: UB40 feat Ali Campbell
Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm
Sunderland Live
ELVANA "Viva Brass Vegas" with Oompah Brass XXL
Sun, 12 Jul at 07:30 pm
Gala Durham
Durham Folk Festival
Sun, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm
Durham Folk Festival
An Evening of Kate Bush at Durham Cathedral
Sat, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm
Durham Cathedral
GBP 0 to 46
Masquerade: End of Year Concert
Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm
Durham Cathedral
Opulence presents Live at Lumley Castle
Fri, 04 Sep at 03:00 pm
Lumley Castle
Crookfest '26
Sun, 03 May at 11:15 am
Crook Town FC
Shildonlive Saturday
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
Hackworth Park
The ABBA Day Party: Durham💃🕺
Sat, 15 Aug at 02:00 pm
Babylon Durham
The West End Day Party: Durham 🎭
Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm
Babylon Durham
⛴️UNATHLETIC BILBAO FC END OF TERM BOAT PARTY⛴️
Fri, 01 May at 04:00 pm
The Boathouse
Brassed On featuring Dilettante, Vice Killer & Isabel Maria alongside brass
Sat, 18 Jul at 07:30 pm
Gala Theatre, DH1 1WA Durham, United Kingdom
Motown Day Party: Durham ✨
Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm
Babylon Durham
OD Summer Weekend
Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am
Durham School - founded 1414
Outdoor theatre with Illyria: Pinocchio
Thu, 23 Jul at 06:15 pm
Frankland Lane, DH1 5SZ Durham, United Kingdom
Tiny Wings & Tasty Things
Thu, 28 May at 10:00 am
Lanchester Garden Centre
North East Festival of Blossom 2026: Origami and calligraphy workshop with Teikyo University
Thu, 28 May at 10:00 am
Frankland Lane, DH1 5SZ Durham, United Kingdom
Summer Tour: Durham
Sun, 07 Jun at 07:30 pm
Claypath Delicatessen
Paint Sip Turtle Bay Durham
Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm
Turtle Bay Durham
GBP 23
Durham Street Photography Workshop – Full-Day Experience
Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am
2-5 Market Pl
GBP 100
Botanical Slab Vases 🌿 (Handbuilding)
Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am
2B, Esh Winning Industrial Estate, Esh Winning, Durham
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club ft. Louise Young & David Eagle
Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
AIM National Conference 2026
Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens
GBP 42 to 468
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club ft. Christian Reilly & Sam Serrano
Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Map a real place, or create your version of an existing fantasy map
Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm
Elvet & Bailey, 23 High Street, Prince Bishops Place, Durham, DH1 3UJ
Creative Writing Workshop at the Museum of Archaeology
Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm
Palace Green Library
Free
Into the Light Spotlight: Culture County Conversation
Thu, 30 Apr at 02:00 pm
Redhills Durham Miners Hall
Free
Learn to draw a fantasy map
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am
Elvet & Bailey, 23 High Street, Prince Bishops Place, Durham, DH1 3UJ
A Festival of Fun, Music and Learning for all u3a members
Tue, 12 May at 05:00 pm
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens
Beginner Pottery Taster Class: Wheel Throwing & Handbuilding
Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am
2B, Esh Winning Industrial Estate, Esh Winning, Durham
Crinnions Music Fest
Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm
25 front street, Lanchester
BTS Trombone Day - North East
Sun, 10 May at 10:30 am
Mark Hillery Arts & Music Centre, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LT
Fused glass leaf bowl or a wave (Merryoaks)
Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am
Merryoaks Community Hall
Introduction to wax melt making
Sun, 10 May at 01:00 pm
Elvet & Bailey
GBP 13
Cloe Sparrow - Creative Bookbinding
Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm
Dead Dog Gallery at Durham Sixth Form Centre
GBP 18 to 35
Steve Pledger: LIVE - The King's Head, Lanchester
Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm
The Kings Head
Gender, affective injustice & ‘the greatest medical scandal of the 21st c.'
Mon, 11 May at 12:00 pm
Institute for Medical Humanities • Durham University
Free
Screenwriting for Playwrights
Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm
Gala Theatre & Cinema
GBP 12
ELVIS NIGHT at BAR BIANCO
Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm
Bar Bianco Chester Le Street
The Relationship is the Therapy: A Symposium on Therapy Research & Practice
Fri, 08 May at 09:30 am
Room CG83 • Chemistry Building • Durham University
Free
Poetry walk
Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm
Frankland Lane, DH1 5SZ Durham, United Kingdom
Stitching the Abstract Workshop
Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm
Oriental Museum
GBP 12
Mat Hunsley - Durham, Claypath Deli
Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm
Claypath Delicatessen
GBP 12
jewellery making workshop
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
Newton Grange
GBP 33
Writing Folklore: A Discussion with Kym Deyn and Nathaniel Spain
Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm
People's Bookshop
Lunchtime Curator Tour at the Oriental Museum
Thu, 16 Apr
Oriental Museum
Free
Jack Warren - Blooming Pots
Tue, 09 Jun at 04:00 pm
Durham Sixth Form Centre
GBP 22 to 44
Book Launch: Blood, Sweat and Tears by Ruben Verwaal
Mon, 11 May at 04:00 pm
Institute for Medical Humanities • Durham University
Free
Invisible Visible Management Workshop
Tue, 02 Jun at 12:00 pm
Palace Green Library
Free
Romeo and Juliet
Sat, 04 Jul at 06:00 pm
Shadforth Village Hall
Matilda Sutton - A conversation in drawing
Tue, 05 May at 04:00 pm
Dead Dog Gallery at Durham Sixth Form Centre
GBP 8 to 16
Durham Control 10: Cornered
Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 am
Croxdale Community Centre
Opening Night
Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm
Ben's House
Free
Durham Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! :)
Tue, 24 Oct at 10:00 am
Durham Train Station
GBP 20 to 33
Little Dragons
Wed, 26 May at 09:30 am
Oriental Museum
Free
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