Spring Festival Spectacular 2026

Sat Feb 28 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+00:00

Oriental Museum | Durham

Oriental Museum
Publisher/HostOriental Museum
Spring Festival Spectacular 2026
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Everyone is welcome to join us for this family-friendly evening event to mark the start of the Year of the Horse.
About this Event

The museum will be decorated with red lanterns, and there will be musical performances, festive snacks to try, fun arts and crafts, dragon dancing, and an exciting retelling of the traditional New Year story - the Great Race - and much more.

Suitable for all the family.

Tickets are £3 for adults and children. Children under 2 years old are free of charge.

Booking is essential.

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We hope you can join us.


Access Information

This event is an exciting celebration. There will be flashing lights, loud music and our galleries will be very busy.

Free Disabled Parking will be available in Teikyo University carpark, adjacent to the Oriental Museum.

Please visit our website for general access information.


Parking Information

Free Disabled Parking will be available in Teikyo University carpark, adjacent to the Oriental Museum.

Other free event parking is available in the University's Elvet Hill carpark. We have agreed with the university that visitors to the event will be able to use this carpark for the evening.


Returning Tickets

If you book tickets and later find you are unable to attend the event, please do cancel your ticket via Eventbrite so that it becomes available to others.




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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 3.00

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