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Embrace your love of music with an array of exciting festivals, performances and events happening across Durham this year.
See big name acts, exciting new bands and up and coming local artists at iconic venues across the county. From intimate gigs and street parties to fabulous festivals and stadium tours. A visit to Durham is guaranteed to get your toes tapping!
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Theatre
Blackhall Colliery
Introducing a brand new musical, helping to celebrate the RNLI's 200th anniversary with a story based in Whitby, featuring the stories of those who risk everything to help others - Henry Freeman: an iconic Victorian hero.
Music Event
Seaham
Drumming has been practiced for many thousands of years as a way to communicate, share experience, and build community.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
An Evening of Music and Conversation. Frontman, radio and television broadcaster, author and DJ, Huey is many things at once. Coming to prominence as the frontman and driving force of the eclectic American Rap/Rock outfit Fun Lovin' Criminals,…
Concert
Sedgefield
Lirica's Annual October Choir Concert. Tickets available from Tickety Boo, Sedgefield.
Theatre
Wear Rd., Stanley
Introducing a brand new musical, helping to celebrate the RNLI's 200th anniversary with a story based in Whitby, featuring the stories of those who risk everything to help others - Henry Freeman: an iconic Victorian hero.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
With a band made up of some of UK's finest country musicians, Made in Tennessee takes you through the decades of the nation's fastest growing music genre.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
Fleeting Rumours are the North's premier Tribute band to Fleetwood Mac. Every member of the six piece band are seasoned musicians and singers renowned in their own field.
Music Event
Spennymoor
Small Town Brass and Chance Drama.
Music Event
Newton Aycliffe
Join us for an unforgettable night that will have you singing and dancing all night long.
Concert
Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle Band is delighted to support The Witham and will perform a Remembrance Sunday programme filled with a variety of pieces to entertain a wide audience.
Music Event
Durham City
Friendship Concert at St. Godric's Church in Durham City.
Theatre
Off King St., Spennymoor
A new musical, helping to celebrate the RNLI's 200th anniversary with a story based in Whitby, featuring the stories of those who risk everything to help others - Henry Freeman: an iconic Victorian hero.
Dance
Barnard Castle
Roisin Ban are a Ceili & Celtic Folk band from Yorkshire - one of the best traditional Irish Celtic Folk & Ceili bands in the UK.
Halloween
Durham City
Prepare for delights and frights as the North East Film Orchestra and conductor Lewis Wilkinson take you on a Halloween journey of macabre music from Hollywood’s greatest Halloween movies.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
For 2 magical years from 1956 to 1958, skiffle became the music of young people throughout the country. Hop Skiffle and Jump play the songs of skiffle, featuring some of the most popular songs from that period. There are anecdotes and stories…
Christmas and New Year
Wynyard
Experience the wonder of our annual Christmas carols in the historic chapel, where timeless melodies blend with festive spirit to create unforgettable moments of joy.
Music Event
Palace Green, Durham City
Step into a night of smooth rhythms and timeless melodies as Durham University Jazz Society presents 'High Standards'.
Christmas and New Year
Durham City
There’s nothing Royal Northern Sinfonia enjoy more than lighting up beautiful buildings with glorious classical music on dark winter nights.
Concert
Durham
Durham Singers with their musical director Tom Edney present Christmas carols from countries across Europe, including Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Norway and Iceland. You might are also get invited to sing along in a few carols with the…
Music Event
Durham City
The concert will take you on a tour celebrating European national identity. From the tone poems of Sibelius' Finlandia and Smetana's Vltava, to the Russian folklore of Borodin's Symphony No. 2.
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