Things to do in Durham

Scouting for Girls

The British pop band, who took the country by storm with their witty lyrics and catchy pop songs.

Durham Cathedral, Durham

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Tribute to Max Richter by Candlelight

Join us for an evening featuring the famous Antonio Vivaldi cycle 'The Four Seasons' in the unique interpretation of contemporary composer Max Richter, performe…

Durham Cathedral, Durham

Susie Dent: Word Perfect

A brand-new tour of the joys of the English language with Britain’s best-loved wordsmith.Following her hit show The Secret Life of Words, Susie Dent is back wit…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Flo & Joan

Multi-award winning musical comedy duo (and sisters) Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand n…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy

The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing.

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Ivo Graham

What is the best orange thing in the world? Aperol spritz? Sunsets? Claudia Winkleman?

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Lucy Beaumont - Bad at Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos

Lucy Beaumont has had quite the year. She lost a contestant £79,000 on The Wheel, forgot to revise for Mastermind and generally confirmed she’s terrible at quiz…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Candlelight: Hans Zimmer's Best Works

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose.

Durham Town Hall, Durham

Daniel Kitson - Thrum

There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time.

Gala Theatre, Durham

John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills

Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, John Kearns.A fragmented, digressing portra…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Candlelight: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band, join us for a ‘Landslide’ concert, jam packed with Fleetwood Mac hits as you have never heard them before!…

Durham Town Hall, Durham

Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before.Seating is assigned on a first come fir…

Durham Cathedral, Durham

Candlelight: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band, join us for a ‘Landslide’ concert, jam packed with Fleetwood Mac hits as you have never heard them before!…

Durham Cathedral, Durham

Carl Hutchinson

Carl has a unique blend of storytelling and physical comedy, with a dash of down-to-earth banter.

Gala Theatre, Durham

Simon Fowler - The Ocean Colour Scene Songbook and Beyond

He's the singer/songwriter who wrote the tunes for the Britpop generation. Simon Fowler, frontman for Ocean Colour Scene, penned The Riverboat Song, The Circle,…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Mike Wozniak: The Bench

New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent.

Gala Theatre, Durham

The Rachel Parris Songbook

The BAFTA-nominated comedian is back on the road, bringing some of her favourite songs from the last fifteen years of her comedy career, alongside brand new sta…

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Rachel Parris: The Rachel Parris Songbook

In 2026, Parris announced The Rachel Parris Songbook – gathering together some of her best-loved musical material from the past decade and a half, alongside fre…

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Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz

Fresh from starring in the latest series of Taskmaster, Ania Magliano (Live At The Apollo, Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show Nominee) brings a brand-new show fu…

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Seann Walsh: After This One, I'm Going Home

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is 'unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation' (The Guardian).…

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Damien Lewis: Who Dares Wins - The Secret History of The SAS

Step into the hidden world of the SAS with Damien Lewis - award-winning war reporter and bestselling author - as he brings to the stage the secret history of th…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Brendan Cole and James Jordan

Brendan Cole and James Jordan are the original bad boys of ballroom. The Strictly Come Dancing icons are TV royalty.

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Enter The Castle with Jon Ronson - Mystery, Crime & Unmoored Men

When his son is lured to a mysterious castle deep in the forests of New England, Jon finds himself on a darkly comic, perilous quest to uncover what was really…

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Russell Watson

World-famous tenor who has won four Brit Classical Awards and is still the only artist to top the UK and US classical charts at the same time.

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Noel Fitzpatrick: Beyond Supervet

Noel Fitzpatrick takes to the stage this autumn as he brings his uplifting and motivating show back on the road, told with passion, humour and raw truth, learne…

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Lemn Sissay: Let The Light Pour In

Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA award-winning author, activist, performer and Sunday Times number one bestseller, Lemn Sissay OBE as he…

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Michael Spicer

Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satir…

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John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right

He's a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution.

Gala Theatre, Durham

Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before.

Durham Town Hall, Durham

G4 Christmas

Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year as G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this festive season, with the return of their ‘G4 Christmas’ tour…

Durham Cathedral, Durham

The Big Christmas Sing-a-long with Aled Jones & Alexander Armstrong

Get ready to lift your voices and celebrate the festive season with The Big Christmas Sing-a-Long.

Durham Cathedral, Durham

Ahir Shah

HBO and Netflix star Ahir Shah (Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, QI) is back with his new stand-up show Golden.

Gala Theatre, Durham

Count Arthur Strong - And it’s Goodnight From Me!

Count Arthur Strong continues on for one last time, as he says what just might be his final goodbye, to whoever’s listening.

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Giovanni - Unstoppable

He’s back… and more unstoppable than ever.Giovanni Pernice returns in 2027 with his electrifying new live tour – unstoppable.The Strictly Come Dancing champion…

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Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities

Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It's entirely your choice.

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Royal Ballet & Opera: Romeo and Juliet

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona.

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Pinocchio at Crook Hall Gardens National Trust

Carlo Collodis classic is a perennial favourite. It is the third most translated book in the world, having appeared in no fewer than 260 languages since it was…

National Trust: Crook Hall and Gardens, Durham

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Brancepeth Castle Summer Craft Fair 2026

A spectacular three -day craft fair at Brancepeth Castle, held 24-26th July 2026 near Durham City. 70 stalls of unique crafts.

Brancepeth Castle, Durham

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Gala Lunchtime Concert Series (July 2026 )

Ruth Lambert is a talented and versatile jazz singer based in the North East who has established herself in recent years as one of the UK’s most classy and dist…

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Fake

It's pretty, but is it art? Through magic, comedy and storytelling, Chris Cook shares the story of a faker so skilled he had to forge his way to freedom, an art…

The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham

Back to the Future

As part of The Old Town Hall's 200th Anniversary celebrations come and watch this classic film, Back To The Future, on (very nearly) Back To The Future Day! Mar…

Gala Theatre, Durham

An Evening With Danny McNamara

Danny McNamara is the founder and lead singer of one of the most iconic bands of the last 20 years, Embrace.

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Go West - We Close Our Eyes (And Other Stories) - An Intimate Evening with Singer, Peter Cox

Go West arrived on the charts like a comet. With classic hits like We Close Our Eyes, Call Me, Faithful, and King of Wishful Thinking, which featured on the Jul…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring like never seen before.Get your tickets now to discover the mu…

Durham Town Hall, Durham

Rapunzel

In the dark, tangled forest of Hamsterley stands a mysterious tower, locals swear they can hear beautiful singing drifting through the trees, a voice so pure it…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Kai - My Revolution

Experience the passion, power and precision of Kai Widdrington like never before.Following the success of his 2025 and 2026 hit theatre shows, Kai returns to th…

Gala Theatre, Durham

Heist: How to Steal a Masterpiece

The mastermind. The conman. The inside guy. We're assembling a team. We're doing a heist. Are you in?

The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham

The Last Days of Trump (A Liberal Fantasy)

It’s election night in the year 2028 and aging two-term President Donald Trump is finally about to be replaced for good.

Durham University, Durham