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The Bowes Museum and grounds are once again set to come alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of the annual Christmas Market. A firm favourite in the regional calendar, the ever-popular event takes place in the Museum grounds, with entrance to the Museum and tradition fairground rides included.

The Full Moon Market brings some of the finest street food chefs from across the North East into the heart of Durham for an evening market with an inimitable atmosphere. Serving from 16:00 to 21:00 in Durham Market Place, the Full Moon Market is an ideal evening event for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, from students to groups of colleagues to entire families. 20 Sept 2019 18 Oct 2019 22 Nov 2019 30 Nov 2019 As well as the choice of street food stalls, there’s live music pro...

Join us for a special 10th year anniversary edition. Lumiere is the UK’s largest light festival and has been transforming cities across the UK since 2009. Each Lumiere festival invites local and international artists to create works that re-imagine buildings and public spaces, changing the way we experience our environment and the dark, winter nights. Prepare to be dazzled by large-scale projections, interactive creations and mind-blowing installations alongside a selection of quieter, more con...

Durham's Christmas Festival will bring festive cheer and plenty of shopping to the City from Friday 30th November to Sun 2nd Dec 2018! It combines excellent Christmas shopping opportunities with a fabulous range of festive entertainment.

The festival takes place in and around the beautiful city of Durham between 6th and 14th October 2018. Events are held in a range of iconic venues including the historic Durham Town Hall, Durham Cathedral and the Gala Theatre.

Great Exhibition of the North is a free, summer-long celebration of the North of England’s pioneering spirit. The country’s biggest event in 2018, it will pack a programme of amazing exhibits, live performances, displays of innovation, new artworks and unforgettable experiences into 80 days.

Durham’s loudest festival is back – with brilliant bands and outstanding musicians heading to the county for a ten-day celebration of all things brass. The 2018 programme will feature a celebration of women and brass, brass at the cutting edge using live looping technology and a premiere of a new suite inspired by Quentin Blake’s magnificent illustrations for Roald Dahl’s BFG.

This year the Bishop Auckland Food Festival will stretch across the stunning market place in front of the town hall. With a fantastic range of delicious traders and producers, street food, bars, pop-up cafes and attractions the festival will be a great day out! The Bishop Auckland Food Festival brings together traders and producers from across the region to sell their delicious treats. Soak up the atmosphere with live music and attractions and buy lots of goodies to take home too. Make sur...

Taking place in Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham every summer, ‘Kynren – an epic tale of England’ is a mesmerising live action extravaganza that takes you on a whistle stop tour of 2,000 years of history, myth and legend.

11 June - 9 October Another major fashion coup for this summer, the Museum is the only UK venue outside London that will stage this exhibition before touring internationally to the USA and China.